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It’s time for more scrutiny of swapping grass pitches for astroturfs, some councillors and academics say. The change may mean the pitches can withstand more use, but it also means they won’t absorb as much rain, or sustain as many creatures, they say.
It’s time for more scrutiny of swapping grass pitches for astroturfs, some councillors and academics say
The change may mean the pitches can withstand more use, but it also means they won’t absorb as much rain, or sustain as many creatures, they say.
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February 9, 2026 at 10:28 AM
It’s time for more scrutiny of swapping grass pitches for astroturfs, some councillors and academics say. The change may mean the pitches can withstand more use, but it also means they won’t absorb as much rain, or sustain as many creatures, they say.
As developer plans a new community with hundreds of drive-up homes, a councillor suggests another vision. “It’s not that the people who live there don’t have cars,” he says. “It’s that the neighbourhood is not a car park, and the car parking is on the edge.”
As developer plans a new community with hundreds of drive-up homes, councillor suggests another vision
“It’s not that the people who live there don’t have cars,” he says. “It’s that the neighbourhood is not a car park, and the car parking is on the edge.”
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February 8, 2026 at 5:16 PM
As developer plans a new community with hundreds of drive-up homes, a councillor suggests another vision. “It’s not that the people who live there don’t have cars,” he says. “It’s that the neighbourhood is not a car park, and the car parking is on the edge.”
Seeking a few more months to steady their immigration status, some university graduates fall undocumented and lose jobs. Since June, there’s been a shift in how the Dept of Justice has ruled on these applications – more rejections, says immigration solicitor Imran Khurshid.
Seeking a few more months to steady their immigration status, some university graduates fall undocumented and lose jobs
Since June, there’s been a shift in how the Department of Justice has ruled on these applications – more rejections, says immigration solicitor Imran Khurshid.
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February 8, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Seeking a few more months to steady their immigration status, some university graduates fall undocumented and lose jobs. Since June, there’s been a shift in how the Dept of Justice has ruled on these applications – more rejections, says immigration solicitor Imran Khurshid.
Now that the council has stopped taking horse manure, it's piling up in the Liberties, councillors say. “So the council is allowing horses in Dublin City,” says horse owner David Mulraney. “But they’re not allowing them to put their horse manure anywhere.”
Now that the council has stopped taking horse manure, it's piling up in the Liberties
“So the council is allowing horses in Dublin City,” says horse owner David Mulraney. “But they’re not allowing them to put their horse manure anywhere.”
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February 7, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Now that the council has stopped taking horse manure, it's piling up in the Liberties, councillors say. “So the council is allowing horses in Dublin City,” says horse owner David Mulraney. “But they’re not allowing them to put their horse manure anywhere.”
In Cherry Orchard, a new alliance is working towards the goal of a cooperative grocery store. It’s one of the initiatives being pursued by the Dublin 10 Food Alliance, in a push to help ease the acute food poverty in the area.
In Cherry Orchard, a new alliance is working towards the goal of a cooperative grocery store
It’s one of the initiatives being pursued by the Dublin 10 Food Alliance, in a push to help ease the acute food poverty in the area.
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February 7, 2026 at 4:32 PM
In Cherry Orchard, a new alliance is working towards the goal of a cooperative grocery store. It’s one of the initiatives being pursued by the Dublin 10 Food Alliance, in a push to help ease the acute food poverty in the area.
A requirement that cyclists wear helmets and hi-vis would be a challenge for bike-share companies. The government seems to be considering making helmets and hi-vis mandatory for people using some category of bikes, though it’s not totally clear which.
A requirement that cyclists wear helmets and hi-vis would be a challenge for bike-share companies
The government seems to be considering making helmets and hi-vis mandatory for people using some category of bikes, though it’s not totally clear which.
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February 7, 2026 at 11:19 AM
A requirement that cyclists wear helmets and hi-vis would be a challenge for bike-share companies. The government seems to be considering making helmets and hi-vis mandatory for people using some category of bikes, though it’s not totally clear which.
In Beaumont, students work to make a big impact on the environment through little changes. In order to ensure the continuation of life on this planet, everybody has to get involved, says Grace Collier, a member of the school’s Eco Committee.
In Beaumont, students work to make a big impact on the environment through little changes
In order to ensure the continuation of life on this planet, everybody has to get involved, says Grace Collier, a member of the school’s Eco Committee.
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February 6, 2026 at 9:40 AM
In Beaumont, students work to make a big impact on the environment through little changes. In order to ensure the continuation of life on this planet, everybody has to get involved, says Grace Collier, a member of the school’s Eco Committee.
After a long delay, new community safety forums for Fingal are up and running. Such “local community safety partnerships” are being rolled out nationwide, generating both hope – and criticism.
After long delay, new community safety forums for Fingal are up and running
Such “local community safety partnerships” are being rolled out nationwide, generating both hope – and criticism.
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February 6, 2026 at 9:20 AM
After a long delay, new community safety forums for Fingal are up and running. Such “local community safety partnerships” are being rolled out nationwide, generating both hope – and criticism.
Live in Fingal and wish you could push your kids out to play on the street? The council says it wants to hear from you.
Live in Fingal and wish you could push your kids out to play on the street?
The council says it wants to hear from you.
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February 6, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Live in Fingal and wish you could push your kids out to play on the street? The council says it wants to hear from you.
A requirement that cyclists wear helmets and hi-vis would be a challenge for bike-share companies. The government seems to be considering making helmets and hi-vis mandatory for people using some category of bikes, though it’s not totally clear which.
A requirement that cyclists wear helmets and hi-vis would be a challenge for bike-share companies
The government seems to be considering making helmets and hi-vis mandatory for people using some category of bikes, though it’s not totally clear which.
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February 6, 2026 at 8:40 AM
A requirement that cyclists wear helmets and hi-vis would be a challenge for bike-share companies. The government seems to be considering making helmets and hi-vis mandatory for people using some category of bikes, though it’s not totally clear which.
In Cherry Orchard, a new alliance is working towards the goal of a cooperative grocery store. It’s one of the initiatives being pursued by the Dublin 10 Food Alliance, in a push to help ease the acute food poverty in the area.
In Cherry Orchard, a new alliance is working towards the goal of a cooperative grocery store
It’s one of the initiatives being pursued by the Dublin 10 Food Alliance, in a push to help ease the acute food poverty in the area.
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February 6, 2026 at 8:20 AM
In Cherry Orchard, a new alliance is working towards the goal of a cooperative grocery store. It’s one of the initiatives being pursued by the Dublin 10 Food Alliance, in a push to help ease the acute food poverty in the area.
The Department of Children is not yet committed to a key measure to support children in care who are a risk to themselves. Advocates are calling for the full implementation of an expert report on special care.
Department of Children not yet committed to key measure to support children in care who are a risk to themselves
Advocates call for the full implementation of an expert report on special care, and welcomed plans for legal reform to get state agencies working together.
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February 6, 2026 at 8:00 AM
The Department of Children is not yet committed to a key measure to support children in care who are a risk to themselves. Advocates are calling for the full implementation of an expert report on special care.
As the years pass, the sea rises and nothing is built, some begin to doubt the council can defend Clontarf and Sandymount from the tides. “The current state structures cannot deliver,” said Labour Councillor Dermot Lacey. A council manager disagreed: “We can deliver and we will deliver." (2023)
As the years pass, the sea rises and nothing is built, some begin to doubt the council can defend Clontarf and Sandymount from the tides - Dublin Inquirer
“The current state structures cannot deliver,” said Labour Councillor Dermot Lacey. A council manager disagreed: “We can deliver and we will deliver,” he said.
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February 5, 2026 at 4:37 PM
As the years pass, the sea rises and nothing is built, some begin to doubt the council can defend Clontarf and Sandymount from the tides. “The current state structures cannot deliver,” said Labour Councillor Dermot Lacey. A council manager disagreed: “We can deliver and we will deliver." (2023)
Councillors finally got sight, this week, of plans to squash carbon emissions in Ballymun and Ringsend. But will funding follow to make possible these ambitions?
Councillors finally get sight of plans to squash carbon emissions in Ballymun and Ringsend
But will funding follow to make possible these ambitions?
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February 4, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Councillors finally got sight, this week, of plans to squash carbon emissions in Ballymun and Ringsend. But will funding follow to make possible these ambitions?
It’s time for more scrutiny of swapping grass pitches for astroturfs, some councillors and academics say. The change may mean the pitches can withstand more use, but it also means they won’t absorb as much rain, or sustain as many creatures, they say.
It’s time for more scrutiny of swapping grass pitches for astroturfs, some councillors and academics say
The change may mean the pitches can withstand more use, but it also means they won’t absorb as much rain, or sustain as many creatures, they say.
www.dublininquirer.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:00 AM
It’s time for more scrutiny of swapping grass pitches for astroturfs, some councillors and academics say. The change may mean the pitches can withstand more use, but it also means they won’t absorb as much rain, or sustain as many creatures, they say.
As developer plans a new community with hundreds of drive-up homes, a councillor suggests another vision. “It’s not that the people who live there don’t have cars,” he says. “It’s that the neighbourhood is not a car park, and the car parking is on the edge.”
As developer plans a new community with hundreds of drive-up homes, councillor suggests another vision
“It’s not that the people who live there don’t have cars,” he says. “It’s that the neighbourhood is not a car park, and the car parking is on the edge.”
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February 4, 2026 at 8:40 AM
As developer plans a new community with hundreds of drive-up homes, a councillor suggests another vision. “It’s not that the people who live there don’t have cars,” he says. “It’s that the neighbourhood is not a car park, and the car parking is on the edge.”
Seeking a few more months to steady their immigration status, some university graduates fall undocumented and lose jobs. Since June, there’s been a shift in how the Dept of Justice has ruled on these applications – more rejections, says immigration solicitor Imran Khurshid.
Seeking a few more months to steady their immigration status, some university graduates fall undocumented and lose jobs
Since June, there’s been a shift in how the Department of Justice has ruled on these applications – more rejections, says immigration solicitor Imran Khurshid.
www.dublininquirer.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Seeking a few more months to steady their immigration status, some university graduates fall undocumented and lose jobs. Since June, there’s been a shift in how the Dept of Justice has ruled on these applications – more rejections, says immigration solicitor Imran Khurshid.
Now that the council has stopped taking horse manure, it's piling up in the Liberties, councillors say. “So the council is allowing horses in Dublin City,” says horse owner David Mulraney. “But they’re not allowing them to put their horse manure anywhere.”
Now that the council has stopped taking horse manure, it's piling up in the Liberties, councillors say
“So the council is allowing horses in Dublin City,” says horse owner David Mulraney. “But they’re not allowing them to put their horse manure anywhere.”
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February 4, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Now that the council has stopped taking horse manure, it's piling up in the Liberties, councillors say. “So the council is allowing horses in Dublin City,” says horse owner David Mulraney. “But they’re not allowing them to put their horse manure anywhere.”
A friend of Phil Lynott has been taking him on a posthumous tour. Their story started in a Walkinstown hall.
A friend of Phil Lynott takes him on a posthumous tour
Their story started in a Walkinstown hall.
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February 3, 2026 at 8:47 AM
A friend of Phil Lynott has been taking him on a posthumous tour. Their story started in a Walkinstown hall.
For 50 years, Meals on Wheels has been delivering in Balbriggan. And 100-year-old Eoghan Ó Ceallacháin has been there for the whole journey.
For 50 years, Meals on Wheels has been delivering in Balbriggan
And 100-year-old Eoghan Ó Ceallacháin has been there for the whole journey.
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February 2, 2026 at 6:56 PM
For 50 years, Meals on Wheels has been delivering in Balbriggan. And 100-year-old Eoghan Ó Ceallacháin has been there for the whole journey.
In Swords, a network for autistic people and their parents grows. “I can't sit around crying about what I don't have ... looking for someone else to solve my problems,” Caroline St Leger says. “I need to be part of the solution.”
In Swords, a network for autistic people and their parents grows
“I can't sit around crying about what I don't have ... looking for someone else to solve my problems,” Caroline St Leger says. “I need to be part of the solution.”
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February 1, 2026 at 6:45 PM
In Swords, a network for autistic people and their parents grows. “I can't sit around crying about what I don't have ... looking for someone else to solve my problems,” Caroline St Leger says. “I need to be part of the solution.”
Required to be open, a pedestrian route via a Cork Street co-living complex is frequently closed. Councillors say the council has opened a planning enforcement investigation.
Required to be open, pedestrian route via Cork Street co-living complex is frequently closed
Councillors say the council has opened a planning enforcement investigation.
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February 1, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Required to be open, a pedestrian route via a Cork Street co-living complex is frequently closed. Councillors say the council has opened a planning enforcement investigation.
In justifying its plan to abandon its Wood Quay HQ, Dublin City Council refuses to show its homework. It's generally more environmentally friendly to renovate existing buildings than to abandon them to the wrecking ball, but other public organisations could follow suit.
In justifying its plan to abandon its Wood Quay HQ, council refuses to show its homework
It's generally more environmentally friendly to renovate existing buildings than to abandon them to the wrecking ball, but other public organisations could follow suit.
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February 1, 2026 at 10:51 AM
In justifying its plan to abandon its Wood Quay HQ, Dublin City Council refuses to show its homework. It's generally more environmentally friendly to renovate existing buildings than to abandon them to the wrecking ball, but other public organisations could follow suit.
Chatbots are being considered for providing legal counselling to people seeking asylum, documents suggest. The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission doesn’t believe chatbots are suitable “in provision of legal counselling”, a spokesperson said.
Chatbots considered for providing legal counselling to people seeking asylum, documents suggest
The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission doesn’t believe chatbots are suitable “in provision of legal counselling”, a spokesperson said.
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February 1, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Chatbots are being considered for providing legal counselling to people seeking asylum, documents suggest. The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission doesn’t believe chatbots are suitable “in provision of legal counselling”, a spokesperson said.
Lack of speed-limit data from Dublin City Council is hampering a “lifesaving” technology in cars. The council is now over 18 months late in meeting a legal deadline to publish a digital map of speed limits on city streets.
Lack of speed-limit data from Dublin City Council hampering “lifesaving” technology in cars
The council is now over 18 months late in meeting a legal deadline to publish a digital map of speed limits on city streets.
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January 31, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Lack of speed-limit data from Dublin City Council is hampering a “lifesaving” technology in cars. The council is now over 18 months late in meeting a legal deadline to publish a digital map of speed limits on city streets.