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A Better City 2024 Transforms Dublin’s Streets

A Better City 2024 Transforms Dublin’s Streets Dublin 8 is set to become a captivating outdoor art gallery as A Better City 2024 launches on March 15th, showcasing an array of large-scale murals and printed works by six talented artists. This initiative, spanning from Thomas Street to Crane Street... 

In Tribute to a Dear Friend

  In Tribute to a Dear Friend In lieu of a befitting tribute for Tracy O Neill who tragically passed away last week and went to St James’ Church on Friday, we wish to sympathize with all family, friends and our own staff, who understandably are in a great deal of pain at this moment of time. ... 

Major Redevelopment Project At Emmet Road Given Green Light

Major Redevelopment Project At Emmet Road Given Green Light – Aidan Crowley explains in detail where we are with this huge development By Aidan Crowley An Bord Pleanala has finally granted planning permission for Dublin City Council’s (DCC) flagship cost-rental redevelopment project, which is... 

Former Inchicore Youth Club Site Earmarked For Redevelopment

Former Inchicore Youth Club Site Earmarked For Redevelopment A former youth club on Tyrconnell Road, Inchicore, which has been lying derelict for nearly twenty years, has been earmarked for a new mixed-use redevelopment. However, the developers, Pathway Homes Limited, who are based in Ballisodare, Co.... 

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year From The FRG

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year From The FRG This year has been a very successful year for the Fountain Resource Group.  Numbers have increased in the youth project (allowing us to help more young people), more have completed with training with us than ever before and our organization continues... 

Legendary Pogues Frontman Shane MacGowan Has Passed Away 

Legendary Pogues Frontman Shane MacGowan Has Passed Away  A statement shared on social media from The Pogues confirmed the sad news, it read “It is with deepest of sorrow and heaviest of hearts that we announce the passing of Shane Macgowan. Shane died peacefully at 3am this morning with his wife... 

Heuston Development Masterplan

Heuston Development Masterplan – Stephen Davis brings us the news of Heuston Masterplan, a major new development on the Liffey Group Property division has launched the Heuston Masterplan for the transformational development of CIÉ lands at Heuston Station. The lands, which comprise ten hectares... 

Kilmainham Residents’ Annoyance At Traffic Flow Changes

Kilmainham Residents’ Annoyance At Traffic Flow Changes – Aidan Crowley interviews local resident’s association chairperson and local Counsellor *Please note all elected local representatives were contacted to comment on the above issue only Mr Moriarty responded hence his sole inclusion Residents... 

Councillors Vote To Retain Architects For Major Emmet Road Housing Scheme

Councillors Vote To Retain Architects For Major Emmet Road Housing Scheme Dublin City Councillors have voted overwhelmingly in favour of retaining Bucholz McEvoy Architects as the project lead architects, for the proposed major Emmet Road, Inchicore, housing scheme on the lands of the former St. Michael’s... 

On Your Bike

On Your Bike Cycling in Dublin is a great way to explore the city and its surroundings. There are many cycling routes and greenways to suit all levels of riders, from beginners to experts. You can also join guided tours by electric bike or rent a bike from one of the many bike shops in the... 

Traffic Restrictions For The Kilmainham to Thomas Street Travel project

Traffic Restrictions For The Kilmainham to Thomas Street Travel project Work has begun on the the Kilmainham to Thomas Street Travel project, a core active travel network funded by the National transport Authority. The project aims to improve cycling and walking facilities from Kilmainham Gaol to Thomas... 

BusConnects New Bus Connects Route

BusConnects On New Bus Connects Route BusConnects has submitted planning permission for the Kimmage to City Centre Bus Corridor Scheme. The scheme will be 3.7km in length and it will enhance bus priority measures for public and private bus services using the corridor. It is part of an overall plan to... 

Guinness Quarter Development

Guinness Quarter Development – Craig gives a complete overview of this huge development Ballymore have been given the go ahead to redevelop the site at St James’s gate in Dublin 8 for mixed use residential housing, hotels and offices. The development will be a new neighbourhood called the Guinness... 

Tathony House Tenants Win Eviction Battle

Tathony House Tenants Win Eviction Battle The Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) has declared the eviction notices served to nearly 100 tenants of Tathony House in Dublin 8 as invalid. The tenants, who have been living in the building for years, faced the threat of homelessness since October 2022, when... 

Inchicore Library Building Falls Into Disrepair On Council’s Watch

Inchicore Library Building Falls Into Disrepair On Council’s Watch – Aidan Crowley provides details of the sorry situation of Inchicore Library By: Aidan Crowley: The ongoing saga of the future of Inchicore Public Library Heritage Building has taken a new twist, with the recent revelation that... 

Smart D8 Pilot Call Winners 2023

  Smart D8 Pilot Call Winners 2023 Smart D4 has unveiled four new pilot schemes after it reviewed applications for possible schemes aimed at promoting health and well-being.  There were over 60 applicants from public and private  organisations. The four chosen projects will focus on menopause,... 

Skeletons found at historical Site of St Mary’s Abbey on Capel Street Street

Skeletons found at historical Site of St Mary’s Abbey on Capel Street Street Almost a hundred skeletal remains dating back to ancient medieval times have been uncovered during the architectural phase for a new hotel on Capel Street in Dublin City Centre. The site was purchased by Beannchor hospitality... 

Kilmainham Gaol Is Officially One of The World’s Top Attractions

Kilmainham Gaol Is Officially One of The World’s Top Attractions The Dublin 8 landmark has been named by TripAdvisor as the 13th top attraction in the world. It may seem strange to see Kilmainham Gaol Museum nestled in between the Parque del Retiro in Madrid and the Acropolis in Athens on the list... 

Dublin Diocese Plans To Make St Andrews Church Become A Dublin Cathedral

Dublin Diocese Plans To Make St Andrews Church Become A Dublin Cathedral – Dublin finally gets a cathedral The Dublin Diocese has plans to make St Andrew’s on Westland Row into a Cathedral, in which case St Mary’s Pro Cathedral would become a basilica. This information comes from a twitter... 

Bank on James Street Reopens As Art Space

Bank on James Street reopens as art space – Stephen Davis as the news on this welcome cultural repurposing The former Bank of Ireland branch on the corner of James Street and Watling Street in Dublin, which was mentioned in James Joyce’s Ulysses, will reopen on Friday as an exhibition and workspace... 
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