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Plans For Major Meath Street Redevelopment Get Green Light

Plans For Major Meath Street Redevelopment Get Green Light By: Aidan Crowley: Comprehensive plans for a major redevelopment of Meath Street in the historic Liberties area of Dublin, have finally been approved by Dublin City Council (DCC).The plans, part of the Meath Street Public Realm Improvement Scheme,... 

D8 Launches WHO-Backed Safer Alcohol Program

Dublin 8 Launches WHO-Backed Safer Alcohol Program to Combat Community Harm The canal communities of Bluebell, Dolphin’s Barn, Inchicore, and the wider Dublin 8 area have taken a significant step toward reducing alcohol-related harms with the launch of the Building SAFER Communities initiative. This... 

Dublin Liberties Distillery Pauses Production

Dublin Liberties Distillery Pauses Production Deep within Dublin’s historic Liberties district neighbourhood once synonymous with brewing distilling and rebellion the Dublin Liberties Distillery has since its 2019 opening been a symbol of Ireland’s whiskey renaissance. Its copper stills visitor... 

Saints Pop-Up Museum Reveals Treasure Trove Of Club Memorabilia

Saints Pop-Up Museum Reveals Treasure Trove Of Club Memorabilia By: Aidan Crowley: It’s a scorching hot Saturday afternoon, during the recent hot spell, on Emmet Road, Inchicore. The sounds that normally accompany Friday night matchdays, such as the buzz of conversation and the clang of the turnstiles,... 

Goldenbridge Concert to Celebrate 250 Years of Daniel O’Connell

Culture Date with Dublin 8 Goldenbridge Concert to Celebrate 250 Years of Daniel O’Connell This year, the Culture Date with Dublin 8 festival is set to honor the 250th anniversary of Daniel O’Connell’s birth with a series of thoughtfully curated events that promise to resurrect the fervor of one... 

Council-Funded Football Pitch In Basin Lane Closed To Local Sports Clubs

Council-Funded Football Pitch In The Liberties Closed To Local Sports Clubs: By: Aidan Crowley: A full-sized astro-turf football pitch, owned by CBS James’s Street and constructed mainly with money from Dublin City Council (DCC), is currently out-of-bounds to local sports clubs. The pitch is secluded... 

New Social Housing Development Announced for Forbes Lane, Dublin 8

New Social Housing Development Announced for Forbes Lane, Dublin 8 A bold new chapter is unfolding in Dublin’s Liberties area as Dublin City Council unveils plans to transform the former Road Maintenance Depot on Forbes Lane into a modern social housing development. The previously utilitarian site,... 

Culture Date with D8, 2025

Culture Date with D8, 2025 This year’s Culture Date with Dublin 8 takes place from Wednesday the 7th to Sunday the 11th of May. There are more than 100 events taking place in Dublin 8, which is arguably Ireland’s most historic urban quarter. Culture Date with Dublin 8’s program includes over 100... 

Inchicore And Bluebell Residents Protest Against Bus Route Changes

Inchicore And Bluebell Residents Protest Against Bus Route Changes: By: Aidan Crowley: Residents of Inchicore and Bluebell are holding a series of protests against plans to replace three bus routes in the area, namely, the numbers 13, 68 and 69. Under the BusConnects Dublin area network redesign scheme,... 

St Patrick’s Day 2025

St patrick’s day 2025 – Some wonderful pics from our resident photographer Stephen Willis Davis                Read More »

Plans For Bluebell Housing Development To Proceed With Consultation

Plans For Major Bluebell Housing Development To Proceed With Public Consultation: By: Aidan Crowley: Comprehensive plans for a major new housing development in Bluebell, adjacent to the 5th lock on the Grand Canal, are to go out to public consultation soon, according to a recent meeting of Dublin City... 

Marrowbone Lane Housing Project Unveiled for 2025

Marrowbone Lane Housing Project Unveiled for 2025 Set at the strategic junction of Marrowbone Lane and Summer Street South, the development will see the rise of a nine-story mixed-use building housing 40 thoughtfully designed one-bedroom apartments. Ranging from 50.3 to 53 square meters, each apartment... 

Donore Avenue Youth and Community Centre News

Donore Avenue Youth and Community Centre News The Donore Avenue Youth and Community Centre, which was built on the site of the original dilapidated community centre and was completed in May 2004, was part of the wider Saint Theresa’s Garden’s regeneration project, which entailed the demolition of... 

Emmet Road Redevelopment Project Timeline Unveiled By DCC

Emmet Road Redevelopment Project Timeline Unveiled By DCC By: Aidan Crowley: Dublin City Council (DCC) has unveiled the timeline for the construction of five hundred and seventy-eight social and cost-rental apartments on the site of the old St. Michael’s Estate, at Emmet Road, Inchicore. In a recent... 

Historic Iveagh Markets to Undergo Roof Renovation

Historic Iveagh Markets to Undergo Roof Renovation Dublin, February 2025 — The iconic Iveagh Markets, located on Francis Street in Dublin, are set to receive a significant facelift with the commencement of a major roof renovation project in early 2025. This project, estimated at a cost of €11 million,... 

Iveagh Trust Gets Green Light For Dolphin’s Barn Development

Iveagh Trust Gets Green Light For Dolphin’s Barn Development By: Aidan Crowley: Housing charity, The Iveagh Trust, has received planning permission from Dublin City Council (DCC) to build a new complex of apartments on the South Circular Road at Dolphin’s Barn. The Iveagh Trust, which is an historical... 

The 10 Newmarket Square Project: Redefining Urban Living in Dublin

The 10 Newmarket Square Project: Redefining Urban Living in Dublin Dublin, January , 2025 – The 10 Newmarket Square project is poised to transform Dublin’s cityscape with its innovative approach to urban living. This ambitious Build-to-Rent (BTR) scheme, located in the vibrant Liberties area... 

An Bord Pleanála Approves Vicar Street Hotel Scheme Despite Appeal

An Bord Pleanála Approves Vicar Street Hotel Scheme Despite Appeal In a significant development for Dublin’s Liberties area, An Bord Pleanála has given the green light to businessman Harry Crosbie’s Vicar Street hotel project. The planning authority’s decision comes after it invalidated... 

Our Little Christmas Cheer

Our Little Christmas Cheer Patrick Ryan takes a look at why January 6ths is remembered in Ireland, and abroad. January 6th has long held a special place in our hearts. The Feast of the Epiphany as it is also called is today more widely celebrated in other parts of the world, with elaborate festivals... 

Christmas Festival Market at Dublin Castle

Christmas Festival Market at Dublin Castle   Christmas has returned to Dublin Castle with all the fun of the fair. Now in its sixth year the castle’s historic grounds have been transformed for the season. The winter wonderland is created with dozens of Christmas Trees and Lights that lead from... 
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