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by Aidan Crowley on Jun 18th, 2025 - 242 Views

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,... 

by Stephen Davis on Jun 10th, 2025 - 153 Views

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... 

by Jack Croome on May 27th, 2025 - 302 Views

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... 

by Aidan Crowley on May 22nd, 2025 - 316 Views

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,... 

by Stephen Davis on May 7th, 2025 - 357 Views

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... 

by Aidan Crowley on Apr 28th, 2025 - 416 Views

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... 

by Stephen Davis on Apr 25th, 2025 - 506 Views

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,... 

by John Keane on Apr 22nd, 2025 - 313 Views

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... 

by Aidan Crowley on Apr 10th, 2025 - 594 Views

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,... 

by Stephen Davis on Mar 19th, 2025 - 313 Views

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

by Aidan Crowley on Mar 13th, 2025 - 506 Views

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... 

by Stephen Davis on Mar 11th, 2025 - 497 Views

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... 

by John Keane on Mar 5th, 2025 - 503 Views

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... 

by Aidan Crowley on Feb 20th, 2025 - 1193 Views

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... 

by Stephen Davis on Feb 17th, 2025 - 612 Views

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,... 

by Aidan Crowley on Jan 30th, 2025 - 1734 Views

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... 

by Stephen Davis on Jan 20th, 2025 - 611 Views

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... 

by Stephen Davis on Jan 13th, 2025 - 505 Views

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... 

by Patrick Ryan on Jan 2nd, 2025 - 406 Views

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... 

by John Healy on Dec 13th, 2024 - 542 Views

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...