Local Property Tax Cut – Expensive Theatrics in Dublin City Council
Monday, September 21st, saw Dublin City Council vote in favour of maintaining a 15% cut on Local Property Tax (LPT) for city homeowners. The vote came amidst controversy, as many,…
D8RCS welcomes refugee families to Dublin 8
Across the world, many families are seeking refuge. They are trying to escape poverty, war and other hardships for a better way of life. They must make the most difficult decision they might ever have to make, and…
Keeping the lights on – Part 2
It’s imperative, now more than ever, to keep the local businesses thriving during lockdown. In light of current restrictions, it’s even more important for people to stay within their 5km region. Luckily…
It’s none of your business COVID!
How has COVID-19 affected business in the liberties? Covid-19 has affected many businesses throughout the year, but no sector has been hit harder than small local business in the retail and hospitality sector. The news isn’t all bad however. We spoke to the…
Keeping the lights on
Shopping local during Covid-19 Ireland has seen its first wave of small business closure due to Covid-19, and as times remain uncertain, those who survived are counting on community to make it through the…
Major Social Housing Schemes Set for The Liberties Despite Covid-19 Pandemic
The development of two new social housing schemes in The Liberties is continuing apace, despite the continuing economic fallout from Covid-19. All major building work in the area was halted in March this…
Brightspace not looking so bright for students
It is 2019, students freely walk the narrow corridors towards their module classes, before zoning out three-hour lectures to fantasise about the glorious pints and bants they had at the society social the night prior. You know what they say,…
St Brendan’s GAA centenary celebrations put on hold as it survives in isolation
ST BRENDAN’S GAA club in Grangegorman will celebrate its 100th anniversary this year – but the period of celebrations certainly has not gone as expected. The club, which trains and…
The wolf of White Moose doesn’t let a crisis go to waste
The Moose Box, a lifeline for the White Moose Café in hard times DUBLIN’S White Moose Café, and its connecting hotel, Charleville Lodge, have found a way to endure in…
Meath Street’s Little Flower puts its famous penny dinners on wheels
By Jane Byrne and Chris O’Flaherty THE Little Flower, operating since 1912, serves 72,000 meals annually – including its famous penny dinners for poor and homeless people. With the Meath…
‘May Weekender’ for local culture falls victim to Covid-19 shutdown
By Jack Shanahan ‘CULTURE Date with Dublin 8’, which promotes the local area, has cancelled its ‘May Weekender’, planned for May 16th and 17th. The annual event celebrates the history,…
Local businesses stretched, trying to help – and threatened
MANY small local businesses based in Dublin 8 have been forced to close for the safety of their workers and the public during this unprecedented pandemic. However, some continue to…
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