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‘We’re not a dumping ground’ — Marie Sherlock speaks on new apartment development at Cross Guns site

‘We’re not a dumping ground’ — Marie Sherlock speaks on new apartment development at Cross Guns site

The residential scheme aims to build 198 apartments in buildings up to 12 stories tall. There are ongoing planning developments for new, high-rise, Build to Rent (BTR) apartments at the…

Historic Cló Gaelach signs restored in the Tenters

Historic Cló Gaelach signs restored in the Tenters

The restoration of the 100-year-old signs has been met with immense support from Locals. Nine original Cló Gaelach street signs have been restored in the Tenters area of Dublin 8.…

Locals left ‘crushed’ after Weaver Park playground set ablaze

Locals left ‘crushed’ after Weaver Park playground set ablaze

The fire caused significant damage to the playground’s jungle gym Liberties locals have been left “crushed” after a local playground was set ablaze.   The fire broke out at Dublin…

Dublin City Council announce new artistic workspaces on Merchant’s Quay

Dublin City Council announce new artistic workspaces on Merchant’s Quay

Space in two buildings on the quays in the Liberties will be available for artists to rent as workspaces, the Arts Office of Dublin City Council (DCC) has announced.  There…

Protests continue after arrests at ‘Ionad Seán Heuston’

Protests continue after arrests at ‘Ionad Seán Heuston’

A vacant site just across the Liffey from Heuston station, dubbed ‘Ionad Seán Heuston’, has continued to be the focus of protests after a huge Garda operation broke up an…

Where are all the gaffs?

Where are all the gaffs?

Third-level students are struggling to find affordable accommodation. A new 368-room centre in the Liberties is the latest development to add some units to the equation. Dublin is experiencing one…

Making a show of the new voices of Ireland

Making a show of the new voices of Ireland

Ireland Music Week (IMW), the annual showcase of Irish talent providing opportunity for home grown musicians to network with international connects, returned on October 4th to 7th. The talented line-up…

Community book shop opens on Meath Street

Community book shop opens on Meath Street

Books at One is a collective of locally managed community bookshop and it has opened its first Dublin store in the Liberties.  The shop is a small chain that offers…

‘We should be building all the public homes that we can and not selling public lands’: CATU Ireland protests at City Hall 

‘We should be building all the public homes that we can and not selling public lands’: CATU Ireland protests at City Hall 

Community Action Tenants Union (CATU) Inchicore Kilmainham have been protesting at City Hall against the Dublin City Council’s plan to allow a private landlord to develop 91 units at St…

Living as a Ukrainian refugee in The Liberties

Living as a Ukrainian refugee in The Liberties

Millions of refugees have been forced to leave their homes and travel far to seek a life away from war, chaos, and unpredictability. Some people have found refuge in the…

Hercules goes zero to MMA hero

Hercules goes zero to MMA hero

Henry “Hercules” Fadipe, an MMA fighter from the Fantom club in the north inner city and a coach at TU Dublin, became an champion earlier this month by defeating John…

Flanagan’s Field reconstructs Grow Dome

Flanagan’s Field reconstructs Grow Dome

Volunteers at Flanagan’s Field Community Garden have spent weeks working on the new dome A greenhouse ‘Grow Dome’ is being reconstructed in Flanagan’s Fields Community Garden.   Located on Reuben Street…