Dressing rooms reopen for Dublin SFC as Kilmacud reign supreme
Dressing rooms reopened in Dublin for the first time since March 2020 as Kilmacud Crokes completed a historic double. Both the GAA and the Government allowed dressing rooms to re-open under certain conditions in October.…
Construction post lockdown: What’s changed
With restrictions loosening and economic activity returning, The Liberty checks back on the status of the industry in Ireland. A few months ago, the story of construction and Ireland was filled with many possible…
Golf courses reopen as Government relax restrictions
After a total of 210 days closed by the pandemic, the game is back. The Liberty speaks with club members about getting back on the tees, greens and fairways. In December,…
Is online shopping the new reality for retail?
The pandemic has increased the demand for online shopping. Ailbhe Delargy, a seller on the Depop site for small-scale traders, tells The Liberty how it’s affected her business. Topshop Oxford Street,…
Two Dublin 8 Cathedrals offer their services as mass Covid-19 vaccination centres
Christ Church Cathedral and St Patrick’s Cathedral have proposed that their grounds can be used as vaccination hubs. The Government published its vaccination roll-out plan in December. It suggested that…
Celebrations Cancelled by Covid
As the country moves into Level 5 restrictions, attention is turning towards the Christmas period, and what form celebrations will take in the shadow of COVID-19. Many events that have become staples of the holiday period…
‘Everything is fine’ – or how to have a positive outlook on the lockdown through art
Amy McGrath only started to draw a few months ago but has already launched her first exhibition of drawings, Everything is fine. Originally from Coolock in north county Dublin, McGrath graduated two years ago in Visual Communication from Technological University…
Liberties Covid-19 figures on the rise
The 14 day incidence rate for cases of Covid-19 in Dublin’s south inner-city electoral areas are both significantly higher than the national average. The 14-day incidence rate for the South East Inner City ward is 170 per 100,000 people with…
€12m for inner-city “COVID Mobility” makeover
Dublin City Council has been working on what it calls “Covid mobility measures”, transforming streets throughout the city to better adapt to living during a pandemic. It is funded as part of the government’s stimulus package, which…
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