Mother Cultúr Club at Collins Barracks for St Patrick’s Festival
Queer space Mother is hosting an event on 16 March at St Patrick’s Festival Quarter in the courtyard of the National Museum at Collins Barracks in Dublin. Mother will be…
Weed go well together: Gino Kenny TD proposes cannabis decriminalisation
Parliamentary discussions have begun in the Oireachtas after People Before Profit TD Gino Kenny brought forward a proposal set to decriminalise cannabis by amending the Misuse of Drugs Act. The…
‘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…
How to save money as a student
Now that back-to-school season is in full force, many young people have less time to work at jobs and need to focus their attention on their studies. Dublin was recently…
‘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
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
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…
The Masonry – flexible workspace blooms in the former seed and grain warehouse
There is a curious building on Thomas Street in the Liberties called ‘The Masonry’, which is shrouded in mystery and without any obvious signage as to what lies inside. The…
Should Ireland follow Belgium in decriminalising sex work?
A former sex worker tells The Liberty why she – along with Amnesty International – reckons the five-year-old Irish legislation has done more harm than good The decriminalisation of sex…
Leaving the old, entering the new – Leaving Cert revisions on the way
Substantial changes to the Leaving Certificate Curriculum are on the way starting from this September. Minister for Education Norma Foley TD, announced on Tuesday 29 March her ambitious plans for…
What drives the cost of fuel up?
Exactly why are we feeling the pinch in our pockets at the petrol pumps? Nowadays, everybody has seen the price of fuel shoot right up. Prices for this commodity have…
‘Living in a city where your address does not limit your access to opportunities’
The Liberate Youth Programme aims to make room for positive change for young people in the Liberties community. Solas Project launched their new Liberate youth programme space at the Coombe…
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