The hidden gems of Dublin architecture
Photographer and architecture graduate Lisa Cassidy spots the “beautiful, interesting, important or strange” in Dublin’s buildings and public spaces.
View ArticleLitter Warden: how is your town doing?
Where does your town sit on the latest IBAL Anti-Litter League? Find out here.
View ArticlePurple marks the safe spot: Senator calls for introduction of flag system
Modelled on a UK system, Ivana Bacik believes safety in town and city centres can be improved.
View ArticleColumn: The ‘night economy’ is crucial to the survival of Irish towns
Pubs and restaurants need proper support – and safe streets – if town centres are to thrive, writes Richard Guiney.
View ArticleColumn: Let’s address Ireland’s problems this year, as well as our own
Our towns and cities are hamstrung by budget cuts – but a new initiative could help find solutions and save money, writes Barry Flinn.
View ArticleColumn: It's time to tackle decline in rural Ireland
Rural Ireland is experiencing a demise, with empty shop buildings, damaged roads and a lack of essential services. Action needs to be taken now or we could see whole parts of the country uninhabited,...
View ArticleThis unusual building is where one town council holds its meetings…
… and it’s above a McDonalds. What other strange, but beautiful buildings around the country house our government get-togethers?
View ArticleCavan is the cleanest town in Ireland - where does your town rank?
The results of the IBAL Anti-Litter League are out today – here are the results.
View ArticleOver 30 syringes found in a boarded up council house
Sinn Fein Councillor John Brady said it is not an isolated incident and that boarded up houses are becoming drug dens in towns across the country.
View ArticleHow many Ballyduffs are there? What about Ballymurphys?
Placenames translator Logainm.ie have added interactive maps to its website
View ArticleThese ghostly photos show the buildings the Celtic Tiger abandoned
The changing face of Ireland’s landscape.
View ArticleGood news - super, incredibly fast broadband is on its way to 350 towns in...
However, it will be predominantly rural towns and villages that get to use it first – with Dublin omitted entirely.
View ArticleWoman gives birth on board migrant boat in the Mediterranean
The 25-year-old mother was making her way to Europe from Cameroon.
View Article'We couldn't go home for five months after the floods. We're in fear it could...
Fianna Fáil are calling for a UK-style flood insurance scheme to be introduced here.
View Article'There will be people lying in doorways and parks this Christmas':...
There has been a 100% increase in the number of people registered as homeless in Co Louth in the last two years.
View ArticlePeople trying to 'covertly evade bin charges' are making our towns and cities...
A new survey says that, while most areas are generally clean, there is a “worrying slippage” in towns and cities.
View ArticleStruck again: Italy hit by three earthquakes in one hour
It further isolated some towns which were buried under snow for days.
View Article'Austerity cost lives': Drink driving convictions in Ireland fell MASSIVELY...
The yearly rate has fallen by nearly 9,000 in fact. And counties with a lot of road deaths are not necessarily those with the most convictions.
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