Sam Tranum

High court rules ban on Palestine Action is unlawful – live Protest group’s co-founder wins legal challenge against decision to proscribe it under anti-terrorism laws

About time 👏

Kids play at the gate to Dublin Castle, near Chez Max.

"Space for kids, just like affordable housing and culture, should be a fundamental part of Dublin’s planning," writes Neil Dunne, of the inspiration for the illustration he did for our print edition #119. www.dublininquirer.c...

Councillors in Fingal reach for CCTV as tool to combat anti-social behaviour They agreed to move the discussion over to the new local community safety partnership.

Councillors in Fingal reach for CCTV as tool to combat anti-social behaviour. They agreed to move the discussion over to the new local community safety partnership.

Vacancy Watch: While neighbours sounded the alarm, a 19th-century villa in Sandymount slid into dereliction “I think it's so sad that a beautiful little house was destroyed,” says Rosita Sweetman. “It seems we are incredibly bad at managing our housing stock.”

Vacancy Watch: While neighbours sounded the alarm, a 19th-century villa in Sandymount slid into dereliction. “I think it's so sad that a beautiful little house was destroyed,” says Rosita Sweetman. “It seems we are incredibly bad at managing our housing stock.”

Dublin city facing decade of disruption from construction of big – and long-awaited – transport projects Work on two bus corridors – Liffey Valley to the city centre, and Ballymun and Finglas to the city centre – is due to kick off this year. And that’s just the start.

Dublin is facing a decade of disruption from the construction of big – and long-awaited – transport projects. Work on two bus corridors – Liffey Valley to the city centre, and Ballymun and Finglas to the city centre – is due to kick off this year. And that’s just the start.

Where is the push for greater use of ASBOs coming from? There is a bill moving through the Oireachtas to loosen which rank of Garda can apply to the courts for “anti-social behaviour orders” – also known as ASBOs.

Where is the push for greater use of ASBOs coming from? There's a bill moving through the Oireachtas to loosen which rank of Garda can apply to the courts for “anti-social behaviour orders” – also known as ASBOs.

Skeletal remains found during construction at Victorian Fruit and Vegetable Market The bones are thought to come from the major medieval monastery at St Mary’s Abbey, and further excavation works are ongoing.

Skeletal remains have been found during construction at the Victorian Fruit and Vegetable Market. The bones are thought to come from the major medieval monastery at St Mary’s Abbey, and further excavation works are ongoing.

Minister Jim O’Callaghan announces passage of Defamation Bill through Oireachtas and publishes General Scheme of SLAPPS Bill

Minister Jim O’Callaghan announces passage of Defamation Bill through Oireachtas

Gained access to Epstein’s FedEx account: Still live Shipments in 2024, address book with 90+ names

The Ditch gained access to Jeffrey Epstein’s FedEx account – records show it was used for shipments long after his death and an address book including a senior Israeli military officer now considered a “strategic consultant” for “diplomatic matters”.

www.ontheditch.com/gained-acces...

American couple to buy abandoned village in Spain with a church, school and bar for €310,000 In Spain, Portugal and Italy, the problem of rural ‘desertification’ has grown so dire it has become a political issue

You can buy a village in Spain for less than a two-bed house in Dublin, apparently. Comes with better weather too.

Council still undecided on how to strengthen Sandymount flood defences “We’d be very lucky to get it all completed in 2030.”

The council is still undecided on how to strengthen Sandymount's flood defences. “We’d be very lucky to get it all completed in 2030.”

Trips along the Howth Summit walk have almost quadrupled, data suggests Meanwhile, councillors for Dublin 15 are looking for ways to maybe draw more visitors to their part of the county.

Trips along the Howth Summit walk have almost quadrupled, data suggests. Meanwhile, councillors for Dublin 15 are looking for ways to maybe draw more visitors to their part of the county.

Despite objections, Fingal councillors approve Fortlawn housing redevelopment The council’s plan includes demolishing four homes in the D15 housing estate, and building 21 new ones. It’s the planned demolitions that have drawn protests.

Despite objections, Fingal councillors approved a Fortlawn housing redevelopment. The council’s plan includes demolishing four homes in the D15 housing estate, and building 21 new ones. It’s the planned demolitions that have drawn protests.

At a clown rave in Glasnevin, performers strut their stuff The event was part of a growing clown culture in Dublin, said performer Francis Breen.

At a clown rave in Glasnevin, performers strut their stuff. The event was part of a growing clown culture in Dublin, said performer Francis Breen.

Refugees applying for Irish citizenship face an unexpected hurdle The Department of Justice seems to have quietly changed how people are supposed to calculate whether they’ve been here for enough years to be eligible.

Refugees applying for Irish citizenship have been facing an unexpected hurdle. The Department of Justice seems to have quietly changed how people are supposed to calculate whether they’ve been here for enough years to be eligible.

Government has floated idea of using building in the Digital Hub as new home for The Complex arts centre They haven’t involved The Complex themselves in these discussions.

The government has floated the idea of using a building in the Digital Hub as new home for The Complex arts centre. Although they haven’t involved The Complex themselves in these discussions.

To pay for amenities, Dublin City Council proposes levy on development of affordable housing The change would make it more costly to deliver cost-rental and affordable-purchase homes for middle-income earners in Dublin.

To pay for amenities, Dublin City Council has proposed a levy on development of affordable housing. The change would make it more costly to deliver cost-rental and affordable-purchase homes for middle-income earners in Dublin.

This confirmed by the Taoiseach in the Dáil just now – a significant backtrack by the Government in the midst of an acute housing shortage, now allowing more properties to stay in use for short-term lettings without needing to register/amend their property designation as 'commercial'

She faces deportation in chains through Ireland to Israel and into Gaza on the flights uncovered by @gbrockell.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/joen...

Ireland may enact age limits for social media even without EU agreement, says Simon Harris New digital wallet will represent ‘important first step’, says Tánaiste

New: The Government may “plough on” with its own national age limits for social media, after some European countries decided to try to ban children under 15 or 16 from certain social networks.

This would be a change in approach from previous plan to do it via EU

www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

Live for your bike, not with it.

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We post over there via the Dublin Inquirer account, but I had too many social media accounts, so I don't use my personal one over there atm.

A screenshot from the 9 February meeting of Fingal County Council showing a motion from Green Party Councillor David Healy: "That this council discontinues the use of X/Twitter and avails of other platforms for social media communications." The council manager's report says; "Fingal County Council accounts on the social media platform X, which was formerly known as Twitter, have now become passive accounts with only emergency public information notices being posted. This applies to all Fingal County Council X accounts and staff in charge of these ccounts have been informed".

Fingal County Council has decided to stop using X for its communications, except for emergency communications, @michaellanigan.bsky.social points out to me, after watching the meeting.

Plan to bypass ministers in bid to cut red tape and speed up major infrastructure projects Ministers will be bypassed for major infrastructure projects under new planning rules aimed at cutting red tape and shortening the delivery time by 20 weeks.

So, please correct me if I'm wrong, but to speed up infrastructure the govt is planning to bypass: 1) public consultation, 2) the ability to take a court challenge, 3) ministers (elected TDs). So who is going to be making these decisions?

As AI enters the operating room, reports arise of botched surgeries and misidentified body parts Medical device makers have been rushing to add AI to their products. While proponents say the new technology will revolutionize medicine, regulators are receiving a rising number of claims of patient ...

When AI was added to a tool for sinus surgery: “Cerebrospinal fluid leaked from one patient’s nose. In another… a surgeon mistakenly punctured the base of a patient’s skull. In two other cases, patients suffered strokes after a major artery was accidentally injured”

www.reuters.com/investigatio...

Iran arrests leading reformists as US ‘armada’ looms in Arabian Sea Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi sentenced to another seven years, bringing the total she must serve to 17 years

Iran arrests leading reformists as US ‘armada’ looms in Arabian Sea

Walked past an IPAS center with metal grates over the windows on the way home from school. Kids (5yos) ask why are those grates there. What do I say? So people don't smash the windows or throw in Molotov cocktails to kill these people that came here seeking safety? Wtf is wrong with the world.

AT proto is the only exception i make to my new "don't spend any significant amount of time on social media" rule. (i also post and reply to people on reddit, but i don't use any apps) www.gelliottmorris.com/p/you-should...

The Bernard Shaw on Richmond St South, once thought dead, has come partially back to life like a zombie with a coffee hatch.