Lois Kapila

1 month ago | dublininquirer.com | Lois Kapila

Dublin city councillors held off last week on giving their nod to the sale of an L-shaped plot of land in Drimnagh to Conor McGregor’s property firm Emrajare Limited. Councillors are being asked to sell strips of land covering 479 square metres on the eastern and southern edges of a larger site near the Grand Canal, where permission was granted in June 2021 for 188 apartments. Skeletal towers already reach into the sky, on the site which sits a little to the west from the Suir Road Luas stop.

1 month ago | dublininquirer.com | Lois Kapila

Dublin City Council plans to spend €120,000 over the next three years to develop its proposal for a municipal dog shelter in Meakstown, says its capital programme. A council-owned site has been eyed, close to the city boundary, it says. The funding would cover “preliminary appraisal of the merits and feasibility of the proposed project”. The proposed project is also, the document shows, tagged as a climate action project.

1 month ago | dublininquirer.com | Lois Kapila

“There’s none,” said Helena Carter. She pauses midway along a black tarmac path that runs straight through the middle of Iveagh Gardens and out the gates toward the enclave of Clonmel Street. She has lived close to here all her life, Carter says, and there are no public toilets nearby – just the ones at St Stephen’s Green.  “And there should be more,” she says. The lack is especially noticeable when bringing kids to the park, she said. Just out on Clonmel Street, though, is the Tram Café.

1 month ago | dublininquirer.com | Lois Kapila

“There’s none,” said Helena Carter. She pauses midway along a black tarmac path that runs straight through the middle of Iveagh Gardens and out the gates toward the enclave of Clonmel Street. She has lived close to here all her life, Carter says, and there are no public toilets nearby – just the ones at St Stephen’s Green.  “And there should be more,” she says. The lack is especially noticeable when bringing kids to the park, she said. Just out on Clonmel Street, though, is the Tram Café.

1 month ago | dublininquirer.com | Lois Kapila

The queue at the traffic lights in Chapelizod was 20 cars deep snaking north-west up Main Street towards Martin’s Row. At the junction with Chapelizod Road, a car swung slowly around the corner by Mullingar House and past the front of St Patrick’s National School. It was pick-up time on Friday, and grown-ups peered over the big stone wall down into the school yard, waiting for their kids to turn out.