Michael Lanigan

Dublin, Kilkenny

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Things to Do: Admire a 13th-century manuscript, reflect on the demolition of a church, and pub-quiz an exhibition into existence

1 week ago | dublininquirer.com | Michael Lanigan

Our PicksOur recommendations – no sponsored content, or adverts, just stuff we like. Words for my Comrades, a political history of Tupac ShakurOver in Hen’s Teeth this evening, our music columnist Dean Van Nguyen will be launching his latest book, Words for my Comrades: a political history of Tupac Shakur.
In Garristown, two students campaign for better bus service

1 week ago | dublininquirer.com | Michael Lanigan

The bus stop on the northern outskirts of Garristown wasn’t giving away too much information about the service passengers could expect. It didn’t say which buses would come, or where they would go. There wasn’t a stop number to let people check its status on the Transport for Ireland real-time webpage. It just said the word “bus”. And at a quarter to two, a squat white local link carriage pulled up.
In Ringsend, the historical society is building an archive of photos and more

1 week ago | dublininquirer.com | Michael Lanigan

Ger Siggins measures his father Brian’s collection of documents about Ringsend through the ages in rooms. “It’s several rooms now,” he said in early June. Brian Siggins was a local historian, and the author of The Great White Fair, a book detailing the Irish International Exhibition of 1907 in Herbert Park. He passed away in November 2020, leaving behind boxes stuffed with history and the evolution of Ringsend, Sandymount, and Irishtown, he says. “It was right back to the first settlements.
Things To Do: Hungarian Impressionism, the digital remastering of "Cal", and a poignant personal film from Gaza

2 weeks ago | dublininquirer.com | Michael Lanigan

Our PicksOur recommendations – no sponsored content, or adverts, just stuff we like. A Common Place, Zsolt BastiZsolt Basti has a rare skill for capturing on canvas the haze of memories, combining defined figures with indistinct facial expressions, and it is a thrill to either stumble on one of his works at a group exhibition, or in this case, to find out that he launched a solo show in the Molesworth Gallery last Thursday.
Council approves plans to revamp Skerries' Harbour Road

2 weeks ago | dublininquirer.com | Michael Lanigan

Fingal councillors voted to go ahead with the Harbour Road and Red Island loop scheme in Skerries – despite significant local opposition. The active travel scheme will now see the council rolling out wider footpaths, more space for outdoors dining, and better facilities for cyclists and pedestrians. The number of parking spaces is being reduced significantly on the Harbour Road and relocated up to the Red Island car park, according to the council’s Part 8 planning application.
With an operator chosen, councillors wonder when the - next - launch of tearoom in Palmerston Park will be

2 weeks ago | dublininquirer.com | Michael Lanigan

Fine Gael Councillor David Coffey sounded more than a bit confused. He had submitted a motion for Monday’s South East Area Committee meeting, asking when Dublin City Council would grant a licence for the new tearoom in Palmerston Park. But before the local councillors were supposed to discuss their motions, the granting of that very licence was listed on the meeting’s agenda. “We need to approve it,” Labour Councillor Dermot Lacey said, not looking overly impressed.
In Donabate, Ballisk House is to go ahead as a library, councillors vote

2 weeks ago | dublininquirer.com | Michael Lanigan

Council Briefs In Donabate, Ballisk House is to go ahead as a library, councillors vote The decision comes after weeks of tension on Fingal County Council, stemming back to an effort by DP Crossroads to push for a community and arts centre on the peninsula. Ballisk House. Photo by Michael Lanigan. June 11 2025 12:39 AM 4 min read Share Author Michael Lanigan is a reporter at Dublin Inquirer. You can reach him at [email protected].
LDA says it's moving swiftly to improve access to Clongriffin Dart station via Dirty Old Tower

2 weeks ago | dublininquirer.com | Michael Lanigan

The Land Development Agency (LDA) has given Fingal County Council a commitment to prioritise the construction of a new access into Clongriffin Dart station for residents of Baldoyle and The Coast. In a letter to the council, sent on Friday, 6 June, Phelim O’Neill, the LDA’s director of development, set out the agency’s strategy for replacing the dirty old tower outside the station.
Things to do: Get lost in some psychedelic jazz, celebrate one of Dublin’s lost cinemas, accept a birthday invite

3 weeks ago | dublininquirer.com | Michael Lanigan

Our PicksOur recommendations – no sponsored content, or adverts, just stuff we like. Desmond Fennell book launchEssayist Desmond Fennell is one of the names I immediately seek out whenever stepping into any of the city’s bookshops with a second-hand section. And I have done this enough to know that my chief competitor for his works is an anonymous buyer in the States.
Council outlines plans to upgrade three sports and fitness centres

3 weeks ago | dublininquirer.com | Michael Lanigan

City Desk Council outlines plans to upgrade three sports and fitness centres It has refurbishment projects in the works for facilities in Ballymun, Finglas, and Ballyfermot. Ballymun sports and fitness centre. Photo by Michael Lanigan. June 04 2025 12:02 AM 4 min read Share Author Michael Lanigan is a reporter at Dublin Inquirer. You can reach him at [email protected].