Dublin People

The Dublin People Group is the biggest local newspaper in Dublin, featuring three well-loved weekly editions: Northside People East, Northside People West, and Southside People. Each of these compact publications is released every Monday. They are circulated across Dublin’s suburbs, reaching homes, businesses, and various pick-up locations.

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Hayes breaks silence, criticises "do-nothing government"

1 day ago | dublinpeople.com | Mike Finnerty

Dublin Bay South TD Eoin Hayes has finally broken cover since his suspension from the Social Democrats. Hayes, who was elected as a Social Democrats TD last December in a surprise (beating Sinn Féin’s Chris Andrews to the final seat), was suspended from the party upon the first sitting of the new Dáil in December after he was found to have misled the media over the precise timing of when he sold his shares in Palantir.
Fitzgerald rules out president bid

1 day ago | dublinpeople.com | Mike Finnerty

Former Tánaiste and MEP Frances Fitzgerald has ruled herself out of being Fine Gael’s candidate for the presidency. With the race for the Áras starting to heat up after Simon Harris’ confirmation that Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael would run a separate candidate and the left were working hard to nominate a joint candidate, speculation began that Frances Fitzgerald may be Fine Gael’s pick. However, on Wednesday, the long-serving TD and former Tánaiste ruled herself out.
New town placed for west Dublin

2 days ago | dublinpeople.com | Mike Finnerty

Dublin City Council has announced new plans to create a brand new town in West Dublin. The new town, with the planned name of Ballyboggan (or Baile Bogáin), would be situated on the site of the Dublin Industrial Estate. The planned area would be well served by transport links, with the 120 and 122 Dublin Bus routes going through the area along with the recently launched N2 orbital bus route, and the Broombridge Luas and rail station serving as the linchpin of the project.
FCC pledges to tackle family homelessness

2 days ago | dublinpeople.com | Mike Finnerty

Fingal County Council has called on the government to enact a dormant piece of legislation that would tackle the issue of family homelessness. With Labour’s Brian McDonagh holding the position of Mayor on Fingal County Council as part of Labour’s deal with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael to run the council, the party is using the mayoral role to put pressure on the government.
Mac Donncha criticises government for cutting council housing scheme

2 days ago | dublinpeople.com | Mike Finnerty

Donaghmede councillor Micheál Mac Donncha has criticised the government for forcing Dublin City Council to wind down its Financial Contribution Scheme. Under the scheme, which was established in 2009, Dublin City Council purchased homes from older people and then provided them with older people’s accommodation. In most cases, people with bigger houses were able to “downsize” and move into smaller accommodation which was more suited to their specifc needs.
Uisce Éireann “neglecting” Swords residents says Graves

1 week ago | dublinpeople.com | Mike Finnerty

Uisce Éireann must repay money owed to Swords pensioner, per local TD Ann Graves. The Dublin Fingal East TD said that a pensioner constituent of hers has been owed a total of €190 by Uisce Éireann since last November. She paid Dyno Rod to clear a problem that was the responsibility of Uisce Éireann. Speaking in the Dáil on Thursday, the Sinn Fein TD said “€190 is a substantial amount of money for anyone, particularly for an old age pensioner struggling to pay her bills,” Graves said.
Vhi Women’s Mini Marathon ambassadors to attend St Anne’s parkrun for a special Vhi Wellness Day event

1 week ago | dublinpeople.com | Padraig Conlon

The 2025 Vhi Women’s Mini Marathon ambassadors will lace up their runners at St Anne’s parkrun on Saturday 26th April as part of a Vhi hosted Wellness Day. The ambassadors are encouraging women across Ireland to attend their local parkrun and walk, jog or run the 5km route as part of their preparation for the Vhi Women’s Mini Marathon which takes place on June 1st in Dublin. With more than 150 parkruns across Ireland, check out parkrun.ie to find one near you.
'The GPO was the birthplace of Oglaigh Na hEireann, time to return it to veterans'

1 week ago | dublinpeople.com | Padraig Conlon

Irish Defence Forces veterans’ charity, ONE (Óglaigh Náisiúnta Na Éireann, the Organisation of National Ex-Service Personnel) has called on the Government to place veterans at the heart of discussions surrounding the future use of the General Post Office (GPO). The call comes ahead of the appointment of an interdepartmental committee to explore future uses of the GPO which is to be taken over by the Office of Public Works following a handover by An Post.
"Decade of broken promises" in mental health sector, says Sherlock

1 week ago | dublinpeople.com | Mike Finnerty

Labour TD Marie Sherlock has dubbed a new report by the Mental Health Commission, which has found major gaps in Ireland’s mental health care system, a sign of a “decade of broken promises.”The Labour health spokesperson was responding to the report, found that funding for mental health services has failed to reach the levels promised by 2024. In September 2024, the government pledged to spend 10% of the health budget on mental health services, but in real terms, the investment was just 6%.
Sinn Féin banned from Trans and Intersex Pride march

1 week ago | dublinpeople.com | Mike Finnerty

Sinn Féin has been banned from July’s Trans and Intersex Pride march in Dublin following comments by the party’s health spokesperson, David Cullinane. On Wednesday, the Sinn Féin TD posted on Twitter in response to the UK Supreme Court ruling which found that the terms “woman” and” sex” in the 2010 Equality Act “refer to a biological woman and biological sex”.