A new website is trying to map vacant spaces around Dublin in order to put them to some use. Reusing Dublin asks its users to share information about the location of the capital’s unused spaces in order to identify opportunities for using the city more efficiently for the benefit of the entire community. How it […]

10 years ago

Humans of Dublin is teaming up with the Dublin2020 campaign to showcase 50 individual human stories, accompanied by portraits, around the streets of the city. The portraits were posted yesterday, under direction of Humans of Dublin’s Peter Varga, the personal stories are now in cafés, on walls, in windows and at different sites around the […]

10 years ago

It feels like the last festival we went to was months ago at this stage, so we welcome the arrival of Longitude with open arms! Whether you’re heading along for a day or if you’re going the whole hog, here’s a nifty little list of all the info you’re likely to need for the fun […]

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We’re taught from the age of about six that it’s plain good manners to offer up your seat on public transport when it’s required by someone old, disabled, pregnant or otherwise in need. And yet, some people just can’t seem to grasp this basic concept, and bury their head in their smartphones – or sit […]

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Earlier in the week, we published this photo of the site where the Dundrum Town Centre now lies – and we could barely believe the change in the area in just a few short years. And now, we’ve got even more amazing pics from the area – all kindly shared with us by Peter Brennan, […]

10 years ago

Last week it was a horse on the red line Luas – and today, from the other side of Ireland, comes the pic below of some guy riding a horse into a supermarket. The town is well known for their horse fair, which was held two days ago – but the local Tesco isn’t where […]

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You may remember Transport 21. It was the plan proposed by Fianna Fáil in 2005 to revolutionise Ireland’s infrastructure, and give Dublin the interconnected rail system it’s so sorely been missing for all these years. Nearly 10 years on, certain elements of the scheme have come to fruition – namely the Luas extensions and cross-city […]

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Dublin Bus has just announced that bus stops on O’Connell Street will be repositioned in order to accommodate Luas Cross City, so bus stops 310 and 4496 on O’Connell Street will not be in use from Monday, September 28. As a result of this repositioning, Routes 40, 120 and 122 will no longer serve stop […]

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Dublin is by no means perfect – but one thing we’ve really got right in the last decade is our city bikes scheme. Smattered nicely across the city, readily available wherever you are and – despite some congestion issues at rush hour – a reliable way to get from one part of the city to […]

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A little Yorkie was found this morning on the Luas Red Line and its owner is unknown. Take a look at the dog below. Have you lost this little Yorkie? Found on the #luas red line pic.twitter.com/MnNAMX5Atc — Luas (@Luas) November 9, 2015 If this dog belongs to you, or you have any information about […]

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Dublin Fire Brigade is set the introduce drones in the fighting of fires by the end of the year. They’re currently formulating operational guidelines surrounding these unmanned flying devices, which will be used as a means to gather intelligence on emergency situations. The machines will be used to locate missing people, measure the size of […]

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Good news for Luas users, as it’s just been announced that the Red Line may be running late night trams this Christmas. While late December services were already in place for the Green Line in the past, this year would be a first for the Red Line after local representations called for it. These services […]

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