Op ed for this week: NFL helmet should be permanently installed on O'Connell's plinth at city hall.

The council wasn’t hiring a municipal walker, but she took the job anyway. Once a month since September 2022, artist Lian Bell has done a full circuit of the North and South Circular Roads, observing these 14km through the seasons.

Delays and costs are mounting for the council’s Merrion Square tea rooms. A council spokesperson said they couldn’t say why the project has been delayed.

In a new album, a bodhrán shapeshifts again and again. “It’s coming during this wave when people are bringing trad music into modern spaces. But it came out of pure experimentation,” says musician Ian Nyquist. www.dublininquirer.c...

The council forfeited €600,000 available from Fáilte Ireland for Smithfield Square. The plaza needs help, says Sean Mullan, owner of the Third Space cafe. “Someone with the imagination that we could make this a vibrant space that belongs to the city.” www.dublininquirer.c...

We started this weekly Things to Do newsletter, which @michaellanigan.bsky.social is writing for us at @dublininquirer.com, a few weeks ago. This is edition #7. It goes out to 9,200+ people, 45% to 47% of whom have been opening it. We're also publishing it on the website. 1/

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In Rush, residents are campaigning to keep Postman Dave. They’ve gathered 787 signatures so far on a petition to keep David Kelly from being moved to a new route after a decade in their community. dublininquirer.com/2...

Fingal’s “flip-flop” on the airport passenger-cap increase was in line with procedures, councillors say. A letter to the airport operator explained that an initial declaration that the application was valid was contingent on further examination by council planners. dublininquirer.com/2...

One of my favourite stories I've done recently. In Rush locals are running a petition to keep their postman on his route. One has become temporarily a postman himself, delivering leaflets to to 800 letterboxes in the area. Read it, tell me about your favourite post dublininquirer.com/2025/01/22/i...

Lauren Conway's Draw a Card opens in the RHA Corner Gallery on the 31st January. Read more about Lauren in this Dublin Inquirer article by @michaellanigan.bsky.social (€). #RHA #RHAGallery #LaurenConway #DrawACard #ArtsCouncilSupported