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Irish PM says €336,000 cost for parliament bike shelter is ‘inexcusable’

Minister requests review of building project for bike shelter at Leinster House in Dublin

The Guardian - UK

Inside the forgotten Cork castle said to be 'more beautiful than Blarney' that's ready to reopen

Barryscourt closed to the public in 2016 due to water ingress through the roof and side walls, with a full restoration underway

Irish Mirror

'Eco-toilets' would make the Phoenix Park 'more accessible and welcoming' for visitors

Fine Gael Senator Emer Currie has called on the OPW to install eco-toilets in the well-known park

Dublin Live

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Iconic St Stephen's Green bandstand repairs to cost almost €300k

The works will get underway in the coming weeks and will hopefully be completed by October

Dublin Live

OPW may bring in parking fees for Phoenix Park visitors

The introduction of maximum durations of stay for parking has also been proposed

Dublin Live

Phoenix Park to close for 24 hours so Joe Biden can visit President Michael D Higgins

Many people were not happy with the announcement

Irish Mirror

Leo Varadkar's very specific portrait requests when he moved into new Taoiseach offices

The Taoiseach’s backroom team also had more prosaic requests including a new whiteboard, a TV wall bracket, a new desk because the height of an existing one wasn’t 'workable', and getting a personal picture hung.

Irish Mirror

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Dublin councillor hails 'amazing power' of social media after stolen e-cargo bike is recovered in Phoenix Park

Green Party councillor Donna Cooney was left heartbroken when her beloved e-cargo bike was stolen from Capel Street last Thursday

Dublin Live

Leo Varadkar admits Ireland can't guarantee accommodation for all Ukrainian refugees

On Friday, Cabinet approved a new accommodation strategy worth €20m which would see old buildings refurbished to house asylum seekers

Dublin Live

Varadkar admits Ireland can't guarantee accommodation for all Ukrainian refugees as Cabinet greenlights new strategy

"We need to make sure that we're better equipped to accommodate more new arrivals."

Irish Mirror

Chinese company denies Leinster House cameras pose a 'threat to national security'

Green Party TD Patrick Costello and the Irish Council for Civil Liberties have raised concerns about the presence of Hikvision cameras throughout the Leinster House complex.

Irish Mirror

OPW has 'no intention' of removing deer from Phoenix Park despite increased cull calls

"The wild deer herd have been an integral part of the biodiversity in the Phoenix Park for over 360 years"

Dublin Live

Companies linked to Paschal Donohoe's poster pal got €8.7m in Government payments over six years

Minister Donohoe has insisted he had no role in the awarding of contracts to companies run by Michael Stone

Dublin Live

Paschal Donohoe's poster pal's companies got €8.7m in Government payments over six years

Exclusive: It has now emerged two companies of which Mr Stone was a director received at least 141 payments over six years

Irish Mirror

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Dublin's Christmas live crib opens at new location in city centre

In recent weeks there was major controversy over the use of live animals like goats and sheep for the crib, and the crib has now been moved to Stephen's Green

Irish Mirror

Live crib opens in Dublin's St Stephen's Green following backlash over move

A live crib is usually held outside the Mansion House but Green Lord Mayor Caroline Conroy objected on animal welfare grounds

Irish Mirror

Green Lord Mayor Caroline Conroy breaks silence on 'Cribgate'

Exclusive: OPW Minister Patrick O’Donovan announced on Tuesday that he has brought together the IFA and OPW to put on a rival live crib, which will have real farm animals, against that of the Mansion House's Nativity scene

Irish Mirror

Live crib to be held in new location in Dublin following mayor cancellation controversy

The festive favourite was originally axed from its former home at the Mansion House, and will now appear just a few hundred metres up the road

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Dublin Live

Cancelled live animal Christmas Crib to be resurrected in Stephen's Green

Lord Mayor Caroline Conroy was the subject of a major controversy when she announced the live-animal element of the crib would not go ahead outside the Mansion House

Dublin Live

Dublin Castle Christmas Market announce returned tickets will be released next week

People who were left unable to get tickets now have a second chance on December 2

Dublin Live

Vendors left 'fuming' over Dublin Castle Christmas Market selection process

EXCLUSIVE: "Dublin Castle responded that they were full with stalls, and I asked 'how can you be full when you literally only launched the event'?"

Irish Mirror

Ukrainian refugees in Ireland can access ‘just 1 of 29 homes’ bought amid accommodation crisis

The figures were revealed in parliamentary question responses to Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín

Dublin Live

Bat tours, beekeeping workshops and guided Phoenix Park walks at fun family festival this weekend

Phoenix Park Biodiversity Festival & Honey Show promises family friendly fun

Irish Mirror

Shocked children on school trip see 'couple having sex in grounds of Irish castle'

A sample of complaints from three National Historic Properties reveals how one teacher wrote after her class visited Kilkenny Castle

Irish Mirror

Attack of the drones on Irish Island made famous by Star Wars

A no fly zone for Skellig Michael is being considered to safeguard the famous island’s future. The Office of Public Works (OPW) is concerned amid rising reports of drones being flown over the monastic site which features in the Star Wars franchise.

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