Gun shots were fired on Smithfield square this morning in Dublin City Centre. Two people were injured. “Guy with a gun in Smithfield just caused havoc in Smithfield. People think a horse bolted – horses bolted because some scumbag fired a gun,” said twitter user John Healy. Garda Sergeant Tony Connaughton said: “Gardai at the Bridewell are [...]
Dublin Bus is making further bus route changes in Finglas East, Glasnevin, and Drumcondra as part of its Network Direct service cutting project. Dublin Bus says routes 13 and 13a will be merged into the 13. Route 19a will be renamed the 19 and the current 19 will be merged with the 83. It says that the [...]
Gardai say they arrested a woman at a north inner city guest house under the Drug Trafficking Act. “Herbal cannabis with an estimated street value of €300,000 — subject to analysis — was seized, yesterday evening, when Gardai searched guest accommodation in the north inner city area of Dublin,” said Sergeant Seán Mac Seoin. He said a [...]
Cycling tracks in Dublin are usually blamed for putting people off cycling. This cycle route along the canal is expected to be different. The route — due to open in July if not sooner – goes from Portobello to the north Docklands. It passes areas and roads such as Rathmines, Ranelagh, Leeson Street (N11), Baggot Street, Grand Canal Street / [...]
The map only shows murders and killings for 2010, some data maybe incomplete or missing. Locations are as exact as possible but sometimes only mark the general area of the incident. The map does not currently show attempted murders. Shooting = red Shooting (more than one killed) = red pinpoint Stabbings = yellow Other / [...]
The Dublin International Film Festival opened last night. It runs until February 27 across five cinemas — Cineworld, The Savoy, The Screen, The IFI, and Light House Cinema, see map below. You can find the festival programme here, book tickets online, and follow the festival on Twitter and Facebook. View Dublin International Film Festival in a larger [...]
The following are recent Department of Education school inspection reports. The reports can be read on the department’s website – click on month published and then on the ‘PDF’ link for the school report you wish to view. These are the schools in Dublin which were evaluated, and what subjects were looked at. WSE = whole-school evaluations. Sorted [...]
Dublin City Council have been installing Luas-like electronic, real-time timetables at bus stops since last last year. It should mean an end to waiting for a bus that for some reason is never going to come, but how well does it work? We watched one of the units today for a short time outside Xtra-vision in Fairview [...]
The family of a 22-year-old woman who was last seen outside Trinity College Dublin last week are concerned for her welfare. Gardai are seeking to find the woman, Caitriona Horan of Tawnylea, Drumkeeran, Co Leitrim. She was last seen outside the Dublin city centre university on Wednesday last. “When last seen she was wearing a dark grey single breasted [...]
Dublin Bus has listed a route it cut without public consultation or notice as an improvement. The number 4 and 4a bus routes were merged with an overall frequency cut of 30% on weekdays and 66% on Sundays. Capacity on buses was also reduced as the route’s long ‘bendy’ buses were replaced with lower capacity [...]
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