The Dublin Minute / Monday 16th June
Baking, cycling, and dancing, all in today's issue...
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Return to sender. An Post has confirmed it will relocate its Rathmines branch by September, paving the way for the sale of one of the most prominent buildings in the South Dublin suburb. It is understood that the post office will move to a Centra store in the locality.
Kate Byrne, Irish Times
Funding failure. The Taoiseach’s “Taskforce for Dublin” is yet to receive any funding for implementing its recommendations, which were delivered last October. Coincidentally that was right before the election, as it happens.
Laoise Neylon, Dublin Inquirer
At the same time, as many as 1,325 social homes in Dublin city are at an advanced stage, with planning granted, but are now without any clear funding. Last week, Minister for Housing James Browne said he wouldn’t proceed with funding the homes under a public-private partnership (PPP) agreement due to costs.
Laoise Neylon, Dublin Inquirer
Bia ⁊ deoch. Following the example of Troy’s Butchers on Moore St, Hynes’ Bar in Stoneybatter who are offering a €1 discount on your first drink and toasted sandwich … if you order as Gaeilge.
Totally Dublin
A load of shite. A warning notice has been issued for Velvet Strand, Portmarnock. Bathers are advised of the possibility of an increase in the levels of bacteria in the bathing water over the coming days due to expected heavy rainfall.
FCC
Similarly, “No Swimming / Bathing Prohibition” notices have also been posted at most South Dublin beaches due to recent heavy rainfall also.
DLRCC
Stuck in neutral. About 400 people marched through Dublin city centre on Saturday, demanding the protection of the Republic’s neutrality, with some calling for a referendum on the Government’s plan to remove the triple lock.
Jack White, Irish Times
Bunch of flakers. More than one-quarter of the US multinational firms that sponsored past Dublin Pride events have pulled out this month due to the shift in US attitudes towards diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies, organisers have said. However, they have said the event overall would be bigger this year because more new firms and community groups had become involved.
Emmet Malone, Irish Times
Festival fun. The Clondalkin Village Festival returns this June for even more family fun. Taking place from Friday, June 20, until Sunday, June 22, the festival is set to showcase all that is good about Clondalkin village. There will be a wide variety of family, music, history and community events taking place across the weekend.
Ellen Gough, The Echo
Vantastic. Fingal “Festival in a Van” is back on the road this June. Fingal CC and Creative Ireland are bringing all the buzz of a summer festival to the front door of diverse communities across Fingal with a 6-day, 12-stop tour of the county featuring music, dance, spoken word, and more over the two weekends, 20-29 June 2025
FCC
On yer bike. Over €20million in funding has been allocated for cycle lanes in South Dublin. The National Transport Authority granted €21.5million to SDCC earlier this year to “progress its Active Travel and School Safety programme of works throughout 2025”.
Ellen Gough, The Echo
Bellissimo. Major works, costing up to €20m, to upgrade Lucan House and Demesne, have been outlined by SDCC. Lucan House was the official residence of Italian ambassadors to Ireland. Works to renovate the site are expected to continue until 2028
Liam Coates, Irish Independent
Buena onda. An Argentine bakery in the Liberties is expanding with a new café they plan to keep open in the evenings.
Eoin Glackin, Dublin Inquirer
Grassroots. In Whitehall, a GAA car park is being used to grow potatoes and mint
Eoin Glackin, Dublin Inquirer
Staying dry in Dublin today with long spells of hazy sunshine. Highest temperatures of 20 to 22 degrees in moderate to fresh southwest winds.
It will be dry early tonight but patchy rain and drizzle will spread from the west later on. A mild night with lowest temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees in moderate southwest winds.
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