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Thursday 8 June 2023 Dublin: 14°C

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Voices
Andrea Horan: Whose job is it to provide a liveable city?
The Dublin businesswoman, campaigner and broadcaster says Covid-19 has exposed the under-resourcing and neglect of Dublin’s outdoor spaces.
Voices
Opinion: Now is the time to make Ireland's cities liveable again
Strategic planning consultant James Chilton says 2020 has exposed weaknesses in the design of Irish cities, and now is the time to reimagine a new liveable urban space.
# city living
Dublin ranks worst in affordability of housing for expats worldwide
27% are expats living in Ireland are satisfied with the general cost of living, compared with the global average of 47%.
# eyes in front please
Attn. 'smartphone zombies': Looking at your phone on the move cuts your vision by 95%
It’s becoming a big problem in Japan.
# counting down
So what's happening in DUBLIN in the run up to Christmas?
We’ll be taking a look at all the shopping, entertainment, and (of course) parking arrangements in Ireland’s cities over the next few weekends. This morning, let’s start with the capital…
# parklife
Dublin to get 26 more parks (but just for the day, unfortunately)
Sites normally used for parking will be transformed today as part of a global initiative.
# city living
16 greatest cities in human history
From Jericho in 7000 BC right through to New York City in the 1900s, here are the largest cities in the world through human history.