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Tuesday 26 September 2023 Dublin: 12°C

# my hometown

This year
2023
Her old boxing club sits silent, but Katie Taylor’s local legacy endures in people
Judy Bobbett’s story attests to Katie Taylor’s transformative influence.
All time
Waterford is - slowly, very slowly - pulling itself out of recession
Nicky Ryan took a trip back to the Déise to see how Ireland’s oldest city was faring ahead of the general election.
'Sick and tired': Death from a thousand cuts in Dublin Bay North
Ronan Duffy finds his home constituency squeezed on all sides by stressed services and families labouring under extra charges.
Donegal: a 'forgotten' county or one with renewed community spirit?
Michael Sheils McNamee examines the disconnect between the nation’s perception of ‘poor’ Donegal – and how it views itself.
Beautiful Bray and the demise of the Irish main street
Christina Finn lived and worked as a journalist in the Co Wicklow town when housing and homelessness were big concerns. Are they still?
Planning 'neglect' has made Drogheda a town that has lost its 'heart'
Cliodhna Russell hears from business owners worried about their very survival.
The Co Sligo village where self-help is the path to growth
Órla Ryan finds some traces of recovery in a rural area long used to battling on by itself.
Housing crisis and hot meals: Cork still feeling the crisis
Aoife Barry finds our second city getting a makeover – but that renovation doesn’t affect many of its citizens.