Books Book review: The Lamplighters of Phoenix Park is an illuminating ramble around Dublin’s ‘green lung’Social historian and Three Castles Burning podcaster Donal Fallon’s gently meandering, richly illustrated book offers a folk history of the Phoenix Park
Politics Taoiseach puts the brakes on plan for car parking charges in Phoenix Park Fianna Fáil’s Jack Chambers is also against the OPW’s proposal to introduce fees in order to reduce car usage in the capital’s popular recreation area
Gardening Perennial pleasures of flowers on wonderful display at BloomThis year’s Bloom in the Park flower festival celebrates the fact that, post-pandemic, gardening is now not for just a green-thumbed minority, but for everybody
Underground carparks a possibility for the Phoenix ParkChair of the Office of Public Works wants to address ‘dangerous’ situation where cars are being parked on footpaths and the sides of roads in the park
Phoenix Park gates to remain open to traffic after public consultationMinister Patrick O’Donovan announced that the Dublin park’s side gates, many of which had been closed to cars last year to allow more space for walkers and cyclists, will now stay open