Pascal Derrien News Today

University makes relocation a vehicle for social change Once a Viking stronghold, the area encompassing Dublin 7 and Dublin 1 in the northwest inner city of the Irish capital has pockets of gentrification and even a growing collection of hipster food joints in Stoneybatter. But much of this historically working-class part of the city suffers from high levels of homelessness and poverty. “Fifteen years ago it was a no-go area, but now hipsters are buying houses and it’s trendy in par...