Louise McSharry: Tourists may still enjoy my city, but I miss the rare auld times of a stress-free DublinPride in our capital is fading with a lack of culture and nightlife, less housing and fewer affordable things to do in the capitalDubliners are struggling with stress and it's no surprise. Photo: NurPhoto via GettyLouise McSharry Today at 06:30I had a difficult conversation recently with my children. We all have to do it at some stage as parents – address contentious issues, issues that we might not even be all that certain about ourselves. On this occasion, I had to explain to my sons that we are not inherently better than other people because we’re from Dublin.

Source: Irish Independent March 07, 2026 19:38 UTC