PRUSSIA MARKET DEVELOPMENT 13/01/2026, 13:59
A local photographer and resident draws a concerning parallel between the new Prussia Market development in Stoneybatter and the "studentification" of Belfast's Queen's Quarter. With TU Dublin's Grangegorman campus set to rival Queen's University in size, is Dublin 7 facing a future of seasonal dereliction and social imbalance?
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