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Dublin Inquirer delivers high-quality, independent local journalism online on a weekly basis. Approximately 10 new stories are published each week, covering core beats such as housing, public transport, immigrant life, and local politics. Founder Lois Kapila characterizes their approach as in-depth, deliberate, and committed to producing quality journalism that serves the public interest.

Their stories are disseminated online through their website, three different weekly newsletters, and a monthly print edition. To reach a wide audience, Dublin Inquirer utilizes various social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, X, Mastodon, Bluesky, and TikTok. However, they acknowledge experiencing a decline in reach on these platforms, prompting a focus on increasing newsletter subscriptions.

In addition to storytelling, Dublin Inquirer engages in projects that extend beyond traditional journalism, such as the development of civic tech tools to support reporting and provide ongoing information for citizens. For instance, their council tracker makes information accessible on how local counselors have voted on different issues, which was previously buried in PDF files. They also crowdsource small and large bike accidents in the city with citizens through their collision tracker. In anticipation of local elections, they created a voter guide showcasing candidates' stances on eight major community-chosen issues.

These projects involve strong reader and community member engagement, with individuals contributing expertise, providing feedback, participating in hack days for development, facilitating partnerships, and more. (For more details, refer to the Community/Engaged Journalism chapter).