Archive for 2015

DCC Notes

DCC Notes

The South East Area committee of elected councillors met in March to bring the latest local issues to the attention of Dublin City Council. The issue of dog fouling was brought up by Councillors Dermot Lacey and Frank Kennedy. Cllr […]

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Rugby Vs Football: The Sporting Duel Of D4

Rugby Vs Football: The Sporting Duel Of D4

Now the Six Nations is behind us and the country is still reeling from a collective hangover, we at NewsFour decided to try to lay an old ghost to rest. For many years now, our grand area of Dublin 4 […]

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1916 Rising Commemoration Fund for Communities

1916 Rising Commemoration Fund for Communities

Get your community group involved in the Decade of Commemorations! Dublin City Council is making €150,000 available to community groups and organisations to help stage events commemorating the 1916 Rising. The fund will go towards events taking place in 2015, […]

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What’s new with Our Town

What’s new with Our Town

The latest Community Convention for the Our Town Ringsend-Irishtown area took place on March 24th at the Ringsend and Irishtown Community Centre, and was well-attended with concerned groups from the area. The purpose was to bring all present up to […]

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DRA Stand Up for Community

DRA Stand Up for Community

A new triangle garden structure was recently built in the St Broc’s and Pembroke Cottages in Donnybrook. The area had been left derelict due to the passing of a local gentlemen who conducted maintenance on the site, after which Donnybrook […]

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Rev-Up4DSI 2015

Rev-Up4DSI 2015

Get revved up for Down Syndrome Ireland this May! The tenth annual Rev-Up4DSI will be raising funds for Down Syndrome Ireland with a 1000km motorcycle ride around Ireland over the May bank holiday weekend.

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Pecha Kucha 2015

Pecha Kucha 2015

Get down to The Grand Social for a fascinating evening of talks, as the Irish Architecture Foundation and Totally Dublin present Pecha Kucha 2015! Pecha Kucha will be bringing you a night of talks with a difference: each speaker is […]

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Volunteer for Happy Heart Weekend

Volunteer for Happy Heart Weekend

Be a heart hero for the Irish Heart Foundation! The IHF is looking for people to volunteer locally for Happy Heart Weekend on May 7, 8 and 9.

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Local picture roundup

Local picture roundup

Paddy Clarke sent us the image above and explains: I am doing family research on behalf of my own family for some time. The family is from the Ringsend/Irishtown area. We have no photo of our father younger than 55 […]

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Bring Me Back Alive

Bring Me Back Alive

February 6th saw the arrival of a thought-provoking play highlighting the issue of suicide awareness to Clanna Gael. Bring Me Back Alive takes place in a modern Dublin youth centre and focusses on the tell-tale signs of depression and the […]

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