Archive for 2015

This Week on NewsFour: April 13-17

This Week on NewsFour: April 13-17

Dodder Day 2015 It’s that time of year again, so get your rubber gloves on and get stuck in for Dodder Day! Read more… Run a Mini Marathon for Enable Ireland Enable Ireland are looking for women to sign up […]

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MABS is there for you

MABS is there for you

MABS, the state’s response to helping those in debt, has assisted over 290,000 people with their financial difficulties since 2009. Just under 140,000 were personally assisted in their efforts to deal with debts in excess of €2.5 billion on a […]

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Mai’s Many Days

Mai’s Many Days

Sandymount said goodbye to its oldest resident, Mai Geldof, on January 2nd last. Aunt to Bob Geldof, she was sister to his father, Bob senior, who lived to age 95. Mai died peacefully in the home she had lived in […]

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Dodder Sea Sea Scouts Present Defibrillator

Dodder Sea Sea Scouts Present Defibrillator

Dodder Sea Scout Group celebrated the group’s 80th Anniversary in 2014. Lots of extra events took place, encompassing a Group Camp in Lough Dan, an Afternoon Tea Party for our senior neighbours, Sea Scout Camp to Czech Republic, and a […]

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Poet in Profile: Paul Durcan

Poet in Profile: Paul Durcan

Paul Durcan is a name that will need no introduction for lovers of poetry. Referred to recently by Irish Central Online as ‘Ireland’s unofficial Poet Laureate’, Paul has a level of international recognition which is bestowed on only a few […]

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Balconies in Bloom

Balconies in Bloom

Do you live in an apartment or have a small patio or balcony that needs some cheering up? Gardening can be a little overwhelming for a beginner and if you are tight for planting space it is sometimes hard to […]

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A Life at the Library

A Life at the Library

Readers of NewsFour will be familiar with the poet Mary Guckian, whose verses have been featured in our pages before, and who was one of our Poets in Profile in 2014. This year, Mary’s words have lead to the creation […]

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Hair today, help tomorrow

Hair today, help tomorrow

The Waldorf Barbershop on Westmoreland Street has embarked upon a charity drive to help children affected by cancer. The barbershop is now collecting hair from willing clients in a bid to send off the raw materials for wigs for afflicted […]

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Supernatural Sizzling Sausages

Supernatural Sizzling Sausages

The Super Natural Food Market runs every Saturday 9.30-3.30 in St. Andrew’s resource centre on Pearse Street. The market hosts a range of organic food stalls and the atmosphere is relaxed and casual. The free-to-browse approach, combined with the selection […]

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Silicon Docks Growth Continues

Silicon Docks Growth Continues

In May of last year, An Bord Pleanála approved the North Lotts and Grand Canal Dock planning scheme, now known as the Docklands Strategic Development Zone. It allows property owners to secure construction permission from Dublin city planners which cannot […]

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