All great ideas begin with a thought in someone’s head. 38 years ago Ann Ingle, then resident in Sandymount, came up with the idea for a local newspaper; informative, lively, interesting, one that would capture the authentic voice of Dublin 4. From that idea NewsFour was born.
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I got to know Ann Ingle when I joined Sandymount Community Services in 1985, a Community Employment Programme, which was introduced by Ruairí Quinn TD, as Minister for Labour at the time, to tackle record levels of unemployment in Ireland. The project was brought together
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If I have a penchant for writing stories and articles, it is partly thanks to Ann Ingle. It was she, the first Editor of our shiny new local paper, NewsFour, who regularly put the arm on me to contribute copy to what was then a very Sandymount-oriented bulletin. But as well as being neighbours and fellow scribes,
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In 1984, at the height of massive unemployment, Ruairi Quinn, then local TD and Minister for Labour (now Enterprise and Employment) introduced what was known as the Social Employment Scheme. This was an innovative scheme that actively encouraged
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There is one unavoidable ritual we must engage with now that October is here. No, I’m not talking about Halloween and getting dressed up in a freaky costume. I’m talking about the ritual of turning the clocks back one hour. But many question whether we should be observing this twice yearly custom at all.
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Dublin Zoo has unveiled the theme of this year’s award-winning night-time event, Wild Lights: ‘A Journey Through Time’. There’s something for all ages, from the youngest dinosaur experts to older history buffs! Visitors will travel billions of years back in time, all the way to the big bang. From there, intrepid time-travellers
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Halloween is my favourite time of year. I mean, what’s there not to like? You decorate, dress up, and eat your bodyweight in whatever sweets you can scavenge. However, much like Christmas, there’s a side to the celebrations that people don’t tend to talk about much, and that’s all the waste the festival generates,
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An Irish engineering project that removes and recovers phosphorus from treated wastewater and allows it to be used as agricultural fertiliser has won a major global infrastructure engineering award. The Phosphorus Fixation & Recovery Facility (P Fix) was developed for Uisce Éireann as part of the ongoing upgrade
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Seán Moore will always be synonymous with Ringsend. He is remembered by the prestigious Seán Moore Awards as well as Seán Moore Road and Park. Seán was born in 1913 and grew up in Irishtown and was educated locally at the Vocational School in Ringsend. When he finished his tuition he joined the Gas Company
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Culture Night (Sep 20th) is a national moment which celebrates culture, creativity and the arts and seeks to actively promote the belief that this rich and varied collective is alive, treasured and nurtured in people’s lives, today and everyday. This national festival
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