Christmas

Christmas Gift Guide

Christmas Gift Guide

Keep the festive spirit close to home and please support all our local businesses. Also some free events down below for the diary are coming up in December so all are welcome to attend.

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Christmas Party Nights at Sandymount Hotel

Christmas Party Nights at Sandymount Hotel

Looking for a magical place to celebrate Christmas? Sandymount Hotel offers a festive atmosphere with twinkling lights, Christmas trees, and a warm, inviting ambience. Enjoy a delicious Christmas meal featuring traditional favourites like Irish Butter Roast Turkey

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Slattery’s of Beggars Bush

Slattery’s of  Beggars Bush

Slattery’s is the perfect place to go for the Rugby Autumn Nations Series! Whether you’re lucky enough to be attending a match in the Aviva Stadium or want to watch the action on the big screen, you can’t get better than Slattery’s. We are located just a stone’s throw from the Aviva

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Blessing of the Crochet Christmas Tree

Blessing of the Crochet Christmas Tree

Carol O’Neill Dunne and Ringsend and Irishtown Tidy Towns and Environment (RITE) would like to invite everybody on Saturday 30th November at 2.30pm in Irishtown Community Garden for a blessing of the beautiful crochet Christmas tree.

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Dreaming of a Green Christmas

Dreaming of a Green Christmas

As a wise man in mutton chops once sang, it’s Chriiiiiistmaaaaasss! But surely you knew that already, what with the abundance of tinsel and fairy lights decorating Dublin city streets and shops since late October. Snowmen and gingerbread men – miniature, inflatable, edible

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The Editor’s Corner – Dec/Jan 2024

The Editor’s Corner – Dec/Jan 2024

We began 2023 with hope, celebrating our new public holiday honouring Brigid, our matron saint in all her aspects. And by recognising her we acknowledge the work and achievement of women throughout our country and beyond.

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Dublin Zoo lights up for Barnados

Dublin Zoo lights up for Barnados

Dublin Zoo, located in the Phoenix Park, launched its first night of their annual Christmas lights on November 14th. The night which was hosted by Barnardos charity was filled with Christmas spirit. Staff who currently work for the charity had buckets for people to put money in

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A Famous Gingerbread Village and a Family-friendly welcome at Sandymount Hotel

A Famous Gingerbread Village and a Family-friendly welcome at Sandymount Hotel

Christmas is such a magical time of year, and nothing beats the joy of staying local and soaking up the Community atmosphere. As Dublin’s oldest and largest family run hotel, Sandymount Hotel boasts the perfect location in Dublin 4.

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O (Crochet) Christmas Trees

O (Crochet) Christmas Trees

For the past few months the crocheters and knitters throughout the community, both home and abroad have come together to crochet two Christmas trees which will be attached to large metal tree frames, (estimated at 8 or 9 feet) as a community project for Ringsend, Irishtown

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‘Tis The Season For Streaming

'Tis The Season For Streaming

It’s the season of giving! But amidst the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, it’s important to remember to give yourself the greatest gift of all: a bit of peace and quiet. Once you’ve doled out the Christmas cards and consumed your bodyweight in selection boxes,

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