Archive for February 2025

5 Things to do in Dublin on Valentine’s Day!

5 Things to do in Dublin on Valentine's Day!

Valentine’s day comes around every year on February 14th, with celebrations of love all around the world. Last minute shoppers scramble to get the only overpriced flowers left on the shelves to show their loved ones how much they care.

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Four poems by Margaret Boles

Four poems by Margaret Boles

Crowded January (Usque Ad Sanguinis effusionem),
The Gardener’s Wooden Leg,
Surprised by Robin,
In the Midst of Life (We are in Death)

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Four poems by James Conway

Four poems by James Conway

Cool dude, Little Paradise, A Scholar (To Gerard Manley Hopkins), Everything

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Going Solar: All You Need to Know

Going Solar: All You Need to Know

For many Irish homeowners, solar energy might seem like a distant dream—expensive, complicated, and perhaps not even effective under our famously cloudy skies. This perception, however, is often rooted in outdated information and persistent myths. This article, drawing on recent insights

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Dublin Waste to Energy Community Gain Projects Grant Scheme 2025

Dublin Waste to Energy Community Gain Projects Grant Scheme 2025

The Dublin Waste to Energy Community Gain Projects Grant Scheme 2025 will be open for applications from the 3rd February 2025 to the 14th March 2025 inclusive. The amount of grant funding available is based on an annual contribution by Dublin Waste to Energy Limited and on this occasion a total amount of €1 million will be available

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Peeling Back the Pages – 2004

Peeling Back the Pages – 2004

Compiled by Louise Whelan

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A pictographic parade of just some of the amazing talent at this year’s BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition.

A pictographic parade of just some of the amazing talent at this year’s BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition.

Photography by Ian Davis

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This March St Patrick’s Festival returns to our Streets

This March St Patrick’s Festival returns to our Streets

St Patrick’s Festival is Ireland’s official celebration of our national holiday, St Patrick’s Day. Its origins lie in honoring Ireland’s patron saint, St Patrick. Initially, it was a solemn commemorative feast day dedicated to paying tribute to the saint, but over the years

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St Patrick’s Festival Relaxed Space

St Patrick's Festival Relaxed Space

St. Patrick’s Festival and Dublin City Council are delighted to announce the opening of applications for the St Patrick’s Festival Relaxed Parade Space at this year’s national St Patrick’s Day Parade on Monday March 17th. With an estimated

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Fancy a Walk on Paddy’s Day?

Fancy a Walk on Paddy’s Day?

Are you looking for something different to do this St Patrick’s Day?
Join us at the 18th annual Aware Harbour2Harbour Walk on St Patrick’s Day, Monday, 17th March 2025. An official event of St Patrick’s Festival,

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