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Behind Every Young Scientist is an Exhausted Science Teacher
By Kathrin Kobus The RDS was packed again for three days from the 9th-11th January. Over 1,000 students represented 244 schools of Ireland at the 56th BT Young Scientist Fair. More than 50,000 visitors, young and older students from primary […]
Conversations in Singapore
By Eoin Meegan In ‘Conversations in Singapore: Searching for True Success on the Silk Road One Question at a Time’ Michael Daly sets out to answer the question, what is the meaning of true success? This may seem innocuous enough, […]
Recovering by Richie Sadlier
By David Prendeville Richie Sadlier’s new autobiography is a serious-minded, unflinching and often harrowing account of his journey from childhood in Dublin, to the realisation of his dreams of playing football professionally with Millwall, to early retirement forced upon him […]
DCC Notes
The DCC South East Area Committee (SEAC) met on January 13th with Cllr Dermot Lacey (LAB) in the chair. Docklands Visitor Experience Development Plan Ms Caroline O’Keefe from Fáilte Ireland gave a presentation on the Docklands Visitor Experience Development Plan. […]
St Patrick’s Day Fest 2020
By Geneva Pattison The line-up for the St Patrick’s Day Festival is finally here, and consists of five days and nights of culture, ceol agus craic for all. Prepare your dancing shoes and your walking boots (that’s right) because here’s […]
Dublin housing stories: A portrait of the people
By Geneva Pattisson The number of homeless people in Ireland stands at around 10,448 as calculated by Focus Ireland, during the week of the 18th to the 24th of November 2019. Daft.ie released a report the same month, stating that […]
Volunteers needed for Aware support line
Aware, Ireland’s national charity supporting people affected by depression, bipolar disorder and mood-related conditions, has launched a volunteer recruitment campaign for its Support Line. The Aware Support Line is a national freephone service which operates from 10am to 10pm 365 […]
Funding and volunteering for IUSRU
By Kathrin Kobus At Poolbeg yacht Club on the last Friday in January, The RNLI and the IUSRU received money raised at two charity events last autumn. Each organisation got a cheque over €7,500. The Feilimh Drew Concert in St […]
Time to Thrive in Dublin
By Eoin Meegan Billed as Ireland’s ultimate wellness, lifestyle and fitness experience, the Thrive Festival returns to Dublin’s Convention Centre from Feb 29th until March 1st next, with over 60 yoga classes, 80 talks and workshops, and in excess of […]
Shelbourne Road: From trams to Beetles
By Dermot Carmody The iconic, and increasingly rare, rear-engined Volkswagen Beetle still catches the eye today if you come across one on the 21st century roads. This, despite the fact that it was based on a 1930s design by Ferdinand […]