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Pretty in Pink: Join the Great Pink Run and beat cancer
17th October 2019
Pretty in Pink: Join the Great Pink Run and beat cancer
Eoin Meegan Do you want to face a challenge to help beat breast cancer? The Great Pink Run is back on October 19th in the Phoenix Park. You have a choice of a 10k or a 5k run or walk, […]
EventsFeatured
Dr Niamh Shaw talks bees and space
17th October 2019
Dr Niamh Shaw talks bees and space
Dermot Carmody Dr Niamh Shaw will give a “talk for grown ups” on beekeeping and bees’ importance in the ecosystem at The Ark in Eustace Street on November 17th. The event is part of Science Week, which runs from the […]
Science
Documenting Donnybrook’s sacred space
17th October 2019
Documenting Donnybrook’s sacred space
Eoin Meegan Having written about the ancient cemetery in Donnybrook previously in this paper, I was intrigued when a new documentary on the cemetery was announced this summer. So I went along to a preview showing at The Hive in […]
Local News
Windmill still turning out genius
16th October 2019
Windmill still turning out genius
David Prendeville Windmill Lane Recording Studios are an iconic piece of local and national heritage. A vast array of major artists have recorded there over the years – U2, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Kate Bush – to name just […]
Arts & Culture
Yi Garden in Herbert Park at a standstill 
16th October 2019
Yi Garden in Herbert Park at a standstill 
Geneva Pattison The planned installation of the Yi Garden in Herbert park has been postponed pending a review. The project had been on the table since 2016, and was set to be undertaken in September of this year. Newsfour got […]
BallsbridgeLocal News
Ringsend Park’s winning hoops
16th October 2019
Ringsend Park’s winning hoops
Works by Dublin City Council’s (DCC) Parks Services began on the existing basketball court in Ringsend Park on September 9th are now nearing completion. The works involved improvement to the surface drainage, resurfacing of the court and installation of new  […]
Local NewsPlanning and ArchitectureRingsend
Men's shed fundraiser and Ringsend's historical shed
16th October 2019
Men’s shed fundraiser and Ringsend’s historical shed
Peter McNamara There has been another breakthrough for the Dublin 4 Men’s Shed campaign– the shed is set to get a temporary location at the Ringsend & District Community Centre. Now, with that temporary location, the shed organisers can finally […]
Local HistoryLocal NewsRingsend
History in the making at Clanna Gael Fontenoy
16th October 2019
History in the making at Clanna Gael Fontenoy
By Felix O’Regan Minors make history  Together with some mentors and parents, members of our minor squad travelled recently to Belgium to link up with Fontenoy to make a presentation to the town from which our club takes its name. […]
Sport
Ireland's Euro 2020 Campaign
16th October 2019
Ireland’s Euro 2020 Campaign
By David Prendeville Ireland remain unbeaten, heading into the closing three fixtures of their Euro 2020 qualifying group, after snatching a 1-1 draw with Switzerland in the Aviva last month. They’re sitting on top of the table, two points ahead […]
Sport
Bloomsday on the double
8th October 2019
Bloomsday on the double
Rodney Devitt Sixty-five years ago, a photograph, which was to become a cultural icon, was published in the Irish Times. Five literary gentlemen, John Ryan, Anthony Cronin, Flann O’Brien, Patrick Kavanagh, and Tom Joyce, a cousin of James Joyce, decided […]
History