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Irish Cinema in the 21st Century
By David Prendeville The latest book from Professor Ruth Barton, of Trinity College, is an extensive look at Irish cinema in the 21st century. It’s broken down into eight chapters and covers Irish animation, horror, documentary, history and trauma, Northern […]
PERFECTION
ByDavid Prendeville The new exhibition Perfection is running from now until October 6th at the Trinity College Science Gallery on Pearse Street. The exhibition explores the notion of perfection and how people strive for it in various different forms throughout […]
Holy Show: New printed arts magazine is launched
Peter McNamara Holy Show is a new print arts magazine, that was launched at the end of July at the Project in Temple Bar. For sale in Eason’s, and most bookshops around Dublin, Holy Show is being pitched as an […]
Locals win at Film Fleadh
David Prendeville Local company Wildcard Distribution scored another big hit at this year’s Galway Film Fleadh, which ran from the 9th to the 14th of July. Their supernatural comedy Extra Ordinary took home the prize for Best Irish Film. The […]
Refurbishment of Ringsend & Irishtown Community Centre
The refurbishment of the Centre commenced in early February 2019 and is on schedule to be completed in September. This development of the Community Centre is fundamental to improve the area of Ringsend and Irishtown. The plan will bring the […]
The destruction of Community Development
By Peter McNamara Remarkable new research, undertaken by Patricia Kelleher (PhD) and Cathleen O’Neill (MA), traces the rise and dramatic fall of the once-thriving community development sector in Ireland. Their paper, The Destruction of the Community Development Sector (2002-2015), was […]
Bill McCracken: A master of defence
By Gavan Bergin Bill McCracken was born in the Falls Road area of Belfast in 1883. As a boy, Bill was very good at football, and by the time he left secondary school he had gained a reputation as one […]
Ringsend Active Retirement Association joins the Gardaí
The Ringsend Active Retirement Association recently spent a very enjoyable day at the Garda Training College in Templemore. They were accompanied by Garda Paddy Collins and Garda Katie Sammon and greeted on arrival by Sergeant Michael Reynolds who was their […]
Take it easy, take a ride
Mention the word: Motorbikes, and the image for most people will be the snapshot from the movie “Easy Rider”, 50 years ago. Leather outfits, helmets and the soundtrack, even if only the recurring line of Born to be wild playing […]
Billy Gillespie, Goalscorer
By Gavan Bergin Billy Gillespie was born in 1891 in County Donegal. He was raised in Kerrykeel, a tiny village on the north coast that had its own football club, whose grounds happened to be just around the corner from […]