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Oscar nominations for local talent
5th March 2019
Oscar nominations for local talent
By David Prendeville This year’s Oscar nominations brought about unprecedented success for local talent. Mespil Road based, Element Pictures’ The Favourite (reviewed on Page 23) carried on its awards season march, scoring ten nominations. That is an unprecedented number for […]
Arts & Culture
Art: An effective tool against anxiety?
5th March 2019
Art: An effective tool against anxiety?
By Eoin Meegan In conjunction with First Fortnight during January, artist and sculptor Gearoid O’Dea, and psychologist Andrew Pringle ran a workshop in the Science Gallery which explored an innovative approach to coping with anxiety. It suggested using art as […]
Health
Mindfulness in Sandymount
5th March 2019
Mindfulness in Sandymount
By Eoin Meegan A new eight-week course in mindfulness has just started in Sandymount and NewsFour recently talked to the man behind it, Cormac Lynch. Cormac has been sharing mindfulness for some years, mainly with family and friends, but now he […]
Health
Redevelopment work at RICC funded by Covanta2
5th March 2019
Redevelopment work at RICC funded by Covanta2
By Kathrin Kobus Two pieces of good news from the Ringsend and Irishtown Community centre: Firstly, the long -overdue refurbishment got underway on Monday 28th January. Secondly, no services will have to be suspended. A plan B regarding locations for […]
Local News
Rare Disease Day on Pearse Street
5th March 2019
Rare Disease Day on Pearse Street
By Peter McNamara The 12th annual World Rare Disease Day will take place on Thursday, February 28th 2019. To mark this important occasion, Rare Diseases Ireland will be holding a conference “Bridging Health & Social Care” on the 28th in CA […]
Health
STEM for Girls at RDS
5th March 2019
STEM for Girls at RDS
By Eoin Meegan An important event will take place in the RDS on February 11th and 12th next when the I Wish foundation presents a two-day workshop promoting more gender equality in STEM. What exactly is STEM and why is […]
Arts & Culture
Shore leave at the sea shore
5th March 2019
Shore leave at the sea shore
By Kathrin Kobus Early autumn last year, a sign was put up at a small tree on the green triangle between the footpaths near the beach in Sandymount regarding an application to the DCC to build a new playground. The […]
Local NewsPlanning and Architecture
Sean Moore Community Awards 2019
21st February 2019
Sean Moore Community Awards 2019
Working with our sponsor, the Aviva Stadium, and our media partner NewsFour, we are delighted to confirm that the Sean Moore Community Awards – first established during the 1988 Dublin Millennium – will again be presented in March 2019, at […]
Local News
From fine to healthy at your library
21st February 2019
From fine to healthy at your library
By Geneva Pattison Just a reminder that from New Year’s day of this year all library fines have been abolished for all overdue library books. The public are encouraged to return any overdue items to the library that are in […]
Local News
Facebook: The Next Storey
21st February 2019
Facebook: The Next Storey
By Alexander Kearney Almost immediately after winning permission to make dramatic changes to its new Ballsbridge complex, Facebook has now applied for permission to add another storey to the front two ranges for its new headquarters opposite the RDS. The […]
BuildingPlanning and Architecture