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Precious Heaney Homeland in Peril
By Peter McNamara Seamus Heaney, the Nobel Prize-winning poet and long-time Dublin 4 (Sandymount) resident, died on August 30th 2013. If he were alive today you can be sure he would be deeply concerned about the latest goings-on in his […]
Clanna Gael Fontenoy: Celebrating achievemnet
By Felix O’Regan Clanna Gael Fontenoy CelebParticipation is all important. Whatever the outcome, win lose or draw, this is the unspoken motto of Clanna Gael Fontenoy. But when special effort and particular achievement deserve recognition, the club is not found […]
DCC Notes for December 2018 / January 2019
By Alexander Kearney December 10th SEAC Notes On the 10th December 2018 the monthly South East Area Committee (SEAC) meeting took place with Rose Kenny attending as South East Area Manager, and Ruairí McGinley (Ind) in the role of Chair. […]
Ringsend community allotments: Growing your own
By Geneva Pattison As you walk through Ringsend Park towards the back you’ll find the Ringsend allotments, run by DCC. There are a total of 34 plots currently in use. At the moment, there is a three-year waiting list for […]
Beyond the halfway point of the Premier League Season
By David Prendeville We’ve crossed the halfway point of the Premier League season and Liverpool fans are understandably giddy, as they lead the table, four points ahead of Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City. It could have been even better had Liverpool […]
Childhood lasts more than one lifetime
By Kathrin Kobus Everybody knows that a clear-out of old things is a good idea. You might sit down, take out items that have been hidden away for years or decades. Suddenly childhood is back like yesterday. You need the […]
Wildcard’s The Hole in the Wall at Sundance
By David Prendeville Irish horror film The Hole in the Ground, to be distributed across the country by Merrion Square-based company Wildcard Distribution, recently had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in Toronto. Upon its premiere, it received […]
Exhibition Review: COUCHED.
By Geneva Pattison Most of us have a favourite spot on the couch or a favourite chair, undoubtedly, but have you ever thought about why it appeals to you so much? We may leave a sense of ourselves behind every […]
UCD Goes Holl-the-way: The questions begin
By Alexander Kearney When the American architect, Steven Holl was announced the overall winner of UCD’s Future Campus Master Plan competition early last August, it’s fair to say the reaction in the wider architectural community was mixed. He had prevailed […]
Dermot Desmond’s Shrewsbury Dream Palace
By Alexander Kearney In early September news rippled through the various property pages that a trust linked to billionaire Dermot Desmond had finally secured planning permission to demolish a large Edwardian house (with later additions) at No. 24, Shrewsbury Road. […]