Donnybrook has never been shy of characters, of movers and shakers, despite its modest, gentrified atmosphere. One such figure, a long-time Donnybrook resident, was Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha, also known as An Seabhac or The Hawk. An Seabhac was a prominent […]
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Author Frank Hopkins (pictured) was born in Birmingham but moved to Ringsend in the late 1960s with his family. Frank’s first two books Rare Old Dublin and Hidden Dublin were largely based on columns that he had written for the […]
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During February, I went with our photographer on the Aviva Stadium tour. The enthusiasm of the tour guide, as he brought us to this Colosseum of professional sport in Ireland, made the tour. During the tour, in my imagination we […]
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Many Irish people nowadays go to live abroad due to financial pressures, but Susan Kennedy’s journey began just as the Celtic Tiger was starting to roar. “I left Ireland in 1995 when I completed my degree at UCD. There was […]
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Dying is easy, they say, comedy is hard. Glynis Casson and Irene Gaffney (pictured) are two performers who have been treading the boards for their professional lives and have lived to tell the tale: many tales in fact, with a […]
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When it comes to small talk, the traditional Irish conversational fallback of the weather has been replaced in recent years by discussion of the cost of living. We constantly talk about the rising costs of bills and our struggle to […]
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Once a respected sport journalist, Paul Howard is best known for the cult character who we love to hate, or hate to love. Ross O’Carroll Kelly, a Dublin 4 has-been rugby jock, is the protagonist of fourteen books and a […]
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Hair loss can be a traumatic time for people and it can be hard to take the first step in getting a wig. Aileen Harding spoke to NewsFour about her experience with wigs. She was diagnosed with cancer 20 years […]
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When production was halted due to flooding, Darren Aronofsky’s big budget take on Noah instantly became the butt of a thousand jokes, and when test screenings held among Christian groups resulted in claims of blasphemy, it seemed Aronofsky’s film was […]
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With family in Irishtown, artist Charles Hulgraine has always had a strong connection with Dublin 4. “I lived in Ballsbridge all my early life and went to school on Haddington Road and in Ringsend Tech.” So, when he decided to […]
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