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Blessing of the Boats

Blessing of the Boats

The annual blessing of the boats took place on Sunday May 14th in the bustling Poolbeg Yacht and Boat Club. Fr Ivan was accompanied by Canon Leonard Ruddock, who is the Church of Ireland Rector for Irishtown and Donnybrook, and Fr Derek Harris who is originally from Ringsend and one of the yacht club’s oldest and longest members.

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DCC Notes

DCC Notes

The general approach to dealing with a plethora of issues in Sandymount was discussed at the May meeting of the DCC South East Area Committee (SEAC). Cllr Claire O’Connor (FF) spoke of the need to find a solution for the junction of Tritonville Road and Newbridge Avenue,

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Bloomsday in Dublin 4

Bloomsday in Dublin 4

Dublin City Council’s South East Area Community Team have been working closely with Ballsbridge Living Tidy Towns, Ringsend & District Historical Society, Ringsend & Irishtown Community Centre and Sandymount Community Centre,

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On Your Marks!

On Your Marks!

Think you’ve mastered the park run? Tired of being slowed down by pedestrians and all the cute dogs that must be petted? Well, then lace up, stretch out and register for the Docklands 5k run, taking place Thursday, June 15th. The Docklands 5k,

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Dublin City Council’s Community Team

Dublin City Council’s Community Team

It’s undoubtedly been the busiest ever start to a year for our Team in providing support to events, activities and projects in the area. It’s impossible to capture all within a couple of pages but hopefully the following gives a good snapshot of some of that inspirational work

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Ballsbridge and Donnybrook Pictorial

Ballsbridge and Donnybrook Pictorial

Photography by Keith Brennan

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Meet the RICC Radio Crew

If you haven’t yet tuned into RICC Radio and the amazing podcasts that go out every week where have you been? At the helm of the radio show are the three amigos, Mick Hanley who is the radio manager, Jennifer […]

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Q&A with Elaine Corcoran

Elaine Corcoran is a Solicitor working in Ringsend, and a mum to two boys and lives locally. She is here to answer readers’ questions and to give some guidance on current legal trends/developments. Elaine can be contacted on 01 5617900 […]

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“Declining Home Ownership a Clear and Present Danger of Income Poverty” says ALONE

ALONE, the organisation that supports older people to age at home, has welcomed the ERSI report into the levels of declining home ownership. The report highlights that future cohorts of retirees are likely to have substantially lower rates of homeownership […]

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New Cycle Bus Routes for Sandymount

A group of parents from Shellybanks ETNS (EducateTogether National School) have recently started two Cycle Bus routes in response to the lack of cycling infrastructure in the area. A Cycle Bus is a great way to travel to school with […]

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