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  • Irish poets at the ILF this May
    Irish poets at the ILF this May
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    Introductions | Céadlínte: A showcase of poets representing the electrifying future of Irish poetry, with special musical guests From May 24th to May 26th, Introductions| Ceadlinte will have fifteen of the most exciting new poets in the English and Irish language performing […]...
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  • Local Writer Launches Second Successful Novel
    Local Writer Launches Second Successful Novel
    Friday 7th of March last saw the launch of Ruth O Leary’s second book, A Week to Remember, to a very enthusiastic gathering of book lovers and literary buffs alike in Eason’s on Stephen’s Green. Comedian Val Troy did the...
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  • 1916 and Ringsend
    1916 and Ringsend
    On Saturday April 12th, the local Ringsend and District Historical Society are celebrating Ringsend’s contribution to the Easter Rising by organising a 1916 detailed walking tour, followed by an exhibition in Ringsend and Irishtown Community Centre, showcasing Seamus...
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  • Easter Event for all the Family
    Easter Event for all the Family
    On Easter Saturday April 19th 2025 get ready for a whimsical wonderland adventure at the Easter Eggscapade, hosted by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council and taking place at the picturesque Blackrock Park from 1pm to 5pm. Celebrating Easter...
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Sport

  • Finals Day at Railway Union 2024
    Finals Day at Railway Union 2024
    The Club are looking forward to another great season and new members are very welcome 'to have a go' every Wednesday evening, 6pm, throughout the Summer months. Info at 089 - 275 4335. Images below courtesy Railway Union....
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Food & Wine

  • Minding your Own Self
    Minding your Own Self
    Minding Your Own Self is a new mental health and social benefit podcast on RICC Radio hosted by Helen Walsh, who has a vast experience within this field. With a background in counselling studies in Maynooth University, life coaching and...
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  • Public Participation Network news for May

    Public Participation Network news for May

    Geneva Pattison The Public Participation Network, is an official link between local authorities and community groups, to keep everyone updated on changes on a local level. The PPN also serves as an opportunity for volunteers, community groups and others to […]...
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  • The Editor’s Corner

    The Editor’s Corner

    We all breathed a sigh of relief this year when April arrived. At last the first shoots of recovery and a return to living outside a straitjacket appeared on the horizon. However, the road map out is still hazy. We […]...
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  • The Forty Foot on Film

    The Forty Foot on Film

    The Forty Foot, a screenplay and film project written by two MetFilm School Berlin graduates; Caolan Flood, and Brian Hose was selected for the 2021 international Junior Entertainment Talent Slate (JETS) Initiative. Only 27 potential film projects were selected. The […]...
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  • Popular swimming pool to possibly get a Reprieve

    Popular swimming pool to possibly get a Reprieve

    Michael Greene Closed last year due to the Covid 19 pandemic, the current status of Marian College Swimming Pool is that it is to remain closed for the foreseeable future. Earlier this year the Swimming Pool’s Board of Management released […]...
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  • The ‘Greening’ of Clanna Gael Fontenoy

    The ‘Greening’ of Clanna Gael Fontenoy

    Felix O’Regan As with most sports clubs, all the focus in recent times at Clanna Gael Fontenoy has been on non-playing/training activities. This has presented a major challenge to players, coaches, parents and club officials alike. However, it’s a challenge […]...
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  • Images OF Tents On The Dodder  Pose Questions About Homelessness

    Images OF Tents On The Dodder Pose Questions About Homelessness

    Dermot Carmody A year of staying at home has been a huge challenge for everybody, but for one section of our community the constraints and vicissitudes of Covid19 have added a new layer of difficulty to an already fraught set […]...
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  • Double Defeat Throws Ireland’s World Cup Hopes into Disarray

    Double Defeat Throws Ireland’s World Cup Hopes into Disarray

    David Prendeville Oh dear. The good will and faint causes of optimism to be taken from Ireland’s gutsy 3-2 defeat in Serbia evaporated but days later with the 1-0 loss at home to Luxembourg, one of the worst results in […]...
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  • Incognito 2021 Online Art Sale

    Incognito 2021 Online Art Sale

    Take part in Incognito 2021 Online Art Sale on April 22nd and support the great work of the Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation The Incognito art collection comprising 287 artists from Dublin is now live at www.incognito.ie with the online […]...
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  • GIY Grow it Forward Campaign

    GIY Grow it Forward Campaign

    Geneva Pattison Grow it Yourself (GIY) work to support people around the world by encouraging them to try and grow some of their own food. They hope to create a new generation of food growers to promote sustainability and eco-friendly […]...
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  • The Majesty of Ice: BEACONS - new photographic exhibition  by Daragh Muldowney

    The Majesty of Ice: BEACONS – new photographic exhibition by Daragh Muldowney

    David Prendeville BEACONS, a new exhibition by Photographer Daragh Muldowney, celebrates the beauty of ice and the small pine trees found along the vast ice roads of Lake Baikal. Muldowney has been travelling to Lake Baikal, Siberia, the largest freshwater […]...
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  • DCC Notes for March / April 2021

    DCC Notes for March / April 2021

    Compiled by Dermot Carmody Citywide Introduction of 30 kph Speed Limit Councillors on the South East Area Committee (SEAC) meeting by Zoom on March 8th were given a presentation on the proposed citywide rollout of a default speed limit of […]...
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  • Mary Lavin: First female Irish writer to have a public area named after her

    Mary Lavin: First female Irish writer to have a public area named after her

    Geneva Pattison For the first time in Irish history, a public area will be named after a female Irish writer. The writer in question is the pioneer of women’s writing, Mary Lavin. The new Mary Lavin Place will consist of […]...
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  • Ship to shore: Dublin Port wants your opinion!

    Ship to shore: Dublin Port wants your opinion!

    A recent press release from the Dublin Port Company has revealed that Dublin Port will likely reach its throughput capacity sometime around 2030-2040....
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  • Magpie Murders production filming in Donnybrook!

    Magpie Murders production filming in Donnybrook!

    Geneva Pattison. The book, Magpie Murders by international bestselling author Anthony Horowitz, is being adapted for television as we speak and where better to film a detective mystery story than Donnybrook’s very own Belmont Avenue? The 2021 Dublin City Council […]...
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  • The Outlook for Cinemas in 2021

    The Outlook for Cinemas in 2021

    David Prendeville The landscape for cinema exhibition remains very uncertain in the early months of 2021. I have covered in this paper the impact Covid-19 has had on film productions and exhibitors. Despite the hope of vaccines on the horizon, […]...
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