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  • Housing is a Right, Not a Privilege
    Housing is a Right, Not a Privilege
    As of July 2023, the IGB Housing Action Group has met with the developers of the IGB site who confirmed they made available to our own Housing Department the entire allocation of Social and Affordable homes on Phase 1....
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Culture

  • Nerds Assemble! (Image credit: Wikimedia)
    Dublin Comic Con 2023
    Dublin Comic Con returns for its 10th anniversary at Dublin’s Convention Centre. From August 12-13, fans of all things geeky will converge on Dublin's city centre to meet some of their favourite celebrities, buy merchandise, and attend panels and workshops....
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  • End of an Era in Donnybrook
    End of an Era in Donnybrook
    On 9th July past McCloskey’s of Donnybrook closed its doors for the last time. Situated in the centre of the village, and at the heart of the community, the pub will be a big miss. ...
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Events

  • Actor Aidan O'Sullivan as Leopold Bloom.
    ReJoyce!
    Straw hats at the ready! (Bowler hats are also encouraged). Ireland’s most literary film festival is back for its fourth year running. The Bloomsday Film Festival was set up to be a celebration of cinema, literature, and artistic...
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Sport

  • So Proud of Our Girls in Green
    So Proud of Our Girls in Green
    Ringsend’s own Abbie Larkin, who just turned 18 last April is the youngest member of the Irish Women’s Football team who represented Ireland in the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia....
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  • Minding your own self
    Minding your own self
    It is so important to be very careful when we are around children, they absorb all our moods and words, and they deserve to be protected from this. It is their job as children to learn, play, be protected and...
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  • Housing is a Right, Not a Privilege

    Housing is a Right, Not a Privilege

    As of July 2023, the IGB Housing Action Group has met with the developers of the IGB site who confirmed they made available to our own Housing Department the entire allocation of Social and Affordable homes on Phase 1. So we will see what progresses from here, ...
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  • The Editor’s Corner - Aug/Sep 2023

    The Editor’s Corner – Aug/Sep 2023

    Foremost in everyone’s minds at the moment is the Women’s World Cup and the wonderful job the Irish girls did in Aussieland. Sadly they didn’t progress from the first round, but there will be many more occasions in the future when they will get a chance to shine. They have certainly laid down a marker for Stephen Kenny’s lads! ...
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  • Nerds Assemble! (Image credit: Wikimedia)

    Dublin Comic Con 2023

    Dublin Comic Con returns for its 10th anniversary at Dublin’s Convention Centre. From August 12-13, fans of all things geeky will converge on Dublin's city centre to meet some of their favourite celebrities, buy merchandise, and attend panels and workshops....
    Read more
  • Enacting Equality Laws for Local Communities

    Enacting Equality Laws for Local Communities

    My Bill sought to add a further ground to these nine, namely the disadvantaged socioeconomic ground. Under the Bill people could not be discriminated against because of their disadvantaged socioeconomic status, ...
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  • Minding your own self

    Minding your own self

    It is so important to be very careful when we are around children, they absorb all our moods and words, and they deserve to be protected from this. It is their job as children to learn, play, be protected and loved....
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  • Mental Health Charity publishes list of 10 ways to deal with loneliness

    Mental Health Charity publishes list of 10 ways to deal with loneliness

    Turn2Me, a National Mental Health Charity, has published a list of ten ways to deal with loneliness. Turn2Me stated that most people feel lonely at some stage of their life, and that it saw an increase in the amount of young people (18 to 24-year-olds) reporting feeling lonely during and after the pandemic....
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  • Electric Picnic

    End-of-Summer Festivals Preview

    With the memory of COVID lockdowns fading away, there is a great sense of hope and anticipation for Ireland’s upcoming summer festivals. There are definitely positive signs pointing towards a more "normal" festival experience this time compared to previous years....
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  • End of an Era in Donnybrook

    End of an Era in Donnybrook

    On 9th July past McCloskey’s of Donnybrook closed its doors for the last time. Situated in the centre of the village, and at the heart of the community, the pub will be a big miss. ...
    Read more
  • Holiday Destinations for Families in Europe

    Holiday Destinations for Families in Europe

    Growing up, holidays were always my favourite adventure. As I get older I realise how stressful it must have been for my parents bringing three young kids, through a packed airport, boarding the plane and getting us to our resort....
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  • Have you Claimed your PRSI Dental Entitlements for 2023?

    Have you Claimed your PRSI Dental Entitlements for 2023?

    The government covers some dental benefits for PRSI workers under the Treatment Benefit Scheme. Patients who qualify for PRSI dental entitlements can get a dental examination, scale and polish for only €15. ...
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  • Capital Credit Union Awards Ceremony

    Capital Credit Union Awards Ceremony

    Big Congratulations to Neurodiversity Sandymount on winning a Capital Credit Union Community Development Fund Award. Well deserved....
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  • Dublin Simon Home Run ’23

    Dublin Simon Home Run ’23

    Dublin Simon Community launched its 40th annual 5-mile “Home Run” with the help of some previous participants and supporters. The charity is calling on as many people as possible to join the movement by walking, jogging or running in the Phoenix Park on 7th October, to show solidarity with the record-breaking number of people experiencing homelessness today....
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  • Accentuate the Charming

    Accentuate the Charming

    Band of three “The Charming Soubrettes” performed a setlist of songs in the Sandymount Community Centre on the 7th of July last. They describe themselves as “a 3-part close harmony group performing popular songs from Golden Oldies to Modern songs with vintage flair.” ...
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  • Fun Home, the Musical

    Fun Home, the Musical

    Fun Home, which is approximately 90 minutes long runs from the 1st of July until the 26th of August 2023. Tickets start at €15. If you are a theatre goer or just looking to see a musical or something new, I would definitely recommend this one....
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  • Miriam O’Callaghan & Clement Yang

    Ballsbridge-based Artist Showcases Remarkable Artwork at National Exhibition

    Clement Yang, a talented 20-year-old artist from Taiwan, who has an intellectual disability, has proudly exhibited his remarkable artwork at the prestigious Royal College of Surgeons Ireland (RCSI) in Dublin as part of the Connecting Artists 2023 programme....
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