Archive for February 2013

D4 hit by ATM Scam

D4 hit by ATM Scam

According to the Irish Payment Services Organisation (IPSO), cases of ATM fraud were down 59% in 2012 compared to the previous year. Last year, 212 incidents were reported, compared to over 500 in 2011. Despite this positive news, some areas […]

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Local Defence Forces in Ringsend Park

Local Defence Forces in Ringsend Park

A lovely lady called Mrs. Smullen gave me this picture of the Local Defence Force Irishtown Sub Dist 1943 4 Sect. From the picture she could only identify her father Thomas Smullen (bottom left) and John Clarke from Clarke and […]

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The Ripple Effect – Generosity can be contagious!

The Ripple Effect – Generosity can be contagious!

Many people are facing stark choices as a result of the current economic situation. Do you pay the overdue ESB bill or put food on the table? Unfortunately some people have no choice but to skip meals just to keep […]

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Share your Lunch

Share your Lunch

Question: How much does it cost you to share your lunch with some of the poorest people on the planet? Answer: Absolutely nothing! Regular readers of NewsFour may be familiar with the charitable work of the Anchorage Project at 10A […]

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Roast’s Culinary delights

Roast's Culinary delights

On the first floor above Crowe’s Pub on Pembroke Road in Ballsbridge, in an room that once acted as a stage for small musical acts, lies Roast Restaurant. Not everyone knows of it, but the staff at Roast are determined […]

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RICC News

RICC News

RICC Radio had a great variety of shows on over Christmas which ranged from a visit to RICC Radio Station by Santa Claus, interviews on local services and singing from youth groups. We would like to take this opportunity to […]

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Facebook developers move next-door to Google

Facebook developers move next-door to Google

Google Ireland may soon have some new neighbours at their headquarters on Barrow Street. Ellier Developments, the property development company behind the development of Facebook’s Irish headquarters at Hanover Reach in Dublin’s Docklands, have purchased the cut-stone mill which stands […]

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Haven Building in Haiti

Haven Building in Haiti

When Leslie Buckley went to work in Haiti in 2004 he was moved by the poverty he witnessed. So in 2009 he launched Haven with his wife Carmel to assist rural districts with housing and shelter. Then on that fateful […]

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Naturopathic Nutrition – Curb your cravings

Naturopathic Nutrition - Curb your cravings

The connection between food and mood in humans is generally immense. We eat to celebrate, to cheer ourselves up, to reward ourselves and because someone gives us something and we feel obliged. Ironically, we rarely eat to simply fuel our […]

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The Ringsend Gathering Needs You

The Ringsend Gathering Needs You

The Ringsend Gathering will take place between June 14th & 16th and is hoping to include as many people from the Ringsend community in a weekend of festivities. “What it essentially is, is a Dockland-maritime-festival involving the different sporting organisations […]

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