Archive for February 2013

Wine

In matching wines with sweet foods it is advisable to match sweet with sweet. There are so many sweet wines available on the market today, produced from different grape varieties from around the world, providing different levels of sweetness and […]

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Writers in Sandymount

Writers in Sandymount

Sandymount has a rich literary history from James Joyce, Oscar Wilde and WB Yeats. These world famous writers were concerned with the written word in a time where print was the only way to communicate – a world away from […]

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Mediation…the way forward

Mediation...the way forward

Emotionally, financially and in the workplace many of us face trying times. Litigation is costly, time consuming and stressful. So there’s never been a better time to consider mediation as a way of resolving conflict. Often referred to as Alternative […]

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An Endeavour for Noel

An Endeavour for Noel

Noel Raethorn lived on St. Magdalene Terrace and worked on the docks. He took care of his mother until she passed away. In the afternoons Noel might slip down to Sally’s for a quick drink and a chat with his […]

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Luas Cap

Luas Cap

Your journey in and out of Dublin will get a lot easier as Luas announced a cap on your daily expenditure. This new cap means that you won’t get charged more than the price of 1 day, or 7 day […]

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Friends of the Grand Canal

Friends of the Grand Canal

What does a coconut, an umbrella, a sleeping bag and a wine cooler have in common? They are all items found along the Grand Canal. The Friends of the Grand Canal is a community clean up group, which Breffnie O’Kelly […]

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Dublin Author Solves Publishing Puzzle

Dublin Author Solves Publishing Puzzle

For many, writing, let alone having your work published, can be a daunting task. Thanks to the internet however, it’s now easier than ever to get your work out there. Dublin author Laurence O’Bryan is example of a writer who […]

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Dive-bombing Terns

Dive-bombing Terns

Did you happen to see those extraordinary beermats that were floating around pubs in the city centre last summer? One of them depicted a salmon and explained how salmon support our river’s water chemistry and described how Liffey water is […]

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Dalkey Drilling – An Taisce get involved

Dalkey Drilling – An Taisce get involved

Just before Christmas An Taisce announced that they have been granted a judicial review at the High Court against the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government, for allocating licences to Providence Resources Ltd to survey and drill in Dublin […]

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Just Saying

Just Saying

In a new web video Director and Irish emigrant, Dave Tynan, paints a haunting, yet hopeful, picture of Irish emigration and Dublin. The video titled ‘Just Saying’ was produced by Dublin based film producer Kathryn Kennedy and directed by Tynan- […]

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