Archive for October 2013

Another Endeavour by Seanie

Another Endeavour by Seanie

Early this year NewsFour featured the story An Endeavour for Noel about the dedicated construction of a model ship by Ringsend man Seanie Raethorn in honour of his brother Noel’s dying wish. Tracy O’Brien who wrote the article bought the […]

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Life Through an International Lens

Life Through an International Lens

The sound of a mobile phone spurting out techno in a church has tried the patience of even the most saintly parishioners. The serenity of the house of God combined with the latest internet technology is not a pairing that […]

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Learning the Codes

Learning the Codes

The one rule in a CoderDojo classroom is ‘Above all: be cool’. Most teachers would cringe at the thought of how inadequate a rule so simple and general would be when it comes to keeping discipline in a room full […]

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Beat the Winter Budget Blues

Beat the Winter Budget Blues

One of the things we all love about the Summer months is the notable reduction we see in our energy bills, as the rise in temperature essentially means we get to heat our homes for free. Now, however, we’re coming […]

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Terror Comes to Tidy Town

Terror Comes to Tidy Town

On Thursday 22nd August, Sandymount was entered by Dublin City Council into this year’s Pride of Place competition. According to Tom Dowling, Chairman of Pride of Place, “The competition is about showing respect and inclusion for every sector in our […]

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St. Andrew’s ‘A Supermarket of Services’

St. Andrew’s ‘A Supermarket of Services’

St. Andrew’s Resource Centre, since its inception in the 1980s has fuelled the local communities of Pearse Street and the Docklands with events and services. The building that now houses St. Andrew’s was opened in 1895 as a public school […]

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President Higgins Opens The Junction

President Higgins Opens The Junction

The Junction, a new youth and enterprise centre on Macken Street, was officially opened by President Michael D. Higgins. The opening, which took place in mid-September to much fanfare, aimed to expand the services of the nearby St. Andrew’s Resource […]

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