Archive for February 2014

Educate Together Update

Educate Together Update

Educate Together’s Amy Swearingen contacted NewsFour with some updates on how things are progressing for the area’s new school, which now has an official name – Shellybanks. “Shellybanks is the name locals from Ringsend, Irishtown and Sandymount call the beach […]

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Film Review: Dallas Buyer’s Club

Film Review: Dallas Buyer’s Club

In 1985, Dallas rodeo rider Ron Woodruff (Matthew McConaughey) is told by doctors he has a month left to live as he has contracted the AIDS virus from engaging in unprotected sex with drug users. Ron applies to become a […]

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2014 Oscar Predictions

2014 Oscar Predictions

On Sunday March 2nd, the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood will play host to this year’s Academy Awards, the annual gathering that sees Tinseltown’s finest indulge in an evening of back-slapping. It seems year on year the cut-throat race for a […]

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Event Guide: February/March 2014

Event Guide: February/March 2014

In this event guide there’s some originality, a bit of 1950s, something obscure and something freaky but to calm it all down some Irish roots on Paddy’s Day with lots of traditional Irish music. Guitarist and band member of Jupiter […]

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Jack L for Vicar Street

Jack L for Vicar Street

Jack L headed off to Amsterdam one summer at the age of 18, living in a tent on campsites for nearly six months whilst busking and working in fish factories. “At one stage I ended up losing the tent and […]

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Brugh Pádraig Memories

Brugh Pádraig Memories

The annual mass for deceased members of Brugh Pádraig leaders and chaplins was held in St Andrew’s Community Centre on the 1st of November 2013. A large number of past members of the youth club turned up, it was the […]

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Brugh Pádraig Manchester 50th Year Re-union

Brugh Pádraig Manchester 50th Year Re-union

Last year in the February March issue of NewsFour I wrote about a planned 50th year club re-union between Brugh Pádraig Youth Club (under 16 Football Team) and St Clare’s Boys Football club in Manchester. This was to mark the […]

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The Daily Quiet

The Daily Quiet

It being the time of year where people have sworn themselves to new habits, the word meditation gets bandied about quite a bit. Resolutions may come and go as January blends into later months but advocates for this ancient practice […]

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Alternative Fitness

Alternative Fitness

For some people, getting off the couch to do exercise can be one of the hardest things to do so NewsFour went out in search of something fun to get you back on track with your new year goals. Belly […]

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It’s a Long Way to Tipperary

It’s a Long Way to Tipperary

It’s a Long Way to Tipperary was one of the biggest hits of World War I. The tune was written in 1912 by disabled songwriter Harry J. Williams from Warwickshire and Jack Judge, a music hall performer from West Bromwich. […]

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