William Bonney aka Billy the Kid was born in New York of Irish parents in 1860. Both parents died young and Billy was shipped to relatives in Arizona at 14 years of age. These relatives did not know, or want […]
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The emergence of the consumer began during the 18th century, with the introduction of luxury goods such as tea, cotton and tobacco. People became customers and certain streets in a town or village became retail areas. Shops began to evolve […]
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If you’ve passed by Stella Gardens recently you’ll have noticed a significant crack in the Dodder flood wall. With the recent flooding, this has led to water seeping through. As a result, the council has installed sandbags to defend the […]
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Regal House was first opened as a cinema in the 1920s. As a one-room cinema it wasn’t very big but the Regal was the place to be on a Saturday. There were queues of people outside the cinema, all waiting […]
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Friday May 23rd has been confirmed as the day we are due to hit the polls and vote in the upcoming Local and European elections but that doesn’t mean the process of keeping yourself informed suddenly stops. Elections can be […]
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Disabled Parking in Sandymount Fine Gael Cllr. Paddy McCartan proposed the installation of a disabled parking bay in Sandymount. The councillor asked the recent South East Area (SEA) meeting of Dublin City Council (DCC) to consider the creation of the […]
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If cavemen could create some of the most sophisticated art work ever by candlelight some 40,000 years ago in pitch dark caves, why do evolved human beings today have trouble talking about or understanding art? Cathy Roche of Dublin Art […]
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This year was the 50th anniversary of the Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition, now also known as the BT Young Scientist Awards. 2014 was an unusual year, in that an exhibitor won on the strength of a wholly abstract innovation. […]
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