On November 20th of last year, the European Parliament awarded Malala Yousafzai (pictured right) the Sakharov Peace Prize for Freedom of Thought, the latest accolade presented to a young girl who has come to represent the struggle for female education, […]
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Since becoming host to tech juggernauts Facebook and Google a couple of years ago, the Grand Canal Docks (pictured right) have been transformed from a desolate – and partially abandoned – part of the city into Ireland’s answer to Silicon […]
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In the October/November issue of NewsFour we wrote about the Public Health (Availability of Defibrillators) Bill 2013 which deals directly with the installation of defibrillator machines. On the 11th December 2013, the first local public access defibrillator (AED) was installed […]
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Féileacáin (the Irish word for butterfly) is a recently formed, not for profit organisation that describes its aim as “to provide support to anyone affected by the death of a baby during pregnancy or shortly after.” It was formed by […]
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Due to the demand for school places in the area the Department of Education has sought permission to demolish St. Mary’s Secondary School and replace it with a primary school on Haddington Road. The two storey convent school for girls […]
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At some point we’ve all found ourselves cleaning doggy dirt off our shoes. While most dog owners are responsible and make the effort to clean up after man’s best friend, the minority who don’t can foul things up for the […]
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The number of students from Dublin 4 schools attending university or college in 2013 was high, according to new numbers. The numbers, compiled as part of The Irish Times 2013 School League Tables – which charts progression rates to third-level […]
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Irishtown Special Olympics Club was set up 25 years ago this March by Carmel Malone. Carmel has put in so much work and passion into the club over the years and became an ambassador for Special Olympics six years ago. […]
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Pat McCabe is proud to be a blood biker. No, he’s not a member of some sinister Hell’s Angels gang, though many might describe him as an angel. He’s the founder of Blood Bike East, part of a nationwide group […]
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There’s a raft of new films opening this week and believe it or not, the pick of the bunch is The Lego Movie. You might expect a movie based on a popular children’s toy to be nothing more than a […]
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