Archive for August 2014

Go For Launch?

Go For Launch?

In recent years, Space has come back onto the international agenda. With the retirement of NASA’s Space Shuttle last year, and the unveiling of the Virgin Corporation’s Spaceship One, a new moment in human space flight is being inaugurated, as […]

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Strategising Our Town

Strategising Our Town

The latest meeting of the Our Town Ringsend/Irishtown project took place in the first week of July at the RICC. Seeking to retain the momentum from the previous week’s visit by Belfast community activist Jackie Redpath (see the special report […]

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New Educate Together School

New Educate Together School

Early in the year, NewsFour was able to share the announcement that an Educate Together school for Dublin 4 was to be launched later this year. Now, the new school year is weeks away (sorry kids!) and we thought it […]

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40 Years of Scoil Mhuire

40 Years of Scoil Mhuire

Around 1,000 people passed through the gates of Scoil Mhuire, Sandymount, on 14th June for the free Family Fete that was held to celebrate their 40th anniversary. The activities included giant outdoor games, a Grandparents’ tea-party, face painting, food and […]

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Meatspace in Herbert Park

Meatspace in Herbert Park

In what will be a continuing series, NewsFour went to Herbert Park in Ballsbridge to see what use citizens are making of this most precious amenity. We looked for clubs or groups that meet there, but thought we would focus […]

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The World through the Eyes of a Child

The World through the Eyes of a Child

See the World through the Eyes of a Child all this month at Pearse Street Library! This special exhibition displays the work of Russian-speaking children from across the country, who painted the pieces in Russian centres in Dublin, Limerick, Galway, […]

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Competition Time! Dublin Coffee and Tea Festival 2014

Competition Time! Dublin Coffee and Tea Festival 2014

Two lucky NewsFour readers will win a season pass to the Dublin Coffee and Tea Festival in the RDS! The first of its kind, the Festival will be taking place from the 12th to the 14th of September. The massive […]

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D4 CoderDojo

D4 CoderDojo

Learn some 21st century skills with CoderDojo! The D4 Dojo, sponsored by UPC, is a part of the CoderDojo global movement of clubs aimed at teaching young people how to code using computer languages such as HTML, CSS and Java, […]

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This Week on NewsFour: 4th-8th August

This Week on NewsFour: 4th-8th August

We hope you all enjoyed the long weekend! We certainly made the most of it, so we started this week on… Tuesday Our Dublin Horse Show competition closed, with one lucky person getting a Family Ticket to this Sunday’s event […]

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Local Artist Wows London

Local Artist Wows London

Artist Tony Gunning, pictured right, is just back from his whirlwind trip to London, where his painting, Kerry Humour, (pictured) is on show at the 246th Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition. This year’s open submission attracted 12,000 entries. This […]

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