Archive for December 2014

Free Wee Library Comes To Sandymount

Free Wee Library Comes To Sandymount

The rainy morning of October 8th saw Sandymount Hotel become the recipient of a Free Wee Library, a free community book-sharing project for adults and children. The library was introduced as part of the hotel’s ongoing Green Project, and is […]

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The Singing Samaritans

The Singing Samaritans

Dublin Samaritans volunteers will be belting out some seasonal favourites on Grafton Street tomorrow and next week from 12-3.30pm. On the 20th, they will be joined by Mary Coughlan, Paddy Cole, Conor Hamilton, Garda Male Choir and others.

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Cinema Roundup December 12th

Cinema Roundup December 12th

The holiday season wouldn’t be the same without It’s a Wonderful Life, returning to the big screen all week at the Irish Film Institute. Just like Wizard of Oz and Casablanca, the movie was poorly received on its initial release back in 1946,

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Cambridge Court Wins Gardening Competition

Cambridge Court Wins Gardening Competition

A mixture of team work and community spirit won the award for Cambridge Court in the apartment complex section of the South East Area City Neighbourhoods Competition 2014. The Dublin City Neighbourhoods Competition is run by Dublin City Council as […]

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Stocking Fillers

Stocking Fillers

The Christmas season of goodwill to all men is upon us and is evident in the unending list of charity cards and gifts now on offer. It can be difficult to pick one from all the worthy causes, but an excellent way to get that Christmassy glow during the pre-Christmas gift-buying

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The Magic of Christmas

The Magic of Christmas

Looking for ways to add some floral festiveness to your home? Get down to Christ Church Hall this Friday for The Magic of Christmas! Celebrity florist James Bailie will be giving a Christmas floral demonstration from 7.30pm in the Sandymount Green venue.

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12 Cards of Christmas for LauraLynn

12 Cards of Christmas for LauraLynn

LauraLynn Children’s Hospice has released 2014’s 12 Cards of Christmas. Every year, the hospice releases the 12 Cards of Christmas in memory of Daniel Farrell, who died in 2007 aged only 15 months of an undetected heart condition called Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

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Flood Cover Fears

Flood Cover Fears

Concerns on the issuing of flood cover within house insurance policies have arisen recently for Dublin 4 residents in relation to river and sea flooding. Insurance companies have used a system of geocoding risk profiling based on topography and flood […]

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Dublin Dock Workers Preservation Society launch 2015 Calendar

Dublin Dock Workers Preservation Society launch 2015 Calendar

Dublin Dock Workers Preservation Society has released a 2015 calendar entitled “Every Picture Tells a Story”. The calendar features 13 previously unseen images depicting the life and times of Dublin’s dock workers.

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CÓRus on Song

CÓRus on Song

The last few years have seen an underground musical sub-culture breeze through the nation somewhat unnoticed. CÓRus is a group that has set up choirs all throughout the country, with the intention of instilling confidence in people who have no […]

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