Archive for February 2015

World Poetry Day Competition

World Poetry Day Competition

Fancy yourself a bit of a poet? Now is your chance to shine! Ballyroan Library has organised a poetry competition in the run up to World Poetry Day on March 21.

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Dodder Action Group Meeting Tomorrow

Dodder Action Group Meeting Tomorrow

Want to get involved in maintaining the preservation and development of the Dodder area? The Dodder Action Group will be holding their first meeting of the season tomorrow in Ryan’s Arbour House in Windy Arbour at 8.30pm. They have plenty […]

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Get Jiggy wit It for Pieta House

Get Jiggy wit It for Pieta House

Get ready to Jump Around with a night of ’90s raving this weekend! Clanna Gael Fontenoy is hosting a ’90s Old Skool Night in aid of Pieta House this Friday at 8pm.

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Aviva Stadium Community Fund 2015

Aviva Stadium Community Fund 2015

The Aviva Stadium Community Fund 2015 is now open to receive applications. The fund, which was set up by the Stadium in 2007, supports community-based projects originating within 1km radius of the Stadium itself. The fund has an annual budget […]

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Local Picture Roundup

Local Picture Roundup

Tesco Sandymount celebrated its fourth donation of €1,000 between three local good causes as part of the ‘Tesco Community Fund’ initiative. Voted for by customers, the three good causes to receive their share of the fund were Railway Union Hockey […]

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A Look At Donnybrook Fair

A Look At Donnybrook Fair

Today, when one goes about their business while walking down Morehampton Road the person in question will often notice the Donnybrook Fair family-run gourmet food company owned by John Doyle. But there are those among us who do not understand […]

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Bridge to Railway Union

Bridge to Railway Union

Popular Sandymount sports club Railway Union has played host to a range of activities for over 100 years, including Hockey, Tennis, Cricket, Lawn Bowls and Soccer and in fact boasts a number of international sportspersons, including cricketers Niall and Kevin […]

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The Great Milk Debate – Natural Resource or Industrial Product?

The Great Milk Debate - Natural Resource or Industrial Product?

Milk has always been one of Ireland’s strongest natural resources and raw or unpasteurised milk has long been recognised as a complete and nutritionally balanced food. This highly regarded ‘white blood’ was traditionally used as medicine until just after World […]

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Fiver Friday

Fiver Friday

Fiver Friday is something most people will be familiar with. The long-running Joe Duffy initiative was the idea of Mark Begg, a caller to the show who expressed his dismay at seeing small businesses like his struggling to keep up. […]

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The Homeless Hero

The Homeless Hero

A group of business people from both North and South got together on Monday December 29th to visit the ‘Homeless Hero,’ Brother Kevin Crowley at the Capuchin Day Centre for Homeless People in Smithfield Dublin to get an understanding of […]

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