Archive for February 2015

Bush warfare

Bush warfare

Anti-social behaviour is and always has been a problem in city parks. For centuries, there have been spaces where people gather to get up to no good, and in these modern times, with green space at a premium, parks in […]

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Take STEPS to Personal Success!

Take STEPS to Personal Success!

Rathmines Pembroke Community Partnership have organised and funded two free STEPS training programmes for parents and for the unemployed from Dublin 4, 6, 6W and 12. The Steps To Excellence for Personal Success programme helps participants to improve their levels […]

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Dublin Festival of Russian Culture 2015

Dublin Festival of Russian Culture 2015

Get down to Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane at 1.30pm this Saturday to celebrate the launch of the 6th Dublin Festival of Russian Culture. Councillor Mannix Flynn will represent Dublin’s Lord Mayor at the event, which will include a […]

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“Behaner” Fundraisers Present Cheque

"Behaner" Fundraisers Present Cheque

Friends and colleagues of the late Paul Behan have presented a cheque to Our Lady’s Hospice. A number of fundraising events have held in memory of the young man who passed away last July, including a five-a-side tournament and a […]

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Operation Clean Strand

Operation Clean Strand

The waters off Sandymount Strand are a fond feature for daytime strollers, weather-watchers and passers-by, whether they make an appointment with themselves or not to walk that famous strait of beach once in a while. For lovers of that stretch […]

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Merrion Church Remembers

Merrion Church Remembers

A church is made up of its people, and Merrion Church recently commemorated the passing, in London last September, of one of its servants whose presence therein predated the building itself. Kevin Quinn worked as Sacristan there from 1940 to […]

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Sandymount Songs

Sandymount Songs

Sandymount has turned out more than its fair share of creative people. Writers, poets and artists are commonplace. Few, though, have the reach of one musician who is originally from Farney Park. He’s been played in the Aviva Stadium, his […]

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Car insurance premiums set for hike

Car insurance premiums set for hike

Bad news for motorists with insurance premiums set for another hike in 2015. Experts predict that prices are expected to rise between 8% – 15% which comes on top of new figures from the CSO showing that car insurance costs […]

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Tracking the Century

Tracking the Century

1913 was a landmark year. Indeed, it marked the first major year of what has been referred to as Ireland’s Decade of Centenaries. As well as the anniversary of the Lock Out, there was the centenary of the commencement of […]

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Heavenly Helen

Heavenly Helen

An unusual fundraiser was held in late January for Petra Bangemann who has been a volunteer trainer and an important part of the Special Olympics family for many years now. She wants to travel with the team to the games, […]

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