Archive for August 2015

Bats Along the Dodder!

Bats Along the Dodder!

Commune with the creatures of the night at Bats Along the Dodder! Bat Conservation Ireland is running a special seminar next week, dedicated to the Dodder’s nocturnal population.

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Heritage Week 2015

Heritage Week 2015

Check out the exciting events happening around Dublin 4 as Heritage Week kicks off this weekend! Among the events scheduled for Pearse Street Library are Connections – From Time to Place Through Our Memories, which will see Adelle Hickey create […]

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Competition Time! Dublin Coffee and Tea Festival 2015

Competition Time! Dublin Coffee and Tea Festival 2015

Two lucky NewsFour readers will win a Season Pass to the Dublin Coffee and Tea Festival in the RDS! Following the massive success of last year’s festival, which saw over 6,000 visitors experience the joy of coffee and tea, the […]

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A ‘seasonal’ end at Clanna Gael Fontenoy

A ‘seasonal’ end at Clanna Gael Fontenoy

As we keep saying in the Club, it’s all about participation and having fun; and winning is a welcome bonus – particularly among the younger age groups. So while there was much to celebrate by way of victories at all […]

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Art on the Docks

Art on the Docks

Focussed support for creative arts is in the pipeline for the Docklands Business to Arts, a membership-based registered charity, in collaboration with Dublin City Council and the Dublin Docklands Development Authority, have set-up the Docklands Arts Fund. The fund is […]

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This week on NewsFour: August 10-14

This week on NewsFour: August 10-14

July’s Photo Comp Results are in! Check out the top five photos from July’s Photo Competition, as voted for by you! Read more… Big Grill Festival 2015 The Big Grill Festival is back in Herbert Park! Read more… Railway Union […]

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Proportional representation: Use the power of your vote

Proportional representation: Use the power of your vote

Have you lost faith in your local politician? Are you disillusioned with the electoral system? If you don’t bother to vote or deliberately spoil your vote, you could be helping to re-elect the people you have lost faith in! Every […]

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The Diving Bell re-emergence

The Diving Bell re-emergence

While strolling along Sir John Rogerson’s Quay you are unlikely to hear the Pink Floyd album of 20 years ago of the same name but you may well be charmed by the glowing re-emergence of an original Diving Bell, which […]

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Locals lost in the post

Locals lost in the post

Residents of Sandymount woke up to a big disappointment last Easter, and it was not the Easter Bunny who did not deliver. The local Post Office closed up shop without warning during Holy Week, leaving both the Sandymount customers and […]

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On the trail of patriots homes of the 1916 Rising

On the trail of patriots homes of the 1916 Rising

Next year marks the 100th anniversary of the 1916 Rising. It has renewed many people’s interest in the lives of Ireland’s rebels of the not-so-distant past. Sean Brennan and Toírdhealach Ó Braoín have organised the Donnybrook Patriots Trail, a “Photo […]

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