There’s no doubt about it, Sandymount is one of the most desirable residential areas in the country.Read more…
The Otter Survey 2016
The Irish Wildlife Trust (IWT) are conducting a survey on the population of otters found along the river Dodder. This includes the stretch of the river that goes through Donnybrook, Clonskeagh, Ballsbridge and Ringsend.
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1916 Proclamation recreated at Print Museum
For any of our readers who have been enamoured with the recent 1916 Rising centenary events, it may well be worth your while to pop down to the National Print Museum in Beggar’s Bush in the near future.
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Ringsend’s Got Talent
On Thursday, 18th February, D4 locals Jamie Purcell and Brandon Caulfield set out to prove once and for all that Ringsend really does have talent when Ringsend and Irishtown Community Centre (RICC) played host to the debut ‘Ringsend’s Got Talent’ contest. The two second-year students from Marian College came up with the idea last Christmas.
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Shelly Banksy
A mystery has just landed under the radar of NewsFour. It has come to our attention that there appears to be a new street artist in town, with his/her work emblazoned on sign posts sprinkled throughout the Ringsend-Irishtown and Sandymount area.
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An Lon Dubh makes a splash
Fans of Liffeyside leisure activities will be delighted to see the launch of another unique boat on the river. This time it’s a 16-foot wooden Hard Chine boat, built by artist and boating enthusiast Dermot McNevin.
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New Season awaits Bowling Club
NewsFour attended the Herbert Park Bowling Club, meeting with members during a practice match, at the commencement of the summer season. The Bowling Club are a social club, ideal for making friends, keeping fit and for the love of bowling. They are encouraging people to come along and learn something new.
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Double Ties To The Rising
Given the patriotic surge that has encapsulated the nation regarding the 1916 Easter Rising, it comes as no surprise that family ties to the aforementioned events will come into focus.
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When two paths lead to one – A tale of two brothers
The faces of those who died in the Rising of 1916 are not all known to us. There are many names and lives that have disappeared or are remembered in the stories of the families of the dead who carry on and commemorate the person.
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Drama in Dublin 4
‘25 to Clanwilliam’, a play by Anthony O’Reardon, tells the story of the ferocious Battle of Mount Street Bridge from the perspective of the thirteen volunteers who on April 26th, 1916, were at the centre of an heroic effort to prevent British reinforcements, due to disembark at Kingstown (now Dun Laoghaire), from reaching Dublin City Centre where the main rebellion was taking place.
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Captain Richard Balfe of Irishtown
The events that took place in Dublin at Easter 1916 has since left the city with whispers of heroic ghosts and the Dublin 4 area has a dense concentration of tales that have been preserved intact through generations of oral history.
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LATEST RISING NEWS IN D4
A tragic event has taken place in Dublin 4. Margaret Veale aged 13 years old, was ‘peeping’ out from her bedroom window on Haddington Road last Easter Monday, when she was showered with bullets.
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The Battle of Mount Street Bridge
On Easter Monday, April 24th, 1916, as Pádraig Pearse, Commander of the Irish Rebels, prepared to read the Proclamation of the Irish Republic from the steps of the GPO, battalions of Irish Volunteers were occupying strategic positions throughout the city in order to defend the newly-declared Republic.
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The Young Volunteer
Patrick Joseph Roe was one of the youngest Volunteers attached to The Irish Volunteers C. Company, 3rd Battalion, Dublin Brigade, who participated in the Battle of Mount Street Bridge.
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Ringsend Schoolboys Make 1916 Movie – The Legendary Death of O’Rahilly
A short film covering a school production of the 1916 rising, with the Sixth Class pupils of St Patrick’s Boys School in Ringsend, has recently been produced in the area.
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Cinema Roundup April 8th
The Irish Film Institute’s sci-fi season continues in grand style with a 70mm print of 2001: A Space Odyssey playing all week. One of the classics of the genre, Stanley Kubrick’s movie revolutionised special effects and changed sci-fi cinema forever. It’s a movie that begs to be seen on a big screen, and a rare chance to experience it in the 70mm format shouldn’t be ignored.
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Quit Smoking with the help of St. Vincent’s University Hospital
Everyone talks about what a dangerous and unhealthy habit smoking is. Some people believe that it is very hard to stop, but that doesn’t mean that it’s impossible.
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Fight Against Cancer with Pocket Aces at the Aviva
For the second year running, Pocket Aces at the Aviva is a fun and exciting way to support a worthy cause by raising money for CanTeen Ireland, a support group for young people with cancer.
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Start Your Career with the Gradireland FYI Careers Showcase
Choosing the right career can be difficult, so the GradIreland FYI Career Showcase can make the process easier for those who are unsure what to do moving forward.
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Help Decide the Future of the Country with Census 2016
On Sunday April 24th, Census 2016 will create a comprehensive picture of the social and living conditions of the people of Ireland in 2016.
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