This Week on NewsFour: May 31 – June 6

Pictured Above: Ska / Punk Dublin 3 piece The Dubtones.

Pictured Above: Ska / Punk Dublin 3 piece The Dubtones.

Who remembers the 80’s? Thatcherism, yuppies and sterile Electro Pop! The ‘greed is good’ ethos was rampant and the popular scene coerced socialites to dress in frilly collared shirts that told the world that they were ready to conform.
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Riverfest returns to Dublin Port for fourth year
Now in its fourth year, the Dublin River Port Festival is Ireland’s most recognised sailing and maritime festival. The 2016 festival has been projected to bring in 65,000 visitors and €1 million boost to the local economy.
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New waste management system launches today
On order from Dublin City Council, there will be designated areas throughout the city for the presentation and collection of waste in bags. This will begin on Friday July 1st in accordance with criteria issued by the Department of Environment Community and Local Government.
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Yeats Day comes to Sandymount Green
On Monday June 13th, celebrations will take place across the country commemorating the 151st birthday of one of Ireland’s greatest poets, William Butler Yeats.
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Meeting on Plans for new Dublin school
Tomorrow (Tuesday May 31st) a meeting will take place to discuss plans for a new school catering to second level students in Dublin 2, 4, 6 and 8. A campaign will take place to make the school an Educate Together one, and this topic will also be explored at the meeting.
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Cinema Roundup June 3rd
The Measure of a Man is a gripping French drama that follows a recently unemployed fifty-something as he struggles to reintegrate himself into a workforce he no longer recognises.
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