Archive for July 2016

FoodMicro 2016 begins today

FoodMicro 2016 begins today

FoodMicro begins its 2016 festivities today at University College Dublin, the first time the conference has been held in Ireland. Running until Friday 22nd, this event will be attended by over 1000 food biologists and other experts from the food […]

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Team Ireland wins big at European Championship

Team Ireland wins big at European Championship

The Transplant Team Ireland have returned from Finland, where they won a total of 21 Gold, 19 Silver and 29 Bronze medals in the 9th European Transplant & Dialysis Sports Championships. The team, consisting of 28 dialysis and transplant athletes, […]

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This Week on NewsFour: July 11 – 18

Every Sunday for the next month, Railway Union Hockey Club will play host to Social Summer Hockey. Read more… Learn about and Protect the Local Bat Habitat Dublin City Council will host Bat Conservation Ireland’s Bat Talk and Walk in […]

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The Cinema Corner – July 14th

The Cinema Corner - July 14th

The Manson murders added a sinister punctuation mark to the end of the hippy era, and subsequently an interest in the darker side of paganism became predominant in the 1970s. This gave rise to the folk-horror sub-genre, and this week […]

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Council’s Sandymount Coastal Defence Scheme

Council's Sandymount Coastal Defence Scheme

Dublin City Council has set up plans to repair the damage caused by flooding of the coastline between Sean Moore Park and Merrion Gates. The flooded areas were analysed and solutions are being put into effect to reduce the risk […]

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Brendan Carr performs Casting of the Spear

Brendan Carr performs Casting of the Spear

On Monday July 11th, Lord Mayor of Dublin and newly invested Honorary Admiral of Dublin Port Brendan Carr re-enacted of the Casting of the Spear. Carr sailed out on Dublin Bay with his seven-year-old son Jason for the event, which […]

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Learn about and Protect the Local Bat Habitat

Learn about and Protect the Local Bat Habitat

Dublin City Council will host Bat Conservation Ireland’s Bat Talk and Walk in Herbert Park, Ballsbridge on Thursday July 14th. It will run from 8.30pm to 10.30pm. The trek will be led by led by Tina Aughney of Bat Conservation […]

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Social Summer Hockey comes to Sandymount

Social Summer Hockey comes to Sandymount

Every Sunday for the next month, Railway Union Hockey Club will play host to Social Summer Hockey. This event will begin at 3pm every Sunday until and including August 7th, and all are welcome. Anyone seeking further information can do […]

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The Cinema Corner – July 8th

The Cinema Corner - July 8th

There’s a real treat for cinephiles this week with the release of controversial director Nicolas Winding Refn’s latest. In The Neon Demon, Elle Fanning plays a teenage model who becomes the toast of the Los Angeles fashion scene, making some dangerous […]

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National CPR Day returns for a second year

National CPR Day returns for a second year

National CPR Day will return for its second consecutive year on Saturday July 16th. It will make use of the format that made last year’s festivities such a success.   Community First Response groups, trainers and instructors will be hosting […]

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