Archive for October 2016

Local Houdini sets European escape record

Local Houdini sets European escape record

A local man has wowed Dutch audiences in a daring European first by performing a stunt that saw him freeing himself from a straightjacket while plummeting 200ft attached to a bungee cord. The successful escape attempt was performed by professional […]

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Friendship Garden for Herbert Park

Friendship Garden for Herbert Park

A Chinese Yi Garden has been gifted to Dublin City Council (DCC) by the city of Yangzhou, in China’s Jiangsu province, and will shortly take up its new residency in Dublin’s Herbert Park. “Yi Garden” literally means garden of friendship […]

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St Pat’s celebrate 80 years

St Pat’s celebrate 80 years

St Patrick’s Rowing Club celebrated their 80th anniversary on Saturday, August 27th, with a champagne reception at the club followed by a Gala Ball in the Gibson Hotel. Up to 140 members, friends and supporters of ‘the Paddys’ donned their […]

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The Cinema Corner – October 7th

The Cinema Corner - October 7th

Ahead of the release of her latest gem, American Honey (which I’ll rave about next week), the Irish Film Institute is hosting a retrospective of the work of Andrea Arnold, arguably the most talented woman filmmaker working today. This week […]

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UCD graduate to speak on NASA NEEMO mission

UCD graduate to speak on NASA NEEMO mission

Irish physician and UCD graduate Dr. Marc Ó Gríofa will give a talk tomorrow on his experiences as a member of NASA’s 21st NEEMO undersea mission. Dr. Ó Gríofa was chosen to be one of the six crew members on […]

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Documentary screening in Herbert Park

Documentary screening in Herbert Park

The Dublin City Council will host a free screening of the documentary Atlantic in Herbert Park tomorrow. The film focuses on three small fishing communities – one in Ireland, one in Norway and one in Newfoundland. It explores the two […]

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Talk on Gamma-Ray Bursts in UCD this evening

UCD Astrophysicist Dr. Antonio Martin-Carillo will give a talk on Gamma-Ray Bursts this evening at 6.30pm in the O’Brien Centre for Science. Associated with the death of massive stars, Gamma-Ray Bursts are the most energetic explosions in the universe. Dr. […]

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Protest to free Irish prisoner in Egypt

Protest to free Irish prisoner in Egypt

Irishman Ibrahim Halawa has been unlawfully imprisoned in Egypt for three years, and a protest will take place this evening in Ballsbridge to challenge this. Halawa’s 15th rescheduled trial took place yesterday, where he was tried alongside 493 other people. […]

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Glass Bottle Site Action Group meeting this week

Glass Bottle Site Action Group meeting this week

The Glass Bottle Site Housing Action Group will hold a public meeting this week. The Group will meet this Wednesday October 5th at 7.30pm to talk about how the site can be saved for social, affordable and cooperative housing. The […]

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This Week on NewsFour: September 25 – October 1

This Week on NewsFour: September 25 - October 1

As part of Alzheimer’s month, Home Instead Senior Care will run a Free Family Dementia Care Workshop in their Ballsbridge Office. Read more… Combat the silent killer with CO Awareness Week Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week has begun and will run […]

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