Archive for December 2016

The Cinema Corner – December 9th

The Cinema Corner - December 9th

The holiday season just isn’t complete without a screening of Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life. Now rightly considered a classic, it’s hard to believe the movie failed to turn a profit at the box office on its initial 1946 release. Jimmy Stewart gives

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Christmas in D4 with Dublin City Council

Christmas in D4 with Dublin City Council

Christmas is coming and the goose is getting fat Dublin City Council South East Area Community Section is working with all the villages in Dublin 4 in preparing to celebrate Christmas. Santa and his one horse open sleigh,

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Happy to help

Happy to help

A Ringsend teenager unexpectedly found himself in the right place at the right time to become part of the narrative of the 1916 Rising. When thirteen-year-old Charles Kenny, who lived with his family at 131 Ringsend Park, passed the exams […]

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Winter Migrations

Winter Migrations

While the summer may have come and gone and with it many of our beloved feathered friends back to the sands of Sub-Saharan Africa, the winter time brings its own migrants from the cold reaches of the Arctic Circle and […]

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Alexandra Basin redevelopment

Alexandra Basin redevelopment

This year, Dublin Port Company (DPC) announced a record number of 113 cruise liners bringing over 180,000 visitors to Dublin through its ports and recently Dublin Port played host to an 18-deck 333metre-long cruise vessel named, MSC Splendida. Due to […]

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Knitting boom at Ailesbury

Knitting boom at Ailesbury

A craft and pastime that has seemingly gone by the wayside has been brought back to life by the residents of the Ailesbury Nursing Home in Sandymount. Beth Rooney, who passed away last year, inspired fellow residents to start knitting […]

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Emissions monitoring for Incinerator?

Emissions monitoring for Incinerator?

A public meeting was held by the Social Democrats on October 27th with the aim of discussing emissions monitoring at the new Poolbeg incinerator, which is due to come into operation in 2017. The aim of the meeting was to […]

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‘Thank you’ from the Marie Keating Foundation

‘Thank you’ from the Marie Keating Foundation

On behalf of the Marie Keating Foundation, Marie Molloy and Natalie Ryan would like to express their sincere gratitude for the tremendous support they received from family, friends, neighbours and colleagues (CPAS and CIF) when hosting a Table Quiz on […]

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Donnybrook Scouts visit Lesotho

Donnybrook Scouts visit Lesotho

Back in 2004, a group of adventurous scouts from Dublin embarked on a charitable mission to deepest, darkest Peru, with the aim of working with and helping out local scouts from the area. Amongst their number was Darragh O’Briain, the […]

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Pembroke Hall turns back the clock

Pembroke Hall turns back the clock

City of Dublin Education and Training Board, current residents of the historic Pembroke Town Hall in Ballsbridge, held a 1916 commemoration on the 15th and 16th of October to showcase their fabulous home. Entitled: The Clerk’s Tale and Other Stories, […]

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