Archive for February 2017

Docklands Business Awards

Docklands Business Awards

Late last year saw the sixth edition of the annual Docklands Business Awards, which were held at the Gibson Hotel. The event was organised by the Docklands Business Forum (DBF), an organisation established in 2007 under the auspices of the […]

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Free Health Check in Ringsend

Free Health Check in Ringsend

The Irish Heart Foundation’s Mobile Health Unit is travelling around communities in Ireland providing FREE blood pressure checks, and comprehensive lifestyle advice on heart health. The service is provided by trained nurses and is available on Wednesday 15th February from […]

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D4 Scouting Update

D4 Scouting Update

Catch the reports on the latest scouts news from all the scouting organisations in the area. Ringsend Sea Scouts   1st Port Sea Scouts are now accepting girls and boys aged from 10-14 to join their ranks. They will meet at […]

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Merrion Gates: Changes coming down the tracks

Merrion Gates: Changes coming down the tracks

A study has been carried out by the National Transport Authority (NTA) which advocates a number of improvements at Merrion Gates to alleviate the bottleneck in order to solve both the traffic congestion problem as well as to make the […]

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Plan launched for Glass Bottle site

Plan launched for Glass Bottle site

December 6th, 2016 saw the Irish Glass Bottle (IGB) Housing Action Group launch its own plan for the IGB portion of the Poolbeg Strategic Development Zone (SDZ), an area designated for development and considered to be of ‘economic and social […]

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The Cinema Corner – February 10th

The Cinema Corner - February 10th

Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro’s greatest collaboration, Taxi Driver, returns to the big screen in a new restoration at the Irish Film Institute. De Niro is both terrifying and sympathetic as a New York cabbie driven to violence by […]

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Beacon of hope: A view from inside Apollo House

Beacon of hope: A view from inside Apollo House

NewsFour on Tour – In this special report, one of our very own reporters gives a special insight from inside the recent Apollo House occupation during his time of volunteering for the Home Sweet Home campaign. Much has been said […]

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Ringsend docker makes it big in Canada

Ringsend docker makes it big in Canada

Emigration has played its part in all corners of Ireland, and folklore and tales are found in abundance about the destiny of those who left our shores. One such tale from Ringsend relates the story of Willie Egan, who migrated […]

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Stella Maris Hope Row raises €3,585 for Oncology Unit

Stella Maris Hope Row raises €3,585 for Oncology Unit

Darren Earley from the Stella Maris U18s crew and his brother Joshua Earley from Stella’s U16s crew, along with their mother Karen, aunt Tara and two little cousins Ryan and Kian, proudly handed over a cheque for €3,585 to St […]

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Major plan revealed for IGB

Major plan revealed for IGB

Dublin City Council (DCC) has recently released its draft plan for the development of the Poolbeg West, Strategic Development Zone (SDZ), the 34-hectare area which includes the Irish Glass Bottle (IGB) factory site. The Draft Poolbeg West SDZ Planning Scheme […]

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