Archive for March 2017

The Cinema Corner – March 24th

The Cinema Corner - March 24th

Based on the life of British explorer Percy Fawcett, The Lost City of Z is an elegant piece of classical filmmaking that could fool you into believing it was made by David Lean five decades ago. Shot on 35mm film […]

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DCC Notes

DCC Notes

Meetings of the South East Area Committee were held in December and January. A range of issues were discussed. In the December meeting, Cllr Paddy McCartan raised the issue of the new development, Dunluce, a series of apartments in Ballsbridge, […]

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South East Area Community Development News • Winter / Spring 2017

South East Area Community Development News • Winter / Spring 2017

Sandymount Tidy Towns Community Association (STTCA) in association with Dublin City Council South East Community Development celebrated the 33rd annual Wren Boys Day on St. Stephen’s day 26th December in Sandymount. The sun shone brightly on this crisp, cold day […]

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Enforcing emissions monitoring is no easy task

Enforcing emissions monitoring is no easy task

The joint partnership between Covanta and Dublin City Council (DCC) has long been controversial, Widely opposed by locals and most councillors, it will cost approximately €600 million. It will likely burn waste for all of Leinster and beyond and if […]

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Community Gain Fund awards announced

Community Gain Fund awards announced

Having been established by Dublin City Council (DCC), the Community Gain Fund, a scheme intended to administer funds to community interests in the Irishtown, Ringsend, and Sandymount area, has announced that it has granted awards to a number of local […]

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Old Wesley celebrate 125 years

Old Wesley Rugby Club celebrated its 125th Birthday in style with a Dinner Dance on St. Patrick’s Eve at the Ballsbridge Hotel. Some 400 members and guests were treated to an entertaining questions and answers session compered by club member […]

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Dublin book initiative launches

Wednesday at Pearse street library sees the launch of Dublin City Council’s “One City, One Book” initiative. The idea is to encourage everyone to read a book connected with the capital city during the month of April every year. This […]

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Martina’s story – Spinal Injuries Ireland and the National Rehabilitation Hospital

Martina’s story - Spinal Injuries Ireland and the National Rehabilitation Hospital

According to Spinal Injuries Ireland (SII) one person every week in Ireland is told they are unable to walk. SII was set up 23 years ago by sufferers who saw a huge gap in the health service for sufferers who […]

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Coffee to save the day

Coffee to save the day

Fairchain and Fairtrade are two different initiatives to give third world countries a fair price for their produce. Fairtrade Ireland first came to these shores in 2003 and since then has seen 51 towns across Ireland using Fairtrade channels. The […]

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‘The Little Book of Sandymount’

‘The Little Book of Sandymount’

Kurt Kullmann has written another local book about Dublin 4, titled ‘The Little Book of Sandymount’. The book begins with a description of the contentious borders of Sandymount, which can extend from Bath Avenue in the north to Merrion Gates […]

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