Archive for April 2017

Large turnout at anti-Trump protest

Large turnout at anti-Trump protest

Up to 1,000 people gathered outside the United States Embassy in Ballsbridge, on February 2nd, to protest about President Trump’s executive order of a 90-day ban on people from seven Muslim countries entering the U.S. The order created confusion on […]

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Spellman Centre gets creative

Spellman Centre gets creative

The Spellman Centre in Ringsend, best known for their work in response to drug abuse and other related issues, are adding a new string to their bow in the fight against addiction. They’ve just commissioned a short film called, ‘The […]

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Business boom in Beggar’s Bush

Business boom in Beggar’s Bush

The Beggar’s Bush D4 Business Group, a collective of twenty local businesses, has been nominated for the Local Authority Members Awards (LAMA) for the second year in a row. The awards highlight and recognise community and councils working together, bringing […]

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Jeanie Johnston back on the water

Jeanie Johnston back on the water

The replica ‘famine ship,’ Jeanie Johnston, returned to her berth on the River Liffey at Customs House Quay in February, following a spell in Dublin Port’s last graving dock, where she underwent much-needed refurbishment. The Jeanie Johnston is an authentic […]

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When Dante came to Beggar’s Bush

When Dante came to Beggar’s Bush

The National Print Museum at Beggar’s Bush Barracks recently hosted an exhibition of creative print materials based upon Dante Alighieri’s epic 14th century narrative poem The Divine Comedy. The Typographic Dante is the result of an ongoing project by graphic […]

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This Week on NewsFour: April 10 – 14

No need to panic everyone, this May Day alert is only to let you know that the Ringsend and Irishtown Community Centre (RICC) are holding their 9th Annual May Day Parade on Bank Holiday Monday…Read more… Night run coming to […]

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Halfway hooley at Berth 18

Halfway hooley at Berth 18

The 12th annual Aware Harbour2Harbour Walk took place on St. Patrick’s Day recently, a great activity for those who wanted to avoid the crush of the parade. The walk kicked off at 10.30am and participants took the 26-kilometre route starting […]

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Game on again at Lansdowne

Game on again at Lansdowne

Lansdowne Lawn Tennis Club was officially reopened on March 4th. It has been refurbished to the tune of €1.2 million and it is the club’s sixth refurbishment. The club dates back to 1875, when it was founded by Henry Dunlop. […]

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Heritage Hero award for Alan

Heritage Hero award for Alan

A founder member of the Dublin Dockworkers Preservation Society, Alan Martin, has been named as a runner-up in a major national heritage award. Martin received the honour out of a group of 86 individual nominees at the Heritage Council’s Heritage […]

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The Cinema Corner – April 14th

The Cinema Corner - April 14th

Back in cinemas in newly restored form this week is Milos Forman’s 1975 classic One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. In the career defining role of Randle Patrick McMurphy, Jack Nicholson delivers one of American cinema’s most memorable performances, backed […]

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