Archive for May 2017

The Cinema Corner – May 19th

The Cinema Corner - May 19th

In recent years, Iran has become a world leader in the field of mature adult drama. This continues with Inversion, the story of Niloofar, a Tehranian woman whose life is disrupted when her mother takes ill. As a single woman, […]

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Protests at Shelbourne Park over Harold’s Cross closure

Protests at Shelbourne Park over Harold’s Cross closure

The bunny has stopped running at Shelbourne Greyhound Stadium and for those who made reservations, there are no dogs racing but for the ones shown on televisions inside. For the last eight weeks, a nationwide boycott of the stadium is […]

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Eddie Gannon: a joy to watch

Eddie Gannon: a joy to watch

Eddie Gannon was born in 1921 and grew up in Pearse House flats on Pearse Street. He was football mad and became known as ‘a good little player’. When he left school at fifteen, he worked at the Hammond Lane […]

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Reset, refresh, re-energize

Reset, refresh, re-energize

We’re nearly there. Out of the dark, cold nights and into the longer, warmer evenings and earlier sunrises. Let’s face it, winter is not easy. It’s often cold, windy, rainy and dark. Naturally, this makes us more tired and less […]

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DCC Notes

DCC Notes

NewsFour bring you main points of two meetings, in February and March, of the South East Area Committee that have occurred since last issue. These committee meetings are the public forum where your local representatives give voice to the community’s […]

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Register for Street Feast 2017

Summer is upon us and that can mean only one thing, Street Feast is back! Yes Street Feast, a chance to get to know those neighbours you’ve been ignoring all year. Street Feasts can happen anywhere; on the green, in […]

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D4 scouting update

D4 scouting update

Donnybrook Scouts February and March has been a busy period for the local scouting groups with trips to the mountains, adventures at sea and of course – local St. Patrick’s Day Parades. The Orion Beavers learned to climb walls at […]

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Will RTE eat itself?

Will RTE eat itself?

With their seemingly endless self promotion and intense cross-platform selling of a handful of flagship programmes, are the big wigs over in Donnybrook setting the RTE ship on a rocky course towards self-destruction? It was journalist David Quantick, writing for […]

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Elias Doodles 4 Google again

Elias Doodles 4 Google again

Elias Faustina Lawlor, from Shellybanks Educate Together School in Ballsbridge, has become a Doodle 4 Google finalist for the second time in a row. Elias is seven years old and is in first class in the newly established Educate Together […]

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Biodiversity photography competition

Ireland’s National Biodiversity week kicks off this Friday 19th May with over 50 free events taking place across the country, celebrating Ireland’s diverse species and natural habitats. From bat walks and urban beekeeping to whale watching and eco-village tours, there […]

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