Archive for August 2019

Holy Show: New printed arts magazine is launched

Peter McNamara Holy Show is a new print arts magazine, that was launched at the end of July at the Project in Temple Bar. For sale in Eason’s, and most bookshops around Dublin, Holy Show is being pitched as an […]

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Locals win at Film Fleadh

David Prendeville Local company Wildcard Distribution scored another big hit at this year’s Galway Film Fleadh, which ran from the 9th to the 14th of July. Their supernatural comedy Extra Ordinary took home the prize for Best Irish Film. The […]

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Refurbishment of Ringsend & Irishtown Community Centre

The refurbishment of the Centre commenced in early February 2019 and is on schedule to be completed in September. This development of the Community Centre is fundamental to improve the area of Ringsend and Irishtown. The plan will bring the […]

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Pass the ball – Safe To Dream

By Kathrin Kobus Irelands scrum-half Conor Murray took a short break from Worldcup preparations with the Irish squad yesterday and was at the launch of the Aviva Mini Rugby Nations Cup. “Looking back on my time playing with my local […]

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10 Years of the Ronnie Drew Crane

By David Prendeville Last Saturday saw local GAA and Ronnie Drew fans come out in force to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Ronnie Drew Crane, organised by Dublin Stevedores. The Ronnie Drew mural which adorns the eponymous crane was […]

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The destruction of Community Development

By Peter McNamara Remarkable new research, undertaken by Patricia Kelleher (PhD) and Cathleen O’Neill (MA), traces the rise and dramatic fall of the once-thriving community development sector in Ireland. Their paper, The Destruction of the Community Development Sector (2002-2015), was […]

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Bill McCracken: A master of defence

By Gavan Bergin Bill McCracken was born in the Falls Road area of Belfast in 1883. As a boy, Bill was very good at football, and by the time he left secondary school he had gained a reputation as one […]

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Ringsend Active Retirement Association joins the Gardaí

The Ringsend Active Retirement Association recently spent a very enjoyable day at the Garda Training College in Templemore. They were accompanied by Garda Paddy Collins and Garda Katie Sammon and greeted on arrival by Sergeant Michael Reynolds who was their […]

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Stella’s stellar results

The 2019 rowing season is nearly over just like the summer holidays, and Stella Maris are looking back on an impressive medal haul. “Our Junior Section retained the East Coast Junior Shield – that’s the 7th year on the bounce […]

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Shakespeare in a Park near you

The Robert Emmet Community Development, plus Direction Out, DCC, and Stanislawski studio proudly present Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing” in a musical adaptation. Tomorrow and on Thursday they will be pop up in Merrion Square and in Herbert Park respectively. […]

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