Archive for February 2020

The Dodder mystery of 1900

By Dermot Carmody In the early morning of Thursday August 23rd, 1900, the body of a woman was found floating face down in the Dodder between London Bridge and Herbert Bridge (also known as the New Bridge), near the Lansdowne […]

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“Raytown” Men’s Shed Race Night

By Peter McNamara The newly christened “Raytown Men’s Shed” held a packed-out race night fundraiser at the Poolbeg Marina, on November 29th. A special projector was set up, which showed random past races run by anonymous horses. There was music, […]

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2019: The Decade in Film

By David Prendeville As 2019 draws to a close, it’s interesting to look back and consider how tumultuous a year and decade it has been for cinema and how film making practises and modes of consumption have evolved (or regressed?) […]

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Gardening: The gift that keeps giving

Susan O’Brien For some seasonal culinary bling on your plot, Swiss Chard ‘Bright Lights’ is one of the most beautiful veggie specimens around. It looks just as good in a border or pot with a kaleidoscope of colour radiating through […]

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Gardening for physical and mental health

By Geneva Pattison As the days grow cold and dark, it’s more important than ever to allot specific time to taking care of your mental health. Just as the medical practitioners of the past prescribed “sea air” to assist recovery […]

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Dublin Mind Body Experience at the RDS

By Geneva Pattison This November saw the return of the Dublin Mind Body Experience to the RDS. This holistic fair has been travelling the length and breadth of Ireland for a number of years now, and the recent Dublin event […]

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Coping with loss at Christmas

By Dermot Carmody Christmas can be a wonderful time of the year. It’s a time for family and parties, for celebration and happiness. The winter festival can be a welcome blaze of light in the dark winter months. For some […]

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Sean Moore Community Awards 2020

Working with our sponsor, the Aviva Stadium, and our media partner NewsFour, we are delighted to confirm that the Sean Moore Community Awards – first established during the 1988 Dublin Millennium – will again be presented in March 2020, at […]

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