Archive for July 2021

Residents Successfully Challenge Tower– and Launch New Group

Peter McNamara Ringsend community members have successfully prevented the expansion of a proposed tower development on York Road. The developer, Melville Properties, was given permission to build a seven-storey tower in March 2020, on the site currently occupied by Dynorod. […]

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Get feisty, fun and fired up for Fiestaval 2021!

Get feisty, fun and fired up for Fiestaval 2021!

This August, get ready to feast your eyes on exciting spectacles, stellar performances and magical entertainment with Fiestaval.

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Here Are The Young Men

Brian Quinn A Dublin Odyssey filled with Dark Potential. “Here are the young men, the weight on their shoulders, Here are the young men, well where have they been? We knocked on the doors of Hell’s darker chamber, Pushed to […]

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Maritime Roads

David Carroll Dublin remembers her honourable seafaring past in her modern highways “To the men of the Mercantile Marine who faced all the perils of the ocean to bring us essential supplies the nation is profoundly grateful.” Taoiseach Éamon de […]

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Back on the Streets

Brian Quinn Dublin Canvas ready to brighten up the Capital this summer. You can bump into a lot of colourful characters while walking through Dublin, now more than ever. On a single outing, you could cross paths with a mermaid, […]

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Wild Mountain Thyme

Brian Quinn Begosh and Begorrah! “Once Upon A Time in Ireland,” narrates Christopher Walken, welcoming us into a country as grand as it is unfamiliar. This isn’t Ireland as we know it, as we knew it, nor how we’d ever […]

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Continuing our New NewsFour Fiction: Forgotten Dreams

by Ruth O’Leary Bernie squinted as she tried to read the label on the back of the noodle packet…carbohydrates 3g. Yes, that looked okay. Justine should be able to have that. Bernie was getting a pain in her face, literally, […]

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Fidget Toys Popping off again

Brian Quinn Push Poppers, the new toy craze sweeping across Irish playgrounds. Remember bubble wrap as a child? The excitement, the thrill, the pop! Sure, your parents seemed pleased enough with their new crockery package, but for you, the true […]

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Darkness Into Light 2021

Michael Greene Under one sunrise, we’re brighter together Founded in Dublin in 2006, Pieta was established to provide free, accessible counselling to people suffering from suicidal ideation, engaging in self-harm or to those impacted by suicide. With over 200 qualified […]

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Boland’s Mills

Google is tremendously excited to unveil our plans for Bolands Mills. Despite numerous delays as a result of Covid we continue to press ahead with our commitment to create a destination that is open and accessible to the local and […]

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