For Eoin O’Liatháin (23) and Declan Meehan (24) changing a culture of homophobic bullying, which has been imbedded within Irish secondary schools’ culture for centuries, was a tough task. However, fuelled by their own experiences of bullying, the lads set […]
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A new document concerning the planning and zoning of the Docklands and South Lotts was approved by Dublin City Council late last year. The plan, officially titled North Lotts and Grand Canal Dock Planning Scheme, will now become the framework […]
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It’s been argued that 3D will never be anything more than a gimmick, one applied only to light entertainment rather than “serious” films, whatever that phrase actually means. Someone obviously didn’t tell this to the Russian film industry, as they’ve […]
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Nestled in the middle of Donnybrook, defying its busy urban surroundings is a wild bird sanctuary, home to Blackbirds, Finches, Robins, Thrushes, Blue Tits and bats. It was bequeathed to An Taisce by Miss Kathleen Goodfellow in 1971 and management […]
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There are a few popular certainties taken for granted and rarely subjected to analysis. In Ireland today you’re likely to hear: “Lazy people collect the dole and avoid searching for work”, “There’s work out there if you really want to […]
Read more →What’s on tonight! Upstairs in Whelan’s on Wexford Street, Ruth Keggin will be performing some Manx Gaelic Music. The gig starts at 8pm and its only €5 on the door. For more info log onto: http://www.ruthkeggin.com/ There’s some live comedy […]
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Mammyisms, much like dad jokes are an inevitability for all parents. Colm O’Regan the comedian behind the twitter account @irishmammies hits the nail on the head with tweets like, “Who’s that plate for? Teddy, I see. I hope Teddy isn’t […]
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Since becoming host to tech juggernauts Facebook and Google a couple of years ago, the Grand Canal Docks (pictured right) have been transformed from a desolate – and partially abandoned – part of the city into Ireland’s answer to Silicon […]
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In the October/November issue of NewsFour we wrote about the Public Health (Availability of Defibrillators) Bill 2013 which deals directly with the installation of defibrillator machines. On the 11th December 2013, the first local public access defibrillator (AED) was installed […]
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Féileacáin (the Irish word for butterfly) is a recently formed, not for profit organisation that describes its aim as “to provide support to anyone affected by the death of a baby during pregnancy or shortly after.” It was formed by […]
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