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Do you know these little critters?

Do you know these little critters?

Thanks to Maggie Biggs for sending NewsFour this gem that includes unidentified children from the local area. If you think you can help us out with naming them, drop us a line.

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Cinema Roundup

Cinema Roundup

If you’re a fan of horror movies (and at this time of year, who isn’t?) then Dublin is the place to be this weekend with two festivals bringing fright flicks to the big screen. Horrorthon takes place in the Irish […]

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The Leinster V Connacht Match is Gonna Be a Howl

The Leinster V Connacht Match is Gonna Be a Howl

Leinster Rugby are going all out for Halloween with a ghoulish theme set to take over the Leinster V Connacht game at the RDS. The event, officially titled the Halloween Thriller Event, happens on Saturday October 26th with kick-off at […]

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Will the budget affect the hospitality trade?

Will the budget affect the hospitality trade?

On Tuesday, two months earlier this year than normal, details of the budget were released. As expected, a now annual hike in the price of alcohol was implemented, with beer and spirits rising by 10 cent, while wine sees an […]

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Poet in Profile Special: Seamus Heaney

Poet in Profile Special: Seamus Heaney

My original intent for this month’s Poet in Profile was seasonal – I was on the lookout for a writer of Hallowe’en or spooky poems, someone with a whiff of brimstone in their work for this corner of the year. […]

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Real Horror Versus Reel Horror

Real Horror Versus Reel Horror

For most of us, a trip to the cinema is an escape from reality, a chance to put your worries on hold for 90 minutes. The horror film often provides the greatest release, giving us the adrenalin rush of a […]

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River Liffey’s Run at Dublin Theatre Festival

River Liffey’s Run at Dublin Theatre Festival

A show in this year’s Dublin Theatre Festival features the Liffey as one of its main characters. “The Irish name for the Liffey is Life,” says Olwen Fouéré, writer, director and the only performer of Riverrun. “She is the river […]

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Re-Dressing Global Warming

Re-Dressing Global Warming

For two days in September Sandymount Strand was transformed by a highly unique live art installation. Between Friday 20th and Saturday 21st, as part of this year’s Dublin Fringe Festival, 4/704 was staged, its purpose to highlight the issue of […]

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Bridging Communities in the Grand Canal Basin

Bridging Communities in the Grand Canal Basin

In the last issue of NewsFour we looked at 90s rave culture in Dublin 4’s former textile factory Columbia Mills. In this issue we speak with those behind Mabos, a DIY space located on Hanover Quay in a former Raleigh […]

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Working Together on Policing

Working Together on Policing

Limited resources and cuts have made local communities across Dublin 4 work closer together in an effort to significantly reduce crime. “Our job is to create awareness and ask the Guards to work with us,” said Carol Finlay, a Community […]

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