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ARTISAN PARLOUR & GROCERY – Supporting Marriage Equality 2015 with a #cupoflove

ARTISAN PARLOUR & GROCERY - Supporting Marriage Equality 2015 with a  #cupoflove

We at Artisan Parlour & Grocery pride ourselves in supporting great Irish Produce, local suppliers and using the best of Irish Produce in all our offerings. We only want the best for our customers, suppliers, our neighbours, our friends and […]

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Library Plaza still a peril

Library Plaza still a peril

Late last year, a general meeting was held in Ringsend Library to discuss a nagging local concern. The meeting was held on November 6th, chaired by city councillor Mannix Flynn and the topic at hand was the dysfunctional and unattractive […]

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What’s new with Our Town

What’s new with Our Town

The latest Community Convention for the Our Town Ringsend-Irishtown area took place on March 24th at the Ringsend and Irishtown Community Centre, and was well-attended with concerned groups from the area. The purpose was to bring all present up to […]

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DRA Stand Up for Community

DRA Stand Up for Community

A new triangle garden structure was recently built in the St Broc’s and Pembroke Cottages in Donnybrook. The area had been left derelict due to the passing of a local gentlemen who conducted maintenance on the site, after which Donnybrook […]

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Local picture roundup

Local picture roundup

Paddy Clarke sent us the image above and explains: I am doing family research on behalf of my own family for some time. The family is from the Ringsend/Irishtown area. We have no photo of our father younger than 55 […]

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Bring Me Back Alive

Bring Me Back Alive

February 6th saw the arrival of a thought-provoking play highlighting the issue of suicide awareness to Clanna Gael. Bring Me Back Alive takes place in a modern Dublin youth centre and focusses on the tell-tale signs of depression and the […]

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Mai’s Many Days

Mai’s Many Days

Sandymount said goodbye to its oldest resident, Mai Geldof, on January 2nd last. Aunt to Bob Geldof, she was sister to his father, Bob senior, who lived to age 95. Mai died peacefully in the home she had lived in […]

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Dodder Sea Sea Scouts Present Defibrillator

Dodder Sea Sea Scouts Present Defibrillator

Dodder Sea Scout Group celebrated the group’s 80th Anniversary in 2014. Lots of extra events took place, encompassing a Group Camp in Lough Dan, an Afternoon Tea Party for our senior neighbours, Sea Scout Camp to Czech Republic, and a […]

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Poet in Profile: Paul Durcan

Poet in Profile: Paul Durcan

Paul Durcan is a name that will need no introduction for lovers of poetry. Referred to recently by Irish Central Online as ‘Ireland’s unofficial Poet Laureate’, Paul has a level of international recognition which is bestowed on only a few […]

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Balconies in Bloom

Balconies in Bloom

Do you live in an apartment or have a small patio or balcony that needs some cheering up? Gardening can be a little overwhelming for a beginner and if you are tight for planting space it is sometimes hard to […]

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