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Ceremony of Dignity for all Mariners

Ceremony of Dignity for all Mariners

The annual blessing of the boats took place on Sunday May 12th in the bustling, popular Poolbeg Yacht and Boat Club. Fr Ivan was accompanied by Canon Leonard Ruddock, Church of Ireland Rector for Irishtown and Donnybrook, who along with Deacon Matthew McCauley prayed for a safe and enjoyable sailing for the months

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Lookback on the May Day Parade

Lookback on the May Day Parade

Community spirit was well and truly alive and kicking at the annual 16th May Day parade in Ringsend and Irishtown Community Centre with the best live performances, pure entertainment and all the amusement, fun and craic for young and old. With this year’s theme being the 80s due to the centre

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Information notice: Codling Wind Park

Information notice: Codling Wind Park

Codling Wind Park is hosting a Public Information Sharing event on May 1st in Sandymount Community Centre. We are inviting people/groups from the community along to view our virtual reality experience and to learn more about the project and Community Benefit Fund.

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This is Poolbeg

This is Poolbeg

We should all be familiar with the iconic, classic red Poolbeg Lighthouse at the mouth of the River Liffey and located on the Great South Wall (because the walk is a trek and a half!~approx 11km) But it is a beloved landmark in our area of Ringsend, Irishtown and Sandymount that dates back to 1767 and still remains

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EcoKidz: How Children are Changing our World

EcoKidz: How Children are Changing our World

What exactly are EcoKidz? It’s very much the brainchild of Mary Coyne and began here in Sandymount. Mary told NewsFour: “We are four preschool and after schools in Dublin 2 and Dublin 4. We wanted to focus on caring for our planet and we encourage our children to recycle and reduce energy costs

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Fashion Pressure just got Flipped!

Fashion Pressure just got Flipped!

The Sandymount Park teenagers were among 47 teams from secondary schools in Leinster, who spoke out on a host of topical issues, including homelessness, inclusion, gender equality, the “pink tax”, sustainability and fast fashion. The students from Sandymount Park presented their Flip Fast Fashion project

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The Lacey Report

The Lacey Report

Early February saw the Dodder Greenway section from Ballsbridge to Donnybrook finally opened. I was delighted to have been invited by the Lord Mayor of Dublin to represent him and cut the ribbon alongside the Minister for Transport and Local TD Eamon Ryan.

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Google Community News Update

Google Community News Update

March 2024: Google opened a dedicated accessibility space where Google engineers, researchers and wider product teams will focus on driving new innovation in accessible technology to help to remove some of the barriers that people with disabilities face everyday.

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Science Blast

Science Blast

Pictured at the ESB Science Blast which took place in March at the RDS are Pupils from John Scottus NS, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, whose project investigated the science behind the question ‘How do different animals see the world?’, and pupils from Ranelagh MDS, pictured with Ivana Bacik TD. Their project investigated

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The Ringsend and Pearse Street Community Scoop Two Awards at the 2024 AsIAm Autism Friendly Town Awards 

The Ringsend and Pearse Street Community Scoop Two Awards at the 2024 AsIAm Autism Friendly Town Awards 

Neurodiversity Ireland Ringsend and Pearse Street (NIRP) took home the Community Education Award and Inclusive Clubs Award at the Autism Friendly Town Awards 2024. Held by AsIAm, Ireland’s Autism Charity, the award ceremony took place at the Aisling Hotel in Dublin, where Maynooth received the AsIAm Autism

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