Residents of Sandymount and Merrion have again voiced their opposition to the regular discharge of raw sewage onto Sandymount Beach by Uisce Éireann (Irish Water). The most recent discharge was on 11th May. The sewage discharge occurs 10 and 12 times a year after heavy rain falls flood local drains. To avoid homes in the area being flooded, the sewage is diverted to the beach.
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Lansdowne Lawn Tennis Club played matchmaker on Saturday May 13th with a very unique and different fun event – Speed Dating Tennis. The only rule was you had to be single and ready to mingle. Tickets flew out for this because it was new and exciting and the event was open to all Dublin tennis clubs but you didn’t have to be a member to join in or be a tennis pro,
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Dublin City Council would like to announce that it has begun work on upgrading the city’s public lighting infrastructure, in partnership with Le Chéile Lighting Specialists. The project, which has been many years in development,
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With summer rolling in and with it the hot weather, I find myself thinking of a nice beer garden to sit in and soak up the sun with a nice cold drink. I’ve been to a fair few pubs and clubs, however, in my opinion beer gardens are the best for not only the Irish craic but also to catch up with some friends/ family in a nice environment.
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Award winning singer, producer and director of the former Irishtown Stage School, Liza Caulfifield is back with a bang with an all new singing Glee club. Liza has a long history in participating and teaching performing arts
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Did you know the first Bloomsday commemoration took place in 1954, on the 50th anniversary of the
events portrayed in Ulysses? The event was the brainchild of the Irish literati of the day, and saw Patrick Kavanagh, Flann O’ Brien, Anthony Cronin, A.J. Leventhal (registrar Trinity College), John Ryan (editor of the Envoy) and Tom Joyce, a cousin of the authors, attempt to retrace the steps of Leopold Bloom and Stephen Dedalus.
Continuous Patterns offers two flavours each evening, with Friday, 14 July focusing on a programme of upbeat, contemporary and future focused music, while Saturday 15 July presents a slightly more chilled out atmosphere, ideal for friends and family looking to unwind on a balmy summer night.
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Straw hats at the ready! (Bowler hats are also encouraged). Ireland’s most literary film festival is back for its fourth year running. The Bloomsday Film Festival was set up to be a celebration of cinema, literature, and artistic innovation, inspired by the long reaching arm of Ireland’s patriarch of modernism, James Joyce.
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The annual blessing of the boats took place on Sunday May 14th in the bustling Poolbeg Yacht and Boat Club. Fr Ivan was accompanied by Canon Leonard Ruddock, who is the Church of Ireland Rector for Irishtown and Donnybrook, and Fr Derek Harris who is originally from Ringsend and one of the yacht club’s oldest and longest members.
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Dublin City Council’s South East Area Community Team have been working closely with Ballsbridge Living Tidy Towns, Ringsend & District Historical Society, Ringsend & Irishtown Community Centre and Sandymount Community Centre, and the James Joyce Centre to support a series of Bloomsday events due to take place in Dublin 4
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