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Feeling Festive in the Christmas (F)air…

Feeling Festive in the Christmas (F)air…

If you can imagine Christmas spirit as a wonderland, well you’d be spot on because that is exactly what the Christmas Fair in Irishtown Stadium was designed to look like, with an amazing, classic embodiment of an enchanting and whimsical portrayal of Santa’s grotto and workshop.

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2021 Christmas Gift Guide

2021 Christmas  Gift Guide

Tis’ the season for giving and sharing kindness with one another. However, Brexit has made aspects of online shopping unnecessarily  complex and ultimately, more costly than one would hope with extra import duties and customs fees. We don’t need that kind of stress during Christmas!

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The Dublin 4 Christmas Gift Guide

The Dublin 4 Christmas  Gift Guide

We are all doing our part to support small businesses and shop local this Christmas season. However, with another lockdown interrupting the regular shopping period, it’s difficult to keep up with everything our local shops have to offer. Hopefully this Dublin 4 Christmas gift guide will add a few ideas to your list.

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The Podcast Studios opens on Pearse Street

By Peter McNamara Do you have an interesting personal story to share? Is there a certain topic you’re bursting to tell the world about? Have you ever had an insightful chat with someone, about everything under the sun, and wished […]

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New library strategy with no fees and late opening

New library strategy with no fees and late opening

By  Peter McNamara Do you have a habit of forgetting to return library books? Does the prospect of a sizeable fine keep you from visiting your local library? Now that the government has decided to get rid of late fines, […]

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Piano passion at Pearse Street

Perhaps the most iconic of Billy Joel’s songs is the stunning Piano Man. It is set in a lonely, beer-filled, smoky New York bar. It plays to many people’s sense of isolation and of unimportance. It teaches us that music […]

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Doyle Brothers butchers closes after 79 years

Doyle Brothers butchers  closes after 79 years

Doyle Butchers of Pearse Street recently held a reception to say goodbye to longstanding customers. Tea and coffee and sandwiches were served as locals reminisced about the role the butchers has played in all their lives. Generations of family have […]

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What would you tell your fourteen-year-old self?

What would you tell your fourteen-year-old self?

It’s December, a time of year for reflection, evaluation, and panicking about all we have to do before December 25th. To put things in perspective and maybe give our readers some food for thought when thinking about the year to […]

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Christmas Events at Pearse Street Library

Christmas Events at Pearse Street Library

This week sees Pearse Street Library play host to two Christmas events. Get ready to join in with the Ceiliúradh Chamber Choir tonight at 7.15pm, as they go on a Carolling Trot Around Europe. Directed by Breda O’Shea, the choir will be singing carols from north, south, east and west,

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Christmas Fairs in Dublin

Christmas Fairs in Dublin

The Christmas fairs have already started and maybe you have already bought that perfect Christmas gift but fear not if you haven’t, there’s still time. There are fifteen days until Christmas so there’s loads of time to grab a bargain and possibly help a good cause in doing so.

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