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Get Your Photo Comp Entry in for May!

Get Your Photo Comp Entry in for May!

Last chance to get your photo in for May’s entries! NewsFour’s Photo Competition runs from April to September this year, with one entry per month allowed per person. We are near the end of May, so NewsFour is sending out […]

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Thank you, Pat Collins, and plans for 2015 and beyond

Thank you, Pat Collins, and plans for 2015 and beyond

Railway Union cricket will not be the same this season as Pat Collins will be missing. He first played for us in 2011 and returned again from Brisbane in 2012, 2013 and 2014. He was a member of our league-winning […]

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Addiction and Brain Chemistry

Addiction and Brain Chemistry

Drug and alcohol addiction is a complex disease and needs to be viewed as a disease of the brain – it must be recognised that addiction has physical roots as well as psychological ones. Addiction itself, as well as the […]

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Bridge at Newbridge Ave

Bridge at Newbridge Ave

The unique and challenging game of Bridge continues to be very popular in the Sandymount area. There are at least four local venues where regular weekly Bridge sessions take place. Railway Union Sports Club was rightly highlighted as one of […]

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Bunny Boiler

Bunny Boiler

It was not too long into the month of January that many shops, terrified by the festive void left over by Christmas, began to put their Easter eggs out on display front and centre. The moral of the story is: […]

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DCC Notes

DCC Notes

The South East Area committee of elected councillors met in March to bring the latest local issues to the attention of Dublin City Council. The issue of dog fouling was brought up by Councillors Dermot Lacey and Frank Kennedy. Cllr […]

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MABS is there for you

MABS is there for you

MABS, the state’s response to helping those in debt, has assisted over 290,000 people with their financial difficulties since 2009. Just under 140,000 were personally assisted in their efforts to deal with debts in excess of €2.5 billion on a […]

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Mental care in Transylvania

Mental care in Transylvania

Sandymount local Anna O’Donohue recently qualified as a mental health nurse and is spending two months volunteering in a Romanian psychiatric hospital. Working with the UK charity Volunteers for Mental Health – www.vfmh.org.uk, she is based in the town of […]

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This Week on NewsFour: March 23-27

Row to Make a Difference Want to see Dublin from a different perspective? Now is your chance to row the Liffey under the supervision of experienced rower Dave Kelly, in a traditional three-seater Aran currach. Read more… The First Rule […]

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This Week on NewsFour: 2-6 March

This Week on NewsFour: 2-6 March

Monday Exquisite Editions Exhibition Celebrate the beauty of books with Exquisite Editions in the National Print Museum! Read more… Tuesday DDWPS Meeting Tonight The Dublin Dock Workers Preservation Society met at 8pm on Tuesday to discuss a packed agenda. Read […]

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