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DUBLIN SAMARITANS: PANDEMIC PUTS PRESSURE ON VOLUNTEERS

Dublin Samaritans’ Volunteers double their hours to cope with pandemic pressure EVERY six minutes someone in distress phones Dublin Samaritans*. The ‘listening’ service provides a lifeline to thousands of people in Ireland each year who are troubled, in distress, struggling to cope, […]

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April May edition available online now

April May edition available online now

Apr-May 2021 Press Copy by dara o riordain

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December 2020/ January 2021 Issue Out Now

December 2020/ January 2021 Issue Out Now

Dec Jan Press Redone by dara o riordain

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Pet safety this Halloween

Geneva Pattison This year will be a very different and somewhat quiet Halloween for all. Nonetheless, it’s important to remember that there are still certain seasonal triggers that can affect even the bravest of family pets. There may be less […]

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Free musical instruments loan scheme for 12 to 17 year-olds at Dublin City Library

Eoin Meegan If you’re a teenager and you envisage yourself having a future career in the music business, but frustration bugs you because you don’t have, or can’t afford, a musical instrument, then keep reading. Musical instruments, even secondhand ones, […]

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€2 million prize fund for research into food waste and plastics

From Science Foundation Ireland Minister for Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, TD, has announced two new competitions, with a prize fund of €2 million each, as part of the SFI Future Innovator Prize. The SFI Food […]

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Save fuel, money and emissions on your motoring staycation

Advice from SEAI For those who haven’t switched to an electric vehicle and are still driving a petrol or diesel car, the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has some tips to help you drive more efficiently. This will help […]

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Balcony Bingo in Ringsend

Ringsend and Irishtown Community Centre are continuing the fun of the latest initiative ‘balcony bingo’ during the Covid crisis. On Saturday March 28th kicking off at 12pm, O’Rahilly and Whelan House on Thorncastle Street will hold a ‘Rock n Roll […]

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DCC Notes

The DCC South East Area Committee (SEAC) met on January 13th with Cllr Dermot Lacey (LAB) in the chair. Docklands Visitor Experience Development Plan Ms Caroline O’Keefe from Fáilte Ireland gave a presentation on the Docklands Visitor Experience Development Plan. […]

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BusConnects consultations delayed but not forgotten

BY Kathrin Kobus Since the planned public consultations in March could not go ahead the National Transport Authority NTA has decided to re-schedule public meetings later in the year, probably September. You can of course check and download the new […]

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