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Local Houdini sets European escape record

Local Houdini sets European escape record

A local man has wowed Dutch audiences in a daring European first by performing a stunt that saw him freeing himself from a straightjacket while plummeting 200ft attached to a bungee cord. The successful escape attempt was performed by professional […]

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Sandymount fundraiser for Gaza children

Sandymount fundraiser for Gaza children

On Sunday July 10th, an Afternoon Tea Party extravaganza took place in Christchurch Hall, Sandymount Green in aid of Gaza Kids To Ireland Project. It was held to raise money to bring Gaza children to Ireland, where they will meet […]

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Spellman Centre 21st Anniversary

Spellman Centre 21st Anniversary

The Spellman centre also known as the Ringsend and District Response to Drugs (RDRD) recently celebrated its 21st anniversary tackling the psychology and pathology of addiction. The RDRD was founded in 1991 to tackle a second wave of heroin addiction, […]

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Village Improvement Plan for Ringsend

Village Improvement Plan for Ringsend

Dublin City Council (DCC) have helped to draw up a local Environment Improvement plan for the community of Ringsend and Irishtown, with the first of two public meetings which was held on June 8th at the Ringsend Irishtown Community Centre. […]

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In the same boat

In the same boat

If you find yourself at Grand Canal Dock on a Wednesday evening or Saturday morning you may spy two dragon boats racing through the water. Don’t be alarmed, it’s not an armada landing on our shores, rather it’s the Plurabelle […]

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Quenching the Burn

Quenching the Burn

Legal fund to challenge the Poolbeg Incinerator now taking donations. Whispers that the legal challenge may actually happen have echoed around the community. Now there is an online fund available to contribute towards the challenging of the incinerator. As I […]

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DCC Notes

DCC Notes

There were two meetings of the Dublin City Council South East Committee over the months of April and May 2016. NewsFour bring you the critical points that affect the community. Councillor Kieran Binchy enquired for an update on the initial […]

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Animal adaptation in Dublin Bay

Animal adaptation in Dublin Bay

The stretch of Dublin bay covering both the North and South Bull has been deemed to be an area of particular importance as a UNESCO Biosphere reserve. This of course punches above its weight and is in the same league […]

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Capital Dock: A bridge too far?

Capital Dock: A bridge too far?

Work on the planned Kennedy Wilson/Nama development in Capital Dock on Sir John Rogerson’s Quay is already underway and it is great to see cranes in action on the Dublin skyline again. The development will see 313,000 square feet of […]

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SDZ for Poolbeg

SDZ for Poolbeg

With the current state of the Irish property market, you would be hard pushed to find someone who hasn’t been affected by the housing crisis in one way or another. As rent prices continue to skyrocket and the issue of […]

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