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Cinema Roundup August 8th

Cinema Roundup August 8th

Three great movies of the past are returning to Dublin cinemas this week. Robert Wise’s classic musical West Side Story plays as part of the Lighthouse cinema’s ongoing summer musical season on Wednesday. It’s one of the greatest musicals ever made, and […]

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Gymsomnia

Gymsomnia

An abandoned warehouse sounds like such a good idea to throw up a fitness facility, right? But what if that gym stays open 24-hours a day? It’s all the part of a new phenomenon hitting Dublin, allowing people to be […]

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Bloomsday Comes Around Again

Bloomsday Comes Around Again

June 16th, Bloomsday, that devotional time of year when the disciples of James Joyce emerge in force to honour his timeless modernist novel Ulysses, widely considered to be the greatest novel of the 20th century. It is a day when […]

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Annual Across Ireland

Annual Across Ireland

The Across Ireland motorcycle run is approaching again. 2014 marks the 10th year of this charity event and the call has gone out for willing participants. This year’s two-wheeled fun run takes place on the August Bank Holiday weekend (August […]

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Haven Raises Funds

Haven Raises Funds

Haven recently launched its €500 from 500 fundraising campaign, which aims to continue with its support to the people of Haiti by engaging with the top 500 businesses in the country to donate €500 each to the charity. The Haven […]

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Low Cost Housing Needed

Low Cost Housing Needed

A new report shows a rise in rental prices is hurting tenants on rent supplement and has the potential to lead to increased homelessness and overcrowding. The report, by the National Economic and Social Council (NESC), highlights a number of […]

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Digital Distinction

Digital Distinction

Local primary school Star of the Sea is currently in the running for the prestigious Digital Schools of Distinction award. The Sandymount school is one of 190 Dublin primary schools that have signed up to the programme, which is a […]

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Gym Equipment for Sandymount Promenade

Gym Equipment for Sandymount Promenade

Sandymount Promenade has seen the installation of outdoor gym equipment at six locations along the current fitness trail. Brian Kirk of Dublin City Council’s South East Area Office states that, “The installation of this equipment is in line with Dublin […]

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Suicide Awareness: Dublin to Belfast

Suicide Awareness: Dublin to Belfast

Death is a taboo topic in all cultures but some forms of taboo are more constructive than others. Social psychologists and cultural commentators are often given to comment on our unhealthy relationship with death at a cultural level, but particularly […]

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Partying in Heytesbury Lane

Partying in Heytesbury Lane

Sunday 22nd June saw the residents of Heytesbury Lane in Ballsbridge throw a street party. It has been an annual event for over 30 years and many of the residents who were there have been attending since it started all […]

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