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Cinema Roundup: August 15th

The Irish Film Institute’s month long retrospective of Films Maudits (films unappreciated at the time of their original release) continues with Kenneth Lonergan’s gripping drama Margaret, which was filmed in 2005 but shelved until 2012. Anna Paquin plays a young […]

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Houseboat Living

Houseboat Living

Grand Canal dock is the setting for what will hopefully become a thriving new community in the area. Houseboat living is something that may seem impractical or expensive, but the people we spoke to on a sunny day in the […]

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Davin Released for World Suicide Prevention Day

Davin Released for World Suicide Prevention Day

Get an inside look at how we deal with the fallout of suicide as DAVIN is released in the run up to World Suicide Prevention Day. The film examines the reactions of an Irishman’s friends and family to the news […]

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Go For Launch?

Go For Launch?

In recent years, Space has come back onto the international agenda. With the retirement of NASA’s Space Shuttle last year, and the unveiling of the Virgin Corporation’s Spaceship One, a new moment in human space flight is being inaugurated, as […]

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Strategising Our Town

Strategising Our Town

The latest meeting of the Our Town Ringsend/Irishtown project took place in the first week of July at the RICC. Seeking to retain the momentum from the previous week’s visit by Belfast community activist Jackie Redpath (see the special report […]

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New Educate Together School

New Educate Together School

Early in the year, NewsFour was able to share the announcement that an Educate Together school for Dublin 4 was to be launched later this year. Now, the new school year is weeks away (sorry kids!) and we thought it […]

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40 Years of Scoil Mhuire

40 Years of Scoil Mhuire

Around 1,000 people passed through the gates of Scoil Mhuire, Sandymount, on 14th June for the free Family Fete that was held to celebrate their 40th anniversary. The activities included giant outdoor games, a Grandparents’ tea-party, face painting, food and […]

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Meatspace in Herbert Park

Meatspace in Herbert Park

In what will be a continuing series, NewsFour went to Herbert Park in Ballsbridge to see what use citizens are making of this most precious amenity. We looked for clubs or groups that meet there, but thought we would focus […]

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The World through the Eyes of a Child

The World through the Eyes of a Child

See the World through the Eyes of a Child all this month at Pearse Street Library! This special exhibition displays the work of Russian-speaking children from across the country, who painted the pieces in Russian centres in Dublin, Limerick, Galway, […]

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Competition Time! Dublin Coffee and Tea Festival 2014

Competition Time! Dublin Coffee and Tea Festival 2014

Two lucky NewsFour readers will win a season pass to the Dublin Coffee and Tea Festival in the RDS! The first of its kind, the Festival will be taking place from the 12th to the 14th of September. The massive […]

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