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 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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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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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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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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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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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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The Watersedge Community Drama Group recently performed their production of The Family Feud, a play directed by Paul Kennedy, in the RICC. The drama group has been performing for about seven years now and their usual brand of light humour […]
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A protest took place at lunch time on Tuesday 10th June outside the Dail to commemorate the suffragette Emily Wilding Davison, who was trampled to death in 1913 while trying to pin the suffragette colours to the King’s horse, racing […]
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Here at NewsFour, we’ve previously covered efforts to solve urban environmental problems that communities can tackle on the ground level. There have been issues surrounding the disposal, or lack thereof, of dog mess. One company has teamed up with Sandymount […]
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