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Ringsend and Irishtown Community Centre News

Ringsend and Irishtown Community Centre News

May Day – Lord Mayor of Ringsend and Irishtown RICC are delighted at the growing response to the process of selecting a Lord Mayor this year. Revisited by RICC in 2009 originally as an informal and novel idea, it gives […]

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Movie Mogul of Misery Hill

Movie Mogul of Misery Hill

Leading a one-man crusade to transform Ringsend into Dublin’s answer to Hollywood is local film-maker Pat Larkin. He’s just wrapped his latest short, The Answer Machine, which he describes as, “a Hitchcock-style thriller, set in the seventies.” The short film […]

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Saint Patrick’s Rowing Club Past and Present

Saint Patrick’s Rowing Club Past and Present

In February 2011 a bench (pictured) was placed on the point at Ringsend congratulating lifelong supporter of St Patrick’s Rowing Club, Mick (Micko) O’Neill, on his 90th birthday. As the cameras flashed, capturing images of Micko on his new bench, […]

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Forgetting Anglo

Forgetting Anglo

Just a few months ago the Central Bank of Ireland announced a plan for the redevelopment of the former Anglo Irish site on the North Quays. The plan, which will be viewable at the council’s Wood Quay offices, proposes a […]

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Cinema Roundup April 25th

Cinema Roundup April 25th

Killed in a car crash at 24, James Dean is credited, along with Marlon Brando and Montgomery Clift, with inventing modern screen acting, bringing a subtle and naturalistic approach to the craft, in contrast to the theatrical style that had […]

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Give a Cat a Home

Give a Cat a Home

Cats’ Aid is a registered charity in Ballsbridge that rescues, rehabilitates, and homes unwanted cats. It also promotes neutering and spaying as a means of controlling feral colonies. Cats’ Aid receives some funding from the Department of Agriculture but does […]

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Rockin’ Road Festival

Rockin’ Road Festival

ChildVision is an organisation that provides educational opportunities for Ireland’s blind and partially sighted children and young adults. ChildVision rely on fundraising and without it, a lot of their services wouldn’t exist. The Rockin’ Road Festival is one of the […]

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Home Instead Alzheimer Support

Home Instead Alzheimer Support

The statistics on Alzheimer’s disease are alarming on paper. In 2006, there were 26.6 million sufferers worldwide. In 2010, the estimate had risen to 35.5 million. Barring innovative medical advances (which are pretty likely), and given that the average age […]

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Get on Board with Community Spirit

Get on Board with Community Spirit

Ever wondered what happens to the unclaimed money from all those overpaid bus tickets? Well, for the past decade, Dublin Bus has been using the money to fund community projects across the city through their Community Spirit Initiative. The initiative […]

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New Under-25 Employment Plan Launched

New Under-25 Employment Plan Launched

The Government has launched the Youth Guarantee Implementation Plan. The document lays out the details of the European-wide scheme, designed to provide work, training opportunities and guidance for young job seekers under the age of 25. “Research shows that spells […]

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