The Pendula series of paintings are the latest works from artist John Maher. They are a representation of time and space and are a product of a reflective stage in his dynamic life. He is described as a thematic artist […]
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Helen Walsh, a fitness instructor, local community advocate and former manager of the YMCA Christmas Hamper Appeal, is celebrating 25 years as Dublin 4’s personal Mrs Motivator. She was in fighting form as she met on a dull Friday afternoon, […]
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Feeding your feelings? In our food-focused society, eating has become so much more than just basic survival. We don’t always eat simply to satisfy hunger – we eat to socialise, nurture, have fun, comfort and reward ourselves. Most of us […]
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It’s a Thursday afternoon in Cambridge Boy’s Football Club on Pine Road in Ringsend. Inside, the weight-loss club, Slimming World, has set up shop; tables on either side of the room offer a variety of healthy eating snacks and guidelines […]
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In February, the tragic death of a young man, Carlow student Jonny Byrne, highlighted two issues: the dangers of irresponsible alcohol consumption and the peer pressure culture of online social media. While it can’t be directly confirmed as the cause […]
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Dublin City Council (DCC) is losing almost €2 million a year through its traffic enforcement division, a recent sitting of the South East Area heard. The number was disclosed as part of a presentation of parking enforcement in the South […]
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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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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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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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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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