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Clanna Gael Fontenoy

Clanna Gael Fontenoy

Like so many GAA clubs throughout the country, Clanna Gael Fontenoy is very much at the heart of its community – in our case a large and diverse community that stretches from the inner city to the inner suburbs of […]

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St Patrick’s CYFC update

St Patrick’s CYFC update

Welcome to our first update of the 2013/14 season. We’ve had a sabbatical of sorts from NewsFour since just before the end of last season but we’re back now to keep you updated on all things CY. In particular, through […]

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The Purdy-Curran Chronicles

The Purdy-Curran Chronicles

A few months ago I was watching the TV programme Countryfile when a picture flashed up on the screen of a German U-boat covered in mud on the seabed. I think it was from the 1914-18 war and it was […]

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Flight Path

Flight Path

On the blustery afternoon of Sunday, September 15th, the River Liffey was transformed into a flight path for a variety of aircraft, both vintage and modern, for Flight Fest, a Gathering event organised by the Irish Aviation Authority in association […]

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Fiery Dragons Take Over Docklands

Fiery Dragons Take Over Docklands

Hundreds of paddlers flocked to Grand Canal Dock on the 14th and 15th of September to take part in the Annual Dublin Dragon Boat Regatta. The event has built up a cult following locally as a competitive race that promotes […]

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Maeve’s Times

On Maeve Binchy’s first outing as a journalist with The Irish Times she reported on the wedding of Prince Charles’ sister Anne to Captain Mark Phillips at Westminster Abbey. Rather than the po-faced royal family treatment, Maeve went all out […]

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Faire Makes Good

Faire Makes Good

Faire by name and fair by nature, the Dublin Mini-Maker Faire took place during the summer at the Science Gallery on Pearse St, and on the Physics Lawn of Trinity College. This was the second annual faire of its type, […]

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Poet in Profile Special: Seamus Heaney

Poet in Profile Special: Seamus Heaney

My original intent for this month’s Poet in Profile was seasonal – I was on the lookout for a writer of Hallowe’en or spooky poems, someone with a whiff of brimstone in their work for this corner of the year. […]

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Ringsend Active Retirement Visits Newbridge

Ringsend Active Retirement Visits Newbridge

Ringsend Active Retirement group would like to thank the Ringsend and Irishtown Community Centre for providing the transport on their recent visit to Newbridge Silverware in Kildare. A great day was had by all. Left to right: A. Holgraine, O. […]

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Sean and Elaine Renew Their Marriage Vows

Sean and Elaine Renew Their Marriage Vows

Journalist Ruth Kennedy was invited along to the recent Beech Hill Gathering event in Donnybrook on the 1st of September, where she got this great shot of a gorgeous young couple, Sean and Elaine Timlin. They had a spontaneous renewal […]

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