Not getting a smear test is now the biggest risk factor for cervical cancer, a local doctor told us, after a report from Ireland’s national screening service found that nearly one in three Dublin women have still not used the […]
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As more women tackle the challenge of learning to drive, demand for female driving instructors has increased. According to the Road Safety Authority (RSA), around ten percent of instructors in this country are now female. Karl Walsh of ISM, Ireland’s […]
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She still says “committ-ee” with a broad Kerry accent, but Esther McGrath is the heart and soul of the Beech Hill Community in Donnybrook. Originally from Waterville in the Kingdom, Esther married a local man and settled twenty years ago […]
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Last year, NewsFour readers came up trumps in assisting Councillor Paddy McCartan’s quest regarding information on relatives of a late merchant seaman John Hearn, who was lost at sea in 1940. The Ringsend man was represented at a civic reception […]
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Dublin City Council has some good news for Dublin Four’s cyclists, having approved the construction of a cycleway that will link Ringsend with Fairview, via the Samuel Beckett Bridge. The route will be the second phase of the Sutton to […]
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Dublin’s Docklands will be a busy place next year as the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre and the National Convention Centre will host the One Young World Summit alongside Croke Park. Dublin beat some serious competition including Edinburgh, Hong Kong and […]
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Most mothers would be horrified at the thought of their daughters stripping for attention. Not Martha Fitzgibbon. She encouraged her daughter Aisling to strip in public to emphasize how they believe the Irish Government’s forced fluoridation policy puts their health […]
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A stoical attitude is a must in today’s jobs market. Employment figures are low, wages are falling, and the uttering of bleak catchphrases like ‘the Forgotten Generation’ are routine, enforcing a sense that what’s bad can only get worse. Where […]
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UCD joined the TEDx club in June by organising a day of TED-style inspirational talks by former students. TED is a non-profit organisation devoted to ‘ideas worth spreading’, which started as a conference in California 26 years ago. It created […]
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Ten years ago, when the country was going mad for buying houses in rural France and snapping up apartments in Bulgaria, Michael Rankin bought himself a 20-year old barge for a fraction of the cost. It was a simple, practical […]
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