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Help My House

Help My House

HMH Draught Q. My cottage is very draughty. Are there any cheap ways of fixing this? A. Draughts can account for a significant heat loss element in any house, even a well insulated house. This explains why on a frosty […]

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Happy Heart Health

Happy Heart Health

Heart health is achieved by making positive changes in your life. It is a ‘win-win situation’ as you will feel healthier and lose weight while looking after your heart. Traditionally in the New Year we make resolutions about health and […]

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Transforming lives….

Transforming lives....

Siobhan Kenny’s work in ‘socialising’ the puppies she takes in is essential to their eventual service as guide dogs to the blind and visually impaired. Living in Sandymount and now in her sixth year as a volunteer with Irish Guide […]

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Gloria In Excelsis – The Song of the Angels

Gloria In Excelsis – The Song of the Angels

The most human and lovable of the church’s feasts, Christmas, seems to come earlier and earlier each year. For more years than I care to remember I was responsible for the selection and erection of the huge Christmas trees for Dublin city.

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Game Reviews

Game Reviews

Call of Duty Black Ops 2 Black Ops 2 can be divided into three parts; Campaign, Multi Player and Zombie mode. The Campaign was very good, it let you make some big decisions on the outcome of the game and […]

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Forest Fringe Branching Out

Forest Fringe Branching Out

In 2007 Forest Fringe decided to open a space for artistic experimentation that would run concurrently, but as a separate entity, with the mammoth Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Quite a tall order when you realise that the great and the good […]

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Fontenoy Files

Fontenoy Files

Success Comes Aplenty to Clanna Gael Fontenoy Recent weeks have brought plenty of excitement for the Clanna Gael Fontenoy Club, both on and off the playing field, bringing to an end another successful year. But it’s probably the achievements of […]

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No Ordinary Man

No Ordinary Man

Eric Russell grew up in Sandymount with his brothers, parents and Granny. He led a regular life, was interested in rugby, table tennis and snooker and indeed showed great promise in sports. Sadly his Granny passed away when he was […]

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Educate Together

Educate Together

Dublin 4 Educate Together Start Up Group met with Ruairi Quinn and Kevin Humphreys to discuss the prospects for an Educate Together School in the Sandymount/Ringsend area www.dublin4educatetogether.ie L – R: Rosemarie Tobin, Doug Aird, Labour TD Kevin Humphreys, Jessica […]

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DCC Notes

New website puts Dublin’s young creative community on the map DCC launched a new website mapping out arts and cultural events across the city including Dublin 4. The website called yam.ie (Your Arts Map), shows Dubliners how to get to […]

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