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  • Housing is a Right, Not a Privilege
    Housing is a Right, Not a Privilege
    As of July 2023, the IGB Housing Action Group has met with the developers of the IGB site who confirmed they made available to our own Housing Department the entire allocation of Social and Affordable homes on Phase 1....
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Culture

  • Nerds Assemble! (Image credit: Wikimedia)
    Dublin Comic Con 2023
    Dublin Comic Con returns for its 10th anniversary at Dublin’s Convention Centre. From August 12-13, fans of all things geeky will converge on Dublin's city centre to meet some of their favourite celebrities, buy merchandise, and attend panels and workshops....
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Memory Lane

  • End of an Era in Donnybrook
    End of an Era in Donnybrook
    On 9th July past McCloskey’s of Donnybrook closed its doors for the last time. Situated in the centre of the village, and at the heart of the community, the pub will be a big miss. ...
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Events

  • Actor Aidan O'Sullivan as Leopold Bloom.
    ReJoyce!
    Straw hats at the ready! (Bowler hats are also encouraged). Ireland’s most literary film festival is back for its fourth year running. The Bloomsday Film Festival was set up to be a celebration of cinema, literature, and artistic...
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Sport

  • So Proud of Our Girls in Green
    So Proud of Our Girls in Green
    Ringsend’s own Abbie Larkin, who just turned 18 last April is the youngest member of the Irish Women’s Football team who represented Ireland in the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia....
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  • Minding your own self
    Minding your own self
    It is so important to be very careful when we are around children, they absorb all our moods and words, and they deserve to be protected from this. It is their job as children to learn, play, be protected and...
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  • Back on the Streets

    Back on the Streets

    Brian Quinn Dublin Canvas ready to brighten up the Capital this summer. You can bump into a lot of colourful characters while walking through Dublin, now more than ever. On a single outing, you could cross paths with a mermaid, […]...
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  • Wild Mountain Thyme

    Wild Mountain Thyme

    Brian Quinn Begosh and Begorrah! “Once Upon A Time in Ireland,” narrates Christopher Walken, welcoming us into a country as grand as it is unfamiliar. This isn’t Ireland as we know it, as we knew it, nor how we’d ever […]...
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  • Continuing our New NewsFour Fiction: Forgotten Dreams

    Continuing our New NewsFour Fiction: Forgotten Dreams

    by Ruth O’Leary Bernie squinted as she tried to read the label on the back of the noodle packet…carbohydrates 3g. Yes, that looked okay. Justine should be able to have that. Bernie was getting a pain in her face, literally, […]...
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  • Darkness Into Light 2021

    Darkness Into Light 2021

    Michael Greene Under one sunrise, we’re brighter together Founded in Dublin in 2006, Pieta was established to provide free, accessible counselling to people suffering from suicidal ideation, engaging in self-harm or to those impacted by suicide. With over 200 qualified […]...
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  • Boland's Mills

    Boland’s Mills

    Google is tremendously excited to unveil our plans for Bolands Mills. Despite numerous delays as a result of Covid we continue to press ahead with our commitment to create a destination that is open and accessible to the local and […]...
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  • Shay Healy:  A Bit Of Stardust

    Shay Healy: A Bit Of Stardust

    Dermot Carmody He composed musicals and a Eurovision Song Contest Winner, brought down a Taoiseach on the ground-breaking TV show he presented without really realising it, and had a song banned from RTE and made famous by Billy Connolly. The […]...
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  • Frank Thompson Part 2

    Frank Thompson Part 2

    Gavan Bergin “Genius and perseverance until the last gasp” (The Glasgow Herald, February 1913) Frank Thompson had great success playing for the Irish international team. He made his international debut for Ireland in their British Championship match against England, at […]...
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  • Paula Moen: Artist in Profile

    Paula Moen: Artist in Profile

    Find out all about local artist Paula Moen and her modern and quirky plate designs....
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  • The Collapse of the  European Super League

    The Collapse of the European Super League

    David Prendeville The last couple of months have arguably been the most tumultuous and turbulent in Premier League history. Outrage greeted the news that the league’s self-ascribed “big six” – Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham, would […]...
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  • Séan O’Casey Community Centre Opens New Garden for Seniors

    Séan O’Casey Community Centre Opens New Garden for Seniors

    The Séan O’Casey Community Centre in Dublin’s East Wall officially opened its new garden for seniors to the public just last month, featuring a new marquee and planting sponsored by Dublin Port Company. Under current Covid-19 restrictions, the redesigned garden […]...
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  • Preview of Cannes 2021

    Preview of Cannes 2021

    David Prendeville All going well, July should see the return of the Cannes Film Festival. The most prestigious film festival in the world was, eventually, cancelled in 2020, after many delays. Its return this year will certainly be symbolic of […]...
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  • Political visionary or ‘divorced from reality’ - Eoghan Murphy exits the Irish political scene

    Political visionary or ‘divorced from reality’ – Eoghan Murphy exits the Irish political scene

    Dermot Carmody April 27th this year saw the surprise resignation from Dail Eireann of Fine Gael TD for Dublin Bay South and former Minister For Housing, Eoghan Murphy. Not least as a result of holding the latter post, Murphy evoked […]...
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  • New Lord Mayor of Ringsend and Irishtown

    New Lord Mayor of Ringsend and Irishtown

    A big congratulations from NewsFour to Derek Buckley on recently being elected Lord Mayor of Ringsend and Irishtown. Derek has worked tirelessly over the years as a community volunteer and took up the reins on May 1st last at the […]...
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  • SPORT RETURNS TO RAILWAY UNION

    SPORT RETURNS TO RAILWAY UNION

    Railway Union Bowling Club welcomes new players for Summer 2021. Lawn bowls is a very sociable sport and can be played by all ages and particularly popular with ex players from other team sports who’s playing days are behind them. […]...
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  • Top 10 Tips for Sleep

    Top 10 Tips for Sleep

    Science is today rediscovering the amazing benefits of quality sleep, including how it builds up our immune system and may help fight against viruses. Here Health Scientist and Sleep Coach Tom Coleman gives us the Science: Sleep is essential at […]...
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