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  • Irish poets at the ILF this May
    Irish poets at the ILF this May
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    Introductions | Céadlínte: A showcase of poets representing the electrifying future of Irish poetry, with special musical guests From May 24th to May 26th, Introductions| Ceadlinte will have fifteen of the most exciting new poets in the English and Irish language performing […]...
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Community

  • Information notice: Codling Wind Park
    Information notice: Codling Wind Park
    Codling Wind Park is hosting a Public Information Sharing event on May 1st in Sandymount Community Centre. We are inviting people/groups from the community along to view our virtual reality experience and to learn more about the project and...
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Culture

  • The Editor's Corner – Apr/May 2024
    The Editor’s Corner – Apr/May 2024
    In a world dominated by mobile phones and video games, encouraging young people to read and develop a love of books has probably never been more important. The reading habit needs to be instilled at a young age. In a...
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Memory Lane

  • Ringsend International Airport 
    Ringsend International Airport 
    While it may seem strange to the readers to think of an aerodrome at Ringsend, the concept is not a particularly new one. Indeed, it had been floated as far back as 1930 and was taken even further in 1935...
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Events

  • Your NewsFour Local Christmas Events Guide
    Your NewsFour Local Christmas Events Guide
    Friday December 1st Women’s Seasonal Swap at the Sandymount Community Centre. 10.30am-12.30pm. Free event. All are welcome. RCSF Holiday Fair and Markets. Irishtown Sports Stadium. Sensory Hour 3.30pm-4.30pm Full fair 4.30pm-8.30pm. ...
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  • Spooktacular Celebrations at Dublin Zoo
    Spooktacular Celebrations at Dublin Zoo
    Dublin Zoo is celebrating Halloween weekend with a spooktacular schedule of family fun activities, including themed magic shows, creepy crafts and ghoulish games, a special Spooky Trail, and much more! There will be a special offer for little...
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Sport

  • Oars for Angels
    Oars for Angels
    St Patrick’s Rowing Club and their rowing friends up and down the East Coast are endeavouring to complete a sponsored relay row starting from Wicklow Rowing Club to their club in Ringsend on Saturday 27th April from 8am. This fundraising...
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Food & Wine

  • Comfort in Words
    Comfort in Words
    There have been many times in my life where I needed to make an important decision or I was worried or stressed about situations I was going through at the time, and at those times I would have a default...
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  • Irish Hospice Foundation proposes COVID-19 remembrance events

    Irish Hospice Foundation proposes COVID-19 remembrance events

    The Irish Hospice Foundation (IHF) is calling on the new Government to put in place a process for remembrance and reflection in post-COVID-19 Ireland. The Foundation has submitted a paper outlining a series of proposals for Ireland to remember and […]...
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  • Pause for Harmony: Art in Lockdown

    Pause for Harmony: Art in Lockdown

    Launch by the Gerard Byrne Studio David Prendeville This September, the Gerard Byrne Studio will launch the highly anticipated ‘Pause for Harmony – Art in Lockdown’ exhibition. Gerard Byrne’s second major solo show of 2020 features an extraordinary and very […]...
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  • Support Announced for Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School-Age Childcare (SAC) Sector in the Form of Jobs Stimulus Package

    Support Announced for Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School-Age Childcare (SAC) Sector in the Form of Jobs Stimulus Package

    In a press release on Saturday 25th July last the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration, Roderic O’Gorman T.D. announced a package of measures to support the Early Learning and Care and SchoolAge Childcare sector as remaining services reopen […]...
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  • John Hume: Peacemaker

    John Hume: Peacemaker

    Beibhinn Byrne There has been an outpouring of tributes for the late John Hume, the former SDLP founder and leader, architect of the Peace Process and co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize alongside David Trimble in 1998. He died over […]...
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  • Early Childhood Ireland welcomes Covid-19 stimulus package and highlights work of Dublin childcare providers in preparing for re-opening

    Early Childhood Ireland welcomes Covid-19 stimulus package and highlights work of Dublin childcare providers in preparing for re-opening

    In a statement issued on July 24th last Early Childhood Ireland, the leading organisation in the early years sector, has welcomed the Government’s stimulus package, which was announced yesterday. The organisation said it will provide essential support for childcare providers […]...
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  • Indy and Poppy save the Chimneys

    Indy and Poppy save the Chimneys

    By Kathrin Kobus John Carpenter was pretty cheerful when he came round to the NewsFour offices one day in July and allowed us a quick look at his own water colour illustrations stapled together. They gave us a glimpse of […]...
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  • Numbers game

    Numbers game

    BY Kathrin Kobus There is an official statistics site provided by the government of Ireland, the geohive hub, where everyone can look up and check numbers and graphs relating to Covid-19. Its accuracy depends on those who feed numbers into […]...
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  • Book Review Everyday People: The Colour of Life

    Book Review Everyday People: The Colour of Life

    Geneva Pattison Everyday People: The Colour of Life, edited by Jennifer Baker, is an anthology of short stories that showcases the work of both emerging and well renowned writers of colour and indigenous writers from across the globe. Each tale […]...
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  • Locals raise money for three deserving charities during Covid

    Locals raise money for three deserving charities during Covid

    By Kathrin Kobus Charity begins at home, and calls for charitable causes mushroomed during the past days, weeks and months. Many clubs all over the country from all sports settled for activities under walk, run, cycle for a cause. Clanna […]...
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  • Clanna Gael Fontenoy:      Great community spirit at Clanns

    Clanna Gael Fontenoy: Great community spirit at Clanns

    Felix O”Regan As in many other organisations and locations, the Covid-19 pandemic brought a strong sense of community to the fore at Clanna Gael Fontenoy (Clanns). This was particularly evident in a number of initiatives that saw support and assistance […]...
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  • New Irish Poetry Bags of Almonds by Alicia Byrne Keane

    New Irish Poetry Bags of Almonds by Alicia Byrne Keane

    Geneva Pattison Amidst this global pandemic, the surreal state of lockdown presented a myriad of challenges for people across Ireland. Feelings of anxiety, loss, worry and longing seem to be a universal experience in relation to this new era of […]...
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  • Plans for Strand Road Trial Rapid Development cycle Route

    Plans for Strand Road Trial Rapid Development cycle Route

    Dublin City Council has put out the following drawings/sketches of the grand Strand Road Trial Rapid Development cycle Route along Beach Road/Strand Road which will result in less lane space for motorized vehicles. Also included are route changes for busses […]...
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  • Support for sport(s)

    Support for sport(s)

    BY editor Clubs within the administrative area of Dublin City Council, and are affiliated with a national governing body recognised by Sport Ireland  are invited to apply for the COVID 19 Club Small Grant Scheme.  The COVID-19 club small grant […]...
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  • Book Review His Rising by Suzanne Byrne

    Book Review His Rising by Suzanne Byrne

    Eoin Meegan In this time travel novel, events around Easter 1916 in Dublin are seamlessly integrated with 21st century settings. We meet Kate, an online blogger from Chicago who is about to make her first trip to Ireland to discover […]...
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  • Bringing Sunshine to those in need

    Bringing Sunshine to those in need

    Eoin Meegan While not open at present, Sunshine House normally provides week-long breaks for kids in need between May and August. Overseen by the Sunshine Fund, a unique branch of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul, Sunshine House has […]...
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