In 1968, British rock group The Kinks had a hit with The Village Green Preservation Society, a paean to holding onto traditions in the face of progress. When it comes to Sandymount’s own village green, a group of locals are […]
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For the last few years, local dog lovers Alan Pullen and Fiona Brannock from Ringsend have run The Fluffy Mutts Grooming Salon in Unit 2, Cambridge House, Ringsend and have just opened the D4 Doggy Day Care Centre in the […]
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Merchant’s Quay Ireland (MQI) is one of Dublin’s great charity success stories. In 1969, Salvador Kenney and Sebastian Tighe, two Franciscan Friars, established a tea room for the city’s homeless, laying down the groundwork for what would become the MQI […]
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RICC May Day Parade 2013 The Annual RICC May Day Parade celebrated its 5th year in May and was as always a great success. Thank you to all those who got involved, marched, performed, raised funds, donated prizes, all our […]
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LEAVE MALONE ALONE Despite the fact that the new Luas Cross City Extension is estimated to cost €370 million, a number of DCC councillors were more concerned over the relocation of Molly Malone. The new location for the infamous statue […]
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The 1950’s was a dynamic decade for music. The first five years was dominated by crooners and cowboy singers – Crosby, Como, Laine, Mitchell and girl singers Day, Starr, Stafford, Clooney. Around this time, I was involved with Tara Records […]
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The 4th Port Dodder Sea Scouts are sequestered at the end of a cul-de-sac in Derrynane Gardens, off Bath Avenue. Occupying a stretch of the Dodder riverbank, it’s easy for the eye to miss from the footpath opposite, as it […]
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With Irish people leaving the country in droves, it’s easy to forget that only a few years ago Ireland was one of the most attractive destinations for immigrants. Ireland traditionally had a culture of emigration but this was turned on […]
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It was back in 1969 that George Harrison of The Beatles sang “Here Comes The Sun”. Summer has arrived after a dismal winter and a disappointing spring so it’s time to enjoy floral gems glistening in the summer sunshine; colour, […]
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Reviewed by Eric Hillis Jim Grant (Robert Redford), once known as Nick Sloan, is a former member of a left-wing activist group that disbanded following the shooting dead of a security guard during a 1980 bank robbery. Under his new […]
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