Artist Niamh Carroll launched her first solo exhibition ‘Dreamscapes’ in the Fair Play Café in Ringsend on July 12th to a full house of her nearest and dearest to watch her showcase all her wonderful, very special artwork. Niamh is the fifth artist to have an exhibition in The Smallest Walk-In Art Gallery
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An Taoiseach, Simon Harris TD was at Google’s Bolands Mills campus to address a group of graduates from the Ringsend, Irishtown, and Pearse Street areas. An Taoiseach presented the fourteen graduates with certificates for qualifications across a diverse range of disciplines including nautical skills,
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The Writers’ Adventure for Bloomsday was an event organised by Thomas Gregg and the Ringsend and District Historical Society on Bloomsday past in the CYWMS where people shared their own poems and short stories. Thanks to everyone who participated. Below is a small selection of the winners and runners-up
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It’s no secret that Dublin is going through a big housing crisis. Dublin accounts for 70 per cent of all homeless people with 6,935 adults and 3,165 children without homes in the capital. This means that the number of homeless in Dublin city surpassed 10,000 for the first time in March of this year. More recent figures suggest
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Local man Dave Donnelly and his Tour De Canals fundraising event last May has raised over €7,000 for his two nominated charities, Féileacáin and See Change. Dave would like to thank the generosity of all supporters and their participation and commitment to the event including,
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For the first time Ringsend Park has received the prestigious Green Flag Award, the international mark of quality and standard of parks and green spaces. The Green Flag Award was introduced in 2015 and is administered by An Taisce with the aim of recognising and rewarding good park management
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At the time of writing this I am in the closing stages of the 2024 Local Elections campaign so I want to thank all the very many people who have met us at their doors, on the streets and at meetings. The courtesy of so many and the intelligent, relevant questions shows our democracy in more good health than many might think.
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From Educating Rita (1983) to Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast (2021), Ringsend has played a key part in Ireland’s silver screen triumphs, with multiple well-known productions having used the D4 suburb as a shooting location over the last several decades. So it’s only fitting that a plaque
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Joycean Celebrations are set to take place in Ballsbridge, Irishtown, Ringsend and Sandymount for Bloomsday this year. Dublin City Council’s South East Area Community Team have been working closely with groups and centres in Dublin 4 as well as the James Joyce Centre
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St Patrick’s Rowing Club would like to thank all of the crews and clubs that took part in their Oars for Angels charity Row on April 27th. Special thanks to Beacon Hair Restoration for their massive contribution to the event. Also to Poolbeg Yacht and Boat Club and Underwater Search
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