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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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  • Behan in Ballsbridge
    Behan in Ballsbridge
    To mark the anniversary of the writer's death, let’s take a look at Brendan Behan’s life in Dublin 4. In the words of the legendary Irish writer, “My one ambition is to live as long as I can”. It was...
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  • Behan in Ballsbridge
    Behan in Ballsbridge
    To mark the anniversary of the writer's death, let’s take a look at Brendan Behan’s life in Dublin 4. In the words of the legendary Irish writer, “My one ambition is to live as long as I can”. It was...
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  • Bloomsday in Dublin 4
    Bloomsday in Dublin 4
    Bloomsday celebrates the life of James Joyce, his book Ulysses and the city of Dublin where the book’s story is set on 16th June, 1904. The day is named after Leopold Bloom, the central character in the...
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  • 1916 and Ringsend
    1916 and Ringsend
    On Saturday April 12th, the local Ringsend and District Historical Society are celebrating Ringsend’s contribution to the Easter Rising by organising a 1916 detailed walking tour, followed by an exhibition in Ringsend and Irishtown Community Centre, showcasing Seamus...
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  • Docklands 5K
    Docklands 5K
    Getting tired of park runs? Ready to take your running to the next level? Then it might be time for a real challenge. Register now for the Docklands 5k, happening Thursday, July 10th, and experience a race along Dublin’s stunning...
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  • They Came, They Scored Touchdowns, They Won

    They Came, They Scored Touchdowns, They Won

    One or two of you may have noticed the swarms of American football fans who landed in Dublin on the weekend of September 1st. As NewsFour reported in our last issue, the college football brilliance of the Fighting Irish of ...
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  • Property Apartheid

    Property Apartheid

    Women’s rights have changed unbelievably in the last few decades. We can vote, we have choice who (and if) we choose to marry, we can get any job we are qualified for and if we want to buy a place...
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  • Katie Wins Modelling Contract

    Katie Wins Modelling Contract

    A local Ringsend girl has become Ireland’s next star model. Katie Chesher, left, was chosen as part of Irish Tatler magazine’s Star Model Search, which took place in the RDS at the Ultimate Girls’ Day Out event. The competition was ...
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  • The Lost Boys

    The Lost Boys

    Just off Dame Street there just happens to be two Starbucks practically next to each other. The venue was chosen mainly because it’s the cheapest venue to host a chat about mental health and youth unemployment. Due to the economic...
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  • Remembering Noah

    Remembering Noah

    Jason and Debbie Reid’s world was turned upside down when their unborn son Noah was diagnosed with Potters Syndrome/Bilateral Renal Agenesis, which is a condition that inhibits the formation of kidneys in the foetus. With the support of family, friends and the Little Lifetime Foundation...
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  • Niamh Walsh Rememberance

    Niamh Walsh Rememberance

    We would like to say thanks to everyone who touched or was touched by Niamh’s life. €580 was generously received by Enable Ireland on your behalf. From the Walsh family. Garden In Heaven There Was A Special Garden in Heaven ...
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  • Funny Bone Tune-up?

    Funny Bone Tune-up?

    A new musical comedy club night, the Fandora Club, which bills itself as ‘a show, inside a competition, inside a show’ takes place on the first Thursday of every month at The Grand Social just off the Ha’penny Bridge. The show, the brainchild of Sharyn Hayden...
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  • We Are Sailing

    We Are Sailing

    Now that the excitement of the Tall Ships is subsiding and we’ve begun to take stock of the enormous good it did, the challenge is to properly understand its legacy. The Tall Ships races are races for sail training. The Tall Ships have been a beacon...
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  • The Cliffs of Moher One-Day Tour

    The Cliffs of Moher One-Day Tour

    One Saturday in September, I took a €40 day trip with The Dublin Tour Company to the Cliffs of Moher. I boarded the shuttle bus departing from outside the Dublin Discover Ireland Centre at Suffolk Street at 7am, where I met up with some tourists and a few Dubs...
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  • Your Number One Priority

    Your Number One Priority

    There has been a great deal of controversy voiced in the area about the changes to local bus routes, and at NewsFour we have received a number of calls from distraught readers. Up to a few months ago there was the number 2 bus and the number 3 bus serving the area,...
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  • Martin goes to the Fleadh Cheoil

    Martin goes to the Fleadh Cheoil

    On Saturday August 18th local man Martin Lawlor (right) and Banjo player Kieran Ferry set off for the Fleadh Cheoil in Cavan. They said they would be celebrating win, lose or draw. The standard of the bodhrán over 18s competition was very high....
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  • Dancing at Dodder View

    Dancing at Dodder View

    The Dodder View Cottages Street Party on 8th September celebrated 100 years since the houses there began construction. The event was a massive success for a community still coming to terms with the 2011 flooding....
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  • Local Rugby Sunsation

    Local Rugby Sunsation

    Members and supporters of Monkstown Rubgy Football Club (MRFC) got together and hit Sandymount Strand to raise much-needed funds for charity. Through the generosity of the local community, the event was an amazing success....
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  • Sikh Heritage Thrives on Serpentine Avenue

    Sikh Heritage Thrives on Serpentine Avenue

    I went to Serpentine Avenue in Ballsbridge to visit the Dublin Gurdwara (gateway to the Guru) which is the central religious and cultural institution for the people of Sikh heritage living in Ireland...
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  • Well Done Team Ireland

    Well Done Team Ireland

    On Wednesday 15th August NewsFour got a special invite to meet Team Ireland’s Olympic medal winners in the Mansion House. Katie Taylor, John Joe Nevin, Paddy Barnes and Michael Conlon...
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