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  • Irish poets at the ILF this May
    Irish poets at the ILF this May
    20 May 2022 by
    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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  • Dockers
    Dockers
    We should all be familiar with “The Dockers”, the working class grafters who were historically employed in the docks and the shipping industry in Dublin in the 19th and early 20th centuries, and the majority of them came from Dockland...
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Culture

  • Dockers
    Dockers
    We should all be familiar with “The Dockers”, the working class grafters who were historically employed in the docks and the shipping industry in Dublin in the 19th and early 20th centuries, and the majority of them came from Dockland...
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Memory Lane

  • The Blades are Back in Town
    The Blades are Back in Town
    Back in November, the CYWMS hall was replicated into a lively, energetic, teenage disco to commemorate local band, The Blades when they played the CY in 1977. This night was to reflect on the band's journey from 1977-1981 with...
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Events

  • Pop-up Online Bookclub
    Pop-up Online Bookclub
    Ireland Reads Day Venue: Pearse Street Library Date: Monday 24th February 2025 Time: 6:45 PM to 7:45 PM Celebrate Ireland Reads Day with our special pop-up online book club! For those of you who can't get to...
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  • Upcoming Lunchtime Talks in Pembroke Library
    Upcoming Lunchtime Talks in Pembroke Library
    We are delighted to share details of our upcoming lunchtime talks in Pembroke Library. These take place at 1pm. Please note, booking is required and is made directly with Pembroke Library: pembrokelibrary@dublincity.ie / (01) 222...
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Sport

  • Welcome to the Railway Dome
    Welcome to the Railway Dome
    Railway Union in Sandymount is about to open a brand new indoor training facility to be known as the Railway Dome. This purpose built facility is designed primarily as a cricket training ground, with the potential to open it out...
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  • From The Grand Canal To The Dodder -<br>Illustrious Lives by Beatrice M. Doran

    From The Grand Canal To The Dodder –
    Illustrious Lives by Beatrice M. Doran

    Dermot Carmody Beatrice M. Doran’s book is a collection of concise biographies of a number of extraordinary individuals who have dwelt at one time or another between the watery boundaries of the Dodder and the Grand Canal. Around 70 souls […]...
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  • Her Keys to the City - Honouring the Women who made Dublin by Alison Gilliland and Clodagh Finn

    Her Keys to the City – Honouring the Women who made Dublin by Alison Gilliland and Clodagh Finn

    Eoin Meegan This book is a too-long overdue roll call of gifted, intellectual, artistic, patriotic and heroic women who contributed in no small way to life in Dublin, and in many cases the nation. As well as names you would […]...
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  • How to be a People Person, by Lara Cullen<br>Be Kind Be Brave Be Brilliant

    How to be a People Person, by Lara Cullen
    Be Kind Be Brave Be Brilliant

    Eoin Meegan This is a new book by Irish/Spanish entrepreneur and life coach Lara Cullen with the snappy format to be kind, be brave, be brilliant. The author breaks these ideas into their individual components, examining each separately, as well […]...
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  • Me Myself & Eli by Thomas Gregg

    Me Myself & Eli by Thomas Gregg

    This small volume of verse is the brainchild of local Ringsend native Thomas Gregg. The book is a collection of poems about Thomas’s life in and around Ringsend, and the ordinary/extraordinary people he met along the way. The Eli in […]...
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  • Welcome to the<br>Rockschool

    Welcome to the
    Rockschool

    Louise Whelan Dylan Clayton’s Ringsend Rockschool has been rollin out the talents of its students since 2009/2010. Situated at the back of the RICC, you can’t miss the authentic original logo on the window or the sounds of strummed guitars […]...
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  • Collecting Memories Of Tenement Life at 14 Henrietta Street

    Collecting Memories Of Tenement Life at 14 Henrietta Street

    An initiative this summer from 14 Henrietta Street museum, run by Dublin City Council Culture Company, seeks to encourage Dubliners to share their reminiscences on life in Dublin’s inner city tenements. Where multiple families lived, often in great poverty and […]...
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  • Q&A with Elaine Corcoran

    Q&A with Elaine Corcoran

    Elaine Corcoran is a Solicitor working in Ringsend, and a mum to two boys and lives locally. She is here to answer readers’ questions and to give some guidance on current legal trends/developments. Elaine can be contacted on 01 5617900 […]...
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  • “Declining Home Ownership a Clear and Present Danger of Income Poverty” says ALONE

    “Declining Home Ownership a Clear and Present Danger of Income Poverty” says ALONE

    ALONE, the organisation that supports older people to age at home, has welcomed the ERSI report into the levels of declining home ownership. The report highlights that future cohorts of retirees are likely to have substantially lower rates of homeownership […]...
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  • New Cycle Bus Routes for Sandymount

    New Cycle Bus Routes for Sandymount

    A group of parents from Shellybanks ETNS (EducateTogether National School) have recently started two Cycle Bus routes in response to the lack of cycling infrastructure in the area. A Cycle Bus is a great way to travel to school with […]...
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  • Donnybrook Street Festival Returns with a Roar

    Donnybrook Street Festival Returns with a Roar

    Eoin Meegan Last month saw the happy return of the Donnybrook Neighbourhood Street Party after a three-year absence due to Covid. The event included music, spot prizes, entertainment, and a fantastic magic show by Waffles the Magician, which had the […]...
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  • DUBLIN SWIMMERS MAKE HISTORY TO RAISE FUNDS FOR FAMILY CARERS IRELAND

    DUBLIN SWIMMERS MAKE HISTORY TO RAISE FUNDS FOR FAMILY CARERS IRELAND

    A group of five swimmers made history on Saturday July 9th past, as the first relay team to swim from Lambay to Bull Island, raising €20,000 for Family Carers Ireland. Crowds gathered at Bull Island to cheer the relay team […]...
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  • State of the Art Clubhouse for CYFC and Crusaders

    State of the Art Clubhouse for CYFC and Crusaders

    Louise Whelan On July 2nd past the official opening of St Patrick’s CYFC and the Crusaders Athletic Club’s new extension took place in Irishtown Stadium. This fantastic clubhouse and magnificent facilities will be of huge benefit to the whole of […]...
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  • New hidden disability badge launched for public transport

    New hidden disability badge launched for public transport

    Geneva Pattison An inclusive initiative has just been revealed this week from the National Transport Authorty. The new hidden disability, “please offer me a seat” badge, has been created for people who may not have visible physical disabilities but stll […]...
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  • Culture Night 2022 Returns

    Culture Night 2022 Returns

    After being corralled online for two years culture night is back on the streets again on Friday, 23rd September with hundreds of museums and cultural venues opening late. Culture Night / Oíche Chultúir is one night for us all to […]...
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  • Giacometti: From Life - A Must-See For Art Lovers

    Giacometti: From Life – A Must-See For Art Lovers

    Celebrated as a painter, sculptor and scribbler, Alberto Giacometti is widely regarded as one of the most important and distinctive artists of the 20th century – Don’t believe me? Well, see for yourself. Giacometti: From Life is running at the […]...
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