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by FRG.ie Admin on May 23rd, 2017 - 1601 Views

Thursday 25th May 7.30pm – 10.30pm Save Kilmainham Mill Campaign Fundraising Bash, Patriots Inn, Kilmainham Kilmainham Mill is a unique, important and beautiful heritage site. We are fighting to have our say in its future use; once lost we can never get it back! It should be purchased by DCC and... 

by Jacqueline Spain on May 16th, 2017 - 1500 Views

This May the first Green Ribbon Month will take place nationwide with 500,000 green ribbons being distributed across the island. The Campaign is being organised by See Change, the National Stigma Reduction Partnership and 90 other partner organisations. Green Ribbon Month will be about bringing awareness... 

by FRG.ie Admin on Apr 26th, 2017 - 2090 Views

Dublin, April 26th, 2017: The National Paediatric Development Board (NPHDB) and the Children’s Hospital Group Board (CHGB) today warmly welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Health Simon Harris TD that Government has approved the construction investment decision for the building of the new... 

by Jacqueline Spain on Apr 12th, 2017 - 2055 Views

It was precisely a year ago that An Bord Pleanála gave the National Children’s Hospital permission to go ahead with the new planned hospital. The hospital is for some something they have been looking forward to for a long time, but some it caused much anxiety. The good news is that it will go... 

by FRG.ie Admin on Apr 12th, 2017 - 1728 Views

The Vhi Womens Mini Marathon will be taking place on the 5th May. The Vhi Women’s Mini Marathon is the biggest all women’s event of its kind in the world. It has grown from its beginnings in 1983 with almost 9,000 participants to a staggering 41,006 women participating in 2014. Since 1983... 

by FRG.ie Admin on Mar 6th, 2017 - 2113 Views

Exciting career options at the new children’s hospital showcased as part of Engineers Week Hundreds of students and unemployed attend Engineers Week ‘Careers Day’ hosted by NPHDB More than 300 Dublin 8 & Dublin 12 secondary school students and unemployed young people are attending an interactive... 

by FRG.ie Admin on Mar 6th, 2017 - 1810 Views

Minister for Children Katherine Zappone TD visited the offices of the Children’s Hospital Group and the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board this week to learn about the state-of the-art new children’s hospital which open on the campus shared with St James’s Hospital in 2021 and the new... 

by Christine Bond on Feb 16th, 2017 - 4354 Views

This is the time of year that tulips and daffodils are showing up in the shops and many of us start thinking about planting and growing our own. Us city dwellers don’t always have the garden space (or any growing space) to grow much, which is where allotments come in. When unused land is turned over... 

by Alan Finn on Feb 3rd, 2017 - 2382 Views

Justice for Mary Boyle 40th Anniversary Public Demonstration  A public demonstration will take place in Dublin City on Monday 20th March 2017. This demo has been called in light of a very tragic case known simply as Justice For Mary Boyle who will be 40 years missing this year. The meeting place in... 

by Jacqueline Spain on Jan 31st, 2017 - 2373 Views

Diageo has this week announced that they have plans for a whiskey distillery to be built on the premises of the old Power Station at St. James’s Gate. The new premium Blended Irish Whiskey called Roe & Co is about to be launched and will be distilled here in the future. This project is said to... 

by Jacqueline Spain on Jan 31st, 2017 - 2005 Views

The Digital Hub has become a business centre that is growing rapidly. New and innovative technology and web-based companies are joining the Hub every year. Technology and the internet is still a fairly new development, but the Hub is hiding something older – Ireland’s oldest fruit bearing pear tree. Last... 

by FRG.ie Admin on Jan 24th, 2017 - 2434 Views

Finally! Weaver Park here we come! A statement released from Dublin City Council: ‘I’m pleased to inform you that the tender process for Weaver Park is now complete. The successful contractor, Bracegrade ltd has been appointed and is expected on site in the coming weeks. The contractors programme... 

by Alan Finn on Jan 24th, 2017 - 1856 Views

On Saturday the 21st January 2017, a little past 2pm, I arrived outside Heuston Train station. It was one year ago on that day the Irish Citizens took to the streets of Dublin calling for the abolition of the water charges. There was a fairly decent turn out and a heavy Garda presence. I took my place... 

by Alan Finn on Jan 20th, 2017 - 1853 Views

Victory for the local community over sudden closure of Post Office Some good news arrived this afternoon for the community of Rialto, and Fatima here in the Dublin 8 area, and for the campaign to have its local postal service returned. An Post has decided to end it‘d arrangement with the... 

by Jacqueline Spain on Jan 13th, 2017 - 1950 Views

Teeling Makes A New Proprietary Cocktail The Teeling Whiskey Distillery has developed a new Proprietary Cocktail. This new cocktail is a combination of distillers and wine yeast with a South African twist. But first things first, what do yeast and whiskey have in common. Most of us think of yeast as... 

by Christine Bond on Jan 9th, 2017 - 2062 Views

  Energy Action, Local Community Group Saving You Money The New Year starts all us thinking about our expenses. It might be because we spent too much money over the holidays, it might be the consumer advice coming over the radio and TV, it might be because our contracts are up for renewal, whatever... 

by Thomas Brunkard on Dec 22nd, 2016 - 2522 Views

I hope you and your family have a Joyful Christmas  and a Healthy Happy New Year Tom Brunkard Coordinator Fountain Resource Group   Read More »

by Alan Finn on Dec 15th, 2016 - 2093 Views

Fountain Resource Group Crib Lighting Ceremony Breaking away from the traditional Christmas tree lighting ceremony local people turned up in decent numbers yesterday (Wednesday 14th of December) to see the lights been turned on at a Nativity Crib. This event was hosted by the Fountain Resource Group’s... 

by Jacqueline Spain on Dec 14th, 2016 - 1724 Views

Tunes In The Church The NYF Dublin Festival will be taking place from the 30th of December to the 1st of January 2017. There will be events held over three days in Dublin city, with shows like the Spectacular Sky Dance at the Custom House, the New Year’s Day Concert on St. Stephen’s Green and many... 

by Alan Finn on Nov 29th, 2016 - 2743 Views

Following the very sudden closure of a local post office in the Dublin 8 meeting is due to take place today. The post office in Rialto shut its door’s last week. No notice was given to its customers. Some of these customers are elderly and when they went to pick up their weekly pensions, a notice...