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by Jacqueline Spain on Jun 22nd, 2015 - 3121 Views

Big Plans For Kilmainham Courthouse The Kilmainham Courthouse, located on Inchicore Road as become part of the Kilmainham Gaol in a redevelopment that is sure to increase tourist footfall to the area.  As a Courthouse it was active from the period 1820 to 2008. In July 2008, it closed its doors and... 

by Gary Kelly on Jun 19th, 2015 - 1619 Views

We Close the Door On Another Part of Old Dublin One of Dublin’s fair city’s finest and most iconic landmarks is gone. Clerys turned off its cash registers and closed its doors for the last time last Friday, and it is hard for me to say that without getting a little bit emotional as I have a collage... 

by Gillian Kelly on Jun 18th, 2015 - 2615 Views

The Closure of the CE Arts Squad Arts in the city centre will soon be without one of its longstanding community endeavours with the news that the Liberty College based City Arts Squad CE project is to close at the end of June. Art Squad is a Community Employment Scheme involved with Community Art/Culture... 

by Gillian Kelly on Jun 15th, 2015 - 3376 Views

Dublin Garden Festival 2015 Christ Church Cathedral is thrilled to announce that it is going to host another Dublin Garden Festival this year after the success of the previous year’s festival.  It will take place on Friday 19th June until Sunday 21st June 2015.   The flower arrangements will... 

by Jacqueline Spain on Jun 12th, 2015 - 2233 Views

Major Transport Changes Proposed For Dublin City A Dublin City Centre Transport Study has proposed major changes for the city with a possible investment of €115 million forecasted. NTA might be ready to invest €150 million for public transport to help the city to continue to grow and function efficiently. “Dublin... 

by Gary Kelly on Jun 12th, 2015 - 2256 Views

James St CBS Helps Eastern European Charity! An Post worker and former student of CBS James’ Street, Paul O’ Neill returned home and spoke to students and teachers of CBS about his experiences bringing humanitarian aid to extremely vulnerable and needy orphanages in the Eastern block of... 

by Jacqueline Spain on Jun 11th, 2015 - 3119 Views

Lord Mayor’s Coach Goes On Display This year, the Mansion House is celebrating the 300th Anniversary of its deed of sale. The Mansion House belonged to landowner, merchant and developer, Joshua Dawson, who built the house in 1710 and sold it to the Dublin Corporation in 1715 for use as the residence... 

by Eoghan Brunkard on Jun 10th, 2015 - 2228 Views

Guinness to Get Brazilian? A rumour has circulated from the Brazilian magazine “Veja” that the country’s richest man is eyeing up a buyout attempt of Diageo, parent company to Baileys and Guinness. In one of those few moments when both a reporter in Rio de Janeiro and in Basin Lane can both report... 

by Alan Finn on Jun 9th, 2015 - 2383 Views

Taken Live It was December 2014 when I first came across Ireland’s answer to One Direction, this unassuming group of young Dubliners (one of whom a local lad) went by the name of Taken.  The group had endeared me to them by their good sense of social conscience and their willingness to come down... 

by Gillian Kelly on Jun 9th, 2015 - 1771 Views

Our Coastlines Polluted With Waste Irish Water and Clean Coasts conducted a survey recently which has indicated that 3 in 10 adults have flushed sanitary items as well as condoms, plasters, plastic and medicine down the toilet.  About 90 percent of these people claimed to feel disgusted if they saw... 

by Jacqueline Spain on Jun 5th, 2015 - 1899 Views

Dublin’s International Day for Biodiversity If humanity is to survive in a world that is safe and able to care for future generations we have to consider biological diversity as an important step towards this goal. The UN has asked the people of the world to focus on biodiversity this year and to... 

by Alan Finn on Jun 5th, 2015 - 1986 Views

Flannigan’s Field Community Gardening Fete Over the June bank holiday, Flannigan’s Field opened its gates to the Fatima community. The popular community garden drew in a large crowd despite the weather turning nasty throughout the day. It all kicked off just past 2 pm, where, outside one... 

by Jacqueline Spain on Jun 5th, 2015 - 1593 Views

Report Reveals €1.3 Billion Generated Yearly By UCD   The Delivering Impact: Economic Cultural and Social Impact of University College Dublin Report was launched on the 26th of May, 2015, at Government Buildings last Tuesday. There to present the new report was Professor Orla Feely, UCD Vice-President... 

by Gary Kelly on Jun 2nd, 2015 - 2239 Views

Local GAA Club Seems Unbeatable In a spectacular two-day tournament, Liffey Gaels Under 14 Gaelic football team beat all-comers to win their Dublin Division Title. Our local heroes began the first day playing in a three games league format. The first game set the tone as they beat Na Fianna by double... 

by Jacqueline Spain on May 27th, 2015 - 2006 Views

Smoking is a harmful and dangerous drug, filled with chemicals that will eventually damage the body, if inhaled continuously. When this happens, you will inevitably be forced to pay your doctor a visit and, in severe cases, for instance in the case of lung cancer being diagnosed or emphysema taking... 

by Gillian Kelly on May 27th, 2015 - 1958 Views

A new study has revealed that fifty social welfare cheats occur in Ireland every day. A report from January 2015 until mid April 2015 has revealed that 5,233 tip offs were made to the Department of Social Protection in relation to fraudulent claims being made by members of the public. There were 21,000... 

by Jacqueline Spain on May 27th, 2015 - 1822 Views

As consumers we end up with a lot of household waste in the form of packaging, leftover foods and general waste. Most of us try to recycle as much as we can in order to help a greener environment. However, it can be tedious and impossible at times to control one’s waste where bigger homes with larger... 

by David Carr on May 22nd, 2015 - 2348 Views

An appeal is to be launched to find the owner of a sheep found wondering in Oliver Bond flats. A routine Garda  patrol spotted the animal being chased by a group of children in the flat complex on Wednesday night. The officers loaded the sheep into a Patrol car and transported her to Kevin Street station... 

by Jacqueline Spain on May 22nd, 2015 - 2077 Views

On the 17th of June the 20th International IMPAC Dublin Literary Awards will be held in Dublin. On the 15th of April 10 novels from a list of 142 novels were short-listed for the finals. The first International IMPAC Award was launched by Dublin City Council on the 7th of April 1995. The initiative... 

by Gillian Kelly on May 20th, 2015 - 1812 Views

A new study by Kellogg’s has revealed that children from lower income families are going to school hungry.  The study found that one in five families have had to cut back on food due to their lack of finances and this finding has been reinforced by over three quarters of primary school teachers who...