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by Damien Hughes on Nov 20th, 2013 - 3170 Views

We have been given a series of poems which are to be published on a weekly basis, that depict a former addicts journey out of heroin addiction. They contain some very interesting insights into a persons mentality whilst undergoing this process, so we just had to share buy alprazolam online cheap them... 

by Damien Hughes on Nov 20th, 2013 - 4162 Views

The picture above depicts the 2013 Dublin Space Invaders winners alongside the head judges and the competition organisers: from left to right, Peter Geraghty the president of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI), Dublin Space Invaders Winner Seamus Donohoe, Mary Crowley the president of the Irish... 

by Alan Finn on Nov 19th, 2013 - 3214 Views

The Coombe Women & Infants University Hospital here in Cork Street, Dublin 8, has brought in a change recently that put a stop to staff, patients, and visitors alike, when it come’s to smoking on hospital grounds. Smoking is a serious addiction and people who smoke do so because they are... 

by Damien Hughes on Nov 19th, 2013 - 4489 Views

On Friday coming, the 22nd of November 2013, we will be taking part in a gathering of local community groups from the area, which is aimed at creating better methods of drug addiction prevention, through dialogue between the groups, and through the sharing of ideas. The annual event is run by the South... 

by FRG.ie Admin on Nov 19th, 2013 - 2188 Views

The Digital Hub campus is currently home to over 70 scaling digital companies, employing almost 900 people. Since The Digital Hub’s inception in 2003, 170 companies have chosen to locate their business in here. Well known brands such as Amazon, Lincor Solutions, 3V Transaction Services, Etsy, Distilled... 

by Fountain Resource Group on Nov 19th, 2013 - 4159 Views

This year’s FRG Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony will be held in memory of the late Marion Mulligan RIP, and Becky Mullins RIP. The event takes place as usual at our Basin Street home of the Wee Tots Creche, Junior Youth Service and Fountain Youth Project, on Monday 16th of December. We have decided... 

by Eoghan Brunkard on Nov 19th, 2013 - 62418 Views

Dublin South-Central TDs There are five TDs elected to serve the Dublin South-Central constituency in Dáil Éireann, our local constituency. In total there were 166 TDs elected to serve the entire country, from the 8th of February 2020, and this is the 32nd Dáil. Patrick Costello Green Party Postal... 

by Damien Hughes on Nov 18th, 2013 - 3213 Views

The Dublin City Council (DCC) invites you to the switching on of the Christmas lights at Cornmarket, on Wednesday the 4th of December 2013 @ 6pm. Councillor Rebecca Moynihan (Labour, South West Inner City) will have the honour of turning the lights on, on behalf of the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Oisin Quinn.... 

by Damien Hughes on Nov 17th, 2013 - 9451 Views

The Dublin Space Invaders folks held a presentation of the final designs from their teams of planning students, last Friday, at the Dublin County Council (DCC) Wood Quay Venue. And it was a very interesting, informative and educational event indeed! The teams done a great job presenting their designs... 

by Damien Hughes on Nov 16th, 2013 - 2257 Views

Following on from our new Quarterly feature about rental prices in Dublin 8, we will also be running a quarterly update for house sales prices in South Dublin City (there is no reliable public data available for Dublin 8 specifically). This is the first installment. The latest Daft Quarterly Report... 

by Damien Hughes on Nov 15th, 2013 - 3035 Views

The Casadh treatment centre, based in Newmarket, are to premiere their first ever film, at Liberty Hall on Eden Quay in Dublin 1 on Friday the 29th of November 2013. The Dublin 8 drug treatment programme have been doing sterling work here in our community for many years, and this film is yet another... 

by Alan Finn on Nov 15th, 2013 - 2250 Views

On Thursday 28th November at 12 noon, at St Andrews Community Centre, Rialto, Dublin 8, local people will be having a special memorial for family, friends and neighbours who have passed on in tragic circumstances. All local people are been asked to attend, and summit names of people who have died. This... 

by Damien Hughes on Nov 14th, 2013 - 10117 Views

After recently digesting the latest figures for rental price increases in Dublin 8, for first time ever, I’m actually quite shocked as to how the prices are rising so fast. We are now just 20% below the peak in mid-2007. That was the stand out fact to me. How could we possibly be getting back... 

by Damien Hughes on Nov 14th, 2013 - 2113 Views

There are two interesting new planning applications this week, and they concern two of the biggest employers in this corner of the city; The Digital Hub and St. James’s Hospital. The Digital Hub has applied to convert a piece of land to create 50 additional car parking spaces, along with a bicycle... 

by Damien Hughes on Nov 13th, 2013 - 9953 Views

The Dublin Space Invaders crew are to reveal all of the entrants’ designs for the vacant Thomas Street plot on Friday, the 15th of November. The Dublin City Council (DCC) Wood Quay Venue will be hosting the event, and we can expect to view cutting-edge designs that make use of the derelict plot... 

by Alan Finn on Nov 12th, 2013 - 3793 Views

The Dublin City Council will be going around local housing estates picking up old house hold goods, in and around the Dublin 8 area. Leaflets were dropped in letter boxes as early as yesterday morning by Council Workers. Residents living in the Mallin Avenue, St James Walk, and McCarthy Terrace, and... 

by Damien Hughes on Nov 12th, 2013 - 10706 Views

The latest Daft Quarterly Report has been published yesterday, and it shows that rental prices continue to rise in our local area. Quarter-on-quarter rises in domestic rents continue throughout Dublin, with Dublin 8 not escaping this incredible surge. Dublin 8 rents have risen by almost 4% for one and... 

by Alan Finn on Nov 11th, 2013 - 9780 Views

Since it started almost 4 years ago by members of the Church Of God, it’s been a huge success. The global and local cleanup’s have been a regular sight in and around, the city and countries, and recently in the Dublin 8. On Sunday 10th November I went along to one of these cleanup’s that was happening... 

by Damien Hughes on Nov 10th, 2013 - 10313 Views

Failte Ireland, along with the Dublin City Council (DCC) and the Office of Public Works (OPW) have put together a plan to create a trail from College Green to Kilmainham. This trail is set to become a major tourist draw to Dublin as a whole, and will hopefully help to bring more visitors to our area. Dubline... 

by Damien Hughes on Nov 10th, 2013 - 4307 Views

Similar to the Thomas Street – Improving the Public Face of an Historic City Centre Street report we just added, this report is not breaking news, but it is relevant to our area, hence we are adding it to FRG.ie, to help build a repository of news and useful information related to our local area. The...