Local News

by Damien Hughes on Oct 5th, 2013 - 3101 Views

After a few days of the momentum swinging slowly but consistently from the YES camp to the NO camp, Dublin eventually voted majority NO in all constituencies. Our constituency – Dublin South Central – ended up with the 7th highest percentage of NO VOTES out of 43 constituencies nationwide,... 

by Damien Hughes on Oct 4th, 2013 - 8571 Views

Another building on Thomas Street will not be used ever again, because on Wednesday night John Lynch’s Pub burnt down. There was quite a blaze, and it apparently took a considerable effort for the Fire Brigade to get it under control. The fire started in the late evening, and city centre-bound... 

by Damien Hughes on Oct 4th, 2013 - 2016 Views

There is a website – Mayor4Dublin.ie – which is asking for Dubliners’ opinions on what kind of directly-elected Mayor we would like for our city. The four local councils in Dublin – Dublin City, South Dublin, Fingal and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown – have come together to ask... 

by Damien Hughes on Oct 4th, 2013 - 1976 Views

This years Dublin City Marathon, sponsored by Airtricity, will have a record number of runners, joggers, walkers and wheelchair participants. There will be around 14,500 people taking part in the 2013 Dublin City Marathon according to many media reports, including possibly many folks from right here... 

by Damien Hughes on Oct 1st, 2013 - 3766 Views

We are delighted to pass on the fantastic news that our very own resident poet, Alan Finn, has been chosen to take part in a workshop with one of Ireland’s favourite poets. Clondalkin Library held a competition for all aspiring writers in South County Dublin. Local writers were asked to submit... 

by Damien Hughes on Sep 27th, 2013 - 3255 Views

Our youth project had a great night out, at the premiere of their very own drama film! Reel Youth 2013 kicked off with an impressive premiere at Liberty Hall last night, which was attended by the Love/Hate writer, Stuart Carolan, plus a host of the actors from the hit RTE show. 12 youth projects from... 

by Fountain Resource Group on Sep 27th, 2013 - 2448 Views

Our Youth Project is holding another mammies, daddies and adults morning tomorrow from 8.45am. With the weekend breakfast club kicking off for another winter, we thought it was time to invite the older folks in for a cup of tea and a biscuit. About our youth project’s Weekend Breakfast Club: It... 

by FRG.ie Admin on Sep 25th, 2013 - 2323 Views

Peter & Ray – Thomas Street Ambassador Programme Volunteers The Thomas Street Volunteer Ambassador programme has been up and running for over 6 week’s now. Our incredible team of Thomas Street Volunteer Ambassadors have welcomed a host of visitors to the area. They recently greeted... 

by Damien Hughes on Sep 25th, 2013 - 2328 Views

Two ambassadors, Maeve Cruise-Hynze and Ray McGovern, pictured outside FRG hq today. The Thomas Street Ambassador Programme, run by the Thomas Street Business Association, is ending this Saturday. So this is your last chance to stop one of the ambassadors to ask about the history of the area, or amenities... 

by Alan Finn on Sep 19th, 2013 - 1902 Views

All eyes were to the sky on Sunday 15th September as up to 100,000 people flocked in to our wonderful city of Dublin to witness what had to be one of the best air shows not only in Ireland, but possibly Europe. You could not get an empty spot beside the Liffey as thousands upon thousands of people queued... 

by Damien Hughes on Sep 19th, 2013 - 7771 Views

A young singer from the area – Yazz aka Top-Notch – has filmed a music video here locally. Scenes were shot in Fatima (beside the F2 Centre), St. Theresa’s Gardens (directly outside Donore Avenue boxing club), outside Dublin Castle and along the canal in Drimnagh. There was even some... 

by Damien Hughes on Sep 18th, 2013 - 6632 Views

An exciting new competition has been launched. The Dublin Space Invaders competition invites teams of 2-4 planning students/graduates to redevelop a site on Thomas Street. The winners will be chosen after all entrants have presented their plans to a jury, and their plans will be on display in the Dublin... 

by Fountain Resource Group on Sep 18th, 2013 - 2055 Views

Our youth project’s Weekend Breakfast Club has resumed for the winter again. It is open to all 10-14 year old youth club members, and runs every Saturday morning from 11am to 1pm. There is an open door policy, so members can just turn up on the day. View more info about our youth services here:... 

by Damien Hughes on Sep 17th, 2013 - 2133 Views

We are now offering sponsored editorials to local Dublin businesses, who would like to reach a local Dublin 8 audience. The articles can include text, images and pricelists for your products or services, plus links to your company website and your social networking pages (Facebook, Twitter, etc). And... 

by Fountain Resource Group on Sep 13th, 2013 - 1673 Views

Hi Everyone, Patrick here. I’m the computer teacher for the kids in the Fountain Junior Youth Group. We had a great summer in the club this year and I’m delighted to put up some of the stories and pictures that the kids did over the summer. These will give you a great idea of what the kids in the... 

by Damien Hughes on Sep 12th, 2013 - 3588 Views

Click on the above local Dublin 8 map to view it in a larger size, or click here for the full map of Dublin. The Dublin Bikes scheme is to be expanded into our local area, with new stations being opened up from the Docklands in the East, to Heuston station in the West of the city. There will be stations... 

by Damien Hughes on Sep 7th, 2013 - 3425 Views

The Dublin Civic Trust is celebrating the heritage of Dublin’s Squares by hosting a Dublin Square Conference on Friday September the 13th, and a Dublin Garden Square Day on Saturday the 14th of September. DOWNLOAD PROGRAMMES OF EVENTS: Dublin Squares Conference 2013 (Sept 13th) Dublin Garden Squares... 

by Damien Hughes on Sep 7th, 2013 - 2357 Views

The traders on Thomas Street have launched a brand new website which lists the businesses in the area, and gives some useful and interesting information about the general locality. There’s some info about local landmarks and a page which translates Dublin expressions into different languages.... 

by Alan Finn on Sep 6th, 2013 - 3907 Views

Local girl Arezu Tabarsi (aka Yazz, Top Notch) has been very busy recently shooting her new music video on locations here in Dublin 8. We caught up with her when she was in Fatima on Tuesday 20th August. Her new catchy tune entitled “A Device” will be released in the near future. Yazz, as you may... 

by Alan Finn on Sep 6th, 2013 - 2109 Views

On Thursday the 12th September at Sweeney’s Bar on Dame Street, in our wonderful city of Dublin at 8pm till last order’s, you can once again catch the one and only, Explosive Joe Wrenn. One of Dublin’s most wanted men on the Rap & Hip Hop scene, he will be joined by Jay Hickey, Noel Sweeney,...