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by David Carr on Mar 16th, 2015 - 1681 Views

(Image Credit: Meme Centre) In this article, (Patrick’s Day Inspired) Dave relates how a drop of the good stuff can make you more attractive! A Drink and a Smile It’s well understood that alcohol has the power to make other people appear more attractive. This effect, sometimes referred to as... 

by FRG.ie Admin on Mar 13th, 2015 - 1378 Views

A Generous Man He gave her this, he gave her that, A brand new car, a Paris hat. He gave her dollars, gave her pounds. His generosity knew no bounds. He spent it all, became flat broke; She thought it all a great big joke. To him the joke was not so funny- He had to marry her, for his money. by Ronnie... 

by Gary Kelly on Mar 12th, 2015 - 1554 Views

The BBC’s troubled teenage middle ager    (Image credit: Express.co.uk) Is Clarkson Top Dog on Top Gear? I watched Faulty Towers and looked forward to John Cleese as Basil Faulty. It was the same with Peter Sellers when he played Inspector Clouseau in the Pink Panther movies. Look at all the... 

by Gillian Kelly on Mar 11th, 2015 - 1476 Views

International Women’s Day International Women’s Day was celebrated on Sunday March 8th.  This day represents and still represents working women who campaign for equal rights, respect and to be treated fairly.  International Women’s Day was first celebrated in New York in 1909.  It was organised... 

by Gillian Kelly on Mar 10th, 2015 - 1402 Views

Is the Gender Bill Paternalistic? The Gender recognition Bill has been described as “a form of Irish solution to an Irish problem, with the State adopting a “Paternalistic approach.” Fianna Fail Social Protection spokesman Willie O’Dea said “We certainly can’t state that it is based on international... 

by Gillian Kelly on Mar 9th, 2015 - 1490 Views

Dying for fashion The National Animal Rights Association (NARA) was launched in 2007.  NARA supports the rights of animals in Ireland.  They protest against fur shops, circuses and pharmaceutical companies that support vivisection (cutting animals while they are still alive for experimental purposes.)... 

by Gary Kelly on Mar 5th, 2015 - 1504 Views

Bye Bye Sickness, Hello Health. In this article, Gary Kelly discusses the implication of new medical science, such as genetic screening for disease It’s not all that long ago when the word “trolley” had an innocent meaning. As a young child it meant an adventure at the supermarket with your... 

by Gary Kelly on Mar 4th, 2015 - 2184 Views

(Editor’s Note: The below is an opinion piece and represents solely the author’s opinion) The residents of James Street/Kilmainham have done such a good job dealing with the five local homeless hostels/wet houses that the powers that be, have decided to gift them with another three.  The first... 

by FRG.ie Admin on Mar 4th, 2015 - 2618 Views

The Rise of the Irish Craft Beer – Where Next? – Seamus Raftery discusses the rise of the Irish Craft Beer out of the Recession In their book “Slainte: The Complete Guide to Irish Craft Beer and Cider”, Caroline Hennessy and Kristen Jensen called the ongoing craft beer revolution on... 

by Alan Finn on Mar 3rd, 2015 - 1722 Views

Goodbye to Theresa’s  It has been on the cards for so long, shelved, promised, and shelved again but finally, the St Theresa Gardens regeneration project has begun with the demolition of the flats, a process they expect top finish by the end of the second week of March. I spent a lot of my... 

by Poraic Cahill on Feb 27th, 2015 - 1511 Views

Two women are pushing their shopping trolleys quickly down opposite ends of a supermarket aisle when they collide into each other. The women going up the aisle apologies to the women going down it, “I’m sorry, I’m trying to find my husband and I was not looking where I was going. I’m... 

by Poraic Cahill on Feb 25th, 2015 - 1405 Views

Entrepreneurial Spirits  Entrepreneurial Spirits – an amusing story about why you shouldn’t abuse power, literally and metaphorically  An incident between the management of a Chinese Bar and four drunken customers, reported in the Times, reminded your correspondent of a lesson on customer... 

by Gary Kelly on Feb 24th, 2015 - 1802 Views

The Good Old Days and Tomorrows Past   Gary Kelly recounts a charming tale of his youth and opines about next generations good old days What are the good old days? Are the good old days no more than good old memories? Are my good old days different to yours? Of course they are, and isn’t it funny... 

by David Carr on Feb 20th, 2015 - 1595 Views

They Didn’t Read The Script…. Dave Carr opines about last week’s early morning arrests and the media’s approach to Irish Water narrative   At one point during the week of November 9th, a sixteen year old was awoken early by the Gardai entering his bedroom.  He was then... 

by Gary Kelly on Feb 13th, 2015 - 1678 Views

The Silver Screen is where the real dreams are created Hollywood – What Irish Dreams are made of… In This article Gary Kelly talks about Ireland’s love affair with Hollywood and Holly’s Love affair with Ireland I guess everyone’s dreams are different but where do they all... 

by Poraic Cahill on Jan 27th, 2015 - 1704 Views

Point the Finger – A Nurse’s Tale (Daniela Poggiali) If work colleagues have ever accused you of being tired on the job (a regular Monday occurrence for this correspondent) or unprofessional (has happened to your correspondent on a few occasions) or worse still poorly-trained, try not to... 

by Tony Gorman on Jan 23rd, 2015 - 2310 Views

Big Bang or What? Evolution of the earth is a mystery to retain The scientists will be adamant of their big bang theory claim Religions try to argue that their scriptures have it right While science DNA brings new evidence to light There are contradictions everywhere be it written in the scripts Or... 

by Poraic Cahill on Jan 13th, 2015 - 1863 Views

  Go from Bad to Better – In This article, Poraic draws an interesting simile between a well meaning priest and the head of FIFA.  Action or inaction? I guess we will see.   Question to the two readers of this column; what do you think the primary need of the Homeless in Rome is? If... 

by Alan Finn on Dec 22nd, 2014 - 1904 Views

Homelessness is not just for Christmas… In my time as a journalist I have always had an interest in the subject of homelessness.  I have had the pleasure to have interviewed some people in authority on the subject in the city over that time, people such as Mary Hayes, who works for the Dublin... 

by Gary Kelly on Dec 18th, 2014 - 2563 Views

In Loving Memory of Rita Kelly – James’ Street Resident & Friend   Rita Kelly A Life-long James’s Street Resident Dedicated worker with Franciscan Order on Merchant’s Quay     On Sunday afternoon at 4pm Margret Rita Kelly Delaney passed away. A true Dubliner, who...