#TheLiberties

by Damien Hughes on Nov 18th, 2013 - 3212 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 - 3933 Views

The good folks at The Liberty, a free online newspaper run by the students at Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT), have produced this short film which captures some of the differences that have come about due to development around The Liberties. The video features excerpts from a 30-year-old RTE programme,... 

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 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 - 5732 Views

Rainsford Street, Dublin 8 Sir Mark Rainsford was a Lord Mayor of Dublin from 1700 to 1701. He was the original founder of the Guinness Brewery, and had a son, also named Mark (Jnr.), who inherited his fathers land. Another Mark (Sir Mark Rainsford’s grandson) sold the current site to Mr Arthur... 

by Damien Hughes on Nov 10th, 2013 - 10312 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... 

by Damien Hughes on Nov 10th, 2013 - 2981 Views

This report was released in January 2012, and it highlights the history, current state and possible future of Thomas Street. It is intended to stress the importance of the street within the historic city centre, and the local Dublin 8 area itself. And it is also intended to show the interest that the... 

by Damien Hughes on Nov 9th, 2013 - 6581 Views

The Dublin City Council (DCC) have passed a motion on Tuesday, November the 5th, that may potentially begin the process of allowing for a public park to be built on the derelict Cork Street/Chamber Street site in Dublin 8. The Dublin South Central motion was passed in the name of Counciller Críona... 

by Damien Hughes on Nov 5th, 2013 - 2575 Views

Additional information has been required for two new buildings, proposed for Windmill Site at The Digital Hub. The buildings, to be called Block E and Block F will contain 100 apartments for students (housing 493 students in total), along with commercial areas which are set to be used by the Digital... 

by FRG.ie Admin on Nov 4th, 2013 - 7931 Views

Here are some of pics from last Thursday’s Halloween party, which was held at the Fountain Youth Project on Basin Street, Dublin 8. They include scenes of face painting, our smokey haunted house and one of the youth workers dressed as Tigger. We began the afternoon with a face painting session... 

by Damien Hughes on Nov 2nd, 2013 - 1913 Views

Dublin 8 was host to a high level delegation from the Chinese government last Tuesday, the 29th of October 2013. The visit was part of China’s official visit to Ireland which revolved around building closer ties through the China-Ireland Strategic Partnership. The Chinese officials were joined... 

by Damien Hughes on Nov 2nd, 2013 - 3428 Views

After almost a couple of years spent fixing the extensive fire damage, and renovating the building completely, St. Catherine’s Church on Meath Street is about to finally re-open it’s doors. According to The Liberty (an excellent local newswire run by the journalism students at Dublin Institute... 

by Damien Hughes on Nov 2nd, 2013 - 3647 Views

The Cork Street Park Campaign (Twitter), who aim to turn a derelict site on Chamber Street in Dublin 8, into a public space for all local residents to utilise, have upped the ante by placing posters around the unused site. The posters that urge locals to put pressure on the Dublin City Council (DCC)... 

by Damien Hughes on Nov 2nd, 2013 - 4366 Views

A group of young people from the area have started a campaign to get a skateboard park for the youths of the area to use. They make the point that over 7,000 teenagers attend school in the South West Inner City, and not all of them would like to play football. Related Stories: Cork Street Park Campaign:... 

by Damien Hughes on Oct 30th, 2013 - 2994 Views

Not a huge lot going on planning-wise in Dublin 8 this week, apart from the DCC turning down an extension relating to the Windmill Site at the Digital Hub. This site is 3.2 acres in size – huge for an inner city vacant plot – and is home to the largest surviving Smock Windmill in Europe.... 

by Fountain Resource Group on Oct 30th, 2013 - 3402 Views

The kids at our after school Junior Youth Project, on Basin Street in Dublin 8, have digitally drawn us some pictures to pass on their festive greetings! The images turned out really vibrant and colourful, the kids should be extremely proud of their creations. These halloween pictures were created as... 

by Damien Hughes on Oct 25th, 2013 - 2605 Views

We are very proud to announce the local premiere of our youth club’s latest film. In St. James’ Parochial Hall, tonight at 6pm, ‘First Impressions’ will be screened to a local audience for the very first time! Tickets can be purchased on the door for just €3, and all proceeds... 

by Damien Hughes on Oct 21st, 2013 - 2731 Views

According to the Thomas Street Business Association (TBSA), Thomas Street and James’ Street are to get a new swanky look! Work on the Thomas Street Quality Bus Corridor Enhancement Scheme – funded by the National Transport Agency and Dublin City Council – is to begin over the coming...