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Dublin Space Invaders Final Designs Presented To Judges @ Wood Quay
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...
Dubline: Failte Ireland Blaze A Trail Across Dublin 8
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...
The Liberties Local Area Plan – To Regenerate Dublin 8
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...
Thomas Street – Improving the Public Face of an Historic City Centre Street
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...
Guide To Planning & Development For Thomas Street Traders
The Thomas Street Business Association (TSBA) have come up with a handy guide to help you navigate through the various issues involving planning and development on Thomas Street. Stephen Coyne and the TSBA have put together the presentation below, which also includes details of protected structures,...
Join Pink Walks In Dublin 8 For Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2013
Throughout October each year, in many countries around the World, Breast Cancer Awareness Month takes place. The tradition of turning everything pink for the month of October first began in the United States, but has been subsequently taken up in many countries, including our own.
The 2013 Irish Breast...
Thomas Street Ambassador Programme Ends Saturday
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...
Dublin Space Invaders – Redeveloping Vacant Thomas Street Plot
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...
Dublin Bikes Expands Into Dublin 8
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...
The Hidden Republican History Of John’s Lane Church
This image by Paul Reynolds captures the beautiful John’s Lane Church in the heart of the Liberties, which has long interested me because of its hidden history.
PLEASE NOTE: This article was originally published on ComeHereToMe.com. We have republished it under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs...
Thomas ‘Street Fest’ – Urban Art Regeneration Project (July 19-21)
The traders around the Thomas Street area have been busy in recent times attempting to clean up the area, by regenerating buildings and corners of our locality which have fallen into disrepair. As part of this programme, Evolve Urban Art (also see their facebook page) are holding the 1st Thomas Street...
