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by Jacqueline Spain on Jul 8th, 2016 - 1840 Views

NCAD’s CEAD Art Exhibition There is an Art Exhibition at the National College of Art and Design. The exhibition opens today and will be displayed in the Design for Industry and NCAD Gallery on the Thomas Street campus. The exhibition will run until the 14th of July, will be open to the public and... 

by Jacqueline Spain on Jul 6th, 2016 - 2746 Views

Thinking of going back to school and sitting in lectures that go on forever is a dreadful thought to most of us. You might be reminded of the boringness involved with it or perhaps being reprimanded when talking in class. St. Patrick’s University Hospital has been hosting lectures in their Lecture... 

by FRG.ie Admin on Jun 27th, 2016 - 2137 Views

Our very own Poraic Cahill has released his first book, called Odd Life. A Dublin correspondent’s observations of the odd and absurd. Odd Life’ is a collection of odd & absurd situations I’ve encountered over the years (mainly in my capacity as a daily English Times reader…..from a German... 

by Jacqueline Spain on Jun 21st, 2016 - 1840 Views

I have always been interested in the artist Leonardo da Vinci, not to be confused with the actor Leonardo Dicaprio. I believe it was in my childhood that I first was introduced to da Vinci’s name. It was the era of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles then, four turtles who eat only pizza named after... 

by Jacqueline Spain on Jun 21st, 2016 - 1355 Views

Listen, Hissen, Hissen! is a six-piece instrumental sound group that will be performing for one night only at IMMA on Wednesday the 22nd of June. Six Dublin visual artists forms the group Listen, Hissen, Hissen!, they are Karl Burke, Jessica Conway, Teresa Gillespie, Jonathan Mayhew, Suzanne Walsh and... 

by Jacqueline Spain on Jun 13th, 2016 - 1755 Views

David Cross Show At Vicar Street On Tuesday the 14th of June, Vicar Street will be hosting an evening of comedy. US Hollywood actor and comedian David Cross will be performing his Making America Great Again show. The Emmy-award-winner is famous for his roles in “Mr Show”, Arrested Development,... 

by Jacqueline Spain on Jun 9th, 2016 - 1524 Views

Akhil Sharma Wins International Dublin Literary Award Every year Dublin City Council awards one author with a prize for a single novel published in English. The 2016 International Dublin Literary Award is the world’s largest prize, a whopping  €100,000. This year’s winner is Akhil Sharma who... 

by Jacqueline Spain on Jun 7th, 2016 - 1477 Views

Minister  for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Denis Naughten TD, represented Ireland in Luxembourg yesterday to sign a new declaration called the “Political Declaration On Energy Cooperation Between The North Seas Countries” with region countries Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany,... 

by Jacqueline Spain on Jun 3rd, 2016 - 1873 Views

NCAD Graduate Showcase 2016 – Discover Hidden Gems During the month of June the National College of Art and Design in Dublin 8 will be hosting an exhibition called the NCAD Graduate Showcase 2016 – Discover Hidden Gems. Works of graduate students from the art college will be on exhibition. This... 

by Jacqueline Spain on May 27th, 2016 - 1513 Views

Taste of Dublin 2016 The Iveagh Gardens will be hosting the Taste of Dublin Festival this summer for four days from the 16th to the 19th of June. Restaurants from across Dublin city will be presenting their best and most successful dishes to the public at open air restaurants and kesubos, accompanied... 

by Jacqueline Spain on May 26th, 2016 - 1524 Views

Creative Show 2016 Griffith College will be hosting their annual Creative Show 2016. Students from Griffith College will be showcasing their projects in two parts at this year’s annual Creative Show. On the 26th of May, Fashion Design and Interior Architecture students will present their exhibitions... 

by Alan Finn on May 25th, 2016 - 2010 Views

On Sunday 15th May 2016, at the F2 Center here in Fatima Dublin 8, we had a great day of live music. We had live music from Rap & Hip Hop artist Andrew aka Mad AB Slim, who gave us two tunes of his up and coming EP “The Darkness.” Andrew also came down from Drogheda, to give us this... 

by Jacqueline Spain on May 24th, 2016 - 2334 Views

The National College of Art and Design has come together with The Westbury Hotel to launch the NCAD Inspired Afternoon Tea this summer. Pastry chefs will use designs NCAD fashion designer students have come up with to decorate and make cakes and desserts mimicking designs students have created. NCAD’s... 

by Alan Finn on May 24th, 2016 - 1588 Views

  Not too long ago, we gave you the story of two young lads by the name of “New Kind” (Clayton Cooper & James Moran) who perform together showcasing their rapping and beat boxing skills. Recently the lads released their very first EP, titled “New Kind” of course! This 4 song EP has excellent... 

by Jacqueline Spain on May 13th, 2016 - 3757 Views

The Humanizer – New Roger Casement Movie The Humanizer is a new film based on a true story by British/Japanese artist Simon Fujiwara. It is about the life of the historical Irish Nationalist figure Sir Roger Casement (1864-1916). It will be presented at the IMMA on the 20th of May 2016 and on... 

by Tony Gorman on May 11th, 2016 - 2425 Views

Set men upon the waterways with rod’s and line’s to fish Just gaining freedoms glory in a boyhood dreamy wish As they sit there by the waterside while the Robin sings aloud With their thoughts transfixed on nature shaded by the morning cloud As the Water Voles swim to and fro down in the reeds... 

by Alan Finn on May 4th, 2016 - 1834 Views

Over the May bank holiday weekend, I had the pleasure of heading to the Ringsend and Irishtown May day festival. The festival which is into its 7th year kicked off opening with a parade lead by the local marching band, members of the Defence Forces, the Irish Red Cross, members of the Local Gardai and... 

by Alan Finn on Apr 27th, 2016 - 1958 Views

Awol Active is a three piece pop/punk group from Pearse Street, Dublin.The lads came down to Fatima on Wednesday and I had the pleasure of interviewing them. This group consists of members: Simon Heapes (21) who plays the bass, Adam Boland (21) who plays the guitar and Conor Boland (18) who plays the... 

by Tony Gorman on Apr 25th, 2016 - 3139 Views

A Gift of Nature Wild seeds blowing to places unknown Into nooks and cranny’s all hidden and sown Across fields and in margins around the grass verge And in time pushing up as their small buds emerge Bringing lifeform some nourishment to survive every day From the tiniest of insects making nest’s... 

by Alan Finn on Apr 21st, 2016 - 2057 Views

Meet MAD  A.B  Slim. On Sunday 17th April, Rapper Mad A.B Slim, aka Andrew Boland, came down to my hometown of Fatima to have a catch up about his up and coming EP, titled “The  Darkness”.  Andrew who turns 20, this week made the travel arrangement to come down from Drogheda, to talk to your...