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by Craig O'Reilly on Aug 3rd, 2022 - 212 Views

Update On St James’s Gate Guinness Quarter – Craig O Reilly surmarises the new massive Guinness Development Ballymore has lodged a planning application for the new Guinness Quarter development at St James’s Gate. Since the announcement back in 2017, Ballymore have been working with Diageo... 

by Shane Adlum on May 31st, 2022 - 465 Views

Photo by Sorcha Duggan Christ Church Cathedral Ring Their Way to Victory The Eastern District Bell Striking Competition made a triumphant return this year with Christ Church Cathedral taking home the Lindoff Cup. It’s been a few years since the competition has been held and fans of campanology will... 

by Craig O'Reilly on May 25th, 2022 - 203 Views

Pear Tree Crossing Development at Digital Campus The LDA has released a new vision document for their housing development Pear Tree Crossing in Dublin 8. They will create a masterplan for the site of the Digital Hub Development Agency Campus and other surrounding lands. The site is around 9.2 acres,... 

by Craig O'Reilly on May 24th, 2022 - 206 Views

Plans For A New Irish Language Quarter In Dublin Recently, there has been a renewal in people seeking to learn the Irish language. The emergence of new technology and apps is changing the way we learn and making it more accessible for people to pick up the language at their own pace, whether it’s... 

by FRG.ie Admin on May 6th, 2022 - 306 Views

New Bridgefoot Street Park Finally Opens! – Craig O Reilly and Stephen Davis bring us the news from the opening After facing uncertainty and setbacks during the pandemic, Bridgefoot Park finally opened to the public this week. Plans were put in motion four years ago to create an amenity for residents... 

by FRG.ie Admin on Apr 7th, 2022 - 490 Views

St James Church and Graveyard Book Launch! – A must for those with an interest in the history of Dublin    Historian Sean J Murphy has launched his new book on the history of St James Church (presently Lyons Distillery) and graveyard from its foundations in the 12th Century straight to its currently... 

by Shane Adlum on Apr 7th, 2022 - 403 Views

Liberties Fun Run 2022 – Shane Adlum has the insight track on this fun charity event (couldn’t resist) It’s time to dust off those runners and pull out that pair of running shorts from the back of your closet. The 14th annual Liberties fun run has been announced. The event, which is organised... 

by Craig O'Reilly on Feb 9th, 2022 - 1022 Views

New Housing Development For Inchicore Works – In this article, Craig O Reilly discusses the new housing development planned for Inchicore Works as part of their “Housing For All” Plan The Governments Housing For All plan is set to include the largest ever transfer of state land for... 

by Stephen Davis on Jan 27th, 2022 - 706 Views

All That Remains Is The Name… – In this article, Stephen Davis brings us to date with the Tivoli development The Tivoli Theatre exists only as a name and in the memories of Dubliners with the completion of the new Tivoli Square aparthotel complex in the heart of the Liberties. The €70... 

by Craig O'Reilly on Jan 7th, 2022 - 480 Views

Civic Dollars Program To Incentivise Using Public Parks – Craig O Reilly looks at this new scheme by Smart D8 to encourage people to use our park Smart D8 has launched a new project that is going to pay people to visit their local park. Well, in a sense… The new pilot project by the health... 

by Craig O'Reilly on Dec 20th, 2021 - 534 Views

The Opening of Bridgefoot Street Park – Craig O Reilly has the story on the Park opening Bridgefoot Street Park is set to open to the public in late January after a series of delays. The development has seen a lot of progress recently. In particular a bench commemorating Richard  Taplin can... 

by Stephen Davis on Nov 23rd, 2021 - 563 Views

Renovation of St Patrick’s Cathedral and surrounds. Built to honour the patron saint of Ireland the present building dates back to the mid-thirteenth century. It is said to be on the site of St Patrick’s well where tradition has it he baptised converts to Christianity on his visit to Dublin. One... 

by Craig O'Reilly on Nov 18th, 2021 - 584 Views

Guinness Quarter Development – Craig O Reilly looks at the plans Public consultation has been underway for Diageo’s regeneration of St James’s Gate. For the upcoming Guinness Quarter, Diageo have partnered with Ballymore to create a neighbourhood centered around residential living, entrepreneurship,... 

by Stephen Davis on Nov 5th, 2021 - 680 Views

Holo-Halloween Dame Street and Smithfield were hosts to a fantastic spooktacular over the weekend. A  holographic light show in Smithfield square and  Barnardo Square were host to the experience. The event was organized by Dublin City Council. The Fountain was there to film the light show.  Read More »

by Craig O'Reilly on Oct 12th, 2021 - 610 Views

Dublin 8 Voted One Of The Best Neighbourhoods – As if you didn’t know already, Craig has more… Timeout has listed Dublin 8 as the fifteenth coolest neighbourhood in the world, topping the list of Irish hangouts (in fact it was the ONLY Irish destination that managed to place on... 

by Craig O'Reilly on Oct 1st, 2021 - 530 Views

Heart of the City Initiative – New health initiative for Dublin 8, Craig has the details… Heart Of The City is a new program for anyone based in Dublin 8 who wants to improve the health of their heart. Many of us at some point in our life will suffer from heart disease, and this new initiative... 

by Craig O'Reilly on Sep 6th, 2021 - 657 Views

Dublin Festival of History Events The Dublin Festival Of History will take place from the 20th of September to the 10th October this year. Currently in its 9th year running, the event focuses on the importance of history in everyday life. It is being organised by Dublin County Council in collaboration... 

by Stephen Davis on Aug 6th, 2021 - 1214 Views

Guinness Storehouse Open for Business The Guinness Storehouse has opened for business again with a new outdoor area and a new cultural experience, Canvas D8. Tables for up to six people can be booked online for the vibrant open air Brewery Yard Bar area via the Guinness Storehouse website Canvas D8... 

by Craig O'Reilly on Aug 3rd, 2021 - 715 Views

Liberties Fun Run The 13th annual Liberties fun run in aid of St James’ s Hospital is due to take place on the 1st of September. It’s expected that up to 1000 people will take the run through old and historic quarters of the city. The 4 mile race has attracted huge numbers of participants every... 

by Shane Adlum on Jul 8th, 2021 - 1693 Views

Locals Left Shocked as Fire Destroys Youth Club – Shane Adlum reports on a fire that has ravaged a local youth club Residents have been left devastated and sickened by senseless act of vandalism. On Friday night, 2nd of July, the Ring Street youth and community club was the victim of a mindless...