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by Alan Finn on Jan 20th, 2017 - 1956 Views

Victory for the local community over sudden closure of Post Office Some good news arrived this afternoon for the community of Rialto, and Fatima here in the Dublin 8 area, and for the campaign to have its local postal service returned. An Post has decided to end it‘d arrangement with the... 

by Jacqueline Spain on Jan 13th, 2017 - 2033 Views

Teeling Makes A New Proprietary Cocktail The Teeling Whiskey Distillery has developed a new Proprietary Cocktail. This new cocktail is a combination of distillers and wine yeast with a South African twist. But first things first, what do yeast and whiskey have in common. Most of us think of yeast as... 

by Christine Bond on Jan 9th, 2017 - 2148 Views

  Energy Action, Local Community Group Saving You Money The New Year starts all us thinking about our expenses. It might be because we spent too much money over the holidays, it might be the consumer advice coming over the radio and TV, it might be because our contracts are up for renewal, whatever... 

by Thomas Brunkard on Dec 22nd, 2016 - 2582 Views

I hope you and your family have a Joyful Christmas  and a Healthy Happy New Year Tom Brunkard Coordinator Fountain Resource Group   Read More »

by Alan Finn on Dec 15th, 2016 - 2186 Views

Fountain Resource Group Crib Lighting Ceremony Breaking away from the traditional Christmas tree lighting ceremony local people turned up in decent numbers yesterday (Wednesday 14th of December) to see the lights been turned on at a Nativity Crib. This event was hosted by the Fountain Resource Group’s... 

by Jacqueline Spain on Dec 14th, 2016 - 1783 Views

Tunes In The Church The NYF Dublin Festival will be taking place from the 30th of December to the 1st of January 2017. There will be events held over three days in Dublin city, with shows like the Spectacular Sky Dance at the Custom House, the New Year’s Day Concert on St. Stephen’s Green and many... 

by Alan Finn on Nov 29th, 2016 - 2830 Views

Following the very sudden closure of a local post office in the Dublin 8 meeting is due to take place today. The post office in Rialto shut its door’s last week. No notice was given to its customers. Some of these customers are elderly and when they went to pick up their weekly pensions, a notice... 

by Alan Finn on Nov 25th, 2016 - 2530 Views

Plans For Dolphin’s Barn Workshop Local residents living in and around Dolphin’s Barn here in the Dublin 8 area have a chance to attend a local meeting to address certain issues when it comes to enhancing Dolphin’s Barn in general. Dublin City Council (DCC) is preparing an (Environment Improvement... 

by Jacqueline Spain on Nov 25th, 2016 - 1967 Views

A Little Something For The Art Lovers The weekend is around the corner and if you are an art lover you are in for a treat. This weekend the Dublin Gallery Weekend will take place from the 25th to the 27th of November. For three days in 36 different Galleries exhibitions, artist and curator talks, walking... 

by Gillian Kelly on Nov 22nd, 2016 - 2976 Views

The Park Singers will sing their hearts out next month in Christ Church Cathedral with their beautiful rendition of carols by candlelight. Get into the spirit of Christmas by listening to this fantastic choir and enjoying their amazing voices. The Park Singers are a four-part female choir from Dublin,... 

by Jacqueline Spain on Nov 15th, 2016 - 1901 Views

Anything Goes At St Patricks! The “Anything Goes” Art Exhibition is back at St Patrick’s University Hospital and will go on display from the 1st of November to 27th January 2017 in the Art Space at SPUH. “This is one of the most important initiatives that we run at St Patrick’s and we are... 

by Jacqueline Spain on Nov 11th, 2016 - 1711 Views

Laurencetide At Christ Church Cathedral This year Dublin and Glendalough is celebrating its 800th anniversary. As part of this celebration Christ Church Cathedral will host a week of celebrations called Laurencetide, using the feast of St. Laurence buy xanax romania O’Toole, Abbot of Glendalough and... 

by Jacqueline Spain on Nov 8th, 2016 - 1730 Views

Diageo is a great place to work. Diageo has been listed as the 19th Best Multinational Workplace to work for, making this their sixth year of getting to the top 20 best workplaces to be working for. Every year a study is performed to identify the top 25 best multinational companies by Great Place to... 

by Jacqueline Spain on Nov 7th, 2016 - 2339 Views

NCAD Wins At The RDS Visual Art Awards On Tuesday of last week The RDS Visual Art Awards were held at the Royal Dublin Society, who invited 170 students to exhibit their visual art works, of these students 13 were shortlisted. Six NCAD students were shortlisted for the awards. ‘The Weight of Water’... 

by Alan Finn on Nov 1st, 2016 - 1976 Views

A fundraising bingo night will take place this Thursday, 3rd November at 8 pm in the F2 centre in Fatima. This fundraiser has been organised by the Fatima Groups United in aid of The Rialto football club. Books will cost €10.00 and there will be spot prizes up for grabs. Also the fundraisers are... 

by Gary Nolan on Oct 27th, 2016 - 2735 Views

Nicholas of Myra To Be Homeless Shelter People living near the derelict St Nicholas of Myra building on Carmans Hall are planning a protest following the announcement that the former community centre is to be turned into an emergency homeless hostel with room for 65 beds and related facilities. This... 

by FRG.ie Admin on Oct 26th, 2016 - 2072 Views

FOUNTAIN NEWS NEEDS YOU! The Fountain Resource Group is now looking for journalist for its online Newspaper. The journalist positions are part of our Community Employment Scheme.  A participant on the scheme would submit articles for €20 above any long term welfare payment they are on.  They could... 

by Alan Finn on Oct 19th, 2016 - 2591 Views

Two Hollywood A Lister’s actors Mel Gibson & Sean Penn are due to begin filming The Professor and the Madman here in Rialto, Dublin 8. This movie is being directed by Farhad Safinia and it has taken up to four writers to complete the script including Simon Winchester, who originally wrote... 

by Jacqueline Spain on Oct 14th, 2016 - 1757 Views

What If Your Child Was One In Four?   This week the Tanaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality, Ms. Frances Fitzgerald, T.D. was at the launch of the One in Four’s Annual Report 2015. One in Four is a charity that was established in 2002 by Colm O’Gorman to help fight sexual abuse one in four... 

by Jacqueline Spain on Oct 12th, 2016 - 2065 Views

Three companies from The Digital Hub won awards at Monday night’s 18th Dot IE Net Visionary Awards 2016 that was held at the RDS Concert Hall. The awards were sponsored by the .IE Domain Registry. Eight Digital Hub companies in total were shortlisted on the 4th of August for the awards. On Monday...