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by Damien Hughes on Dec 2nd, 2013 - 3638 Views

Planning-wise, there is only one show in town this week! The big story is that the Teeling Whiskey Company have been granted permission to develop a new distillery in Newmarket, Dublin 8. We have been invited to an information meeting with the distillery, and we will be sure to report back with all... 

by FRG.ie Admin on Dec 1st, 2013 - 30673 Views

Loads of fab yuletide events on over December – Christmas story-telling, visiting Santa, making hand made Christmas gifts and artwork, carol singing, festivals, markets, fairs, pantos, puppet shows, movies, music. So there is plenty to keep your munchkins amused over the school holidays. Enjoy! UPDATED:... 

by Damien Hughes on Dec 1st, 2013 - 9163 Views

We broke all records again during November, with huge month-on-month increases. Visitor numbers were up by 37.3% and the average pages viewed (per visitor) was up by 19.7%, which, coupled together, led to a 64.1% increase in the total number of pages viewed. The average time spent on the site, by each... 

by Damien Hughes on Nov 30th, 2013 - 5378 Views

The South West Inner City Network (SWICN) hosted its annual community and youth awards last week at St Catherine’s Church on Thomas Street. We here at the Fountain Resource Group (FRG) were honoured with a handful of our staff and volunteers receiving awards on the night. FRG’s Eoghan Brunkard... 

by Eoghan Brunkard on Nov 29th, 2013 - 6932 Views

The Back to Work: Enterprise Allowance (BTWEA) is a special welfare payment that allows the recipient to earn any amount on a self employed venture while drawing their dole over a set period of time. You can qualify for BTWEA Scheme if you are… 1. Setting up as self-employed in a business that... 

by Damien Hughes on Nov 29th, 2013 - 6311 Views

The Newmarket-based substance misuse recovery centre, Casadh, has launched a brand new website. This is a website that I have been working hard on, for the past few months, and it has been launched yesterday. The launch date was set to coincide with the organisations’ film premiere in Liberty... 

by Eoghan Brunkard on Nov 28th, 2013 - 2518 Views

Last Thursday night, the South West Inner City Network (SWICN) hosted its annual community and youth awards. The event was held in the beautifully redecorated St Catherine’s Church on Thomas Street. The award ceremony was conceived with Kevin Street Garda Siochana and funded by the Iris O’Brien... 

by Eoghan Brunkard on Nov 27th, 2013 - 2011 Views

The organisation RADE, whose speciality is promoting recovery from drug abuse through performance in drama and entertainment, has this year decided to produce a play based on the Lock Out in honour of its centenary. People recovering from addiction have donned bonnets and caps to recapture the spirit... 

by Damien Hughes on Nov 26th, 2013 - 2596 Views

The only new commercial planning application in Dublin 8 this week is from the Emerald Waste Company, who would like to add a portable waste compactor to their Inchicore premises, at the Goldenbridge Industrial Estate. However, there were some notable decisions made, including permission to redevelop... 

by FRG.ie Admin on Nov 22nd, 2013 - 2685 Views

With the assistance of The MY Project (Music for Youth), the Fountain Youth Project is collaborating with the Swan Youth Project in a programme to train our music mad young people in the proper use of DJ equipment. Under the supervision of Evan Kenny from The MY Project, young people from 15-21yrs are... 

by Damien Hughes on Nov 20th, 2013 - 3078 Views

We have been given a series of poems which are to be published on a weekly basis, that depict a former addicts journey out of heroin addiction. They contain some very interesting insights into a persons mentality whilst undergoing this process, so we just had to share buy alprazolam online cheap them... 

by Damien Hughes on Nov 20th, 2013 - 3996 Views

The picture above depicts the 2013 Dublin Space Invaders winners alongside the head judges and the competition organisers: from left to right, Peter Geraghty the president of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI), Dublin Space Invaders Winner Seamus Donohoe, Mary Crowley the president of the Irish... 

by Alan Finn on Nov 19th, 2013 - 3048 Views

The Coombe Women & Infants University Hospital here in Cork Street, Dublin 8, has brought in a change recently that put a stop to staff, patients, and visitors alike, when it come’s to smoking on hospital grounds. Smoking is a serious addiction and people who smoke do so because they are... 

by Damien Hughes on Nov 19th, 2013 - 4373 Views

On Friday coming, the 22nd of November 2013, we will be taking part in a gathering of local community groups from the area, which is aimed at creating better methods of drug addiction prevention, through dialogue between the groups, and through the sharing of ideas. The annual event is run by the South... 

by FRG.ie Admin on Nov 19th, 2013 - 2089 Views

The Digital Hub campus is currently home to over 70 scaling digital companies, employing almost 900 people. Since The Digital Hub’s inception in 2003, 170 companies have chosen to locate their business in here. Well known brands such as Amazon, Lincor Solutions, 3V Transaction Services, Etsy, Distilled... 

by Fountain Resource Group on Nov 19th, 2013 - 4030 Views

This year’s FRG Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony will be held in memory of the late Marion Mulligan RIP, and Becky Mullins RIP. The event takes place as usual at our Basin Street home of the Wee Tots Creche, Junior Youth Service and Fountain Youth Project, on Monday 16th of December. We have decided... 

by Eoghan Brunkard on Nov 19th, 2013 - 58933 Views

Dublin South-Central TDs There are five TDs elected to serve the Dublin South-Central constituency in Dáil Éireann, our local constituency. In total there were 166 TDs elected to serve the entire country, from the 8th of February 2020, and this is the 32nd Dáil. Patrick Costello Green Party Postal... 

by Damien Hughes on Nov 18th, 2013 - 3084 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 - 9334 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 16th, 2013 - 2105 Views

Following on from our new Quarterly feature about rental prices in Dublin 8, we will also be running a quarterly update for house sales prices in South Dublin City (there is no reliable public data available for Dublin 8 specifically). This is the first installment. The latest Daft Quarterly Report...