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by Damien Hughes on Oct 21st, 2013 - 3755 Views

The Thomas Street Business Association (TSBA) have published a useful guide to help traders on Thomas Street to get the most out of their shopfronts! Tips range from scale & proportions to materials, fonts and colours. IMAGE: View of shopfronts on Thomas Street, Dublin 8 – image credit:... 

by Damien Hughes on Oct 21st, 2013 - 2321 Views

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,... 

by Alan Finn on Oct 15th, 2013 - 3670 Views

With less than one week to go who is going to be crowned King, or indeed Queen of the Starz’s competition? After months of hard work for all the acts and the judges, it’s crunch time. Top Notch as you may be aware, is a rap and hip hop artist and is in the finals after being saved with a wild card... 

by Damien Hughes on Oct 11th, 2013 - 12853 Views

A local, Richard Cantwell from Geograpic.ie (Twitter), has come up with a map which features green spaces that currently exist within our local area, plus the surrounding areas of the city. The very informative map highlights the lack of parks for residents of this area of Dublin’s inner city. Dublin... 

by Damien Hughes on Oct 11th, 2013 - 4186 Views

This Sunday, in Newmarket Square (off Cork Street), a market that is rich in cultural diversity is taking place. Fusion Sundays is hosted by the Dublin Food Co-op every second Sunday of the month, and is advertised as a ‘World Culture Market’, serving up ethnic handmade products plus music... 

by Damien Hughes on Oct 8th, 2013 - 11656 Views

Drawing of proposed plan for site, from Douglas (Carson & Crushell Architects) via Cork Street Park @ Facebook. A campaign is underway to help convince the Dublin City Council Economic Development Department to turn a derelict Chamber Street site, in Dublin 8, into a public park for all of the... 

by Damien Hughes on Oct 8th, 2013 - 5346 Views

Pearse Lyons, a Dundalk native who emigrated to the US in 1976, has applied to use the old James’ Street Church of Ireland church as a whiskey distillery. His multinational corporation, Alltech, has recently applied for planning permission to convert the building for use as a new distillery. With... 

by Damien Hughes on Oct 7th, 2013 - 2645 Views

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... 

by Damien Hughes on Oct 7th, 2013 - 1658 Views

Dublin’s Lord Mayor, Oisín Quinn, has launched the Key To The City competition that gives Dublin businesses a chance to win the production of a radio advert, alongside broadcast advert slots for 3 months on Dublin City FM and An Lár TV. The 1st prize also includes a 3hr professional consultation... 

by Damien Hughes on Oct 5th, 2013 - 2973 Views

After a few days of the momentum swinging slowly but consistently from the YES camp to the NO camp, Dublin eventually voted majority NO in all constituencies. Our constituency – Dublin South Central – ended up with the 7th highest percentage of NO VOTES out of 43 constituencies nationwide,... 

by Damien Hughes on Oct 4th, 2013 - 8456 Views

Another building on Thomas Street will not be used ever again, because on Wednesday night John Lynch’s Pub burnt down. There was quite a blaze, and it apparently took a considerable effort for the Fire Brigade to get it under control. The fire started in the late evening, and city centre-bound... 

by Damien Hughes on Oct 4th, 2013 - 1924 Views

There is a website – Mayor4Dublin.ie – which is asking for Dubliners’ opinions on what kind of directly-elected Mayor we would like for our city. The four local councils in Dublin – Dublin City, South Dublin, Fingal and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown – have come together to ask... 

by Damien Hughes on Oct 4th, 2013 - 1867 Views

This years Dublin City Marathon, sponsored by Airtricity, will have a record number of runners, joggers, walkers and wheelchair participants. There will be around 14,500 people taking part in the 2013 Dublin City Marathon according to many media reports, including possibly many folks from right here... 

by Damien Hughes on Oct 1st, 2013 - 3620 Views

We are delighted to pass on the fantastic news that our very own resident poet, Alan Finn, has been chosen to take part in a workshop with one of Ireland’s favourite poets. Clondalkin Library held a competition for all aspiring writers in South County Dublin. Local writers were asked to submit... 

by Damien Hughes on Sep 27th, 2013 - 3161 Views

Our youth project had a great night out, at the premiere of their very own drama film! Reel Youth 2013 kicked off with an impressive premiere at Liberty Hall last night, which was attended by the Love/Hate writer, Stuart Carolan, plus a host of the actors from the hit RTE show. 12 youth projects from... 

by Fountain Resource Group on Sep 27th, 2013 - 2356 Views

Our Youth Project is holding another mammies, daddies and adults morning tomorrow from 8.45am. With the weekend breakfast club kicking off for another winter, we thought it was time to invite the older folks in for a cup of tea and a biscuit. About our youth project’s Weekend Breakfast Club: It... 

by FRG.ie Admin on Sep 25th, 2013 - 2195 Views

Peter & Ray – Thomas Street Ambassador Programme Volunteers The Thomas Street Volunteer Ambassador programme has been up and running for over 6 week’s now. Our incredible team of Thomas Street Volunteer Ambassadors have welcomed a host of visitors to the area. They recently greeted... 

by Damien Hughes on Sep 25th, 2013 - 2269 Views

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... 

by Alan Finn on Sep 19th, 2013 - 1808 Views

All eyes were to the sky on Sunday 15th September as up to 100,000 people flocked in to our wonderful city of Dublin to witness what had to be one of the best air shows not only in Ireland, but possibly Europe. You could not get an empty spot beside the Liffey as thousands upon thousands of people queued... 

by Damien Hughes on Sep 19th, 2013 - 7612 Views

A young singer from the area – Yazz aka Top-Notch – has filmed a music video here locally. Scenes were shot in Fatima (beside the F2 Centre), St. Theresa’s Gardens (directly outside Donore Avenue boxing club), outside Dublin Castle and along the canal in Drimnagh. There was even some...