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by Craig O'Reilly on May 11th, 2023 - 353 Views

Reuben Street Aparthotel – Craig O Reilly reports on the recent controversy Plans have been submitted to Dublin City Council to redevelop a  five story building into a sixteen-bedroom aparthotel at Reuben House on Reuben Street in Dublin 8. There are already appartements on the third and fourth... 

by FRG.ie Admin on Mar 24th, 2023 - 332 Views

Weekly Planning List 11/23 (13/03/2023-17/03/2023) All applications received will be considered by the Planning Authority to determine their validity in accordance with Planning and Development Regulations 2001. Any application pending validation listed hereunder, and subsequently declared to be invalid,... 

by Craig O'Reilly on Jan 17th, 2023 - 397 Views

C The Problem with AI Art – A technological innovation but is it a replacement for the real thing? raig O’ Reilly opines… This year we will very likely see the first artificial intelligence generated short films, lf we haven’t already. I recently saw a short film clip generated... 

by James Traynor on May 14th, 2021 - 1765 Views

Clementine Lane – A Local Author with a Funny Story to Tell – Jimmy Traynor Reviews Eoghan Brunkard’s new novel  Clementine Lane is ambitious.  Its very ambitious.  Its world is bigger than just the lane that gives the book it’s title, or maybe the lane has more detail than... 

by Mahrosh Kanwal on Dec 21st, 2020 - 1336 Views

An Unusual Christmas As we all know that Christmas is the biggest event of the year throughout the world. Christmas festivity brings family, friends and loved ones together.  At Christmas time we see different events in all around the Dublin as like other parts of the country (Ireland).In Dublin we... 

by FRG.ie Admin on Mar 23rd, 2020 - 4094 Views

A Mother’s Love  By Yvonne Eccles Jackie glanced at the clock on the wall and sighed with relief time to shut down her computer and tidy her desk it was time to go home, muttering to herself another day another dollar, she reached for her car keys switching off the heater that she had clung to all... 

by Mahrosh Kanwal on Mar 10th, 2020 - 1571 Views

As we all know this century has seen many changes, in every field of life.  Even if we only went back 20 years, our present world is much different. Social behaviours and norms, values old traditions, thoughts, customs has changed very quickly. If we talk about women empowerment then we can see a huge... 

by Mahrosh Kanwal on Feb 18th, 2020 - 1747 Views

What is Drug Abuse? Drug Abuse is a psychiatric, psychological and social problem affecting the youth of the all over the world. It ruins the individual and the society in manifold ways-socially, physically, culturally, emotionally, and economically. Acting on the brain, the drug spawns a wide range... 

by Mahrosh Kanwal on Dec 6th, 2019 - 1566 Views

A Gift Gift or present has a big importance in all over the world. Gift is that thing which is very valuable not only for human beings even for animals too. Anyone can feel easily how gifts are important in our lives when we see ourselves and around us. Because, world is full of beautiful gifts and we... 

by FRG.ie Admin on Nov 28th, 2019 - 1220 Views

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by Tony Kennedy on Jul 8th, 2019 - 1449 Views

  As with all articles in the “your say” section, the views of the author do not represent the views of the organisation. The section is designed to allow people to articulate their views on a given subject, if you would like to write a response to the below be sure to send us an email... 

by Ross Murray on Jul 2nd, 2019 - 1521 Views

Tents at the Red Cow M50 junction – In this article, Ross Murray opines about the state of Ireland’s housing crisis and wonders have we really moved on from the dark days of the 19th Century?    No Fixed Abode – In this article, Ross Murray opines about Ireland’s housing... 

by James Traynor on Jan 29th, 2019 - 1478 Views

The Week in News with Jimmy Traynor We are delighted to announce that James T. Traynor is joining our editiorial team. Eagle-eyed readers will surely recall Jimmy as a previous, hard-copy contributor who’s ground-breaking reporting, quite literally, revolutionised the zeitgesit of our local community... 

by Tony Kennedy on Jan 9th, 2019 - 1845 Views

Cancer truly is a big C – In this piece, Tony Kennedy speaks from the heart as he tells us of his own troubled experience with a loved one diagnosed with terminal cancer.  A powerful piece.  I lie here awake at 5:50am consumed by a whirlwind of emotion. I never really understood that phrase... 

by Tony Kennedy on Apr 19th, 2018 - 4189 Views

“40”   One man’s honest, frank story of addiction to Nerofen pain killers, the depths it brought him and the courage he required to overcome it…A powerful read.  Are we discussing enough the problem of addiction to Pain Killers? “40”. As soon as I said it, I could instantly feel... 

by Tony Kennedy on Apr 6th, 2018 - 3787 Views

“We’re the real Sinn Féin, and we are not going away”. Dissident Republican Group holds paramilitary commemoration at the GPO on Easter Monday. Marching behind the pugnacious melody of a bagpiper, a small group of men and women in a paramilitary-style colour party made their way down from the... 

by Tony Kennedy on Nov 14th, 2017 - 1937 Views

The human face of homelessness in Ireland. I was coming out of Fresh in Camden Street Friday when a homeless guy asked if I had any spare change. I did, and put about €4 into his cup. He said “thank you, and have a good weekend”. Without thinking, I said “same to you”. Almost immediately,... 

by Tony Kennedy on Oct 24th, 2017 - 2842 Views

There seems to be something of a defect in the Irish psyche. If we as a nation find anyone of historical note that has any minute connection to Ireland, we go into full PR mode. Combine this geo-historical egotism with the innately Irish moral fallacy that if someone dies for a cause, the cause, and... 

by FRG.ie Admin on Feb 28th, 2017 - 1977 Views

The dictionary describes the word community as a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common. I, along with many other people, would like the word community to hold a much heavier weight; to strike a larger chord. We can all agree that 2016 may have been... 

by Christine Bond on Jan 26th, 2017 - 2121 Views

Washington, D.C. Saturday 23rd of January 2017 Meeting up with friends I was going to the Women’s March with proved a little more awkward than expected. There was a queue of 20 minutes to get a Metro ticket but once purchased long Metro trains were arriving every 1 – 3 minutes. I had to coordinate...