#Christmas2013

by Eoghan Brunkard on Jan 15th, 2014 - 2728 Views

Here are some belated images of Santa visiting our Creche on Basin Street here in Dublin 8! Santa took time out of his busy schedule to visit our crèche and pre-school. The toddlers, wobblers and bambinos were all generally delighted to see Mr Claus, though some of the younger ones were a little untrusting!... 

by Fountain Resource Group on Dec 24th, 2013 - 1995 Views

We would like to wish all our staff and all our readers a very Merry Christmas. We hope you have a wonderful festive period with your friends and family, and that Santy brings you all that you wish for! And after such a busy end of year, we would also like to thank everybody who has shown support for... 

by Fountain Resource Group on Dec 21st, 2013 - 2034 Views

Our Junior Youth’s, with a little bit of help from their art teacher, Patrick Fay, have drawn another bunch of expressive digital art drawings! For Christmas 2013, they have given us the usual mixture of greetings. From those who wanted to specifically wish their Dad’s a Happy Christmas,... 

by FRG.ie Admin on Dec 17th, 2013 - 3373 Views

This Christmas we have teamed up with some of the wonderful mental health advocacy organisations to present their Top Tips for your mental health this Christmas. If you need Mental Health advice, St. Patrick’s Support & Information Service is a telephone and email service staffed by experienced... 

by Emma Lynch on Dec 17th, 2013 - 32348 Views

If you’re not a fan of queuing for long periods of time, traffic jams and crowded streets around the Christmas shopping period, online shopping may be ideal for you. Not only is it convenient for avoiding the Christmas rush, you could also manage to save a fortune in the long run. If you do decide... 

by Eoghan Brunkard on Dec 14th, 2013 - 2658 Views

Our Pre–School kids made the rather convenient trip (say nothing) to Jervis Street this year to see Santa Claus, and to demand that he cough up the goods this December 25th! It will be one of two appearances that Saint Nic will make to our playschool kids. The second will be next week on the Wee Tots... 

by Fountain Resource Group on Dec 14th, 2013 - 2316 Views

The ‘Tree of Remembrance’ will be lit up on December the 16th at 4.30pm in honour of the late Marion Mulligan RIP and Becky Mullins RIP, both former members of the board of Management of the Fountain Resource Group, who were instrumental in securing funding for our Fountain Youth Project... 

by Damien Hughes on Dec 13th, 2013 - 2393 Views

This Christmas Treoir are publishing their 12 Tips For Shared Parenting at Christmas, one tip per day, with the fifth one coming out tomorrow. The first four tips are really practical, useful and clear. Well done to Treoir for providing this excellent guidance to those who are attempting to co-parent... 

by Damien Hughes on Dec 12th, 2013 - 2560 Views

If you are into arts and crafts or homemade food, then there is an exciting event happening just down the road from us, from Friday December the 20th. Sweeney’s Bar on Dame Street are holding a 3 day Pop-Up Christmassy Market, and they have assembled some of the finest handmade arts, crafts and... 

by Damien Hughes on Dec 10th, 2013 - 2493 Views

There is to be a candlelight service on the Sunday before Christmas at St. Catherines Church, which is located on Thomas Street here in Dublin 8. The service will be held at 7pm on Sunday the 22nd of December at the church, which is at the Bridgefoot Street Junction on Thomas Street. And there will... 

by Eoghan Brunkard on Dec 9th, 2013 - 3051 Views

Here is my list of what I feel are the top ten quintessential Christmas Pop hits… 10. The Little Drummer Boy – David Bowie and Bing Crosby (1977) This collaboration earns its place simply due to it bizarreness. Renowned rock star Bowie, famous for trans-gender extreme drug taking in Berlin (which... 

by Eoghan Brunkard on Dec 9th, 2013 - 2913 Views

This famous editorial first appeared in the New York Sun on September 21st, 1897. We take pleasure in answering at once and thus prominently the communication below, expressing at the same time our great gratification that its faithful author is numbered among the friends of The Sun. Dear Editor, I... 

by Betty Brunkard on Dec 9th, 2013 - 4227 Views

Christmas, more than any other festival, has more worldwide customs and traditions. Red Christmas Candles Long ago in Ireland, each household had a long, red Christmas candle burning in the window. This was to light the way for Mary and Joseph, on their journey to Bethlehem. Before the advent of supermarkets,... 

by Damien Hughes on Dec 7th, 2013 - 9608 Views

Myself and Alan Finn took a trip down to the Liberty Market on Meath Street to see what kind of fare one of our local markets has on offer for local shoppers this Christmas. We were met by the general manager, Michael FitzGerald, and a pretty packed market! We were there from about 11am for an hour... 

by Damien Hughes on Dec 7th, 2013 - 2777 Views

We are in the process of going through the old articles from the old Fountain News digital newsletter, and the plan is to add every single one of them to the Newswire on this site. We are about a third of the way through that, and in the process, revisiting some interesting local articles. One of the... 

by Fountain Resource Group on Dec 5th, 2013 - 2462 Views

Some of the young people who are members of our Fountain Youth Project/Junior Youth Project, on Basin Street in Dublin 8, have created some very special decorative baubles to add to their Christmas Tree. The ‘Tree of Remembrance’ will be lit up on December the 16th in honour of the late... 

by FRG.ie Admin on Dec 1st, 2013 - 30961 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 Fountain Resource Group on Nov 19th, 2013 - 4307 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 Damien Hughes on Nov 18th, 2013 - 3350 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 Betty Brunkard on Oct 23rd, 2013 - 3213 Views

Christmas Cake recipe – Our guide to making homemade Christmas cake! INGREDIENTS Rum 10 oz. Sultanas 6 oz Raisins 3 oz. Currants 3 oz. Cherries 3 oz. Mixed Peel 2 teaspoons of grated Lemon Rind 7 oz. Self- Raising Flour 2 teaspoons of Mixed Spice 2 oz. Ground Almonds 6 oz. Soft Brown Sugar 6 oz....