#Video
The Irish On YouTube – Top 10 Trending Music Videos of 2013
Below is the Top 10 Trending Music Videos on YouTube during 2013, calculated based on visitors to the video-sharing website by Irish residents. This chart comes out each year, and it features the most popular music videos that have been shared on external websites, and have been viewed by a significant...
The Irish On YouTube – Top 10 Trending Videos of 2013
Below is the Top 10 Trending Videos on YouTube during 2013, for the Irish audience. The video sharing website releases this chart each year, and it includes videos which have been shared on external websites, and have been viewed by a significant number of people on those external websites aswell as...
Conor Hamilton Interview – A Star In The Making
After selling out the Academy, on Abbey Street lower, here in our wonderful city of Dublin, Conor Hamilton has a lot to be thankful for. Aged only 15 he is already making a name for himself as a singer songwriter and he has a few video’s up on his YouTube channel.
So how did this young man at the...
Elbow To Play 2014 Gig In Kilmainham (Tickets from Thursday)
The UK rock group, Elbow, have announced that next year they will play at the Royal Hospital in Kilmainham, right here in Dublin 8. The gig is pencilled in for Wednesday June the 25th 2014, and tickets go on sale from Tickmaster.ie from this Thursday at 9am. They are priced at €49.50.
The band are...
Why Do Major Tech Brands Choose To Locate In The Digital Hub?
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...
Video: The Liberties – Then and Now
The good folks at The Liberty, a free online newspaper run by the students at Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT), have produced this short film which captures some of the differences that have come about due to development around The Liberties.
The video features excerpts from a 30-year-old RTE programme,...
Casadh To Premier Their 1st Film: Locked Out! (Nov 29)
The Casadh treatment centre, based in Newmarket, are to premiere their first ever film, at Liberty Hall on Eden Quay in Dublin 1 on Friday the 29th of November 2013. The Dublin 8 drug treatment programme have been doing sterling work here in our community for many years, and this film is yet another...
Dubline: Failte Ireland Blaze A Trail Across Dublin 8
Failte Ireland, along with the Dublin City Council (DCC) and the Office of Public Works (OPW) have put together a plan to create a trail from College Green to Kilmainham. This trail is set to become a major tourist draw to Dublin as a whole, and will hopefully help to bring more visitors to our area.
Dubline...
Free Movie Making Workshop, Dublin 8 (Wednesdays)
The SWICN crew have come up with an excellent mini-course for locals who are interested in learning how to make movies.
Starting on the 13th of November, the course will teach adults the basics in a range of aspects relating to creating digital films. You will learn about scriptwriting, story boarding,...
SkateD8: Local Skateboarders Campaign For Skate Park In Dublin 8
A group of young people from the area have started a campaign to get a skateboard park for the youths of the area to use. They make the point that over 7,000 teenagers attend school in the South West Inner City, and not all of them would like to play football.
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Rising To The Top – The Starz Align For Dublin Rock Band ‘RISE’
With the end of the Starz competion looming, its now time for all the final acts to pull off their best performances yet.
Recently featured in your favorite online newswire, FRG.ie, we wrote a piece on the Starz progress, and we also did a number of interviews with a couple of the acts. Today we introduce...
The Klares: Getting Ready To Rock The Globe
With the sun gently shining on the calm blue sea, one could easily think they were on a island of the coast of Mexico or Spain, but no, we were in Blackrock, Dublin.
I went to meet Blackrock’s coolest new group, The Klares, who have a lot going on for them right now. I went out to meet this unque...
Debut @ Liberty Hall: Our Youth Project’s Latest Film
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...
Youth Exchange – FRG Hooks Up With International Groups
During the month of August our Youth Project took an exciting trip to Italy, to team up with other European youth groups. All sorts of activities took place, and our youngsters had an amazing time with their peers from different cultures. This trip was run in collaboration with Youth 4 Youth and the...
Youth Project Goes Kayaking & Canal Diving
Our Youth Project continued their varied and busy summer schedule with some Kayaking and Canal Diving on the Grand Canal in Ballyfermot. The canal, which was completed in 1804, bore witness to our energetic bunch, who seemed completely engrossed in the experience. Everybody had a wonderful day, which...
