Category: Archive
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A day with The Lord Mayor
By Cormac O’Connor & Colin Higgins “People remember the chain and the car but they forget the Mayors,” says Lord Mayor Naoise O Muiri. Dublin’s first citizen tells us “the chain’s a gift to the city of Dublin from William of Orange in…
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Tour of The Mansion House
We take you inside The Mansion House, the home of Dublin’s first citizen The Lord Mayor. The current Lord Mayor is Cllr. Naoise O’Muiri. Take a look around the sitting room, the Meeting room and The Oak Room.
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Dublin’s Ferocious Mingle Marcade
Eamonn Mooney, co-owner and manager at The Ferocious Mingle Marcade on 72 Thomas St. in Dublin city. The Ferocious Mingle Marcade is something which has to be seen to be believed. It’s a Bohemian style permanent indoor market which is located on Thomas…
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Dublin’s Urban Farm
It used to be an actual chocolate factory a long time ago. “The Chocolate Factory”, is now the name of this tall, solid building on Kings Inn Street. and the community of businesses inside that are rejuvenating it. There’s a dojo, several photographers,…
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A visit to St. James Gate: the home of Guinness!
Lynne Swan Guinness is one of the first things non-natives associate with Ireland. Despite this, numerous Dubliners have yet to visit the famous storehouse (it’s Ireland’s number 1 visitor attraction!) and walk through it’s historic gates. The City team were amongst those who…
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Who will win the number one spot this Christmas?
Between here and the UK Christmas number one has become a huge betting tradition however the top spot in the irish charts has become a little predictable of late with the coveted award going to the X factor winner for the past six…
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What’s Dublin wearing this winter?
The sky may dreary but the streets of Dublin are filled with colour this season. It looks like winter wear this year is all about flamboyance but with a hint of Parisian chic. The people of Dublin seem to be ditching the obvious…
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Is the Gathering a good idea?
The Gathering is a tourism initiative calling itself “the perfect excuse to reach out to those who have moved away, their relatives, friends and descendants, and invite them home”. Gabriel Byrne, who was Irish ambassador for culture in the US, came under fire…
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Review of Trinity college biodiversity podcasts
by Martha Gberevbie How does a whistle-stop journey around Dublin sound, say from Bull Island to Irishtown Nature Park? Trinity College have recently launched 11 podcasts to help you along the way. The free audio guide called DBAT(Dublin Biodiversity Audio Tour) includes undiscovered…
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Is Dublin dangerous?
by Martha Gberevbie and Patrick Gormley Almost everyday of 2012 there have been reports of murders and crime in the capital. The majority of these have been gangland related but there have been numerous other incidences of violence too. RTÉ crime drama Love/Hate…
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