Dublin
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Dublin rally for America’s ‘Dreamers’
A rally was held in Dublin on Monday evening in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) programme in the United States. The DACA programme was established by the Obama administration in 2012 to protect those who entered the US as…
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Chaotic Christmas lights event in Dublin leaves thousands disappointed
The annual Dublin Christmas lighting ceremony took place last Sunday on O’Connell Street, but not everything went to plan. Thousands of excited children, adults and grandparents lined the streets of Dublin to watch two festive parades, while hundreds more clustered around the forty-foot…
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Dublin restaurant closes due to ‘filthy’ conditions
According to figures released by the HSE, Dublin has seen the most restaurant closures so far in 2017. Dublin accounted for 44 percent of the total closures in Ireland so far. Following Dublin is Donegal and Cork, each accounting for three percent of…
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Fingal Graduate Award Winner 2017
Visual Artist Róisín McGannon has been awarded the Fingal County Council Arts with Block T Graduate Studio Award 2017. Róisín McGannon is a visual artist based in Dublin who will be graduating with a First Class Honours Degree in Fine Art from NCAD…
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2800% increase in number of emergency beds
Peter McVerry Trust (PMVT) annual report has revealed an increase of 2,800% in the number of beds it has provided in emergency accommodation in the last decade. The figures released in the latest annual report by the national housing and homeless charity revealed…
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Reduction in euthanasia for Dublin’s dogs
Last year saw a significant decrease in the number of stray or abandoned dogs in Dublin being euthanised when compared to 2015. Figures obtained from each of the council offices show how out of 1,423 dogs claimed by the four Dublin councils, 109…
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RHA Gallery to host Dublin Doc Fest
Dublin Doc Fest will take place on the 11th of November in the Royal Hibernian Academy Gallery, Dublin 2. The short documentary festival, founded by filmmaker Tess Motherway in 2013 uses alternative screening spaces like the National Library of Ireland to showcase the…
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Dublin prepares to light up for Christmas
Dublin City Council and Dublin Town are currently preparing for this year’s Christmas lights display in the city centre. Every year the city of Dublin is beautifully lit with Christmas lights bringing joy to all that witness them. The council have announced the…
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Macnas Festival 2017
Cara Croke, Alison Egan & Chris Kelly headed along to Macnas Festival on October 30th to see what the parade entailed.
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More public transport journeys despite 2016 strikes
Most Dubliners chose to travel on Dublin Bus in 2016 according to new figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO). Over 125 million bus journeys were taken over the course of the twelve months. The number of bus journeys taken in 2016…
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