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In Picture: South Dublin Model Railway Club Exhibition 2025
Model railways are an age-old hobby, almost as old as the railways themselves. A favourite of generations past and present. If you ask your family, I’m sure someone will tell you about the Hornby train set they got for Christmas that brought them hours of joy. In today’s…
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Marathon madness – skip the prep, risk the pain
The first group of runners set off at the 2024 Irish Life Dublin Marathon, October 27, 2024 Photo: (DublinLive) Spanning 42 kilometres, with an average completion time ranging between four and five hours, marathon running can be regarded as the ultimate test of…
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Kilmainham Gaol: Prison turned Museum
Photo Credit: Kelsey Doogan By Kelsey Doogan Kilmainham Gaol is a former prison located in Kilmainham, Dublin just south of Phoenix Park. Now it is a museum run by the Office of Public Works in Ireland. The admission fee is certainly cheap compared…
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‘The Dublin Sparky’: Wiring Up Social Media, One Job at a Time
By Daniel Keegan Known on social media as ‘The Dublin Sparky’, Eoghan Ó Conghaile is a Dublin-based electrician who has merged two of his biggest passions to propel his career. With the use of modern technologies, he creates content that consists of sparky…
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Precinct: From school project to rising rock act
By Sean Kavanagh Many rock bands take much consideration when coming up with the name of their group. Eddie Vedder and Jeff Ament reportedly spent over three months arguing about what they would name their grunge-rock startup before settling on the name Pearl…
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The Traitors sign off…… for now.
There was a bittersweet feeling amongst many households in Ireland at 21:35 on Tuesday September 23rd. The finale of season one of The Traitors Ireland. Was there only twelve episodes? Was there life before August 31st when six hundred thousand people across this…
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“The ‘Erdmann’, it’s German. I’m not.” – The story of an Irish emigrant
With a one-way ticket and little money, Sandra Erdmann came to Dresden 30 years ago. Since then, the beloved English lecturer has built a family, a social circle, and a career in Germany. And yet, being Irish is still at the core of…
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Teresita Durkan: memories spanning a lifetime well-spent in education
From a back door lit by Clare Island lighthouse to the old seaport of Valparaiso – the impact of education and graceful existence. It is true to say that life and learning have defined Teresita Durkan, a special individual, who, at the ripe…
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Cavan man’s trip across Europe in a caddy van
By Luke Hurson Aidan Sheridan, a 25-year-old from Co. Cavan, decided to take his love of travelling a step further when he explored Europe out of a small caddy van. Aidan flew from Ireland to Czech Republic in Spring and purchased a van…
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