Category: General
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Bus Éireann service woes continue
Bus Éireann services connecting East Meath towns to Dublin are still facing major disruptions causing headaches for commuters in the area. Bus routes 103, 111 and 109, which cater to those in Ratoath, Athboy, Dunshaughlin and Navan, are scheduled to run every twenty…
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Gilroy the man for Dublin hurlers
Pat Gilroy has been named as the new manager of the Dublin Senior hurling panel. The St. Vincent’s man will succeed Ger Cunningham following his appointment by the Dublin county board on Tuesday. Gilroy will take the reins at the capital on a…
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Bohan keeping feet firmly on the ground following All Ireland success
Being an All-Ireland winning manager is something to brag about but Mick Bohan is not the type of man to do that. The Dublin ladies football manager described the week to ten days after winning the Brendan Martin cup as full of celebrations…
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Budget 2018 Roundup
The 2018 budget has reduced taxes for earners right across the board as Paschal Donohoe, Minister for Finance, has delivered the first Fine Gael budget under the regime of Leo Varadkar. Budget 2018 sees the two Universal Social Charge (USC) rates decrease. The…
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Does Che Guevara belong on an Irish stamp?
An Post released a new €1 stamp to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the revolutionary, Ché Guevara’s death. The stamp in question depicts the iconic work of Irish artist Jim Fitzpatrick. The image in question is of course Fitzpatrick’s famous two-tone painting of…
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Iconic coffee kiosk closes after 38 years
Dublin City must sadly bid farewell to one of its local icons – a quaint coffee kiosk in the city centre has been forced to close after 38 years in business. The Kiosk, which sits on a traffic island at the Leeson Street…
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Repeal the 8th – what do Irish students want?
With the long-awaited referendum on the 8th Amendment scheduled for May or June of 2018, Irish third level institutions are now, more than ever, making their stance on the highly contentious issue well known. The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) have…
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Cloud of smoke: Divisive cannabis bill set to die?
By Andrew Barnes As the Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation bill was passed on the first day of December last year, news outlets and social media were jam-packed with comment and controversy. What does this bill mean? Who will benefit from it? When…
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€1.4m Weaver Park opens in the Liberties
By: Leanne Salmon Dublin City Council have opened a new €1.4m public park on Cork Street in The Liberties. Weaver Park was officially opened on Monday morning at 11am by Ardmhéara Bhaile Átha Cliath, Mícháel Mac Donncha. Speaking at the event on Monday…
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The City Sports Podcast Episode 1
This week host Leo McGuinn, Daniel Osborne, Sean Meehan, Shane O’Brien, Eoghan McGrane, and guest Scott Howe discuss the past weekend’s Premier League results, Ireland’s upcoming World Cup qualifiers, and the FAI Cup semi-finals. Also discussed was the Gaelic Football Dublin Club Championship.
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