Category: News
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‘We finally have an international-level card show’: a Dublin Card Show photo essay
The Dublin Card Show has established itself as the largest card convention held in Ireland to date with a headcount of nearly 5,000 people. By Alex Cloud The Dublin Card Show held on February 28th is quickly becoming a staple in the card collecting and hobbyist community. The show is amongst the…
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Cycling for a living: The untold realities
Delivery cycling in Dublin, and the overlooked challenges of making a living on Dublin’s busiest road. By Samuel Adeleke I Citizens’ concerns in Dublin are usually centered on motorists and pedestrians. Still, recent statistics from the Road Safety Authority (RSA) shows that the greatest share of serious injuries was among those cycling for…
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Dublin swimmers at risk of sewage exposure from heavy rainfall
Dublin swimmers are advised to take caution after periods of heavy rainfall, as there is an increased risk of contaminated seawater.
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Fears for jobs in Tallaght as retail sales decline
In the Square Tallaght, Dublin, retail staff report significant declines in sales and working hours following the post-holiday downturn. Many employees experience financial strain due to reduced hours and an increase in online shopping. Managers express concern for the future of retail jobs,…
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Christmas Spending – The Value of Christmas
The Central Statistics Office on November 13th released the consumer price index for this year, which shows a 2.9% increase in the inflation rate over the last 12 months, which is the fastest and highest rise of inflation since March of 2024. The…
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New government figures raise concerns for future home buyers
An assessment released this week by the Department of Finance shows increasing concerns for Ireland’s future economy and society, with an emphasis on the housing market. Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohue, launched “Future Forty: A Fiscal and Economic Outlook to 2065”, which models over…
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Herzog Park renaming shelved as campaigners reject claims of antisemitism
By Seán Kavanagh A vote to rename Herzog Park in Rathgar was withdrawn from the Dublin City Council’s agenda on Monday Dec. 1 as it was deemed not “legally sound”. Chaim Herzog was an Irish-born Israeli soldier, lawyer and politician who served as President of Israel from 1983 until 1993, and the Dublin park was renamed in his honour…
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Video: Reporters Without Borders Festival
To mark 40 years of fighting for press freedom and the right to information, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) took over the Gaîté Lyrique music centre in Paris on 15 November to host its Informing Tomorrow’s World festival, with a programme that included conferences, a photo exhibition, a concert and the…
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What will D.J. Carey’s fraud case mean for people who have genuine cancer cases?
Photo Credit: Bing Search By Kelsey Doogan The news that former Kilkenny hurler DJ Carey has been sentenced to five and a half years in prison for faking a cancer diagnosis broke on Monday November 3 and has left many people in shock and wondering what it may mean…
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Fionn MacArthur – How do you go from living in a houseboat in Sligo to being in an Israeli detention centre?
You’re awoken in the middle of the night to the deafening sound of an emergency siren. You scramble off the floor you’ve been sleeping on for the past 9 days; in the haze of panicked chaos, you manage to get on a life vest and make your way to the upper deck of the boat you’re travelling…
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