Category: News
-
Minister Alan Kelly wants 150 families in modular homes by Christmas
Minister Alan Kelly wants to see 350 families in modular homes next year under a fast track plan for modular homes. A spokesperson for the Dublin Regional Homeless Executive told The City that Mr Kelly was so impressed with the modular homes being…
-
Longboat Quay apartment complex may be evacuated
Residents of the Longboat Quay apartments in Dublin are now facing the possibility of eviction after turning down a joint offer from Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA) and Nama. It is believed that the offer was somewhere in the region of €1.75 million,…
-
Brides-to-be say ‘I do’ for refugees
A very special event is set to take place on the 28th of October in House on Leeson Street. “I Do, for Syria” is an auction of pre-loved wedding attire in order to raise much needed funds for the Irish Red Cross, who…
-
Loktoberfest: Oktoberfest in Dublin for one more weekend
Oktoberfest returned to Dublin’s financial district on Thursday, September 17th and will run until this Sunday, October 4th. Oktoberfest, also known as Volksfest in Germany, is the world’s largest beer festival and travelling funfair. The 16-day event originated in Munich and attracts over 6…
-
Art auction proves popular with punters
The Third Space Café in Smithfield was transformed into an art auction house as the Supporting Children Out Of Poverty (SCOOP) Foundation held its annual art auction on Wednesday night. The auction was held to raise money for SCOOP towards building a new…
-
Dublin DJ unites Hozier and Noel Gallagher for charity
Hozier, Noel Gallagher and Florence Welsh, have weighed in to raise much needed funds for breast cancer research. Irish DJ Greg McQuaid who works on a popular morning radio show KFOG FM, in San Francisco, came up with the idea of a charity…
-
Humans under fire
By Aoife Lawless On the 29th April 2015 eight men were executed by firing squad in Indonesia for drug trafficking crimes. Among them were the two named ring leaders of the infamous Bali Nine, the Australian group who attempted to smuggle 8.3kg of…
-
Ukrainian Community in Ireland
The City met with a few Ukrainians living in Ireland to get their perspective on the Maidan Revolution and Ukraine’s political situation. To better understand the Ukrainian situation and the Maidan Revolution, click the sites below: http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/ukraine-crisis/ukraine-joins-west-in-war-remembrance-on-ve-day-1.2205687 http://www.kyivpost.com/hot/euromaidan/ By Maira De Gois
-
The future for migrants
“The free movement of persons is a fundamental right guaranteed to European Union (EU) citizens by the Treaties. It is realised through the area of freedom, security and justice without internal borders.” This EU legislation guarantees freedom for its citizens but for the…
-
Highest STI rates found in young adults
Ireland has experienced huge changes in society over the last thirty years. While traditionally Ireland was a predominantly catholic and conservative country, attitudes and behaviours around sex are changing and with a more liberal contemporary Irish population emerging, our sex lives have transformed…
You must be logged in to post a comment.