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  • World Mental Health Day took place last Saturday, and the afternoon saw a determined group of young people marching the streets of Dublin in the hopes of speaking up for mental health awareness. With the help of ‘Action For Suicide Prevention Dublin’, approximately 100 people came together at Dame Street’s Central Bank, armed with only…

  • Staff at the Emergency Department in St Vincent’s Hospital took part in a protest this afternoon to highlight the ‘intolerable’ conditions within the department. Dozens of medical staff and representatives of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) came together between 1pm and 2pm this afternoon to demonstrate against severe under-staffing and a shortage of…

  • Aisling Finnegan, who represented Dublin in this year’s Rose of Tralee, sat down with Rachael O’ Brien to catch up on the Rose of Tralee festival and what she has been getting up to since, including the Focus Ireland Sleepout tonight. Why did you enter the Rose of Tralee? “I’ve always watched the Rose of Tralee and…

  • Irish Mixed Martial Artist Cathal Pendred has launched a public appeal to aid in the search for his missing dog. The Dubliner, who is currently in preparation for his UFC welterweight bout against Tom Breese on October 24, took to social media as he has not seen his beloved pet since lunch time on Wednesday. Ringo,…

  • In today’s world convenience is paramount. From handheld computers down to travel chess on a long train journey, people are constantly looking for handier and more portable ways of doing things. Compare today’s pocket-friendly TV screens to those of even ten to fifteen years ago, and you’ll have an idea of how everything around us…

  • Peter Varga, the eyes and ears behind the Humans of Dublin photography project, sat down with Niamh O’Donoghue to discuss the ups and downs of documenting Dubliners and the future of the project. How did you get started with Humans of Dublin? “It was my girlfriend who persuaded me to undertake the project. I was…