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Local Cafe and Greengrocer in Naas expands to meet evolving customer demand
Founded in 1985, Swans on the Green is expanding to keep pace with Naas’s growing cafe culture and changing customer demand. By Iqra Siddiqui Three weeks ago, Swans on the Green opened its expanded seating area, adding approximately 100 sq/m to accommodate a growing number of customers. The cafe is located at Kilcullen Rd, Naas East,…
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This Thursday, employees from Dunnes Stores went to Henry Street to protest against working conditions, part of a strike against the chain of stores across the country. The workers are striking for increased job security, more working hours per week and increased pay. Michael Meegan, organiser for the Mandate trade union, which is seeking to…
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Aoife Lawless looks at what is holding back women chefs in high-end restaurants… What’s happening to all our female chefs? When I enrolled in Culinary Arts six years ago my fellow female classmates were in the majority, and most of us wanted to be chefs. A recent study conducted a survey of 170 Irish head…
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On November 2013, Ukrainians took to the streets to claim a better future. In Maidan, the central square of Kiev, protesters expressed their indignation and outrage at the lack of economic growth, mismanagement and corruption. The wave of violent protest that ensued left injured bodies scattered on the streets and resulted in the deposing of the…
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What is it about the Whelan’s? How comes all the cool Indie bands are playing in this venue? No one knows, but once more, here I am standing in the queue. A queue? Here in Dublin for a small Indie band? It was quite surprising. Happy People is the second album released by the band…
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By Aoife Lawless The rather ghoulish tradition of the the ‘last meal’ on Death Row was the inspiration for Melanie Dunea’s 2007 book The Last Supper, where she asked celebrity chefs about what they would choose as their final repast. The first instinct of many of the chefs was to impress, spouting a…
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What would an All-Ireland Football XI look like? By James Cox With the continued success of the Irish rugby team one cannot help but wonder how a united Ireland football team would fare. The nation has been divided in football since 1921 when the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) was formed following a split…
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