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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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By Fionnuala Holohan. [youtube.com=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PoX2IbvRCo&feature=g-upl] While elsewhere in the city, anti-austerity demonstrators were preparing to march on Dáil Éireann, here in Wolfe Tone Square austerity and thrift were the watchwords of the day. Army tents, mobile kitchens and fridges lined the square, in preparation for Dublin’s first “Feeding the 5000” event – where “ugly” fruit and…
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By Gill Stedman, Aidan Knowles and Blaithin Henehan The City crew hit Grafton Street to capture the atmosphere at the Christmas Lights ceremony. Singer Brian Kennedy, along with the ugly sisters from the Gaiety Panto ‘Cinderella’ switched on the lights, marking the start of the Christmas season for the hundreds of spectators. The Hallelujah Gospel…
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First Person Opinion By: Sarah Reilly The ‘Hugging Saint’, Amma, recently ran a two-day “Embracing the World” programme in Dublin. The event was held in the National Show Centre, Swords from 17th – 18th November 2012. It was last month that I first caught sight of the promotional-posters, advertising Amma’s planned visit to Dublin and…
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[youtube.com=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7dJ4XYxVxw] Hurricane Sandy led to the New York City Marathon being cancelled, after many athletes travelled to New York to participate in this year’s race. The organizers behind Dublin City Marathon got together with the sponsors to hold a Dublin re-run on November 18th. The actual NY medals and t-shirts were shipped over and awarded…
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[youtube.com=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EM1T-zp6OM] Hollaback, an international organization dedicated to ending street harassment, launched in Dublin on Monday 19th November. Individuals who experience street harassment in Dublin are invited to share their stories at dublin.ihollaback.org. Street harassment is a pervasive problem in Dublin. Hollaback Dublin is run by a team of local community leaders who are deeply committed…
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Here is a compilation of some of the best costumes seen in Dublin city on Halloween. [youtube.com=http://youtu.be/6bngGe3FKgU] Produced by Liam Keegan
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