Dia De Los Muertos or the Day of the dead is a Mexican holiday that honors those who are no longer with us.
Here in Dublin several events celebrated the occasion.
The City covered the different events and explained what the occasion is all about.
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Dublin Tattoo Convention 2025
Since it’s change of ownership in 2021, the Dublin Tattoo Convention has expanded to showcase over 250 artists from all across the globe.
Taking place from Oct. 24 to Oct. 26 in the RDS Main Hall, the convention hosted thousands of visitors and had a variety of live performances, competitions and art displays.
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Cavan man’s trip across Europe in a caddy van
By Luke Hurson
Aidan Sheridan, a 25-year-old from Co. Cavan, decided to take his love of travelling a step further when he explored Europe out of a small caddy van.
Aidan flew from Ireland to Czech Republic in Spring and purchased a van that had been customised into a small but liveable space with a mattress in the back to sleep at night.
His trip ended up lasting for more than 7 months in which he drove through Europe, clocked up over 25,000 kms and visited 10 countries.
The City spoke to him to find out more.
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Attending the 2024 Dublin Book Festival
By Ethan McDonagh
The Dublin Book Festival took place between November 6th-10th this year and provided people with a variety of informative discussions from renowned Irish authors as well as guided tours to learn about some of Dublin’s most famous writers.
The festival takes place every year and is an incredible showcase of Irish literary works and talent.
Below is a video of the experience along with interviews from some of the festival’s attendees.
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An Ghaeilge: Exploring the Revival of Ireland’s Native Language
By Liam Murphy
“Why would you bother learning that? Sure, it’s a dead language” – the words many Irish speakers have heard while growing up.
However, in 2024, that could not be further from the truth.
Today, TheCity.ie speaks with Mícheál Ó Nualláin, director of Baile Átha Cliath le Gaeilge and Ola Majekodunmi, Irish language programme co-ordinator with Fighting Words, about all things Irish, and in particular, their own journeys with the language.
From schooling to job opportunities, to what they believe the Government needs to do to further progress the language, the Gaelgóirí tells all.
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The F.R.I.E.N.D.S Experience: The One in Dublin
by Diana Lazar
The F.R.I.E.N.D.S Experience: The One in Dublin has come to our city at the Theatre of Light from October 24th, 2023, to February 25th, 2024.
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The Budget 2024 – Dublin reacts
By Ruben McCarthy
The Irish Government unveils the 2024 Budget which includes: childcare fee cuts, landlord tax breaks, energy credits, and a €1.40 boost to the minimum wage. Dubliners weigh in amid the housing crisis and soaring living costs. Are these measures enough?
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Diwali- The Indian New Year
Diwali, (festival of lights) is a popular Hindu festival which celebrates the triumph of good over evil is celebrated in conjunction with the Hindu New Year all over the world.
By Nimra Ahmed
‘Diwali’ or the ‘festival of lights’ is a religious festival for Hindus and ties in with the Hindu New Year. It is celebrated by Hindus, Jains and Sikhs. Diwali means ‘row of lights’ in Sanskrit. It is a five day festival between October and November depending on the moon sighting. Diwali is generally a time for visiting family and friends, exchanging gifts, wearing new clothes, feasting, feeding the poor, and setting off fireworks. Diwali represents the triumph of good over evil, light over darkness and wisdom over ignorance.
For the Hindus, it stands for different traditions in various area. In the north of India, it symbolizes the victorious return of Prince Rama with his wife, Sita, and brother, Lakshman, from a 14-year-long exile and war. People of Ayodhya lit lamps along the way to light their path in the darkness. In the south, it is the day Lord Krishna defeated the demon king Narakasura. In western India, the festival is the day that Lord Vishnu, the Preserver (one of the main gods of the Hindu trinity) sent the demon King Bali to rule hell.
For the Jains, Diwali is the day when the last of the Jain Tirthankaras, Lord Mahavira, reached nirvana, also known as complete knowledge and enlightenment.
For the Sikhs, Diwali is a story of the struggle of freedom because it celebrates Guru Hargobind’s, (the sixth guru) victory from Emperor Jahangir, who had him imprisoned and 52 other princes with him, in 1619. Guru Hargobind did not leave the prison for freedom until he was able to take the princes with him.
Diwali- by Nimra Ahmed. Many consider Diwali to be a fresh start, similar to the Lunar New Year in January. Many people clean, renovate, decorate their homes and buy new clothes in preparation for the upcoming year.
The ‘Tilak ceremony’ is where the hosts apply a red ‘Tilak’ (made of red paste) on the forehead to welcome and honour guests.
The colours for Diwali are: Red, Yellow Magenta, Blue . Rangoli’, which means “an array of colours” in Sanskrit. Rangoli is a tradition that dates back nearly 5,000 years to the Aryans.
Rangoli has different names depending on the Indian state and culture. They are usually made outside the main entrance, in the early mornings after cleaning the area as a welcoming gesture to the Gods for good luck. Rangoli designs are bright, colourful and beautiful made using rice, flower petals or coloured sand. Rangoli is intended to welcome Lakshmi (the goddess of wealth and good luck) into their homes and lives. It represents the happiness, positivity and liveliness of a household.
During Annakut, people prepare and offer a large variety of vegetarian food to Lord Krishna as a mark of gratitude. There are 56 different dishes. Annakut means ‘mountain of food’. The story behind it is that Lord Krishna saved the people from torrential rain by lifting Govardhan Hill as shelter, so the ‘mountain of food’ represents the hill and the food represents the people’s gratitude towards Lord Krishna.
The national Indian dress for men is Kurta (shirt) and pajama (bottoms). Kurta is a long loose shirt, which falls below or may be just above the knees. It used to be worn by men but now it is a uni -sex dress. For the women it is the sari. There are many other traditional dresses depending on which area of India you belong to. The word ‘sari’ comes from a Sanskrit word meaning ‘strip of cloth’.
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Brutal eviction of vacant space in Stoneybatter
Reporter Jane Byrne went out on site to document the aftermath of the Stoneybatter eviction.
On Wednesday the 23rd of October, a private security firm, attempted to evict housing activists at 23 Prussia Street, Stonebatter.
The site has been occupied by housing activists since early September and is known amongst the community as Sunnyvale.
The activist group known as ‘ThatSocialCentre’ on Instagram, announced on 10 September that they had “occupied an empty corner of Stoneybatter.”
They outlined the plans for the space by saying, “we hope to clean up, build infrastructure, host events and workshops, and resist any further eviction attempts.”
Since then, the group has hosted environmental workshops, bike fixing days and food drives.
On 23 October, the group called out for support at the site on social media. Footage of the private security firm violently evicting activists was quickly shared around and soon, the story had dominated Twitter and Instagram newsfeeds.
The McGrath Group, who owns the site, are ‘a privately owned investment and development company operating in Ireland, the U.K. and Germany’ according to their website. Randelswood Construction LTD which is an extension of the McGrath group wishes to demolish the infrastructure currently at 23 Prussia Street and replace it with 166 build-to-rent apartments. This is in accordance with a planning submission considered by An Bord Pleanána, Ireland’s national independent planning body that decides appeals on planning decisions.
In a statement given to The Irish Times, The McGrath Group was issued with a High Court order by Dublin City Council, instructing it to remove squatters from the site on Prussia Street. The group was legally required to keep the site vacant because of the council’s concerns about “serious fire and safety risks and the overall poor condition of the existing buildings,” it said.
The Guards were present at the eviction. A Garda spokesman told Dublin Live no injuries had been reported during the altercations but they will be carrying out further investigations into the incident. He continued, “Gardaí from the Bridewell attended at a property on Prussia Street Dublin this morning, 27 October 2021, where a property owner, in compliance with a court order, was securing a premises and facilitating access to persons to remove personal items.”
Although the group managed to resist the eviction, the area was destroyed. Currently, they are working on rebuilding the space and are calling out for help across their social media platforms. Supplies needed include food, kettles, boilers, and gardening gloves among other things.
In the video attached, you can see the aftermath to the site. We spoke to Em, one of the activists who wishes to conceal her identity.
As this is an ongoing story updates can be found at thatsocialcentre on instagram
**The McGrath group refused to comment on this matter.
The Guards could not be reached for comment.
All comments in the video are those of activist Em.
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2021: A Royal Year for Meath GAA
By Dylan Kerrigan
Dylan Kerrigan is joined by David Rispin from the ‘WeAreMeath’ podcast to discuss Meath GAA’s successful 2021 and the counties aspirations for 2022.
With the Meath minor team winning their first All-Ireland in 29 years and the Meath ladies winning their first ever Senior All-Ireland title, 2021 can be deemed as one of the most successful sporting years for the county to date.
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