On Portland Row in Dublin’s inner city, bunting, flags and posters hang from the houses where there is “so much pride” in footballer Troy Parrott despite Ireland’s defeat to the Czech Republic on Thursday. The Irish team lost on penalties after the game ended in a 2-2 draw , bringing the country’s dream of reaching … Read more
From the fifth storey of Belvedere College in Dublin 1, floor-to-ceiling glass windows give an uninterrupted view out to the Howth peninsula, taking in the city’s Georgian rooftops and the smooth blue of the Irish Sea. This is the vista from the school’s climate-controlled grow chamber, where plants flower in vertical towers of plastic under … Read more
It was Bloomsday in 2000 when best friends Fiona Fairbrother and Niamh Healion set up a hole-in-the-wall lunch spot, Soup Dragon on Capel Street in Dublin. “It was essentially the hottest day of the year and we opened a soup restaurant. People thought we were mad,” says Healion. “But we were determined.” More than 25 … Read more
The funeral of Frank Daly, who died in a bus crash in Dublin city last week, will take place this Friday. The 86-year-old from East Wall in north Dublin, died after he was struck by a Bus Éireann bus on North Earl Street last Thursday. Gardaí said their investigations were continuing into the incident in … Read more
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The girl (6) who suffered serious injuries in a knife attack outside her school in Dublin city centre in November 2023 has been able to stand for the first time since the stabbing, her parents have said. In an update on the GoFundMe platform, they described the girl’s progress since she was released from hospital … Read more