It is genuinely up-lifting to see people who have come to the country, made their futures here, and chosen to become part of our nation. Naturalised Irish citizens become citizens by way of a ceremony, arranged by the Department of Justice & Equaliy. In the past, that ceremony took place in District Courts around the…
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Well done to our new Fine Gael local election candidate in Dún Laoghaire, Lorraine Hall, for organising a great public meeting, entitled “Social media and online games – Advice for Parents”, which will take place on Monday, 4 March 2019 at 8.30pm in the Royal Marine Hotel, in Dún Laoghaire. We all know that social media…
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Thanks to the residents of Foxrock for the welcome and positive feedback we receive on Saturday.
Lots of issues to address and looking forward to bringing practical solutions for a number of issues raised.
Looking forward to joining the panel on the Tonight Show on Virgin Media One television after 11pm, tonight.
I’ll be talking to Matt Cooper and Ciara Kelly about what appears to be a tentative resolution to the nurses’ strike, the National Children’s Hospital, and grotesque protests outside a Minister Simon Harris’ home.
Home Building Finance Ireland launched earlier this week with a fund of €750 million to finance construction of 7,500 new homes nationwide. This is one of a number of interventions Minister Eoghan Murphy is making to increase housing supply and affordability.
More information can be found here: https://www.hbfi.ie/register
Un vrai plaisir de parler, aujourd’hui, avec Annabelle Grelier en direct, à La Grande Table sur Radio France Culture, au sujet de la perspective irlandaise sur le Brexit. It was a pleasure to speak to Annabelle Grelier, live on French Radio (La Grande Table on Radio France Culture) this afternoon, on the Irish perspective on…
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Over the next two Wednesday evenings (6 & 13 February), at 7pm in Marlay House, there will be two fascinating talks, by Tom Conlon, on the history of Dún Laoghaire town in the first half of the 19th Century, as part of DLR Heritage EventsWinter of Heritage programme. “Kingstown – the first decade (1821-1831) – from…
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dlr LexIcon will host a family day on Saturday, 2 February, with an Irish twist on a Chinese New Year celebration and a host of activities such as parent and toddler yoga, kite-making workshops, springtime storytelling, concerts and rhythm workshops, art workshops, virtual reality, as well as dragon and lion dancers to celebrate the New…
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We received a very warm response in Watsons, in Killiney, yesterday, where my first home was, at the end of a week when the Brexit problem seems to have gotten even worse.
I have every faith, however, that the Fine Gael government will achieve everything possible to protect Ireland’s interests.
Visit The Oratory, in Dún Laoghaire, as part of DLR Heritage Events Winter of Heritage Programme. There are free tours every Wednesday and Saturday, until 2 March, at 11am, 12pm, 1pm, and 2pm. Regarded as “a hidden gem of Celtic revival art”, The Oratory is said to contain some of “the most spectacular artwork from the first…
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