“It was like Are You Being Served”: Frawley’s, 14 years on
Long after the closure of the legendary department store, customers and employees share their fond memories with The Liberty. It has been 14 years since Frawley’s department store shut its doors…
Cause and Effect: COVID’s Impact on Construction
Covid-19 has affected many sections of society. Rial John Silada spoke with an architect to see how the pandemic has affected construction. A report by Focus Ireland’s February Focus on Homelessness shows that despite a 37 per…
Mindfulness enables us to “come back to ourselves”
The Liberty spoke to a life coach and therapist about mental health during lockdown, depression and mindfulness. “When stress is ongoing it can easily turn into anxiety. Anxiety will often drive depression,” said Steven Lane, a life…
Happy days to come for businesses surrounding the new TU Dublin campus
Technological University Dublin’s move to the Grangegorman campus has been a significant one for many small businesses in the Stoneybatter and Phibsboro area. “We have missed seeing students in the Square. We look forward to seeing them return and the…
Saint Patrick’s Cathedral loses out on tourist tithes
Chloe Seymour spoke with Dean William Morton about how the cathedral has been coping with the lack of visitors, remaining liturgical throughout the pandemic and the possibility of it becoming…
“Guinness is Good for You”: 42 years at the Guinness brewery
Liam Mullen started working in Guinness in 1949. He spent the majority of the 42 years he worked for the company in the largest brewery in Ireland, at St James Gate. Mullen was a…
Maintaining rehabilitation services during the pandemic
“COVID has completely changed our approaches – every service we have has been impacted,”- Mark Kennedy, Head of Recovery Services, Merchants Quay Ireland.…
‘It is literally a fight to survive’ – harsh reality for nightclubs and security
As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, Dublin’s nightclubs are struggling to survive. The Liberty explores the challenges, the future and the hopes for Dublin’s clubbing scene. Since their closure on March 15, 2020, nightclubs have yet…
Building complete on new Wetherspoon hotel and pub
Wetherspoon has completed the development of their new hotel and pub in Camden Street Upper and Lower. Wetherspoon has invested a total of 33.4 million euros into the new Keavan’s Port hotel and pub. The company purchased the property for…
Restoration Of Medieval Buildings At Kevin Street Gets Green Light
The centuries-old buildings at Kevin Street, in the heart of the Liberties, occupied for many years by the Garda Siochana, are to be restored to their former glory under a recent proposal from the Office of Public Works…
HOW TO COPE WITH ADDICTION DURING COVID-19:
Addiction is a problem that affects a huge number of people, to various degrees of severity. There can be all sorts of addictions that can affect people of all demographics. From…
Tattooing in a Covid climate
The current Covid-19 pandemic has devastated many and varied industries across Ireland. Tattoo shops and parlours are among the niche businesses that have suffered most under the draconiangovernment-enforced restrictions. Tattoo…
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