Merchants Quay Ireland – respite from the ravages of life
Merchants Quay is a unique place in the centre of the city for people to go for a cup of tea, a chat or more. The Liberty is on a…
TUD dance crew’s big day
TUD have won the Hip Hop Intervarsity Dance Competition 2024 which took place in The Helix in DCU. Preparation began in September for the competition between all colleges across Ireland…
Local Libertine Market Crawl has ‘Celtic Fleadh’ theme
Taking place on the first Sunday of every month, the Libertine Market Crawl is a combination of a flea market and a pub crawl. Hosted by four Liberties pubs, the…
The Liberty Soup Run – the heart of Dublin city
The Liberty Soup Run has been a huge factor in helping people sleeping rough and people struggling with addiction for the last five years. From one man in a van…
Hughes’s bar – remembering one of the best trad music pubs in Dublin
People knew they could just turn up at Hughes’s and enjoy a music session most evenings of the week. The pub evokes many memories of great trad music, where sessions…
Locals reignite campaign against lack of sports pitches in the area
Residents of the Liberties are again raising the issue of the lack of sporting facilities in Dublin’s south west inner city. More than 8,000 children who live in The Liberties…
Phibsborough coffee shop ‘Aura’ closes its doors
Aura coffee shop has permanently closed its doors after two years as it is too challenging for the owner to keep the business open. The shop, opened by Conor Ennis,…
Bohs looking to bounce back
With Bohemians’ season about to kick off in the League of Ireland, it is time to look at what they have done over the off-season, and what the Dublin 7…
Rugby tries to shake off ‘elitist’ tag in sports-mad Liberties
Rugby is basically an unforgiving, skillful and physically tough sport in which 15 players per team pass an oval-shaped ball to each other, fighting and putting their bodies on the…
Coming soon: Dublin International Film Festival
The Dublin International Film Festival (DIFF) has made its way back again to our city, with plenty of international releases and meetings with renowned filmmakers. One of the most iconic…
Dublin’s Hill Street celebrates the Lunar New Year
Hill Street Resource Centre, in the heart of Dublin’s Chinese community, celebrated its 10th Lunar New Year this week. Local people painted the street red with their Chinese lanterns and…
Referendum awareness campaign leaves people with more questions
Students and other local people in Dublin have been encouraged to get out and vote in the March 8th double referendum. The Electoral Commission came to TU Dublin’s campus in…
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