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Italian Film Festival hosted in the Lighthouse

Italian Film Festival hosted in the Lighthouse

A “New Italian Cinema Events’ (NICE) Film Festival came to the Lighthouse Cinema in Smithfield this year, after a first and very well attended edition in Cork in 2022.  The 2023…

Smithfield’s chimney with a view 

Smithfield’s chimney with a view 

From a whiskey distillery chimney to one of Dublin’s beloved attractions, the Smithfield Chimney Tower located at Smithfield Square offers a 360-degree panoramic view and a new angle on the…

Haircuts 4 Homeless Ireland to bring free grooming services to Smithfield this month

Haircuts 4 Homeless Ireland to bring free grooming services to Smithfield this month

‘Haircuts 4 Homeless Ireland’ are coming to Smithfield this month. The pop-up salon, staffed by trained volunteer hairdressers, will offer haircuts, beard trimming, and other grooming services to anyone who…

Me Auld Flower: food and drinks festival to open next month in historic Smithfield marketplace

Me Auld Flower: food and drinks festival to open next month in historic Smithfield marketplace

A new Irish food and drink festival is coming to Dublin 7 next month and will take place in a historic building that’s been closed since pre-pandemic times – and…

The Local Football Club – “it’s passion for the game.”

The Local Football Club – “it’s passion for the game.”

The Local Football Club was set up in May 2021 during the Covid-19 Lockdown, starting strong as they won the league. This year, there’s no slowing down. A few years…

North-city sanctuary for the mind, body and soul

North-city sanctuary for the mind, body and soul

New arts gathering spot Universal Space offers a hub for people to connect after the pandemic Dublin city centre can often be a space with a non-stop atmosphere, with people,…

Building a small business in Dublin 7

Building a small business in Dublin 7

Loon Kaboon is a sustainable prints and illustration business that opened in Smithfield last year, selling handmade prints online and at Dublin craft markets. What started as a lockdown project…

Smithfield Square awarded Fáilte Ireland Urban Animation Grant

Smithfield Square awarded Fáilte Ireland Urban Animation Grant

Smithfield Square has been awarded a grant of €847,500 by Fáilte Ireland as part of a scheme to “transform and reimagine urban spaces”. The scheme was open to all 31 local authorities in Ireland, with ‘urban animation’…

‘It appears to be the straw that broke the camel’s back’

‘It appears to be the straw that broke the camel’s back’

Plans to surround the Cobblestone pub in Smithfield with yet another Dublin hotel have prompted outrage among musicians and activists – who argue that the destruction of the city’s cultural…

‘Everything is fine’ – or how to have a positive outlook on the lockdown through art

‘Everything is fine’ – or how to have a positive outlook on the lockdown through art

Amy McGrath only started to draw a few months ago but has already launched her first exhibition of drawings, Everything is fine.  Originally from Coolock in north county Dublin, McGrath graduated two years ago in Visual Communication from Technological University…

World Cleanup Day marked in Dublin City

World Cleanup Day marked in Dublin City

This Year’s World Cleanup Day which took place on the 21st September saw an increased number of volunteers who gathered to rescue Dublin from waste. Ireland’s Cleanup Day was organised…

Smithfield ‘horse boy’ surprised to see his picture on the wall

Smithfield ‘horse boy’ surprised to see his picture on the wall

‘Horse boy’ has brought a new lease of life to Smithfield’s Stirrup lane. The large mural on the gable end of Vincent O’Donoghue’s semi-detached house, just around the corner from…

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