Cafés in The Liberties
For such a small area, The Liberties has cafés in abundance. Around every corner you will find a new spot to eat, grab a coffee and have a natter with…
The dress with more flair
In May 2014, Spin 1038 launched a competition to find Ireland’s next upcoming designer to design a dress for Aideen Bodkin’s Spring / Summer 2015 collection. NCAD fashion design student…
Lá Fhéile Pádraig
Another year and another St. Patrick’s Day festival! The St. Patrick’s parade has always been the highlight of the annual four day festivities. The theme this year is ‘celebrating now’,…
Secondary School closures due to teacher strikes
Teachers from secondary schools in the Liberties area participated in strike action on Thursday 22nd January against proposed Junior Certificate reforms. 330,000 students were affected across Ireland as 730 secondary…
Street style in the Liberties
Floating around the streets of the Liberties on a Saturday afternoon, I stumbled upon a few stylish street folk. The Liberties is an incredibly unique, historic, artistic and cultural…
National College of Art and Design student intake increase has positive knock-on effects
The National College of Art and Design (NCAD) situated on Thomas St in The Liberties has become Ireland’s largest provider of art and design. Enrolment to NCAD for the academic…
Culture Night attendees have their say
This year’s annual Culture Night took place on Friday 19 September in Dublin’s ‘Historic Quarter’, The Liberties and elsewhere across the country. Many a marvel took place within The Liberties…
The Liberties – Now & Then
and Victoria Tiernan It has been 30 odd years since Eamonn Mac Thomais presented a series of television programmes about Dublin on RTE. One of the episodes, shot between 1979…
The Liberties, home to both the old and the new
The Liberties is home to thousands of people, from long-time residents to many new-comers.…
Pubs to check out around the Liberties
The Liberties is host to some of Dublin's most vibrant nightlife areas. Offering a wide spectrum of choice, the area caters to all.…
Curious Love/Hate scenes filmed in Liberties
With an action-packed ending to the last season of Love/Hate it is hard to see how writers at RTÉ plan to top it. However the cast has already started filming…
Thomas Street Regeneration unlikely
Regeneration proposals for Thomas Street in Dublin's Liberties were put forward by Dublin Civic Trust in May 2012, however seven months on no progress has been made...…
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