Monday, February 11, 2013 12:00

A WOMAN who has been centrally involved in helping to improve the quality of life of her fellow Kurds in Ireland has opened a new school on the Southside to educate Kurdish children in their own culture and language. Zhyan Sharif, an Iraqi Kurd who has lived in Ireland since 1988, presided over the recent opening of the new Native Educational Centre based in the Lantern Centre, on Synge Street in Dublin 8. More...

Monday, January 14, 2013 12:00

A NORTHSIDE woman has told how personally rewarding it is to drive cancer patients to and from hospital for treatment. Clontarf local Maria Mullen (72), a retired Sacred Heart Sister, has volunteered for the Irish Cancer Society’s Care to Drive Programme for over two years. More...

Monday, December 10, 2012 12:00

HE HUNG around street corners, socialised with drugs addicts and was known to most as ‘Deco.’ Not things you usually associate with members of the clergy, but Declan Blake is no ordinary priest. Declan arrived in Finglas on July 7th 1990 to work alongside the four other priests in the parish. More...

Monday, December 10, 2012 12:00

IT may seem like a long way away but cricket followers are licking their lips in anticipation of history being made in their sport next autumn. On Tuesday, September 3, 2013 Ireland will do battle with England at the new all-seater venue in Malahide. More...

Monday, December 3, 2012 12:00

SITTING snugly between France and Spain in the heart of the Pyrenees, Andorra is a small principality that offers its visitors a taste of the finer things in life.  Somewhat unfairly, Andorra is often typecast as a ski destination for beginners. More...