Adding colour to the walls across Dublin, James Earley is bringing street art out of its sub-cultured roots. By spray painting concepts onto walls, Earley is proving that street art is more than just stylistic. The majority of us are very open and want to get people involved.
I used to d. Elisa Capitanio is a UX Designer at social media intelligence agency Storyful, and also runs her own independent abstract art business. She came to Ireland nine years ago completely by chance. Living in Italy, she longed for a change of pace, so she left her home of Bergamo and moved to London. Dublin came calling with an opportunity for Elisa to try her hand at being a web designer, so she packed her bags for a second time and moved country again.
Since then, Ireland has become her permanent home and has inspired her art. She chose Dublin for its fast market and inspiring tech community. As we emerge from the pandemic and many Dublin-based businesses reopen their offices, the city continues to support a thriving, supportive start-up ecosystem for ambitious entrepreneurs to move their business ideas to the next level. Women in business come from a diverse array of backgrounds, personalities and approaches.
Women in Business Networks provide a forum for these entrepreneurs to come together and learn from each other. Aine McGurk — Dainty Bear Aine McGurk has a thriving retail and wholesale business selling Irish-designed baby shoes and accessories online at daintybear.
As an IT graduate with a computer science background, Aine found herself wanting more than her first job at Mic. It is a living breathing illustration of integration from all over the world, under one uniquely Dublin roof.
As we approached the green gates, we noticed an impeccably dressed lady with blossom in her hair; floating gracefully from stall to stall, greeting its inhab. It boosts self-esteem, increases employability, helps individuals meet new people from a range of backgrounds and transcend social boundaries, all while enriching local communities. The initiative seeks to promote the various ways people can learn something new, both inside and outside the classroom, through traditional and non-traditional methods.
It aims to ensure that educati. With a huge urban campus, state-of-the-art facilities, and the largest student body of any university in Ireland, University College Dublin welcomes hundreds of new international students every year.
They have a portfolio of over institutional partnerships in over 90 countries, allowing students and staff to engage in exchange programmes for research, studies, internships, field trips and volunteering opportunities. Around 1, students avail of these opportunities every year, a. We sat down with Professor Philip Nolan, president of Maynooth University, to discuss his plans for the university, which lies on the periphery of Dublin. His role focuses on creating a strategy and implementing this to grow and develop the university.
Maynooth University is home to over 1, staff and 13, students, and more than 1, of these are international students hailing from over 60 countries. The university offers a wide range of excellent academic programmes which are delivered by leading researchers in various fields, and students are challenged and encouraged to reach their full potential in this top-class learning environment.
It is tucked away beyond the Walled Garden, which is getting geared up for the Bloom Flower Festival , which runs from late May. The fashion around us tends towards running gear. Red tulips are in full bloom at the front door where we disembark and as all the phones come out for photos, one uniformed Garda frantically stops us from photographing the west wing, President Michael D.
In , Nathaniel Clements got the job as Park Ranger here. He built the core of the modern house and in , his son sold it to the English government as a residence for the Viceroy. The house has had as many extensions as an Irish bungalow in the eighties. We stand under a Birmingham Crystal chandelier that was lit first with candles, then gas before becoming one of the first electric lights in Ireland. The room is lined with portraits of past presidents; the men painted in the dark colours and shadow, the portraits of Mary Robinson and Mary McAleese, a riot of colour.
Each Viceroy would take something he liked from the house after his term, and one particularly enterprising fellow took the grand fireplaces. In the State Corridor, the floors are plush with Killybegs wool carpets and the walls textured with stucco work.
Bronze busts of the past presidents stand tall on pale green Connemara plinths. There are no portraits or busts yet of President Higgins. If you have any further enquiries contact us on 01 or at phoenixparkvisitorcentre opw. Ashtown Castle is a medieval tower-house. Until , this castle was hidden within the walls of a Georgian mansion called Ashtown Lodge that was occupied by the Under Secretary for Ireland.
When the Georgian house was demolished in the late seventies, the castle was discovered inside. It has since been restored and is now open to the public. It may date from as early as the fifteenth century. From Sunday 5th April to 27th September Tickets are limited and are issued from the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre on a first come, first served basis on the day of the tour. Please do not make your way directly to the Magazine Fort.
Access cannot be granted except by ticket issued from the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre. Transport by bus is provided from the Visitor Centre to and from the Magazine Fort. Subject to change and weather permitting. Please telephone or email phoenixparkvisitorcentre opw. Visitors will have access to a number of areas within the Fort including one of the magazines and two viewing platforms. Watch the conservation work as it happens, see the archaeologist unearth the eighteenth-century drainage networks or the raised oak floors with timber dowels in the Magazine.
Health and Safety induction will be conducted prior to the commencement of the tour, as conservation works are on-going within the Fort. Ground conditions are uneven so sturdy footwear is advised and suitable outdoor clothing should be worn.
It was built in to the design of John Corneille, to store gun powder and ammunition for British Government Forces. One third of the British Army was stationed in Ireland and was regularly rotated around the Empire. The Fort was raided on two occasions: Easter Monday and the 23rd of December Free guided tours are available. Tickets are limited and are issued from the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre, on a first come first served basis on the day of the tour.
No group bookings are available. Phone the day before arrival as there can be short notice closures. After Ireland gained independence, it was occupied by three Governors-General between and , prior to the first president Dr Douglas Hyde taking up residence there.
Visitors are advised to arrive early to avoid disappointment. Free transport by bus is provided. Free Guided tours are offered on Saturdays at the following times Please first contact the Visitor Centre for confirmation tours are taking place by telephone on or by email at phoenixparkvisitorcentre opw. Tours take about an hour and fifteen minutes. The visitor centre and main reception rooms of the house will feature all year round, and summer tours will also include the garden.
Occasionally, due to State business it is not possible to accommodate public tours. Please contact us at the Visitor Centre for more information by telephone on or by email at phoenixparkvisitorcentre opw.
Otherwise, free guided tours of Grangegorman Military Cemetery are available on Thursdays only at 11am from 2nd April to 5th November Meeting point is inside the cemetery gates. No booking necessary. Grangegorman Military Cemetery , situated on Blackhorse Avenue just outside the Phoenix Park, is the largest military cemetery in Ireland. It was first opened in to serve as a graveyard for the soldiers of what was then Marlborough Barracks, now McKee Barracks, and their families.
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