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launches Mountview project: Last
month saw the launch of the highly successful “Fáilte Isteach”
initiative aimed at teaching English to migrants in the Mountview Community
Centre.
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Strengthening
families: The Blanchardstown Local Drugs Task Force (BLDTF)
has been at the forefront of education and prevention work in Dublin 15
since their inception in 1997 and the last 12 months have certainly been
no exception.
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| Making
books in the library : Last year teachers from a number
of local primary schools were invited to take part In a series of workshops
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CCC
student nominated for community award: A
seventeen year old student from Castleknock Community College has become
the third student from the college in four years to be nominated for the
national finals of the Pramerica Spirit of Community Awards programme.
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Irish
Solidarity with Poland : Poland
was a country in crisis in the early 1980s. The founding of the free trade
union, Solidarity, in the Gdansk shipyard in August 1980 led to resistance
to the Communist government.
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New
integration initiative : Dublin 15 has one
of the highest population concentrations of immigrants in Ireland with
some areas having a population of over one third non-Irish nationals.
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Better
Ireland Awards : Three
local voluntary organisations are currently battling it out to see who
can generate the most votes for their local project in a bid to win
a prize of €10,000 in this year’s AIB Better Ireland Awards.
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Book
week in Scoil Choilm : National
Book Week was marked in some style by one of Dublin 15’s newest
schools, Scoil Choilm in Porterstown.
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Promoting
Russian culture : One
of the problems that we hear from the new communities is that they need
to be introduced to Irish ways and culture. Without proper integration,
they remain isolated and cut off from society.
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Learning
committee skills: Voluntary
organisations are the backbone of any community and in times of recession
their importance is even greater.
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Enjoying
our heritage : Established just
over a year ago, Fingal South-West Heritage Society is going from strength
to strength.
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New
church celebrates first birthday : One
of Dublin 15 and Irish Methodism’s newest churches, Blanchardstown
Methodist Church, recently celebrated its first year together with a special
service of thanksgiving in Tyrrelstown Educate Together school.
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| Networking
counsellors : Counselling
is an profession that offers support in most areas of life and a group
of Dublin 15 based counsellors have formed a networking group who meet
regularly to discuss current issues and approaches to their subject.
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