Eat like a king while giving to charity by going to Pitt Bros’ Christmas Eve event. The BBQ joint is offering a €10 deal for all-you-can-eat grub (within reason, this is for charity and they’re hoping to serve as many people as possible). The whole menu will be included in the deal, so you can enjoy barbecued delights […]
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People are incredibly angry and frustrated by the government’s reaction to the current situation at Apollo House. Having been occupied by activist group Home Sweet Home to house Dublin’s at risk homeless, especially during the winter months, the city council has granted permission to demolish the building. The receivers of the building are at the High Court this […]
9 years ago
Hozier made a surprise appearance at Apollo House this afternoon. The closing act at a ‘singalong’ featuring giants of the Irish music scene, like Glen Hansard, Kodaline and Liam Ó Maonlaí, the artists had assembled to help raise awareness of the occupation of the NAMA-owned property Apollo House by activist group Home Sweet Home, who have been using it […]
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Some DARTusers can expect delays of up to 25 minutes today. Services were temporarily suspended this morning as paramedics were on the scene tending to a passenger who required medical attention at Tara Street station. While services resumed relatively quickly, southbound DART and commuter services will feel a knock-on effect of 25-minute delays for the rest of the day. READ NEXT: Dublin City […]
9 years ago
Apollo House looks set to be demolished after Dublin City Council gave the green light to the removal of the building. The Tara Street site was taken over last week by a group of citizen activists, including Hozier and Glen Hansard, to be converted into emergency accommodation for Dublin’s homeless. The Home Sweet Home movement has […]
9 years ago
If you love Glen Hansard as much as you love freebies, you really need to head to Poolbeg Street this lunchtime. The Frames’ frontman will be doing a bit of a singsong outside Apollo House today and you’re all invited. We’ll sing a few songs at lunchtime tomorrow our side the Apollo mission! Poolbeg st, 1-2pm […]
9 years ago
While summer ‘officially’ transitions into Autumn at midnight on Monday night, it’s a well known fact that Ireland experiences its finest batch of sun in its final stretch of sound weather. That’s a good an excuse as any to head out and have a bit of fun this weekend! Check out our list of the […]
9 years ago
You know Apollo House, yeah? Of course you do. Maybe not by name, and maybe not up close – after all, it’s hard to look at it for too long without feeling a surging pain in your retinas. But you probably know it by its reputation as Dublin’s second-ugliest office building. Look at it there Pure gank […]
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“The outpouring of support is overwhelming.” After a successful night sheltering rough sleepers who would’ve otherwise slept on the streets last night Home Sweet Home are now appealing for medical supplies and equipment and also help with laundry in Apollo House. They posted the following to their Facebook page: Contact them in the comments or via Facebook message […]
9 years ago
What a sight. People working together, carrying beds into Apollo House for Dublin’s homeless to sleep on in the very early hours of yesterday morning. The Home Sweet Home group took over the empty office building on Thursday evening and have since gotten the electricity and water turned on, gotten rooms set up, they’ve had Dublin Fire […]
9 years ago
Home Sweet Home took over Apollo House, Tara Street on Thursday night with the aim of sheltering Dublin’s homeless for Christmas. But according to The Irish Times lawyers for the empty office building have served legal notice against the activist group, which includes well-known figures Glen Hansard, Saoirse Ronan, Hozier, Christy Moore, Damien Dempsey, director Jim Sheridan and Mattress Mick. Electricity and water was connected, beds were […]
9 years ago
Support continues for the Home Sweet Home group as Glen Hansard appeared on The Late Late Show last night to confirm that they have taken over NAMA-owned Apollo House on Tara Street to shelter the homeless this Christmas. Hansard, along with other well-known Irish figures Saoirse Ronan, Hozier, Christy Moore, Damien Dempsey, director Jim Sheridan and Mattress Mick, have all been involved in […]
9 years ago