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The Dublin City Half Marathon will return in 2026 following the success of its inaugural race last year, with organisers confirming the event will take place on Sunday, May 3.

Fingal Independent

Dublin City Half Marathon reveals 2026 date – and a ballot entry system ↗

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Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has said she feels “very embraced here in Ireland”, which is the “nation that truly understands oppression and colonialism”.

Fingal Independent

‘Ireland truly understands oppression and colonialism’ – Greta Thunberg attends fundraising event for Gaza in Dublin ↗

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A man in his late 30s is in critical condition after he was struck by a vehicle and assaulted in Clondalkin in Dublin earlier this month.

Fingal Independent

Man (30s) in critical condition after he was struck by vehicle and assaulted by a number of men in Clondalkin, Dublin ↗

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Residents and campaigners have welcomed the news that new lifts have officially opened in Clongriffin Station but have warned that this is only “phase one” of the ultimate goal of providing full permanent universal access for commuters.

Fingal Independent

‘We shouldn’t have to be this excited’ - Lift upgrade finally delivered at Clongriffin DART ↗

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More than 150 pupils, staff and parents at a Dublin primary school are set to march in a call for a permanent school building as a years’ long wait continues.

Fingal Independent

‘They have assembly in the car park’ – pupils organise march calling for permanent school building after years in prefabs ↗

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It’s 10am on a Saturday morning and the arrival hall of Dublin’s Connolly Station looks like something out of The Polar Express. There’s no need to ask for directions. I simply follow the trail of families in Santa hats and novelty jumpers through the ticket gates and on to platform four.

Fingal Independent

‘Tickets sell out within minutes every year’ – excited families take a journey back in time aboard the Santa Train ↗

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If you visited Dublin Zoo recently, you might have seen Imani, an 18-year-old hippopotamus, moving cautiously through her enclosure, her head low to the ground, checking her surroundings with her nose.

Fingal Independent

Dublin Zoo hippo (18) sees the world for the first time after groundbreaking surgery ↗

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Dublin has a new pop-up shop selling lost and misplaced packages and while the contents can be anything, my visit proved that it really is a gamble and one that might not pay off.

Fingal Independent

I went to a Christmas pop-up shop in Dublin selling misplaced packages and this is what was in my mystery parcels ↗

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