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Liverpool on Borrowbox

If you are a soccer fan or if you just love sport in general, there are loads of books on Borrowbox that may be of interest to you. If you are soccer crazy like me, then you can delve into the history of players or clubs. Here is a selection of what is available on Liverpool F.C. and its players.
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19 April 2021

The Bridgerton Effect

Netflix recently announced that Shonda Rhimes production Bridgerton is the most popular drama they have ever screened.
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16 April 2021

Meet the Librarian at DCL Prison's Service

Sonya McGee is the Librarian at Dublin City Libraries Prisons Service. Here she tells us about her role with Dublin City Libraries.
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15 April 2021

The Great Brunswick Street Ambush

Watch The Great Brunswick Street Ambush, March 1921, a talk by historians Cathy Scuffil & Liz Gillis for the 100th anniversary of .
Hosted by Dublin City Libraries on Monday 15 March 2021.
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14 April 2021

Oxford Dictionaries Premium

Oxford Dictionaries Premium offers comprehensive language guidance in nine major world languages, including up-to-date online dictionaries, thesauruses, translations, language and culture reference content, as follows: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish.
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13 April 2021

Death and Disease in Dublin: The Great Pandem

Recorded on Tuesday 6 April as part of Dublin City Archives City Hall Lunchtime Lecture Series.
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13 April 2021

Researching your family history: Soldier's Wills

Welcome back. Last week we took a break from researching your family history to announce the availability of www.findmypast.ie to Dublin City library card holders. This week I am glad to say that we have been granted permission by the National Archives of Ireland to use James Callan’s will in this blog.
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12 April 2021

let sleeping dogs lie

Did you know that puppies need as many as 20 hours of sleep per day? When they’re not getting enough shut-eye, they often begin to behave like overly-tired toddler. And once they’re in this state, convincing them to take a nap is next-to-impossible. Getting enough good quality sleep facilitates memory consolidation and learning, helps regulate your puppy’s mood and helps keep them healthy.
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9 April 2021

politicians were immeasurably better in the good old days

In December 1981, Taoiseach Garret Fitzgerald travelled to Paris for a crunch meeting with President Francois Mitterrand concerning EEC agricultural matters. Prior to the formal meeting in the Elysee Palace, Fitzgerald asked Mitterand, in perfect French, about the mysterious gap in the Catholic intellectual tradition in 19th century France.
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8 April 2021

Spark your wanderlust

The time alone and the silence of her days do help her revalue her life. She is met with kindness along the way. At times, I was willing her on, as when the going got tough. At other times, I was cheering her on, as when she faced a difficult situation.
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7 April 2021