Phoenix Park
# phoenix-park - Friday 31 May, 2013
Dorothy, nymphs, shrubbery: What you can expect from Bloom 2013
Over 80,000 turned out for the festival last year and with fine weather forecast, organisers anticipate a greater turnout this year.
# phoenix-park - Friday 10 May, 2013
The Evening Fix… now with added ways to leave your job
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
Swedish House Mafia concert death: gardaí appeal to taxi driver
The 21-year-old died suddenly hours after attending the Phoenix Park ad.
# phoenix-park - Friday 26 April, 2013
Inspections show 90pc of Dublin’s flats aren’t up to standard
Of the 1,499 houses inspected as part of the Intensified Inspection Programme, 1,384 homes (over 92 per cent) did not meet the required standard.
# phoenix-park - Sunday 14 April, 2013
7 of the best pictures from the Great Ireland Run
Kenenisa Bekele won today’s event in the Phoenix Park.
# phoenix-park - Friday 15 March, 2013
Pope Flashback Pic of the Day
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# phoenix-park - Thursday 3 January, 2013
Dublin Zoo records all time high for visitor numbers in 2012
Birthdays, babies, TV crews and a visit from J-Lo – it was certainly a busy year for the animals.
# phoenix-park - Saturday 29 December, 2012
Here are the top 10 most read articles on TheJournal.ie in 2012
Stabbings at the Swedish House Mafia gig, Ireland’s copyright laws under threat, and topless Kate Middleton – these are the stories you read this year.
# phoenix-park - Wednesday 26 December, 2012
# phoenix-park - Saturday 1 December, 2012
Could Bill Clinton be the next US ambassador to Ireland?
One of the United States’ leading newspapers certainly thinks so…
# phoenix-park - Saturday 3 November, 2012
Fire, unemployment and the National Children’s Hospital: The week in numbers
How old is the Phoenix Park? And how many TDs could face sanction for failing to declare pay-offs?
# phoenix-park - Monday 29 October, 2012
In pics: Marking the 350th anniversary of Phoenix Park
The pen and ink drawings by the Irish artist Sheelagh Duff are part of a free exhibition in the Phoenix Park until the end of November.
# phoenix-park - Wednesday 3 October, 2012
Man due in court over Swedish House Mafia assault
The 22-year-old will appear in the Criminal Courts of Justice in relation to a Phoenix Park assault on July 7.
# phoenix-park - Wednesday 19 September, 2012
Double killer Malcolm MacArthur released after 30 years
MacArthur was jailed in 1982 after he killed a nurse in the Phoenix Park and shot dead a farmer.
# phoenix-park - Friday 14 September, 2012
Congrats! Ireland’s Paralympians to be honoured at Farmleigh
Taoiseach Enda Kenny will be hosting a reception later today for the Irish team to celebrate their haul of sixteen medals at London 2012.
# phoenix-park - Thursday 6 September, 2012
The Evening Fix… now with added superheroes
Things we learned, loved and shared today.
# phoenix-park - Tuesday 28 August, 2012
Tri-Time: Noble bounces back from Olympics with Dublin cruise
The Olympian dominated the men’s race from the off while Andree Walkin put in a superb 10k effort to lead the women home.
# phoenix-park - Monday 20 August, 2012
Swedish House Mafia: MCD chief links violence to cheap alcohol
Denis Desmond tells Today FM that he believes the availability of discount drink is to blame for increased concert violence.
# phoenix-park - Friday 17 August, 2012
More than 60,000 expected to hit Phoenix Park Motor Races this weekend
This weekend will mark the 110th anniversary of the very first motor racing event at the park.
# phoenix-park - Thursday 16 August, 2012
Gardaí warn concert-goers of major crackdown at Marlay Park gigs
175 gardaí will be patrolling the David Guetta concert next week with back up from dogs from the Garda drugs unit.
# phoenix-park - Wednesday 15 August, 2012
Caption time: When Paddy met Enda…
One of Ireland’s bronze medal heroes shared a joke with An Taoiseach at the official reception at Farmleigh House today.
# phoenix-park - Friday 3 August, 2012
The 5 at 5: Friday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
VIDEO: Old people listen to Swedish House Mafia’s fearsome ‘electric music’
Gardaí singled out the group’s music as a factor in the Phoenix Park disorder. So what did these fine upstanding citizens think?
Poll: Have you been turned off attending outdoor concerts?
Problems at a gig in the Phoenix Park in July were highlighted in a Garda report yesterday. Would they put you off attending large, outdoor events?
MCD ‘should face ban on similar music events until it answers SHM Garda report’
Dublin councillor Mary Fitzpatrick, head of a joint policing committee, calls on OPW junior minister to force response from concert promoter on Swedish House Mafia debacle.
The 9 at 9: Friday
It’s almost the long weekend…but here’s nine things to know first.
# phoenix-park - Thursday 2 August, 2012
Swedish House Mafia fallout: MCD control centre ‘not fit for purpose’
The Garda Commissioner’s report also says the Phoenix Park is not appropriate to hold electro gigs in future; MCD says the report is “unbalanced”.
# phoenix-park - Saturday 28 July, 2012
# phoenix-park - Sunday 15 July, 2012
Three stabbed at Swedish House Mafia concert in southern England
The incident came a week after violent scenes marred the electronic dance group’s performance in Phoenix Park.
Column: Discussing teen drinking… over a bottle of vino
“Alcohol, to a child, must seem like some sort of guaranteed treat for grown-ups. It’s advertised as being fuel for wit, a stylish accessory, or a national heritage.”
# phoenix-park - Saturday 14 July, 2012
Call for Dublin ‘task force’ after armed raids and Phoenix Park violence
Fianna Fáil’s Niall Collins has said that a Dublin Task Force needs to be established in order to make the streets of the capital safer following a number of recent incidents.
# phoenix-park - Thursday 12 July, 2012
Poll: Should certain gigs have ‘airport-style’ security checks?
A Fine Gael TD has called for certain concerts to have ‘airport-style’ security checks if they present a risk of violence – do you think they should be introduced?
The 9 at 9: Thursday
Nine things you need to know this morning…
Phoenix Park: Call for ‘airport-style’ security checks at some concerts
Fine Gael TD Derek Keating has said that certain concerts should have security checks carried out that are akin to those which take place at airports.
# phoenix-park - Wednesday 11 July, 2012
The Evening Fix: Wednesday
Things we learned, loved and shared today.
Shatter: MCD should apologise for ‘level of disorder’ at Phoenix Park gig
The Justice Minister was speaking in the Dáil today in response to questions about the violent scenes at the Swedish House Mafia concert on Saturday.
# phoenix-park - Tuesday 10 July, 2012
Gardaí and MCD hold preliminary review of Phoenix Park concert
Gardaí say there were 33 arrests at the Swedish House Mafia concert on Saturday.
Bring me your weapons: Dublin councillor announces knife amnesty
Meanwhile the Minister for Social Protection has called for an investigation into what happened at the Phoenix Park on Saturday, where nine people were stabbed at a gig.
# phoenix-park - Monday 9 July, 2012
The Evening Fix: Monday
Things we learned, loved and shared today.
Update: Cork girl missing since Phoenix Park gig safe and well
19-year-old Aoife Finan from Cobh had been missing since she attended the Swedish House Mafia gig on Saturday night.






















































