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An interesting new community activity being launched in Sandymount by Transition Sandymount<\/a>, a community group promoting sustainability, food production and energy saving awareness.<\/p>\n

They are hosting a public screening of the documentaryies “Vanishing of the Bees” on 22nd March<\/a> and “A Crude Awakening” on 29th March<\/a> in Scoil Mhuire in Sandymount (Dublin 4).\u00a0 Click the links above for more information.<\/p>\n

are hosting a public screening of the documentaryies “Vanishing of the Bees” on 22nd March and “A Crude Awakening” on 29th March in Scoil Mhuire in Sandymount (Dublin 4). <\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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