The next time you are in Ringsend, stop and have a look at the barber’s shop that faces the front doors of St Patrick’s Church. It used to be Cecil’s barber shop and I am sure it will bring back […]
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In the mid 1950s, after Nat King Cole opened our shop – Tara Records in Tara Street – we went to see Nat at the Theatre Royal, now long demolished. Michael Tyrell invited Nat and his trio to drinks in […]
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It is often said that when God closes a door, He opens a window. Rarely do instances of supposed failure evolve into stories of heroic success, but that is certainly true of the case of Irishtown resident Alan ‘King of […]
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In a World Cup year, conversation will often turn to the question of who were the greatest footballers ever to have played for Ireland. Debate can be fierce, and everyone will have their own choice of those who should or […]
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The high summer weeks always see a generous bounty of events across the country. As well as the peak of festival season, we have Heritage Week, when museums and cultural institutions across the city open their doors with free events […]
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The global roll-out of a new kind of start to your day has come to Dublin. Morning Gloryville is coming to the capital, a little over a year after its birth in London last May. The premise is simple, but […]
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Situated on the Shelbourne Road is Charles Hulgraine’s Ballsbridge Gallery, a contemporary arts space that opened in 2013. Hulgraine is a very easy and open interview subject, happy to share the fruits of a lifetime love affair with the arts. […]
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Sandymount Green came alive on 15th June with birthday celebrations for William Butler Yeats, who would have been 149 on the day. Anthony Jordan, who was Principal of the Enable Ireland School for many years, was the driving force behind […]
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It’s well known that charities everywhere are feeling the squeeze, with many people who would have given regularly having to cut back on what they can afford to give. This leaves a lot of people wishing they could do more. […]
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Three tall ships with over a hundred young trainees berthed in Dublin Port on the morning of Friday 30th May to help kickstart the weekend’s river festival. The flotilla was escorted up the River Liffey by the Irish Naval Services […]
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