The new Lord Mayor of Dublin, Mícheál Mac Donncha, took part in the annual Casting Of The Spear ceremony on July 18th, a tradition dating back 529 years and the first official duty for the Lord Mayor as Honorary Admiral […]
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A familiar moment for many out there I’m sure…It’s a Monday morning in Dublin 4 and the rain is lashing down and your mode of transport to work was in a worse state than you were when you tried to […]
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Joe Curtis, a retired surveyor, has written a number of books about local areas on the Southside, such as Dundrum and Blackrock. His latest book is a historical book about Ringsend focusing on the history of industry and local activity […]
Read more →National Heritage Week kicked off last week and continues until this Sunday 27th August with lots to see and do. South of the Liffey sees events at the round tower in Clondalkin and tours of Rathfarnham Castle. Saturday has Whale […]
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The James Joyce Sandymount Tour took place on the 13th and 15th of June. It started from the James Joyce Centre on North Great George’s Street, Near the Rotunda at 11am. The tour consisted of visiting the various real life […]
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As part of the Five Lamps Arts Festival this year, a group of former dockworkers from the Dublin Dockworkers Preservation Society (DDPS) got together with playwright Niamh Gleeson to stage a series of performances in which they recounted their working […]
Read more →The National Council for the Blind of Ireland (NCBI) will hold its first Cycle of Light event on the 25th of August. This event will see 100 people cycle into the darkness of night for sight loss. From 8.30pm until […]
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You may recall we recently reported on the visit of the Canadian women’s rugby team to Clanna Gael Fontenoy for a camogie demonstration. The fun event was arranged by Tourism Ireland, with the Canadian team taking on the under 11 […]
Read more →Shellybanks’ Educate Together National School held their end of year assembly on the morning of June 23rd outside the main entrance to the school. This growing school is based in Sandymount and is currently located near the RDS grounds, though […]
Read more →Robin Booth, now the former Principal of St. Patrick’s Boys National School, was honoured at the last school assembly before the summer break for his lengthy service to the community and school. The parent’s association and pupils presented him with […]
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