History

From your Valentine

From your Valentine

Ahh February 14th – the most rosemantic day of the year, but what’s the story behind it all? The true history of Saint Valentine is unclear but according to a few sources, long ago in 270 A.D. from February 13th-15th, a feast known as Lupercalia, which was an ancient pagan festival

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The Watersedge Drama Group Takes to the Stage

The Watersedge Drama Group Takes to the Stage

The Watersedge Drama Group who get together every week in the Ringsend Community Centre from Tuesday to Thursday are at present focusing on putting together a play based on actual events and written by their very own

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Bill Fallon – Part 1

Bill Fallon – Part 1

Bill Fallon was born on January 14th 1912 in Larne, Co Antrim. When he was young he moved to Dublin, and that was where he started playing football. By the time he was nineteen he was one of the best players in Ireland. Bill made his name as a goalscorer in junior football.

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Dreaming of a Green Christmas

Dreaming of a Green Christmas

As a wise man in mutton chops once sang, it’s Chriiiiiistmaaaaasss! But surely you knew that already, what with the abundance of tinsel and fairy lights decorating Dublin city streets and shops since late October. Snowmen and gingerbread men – miniature, inflatable, edible

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100 Years Of Film Censorship

100 Years Of Film Censorship

2023 holds immense significance for the Irish Film Classification Office (IFCO), the organisation responsible for examining and certifying all cinema films and videos/DVDs distributed in Ireland, as it commemorates the centennial of the Censorship of Films Act’s signing in 1923.

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Mick O’Brien – Part 4 (final)

Mick O'Brien – Part 4 (final)

Mick O’Brien played for years in the lower leagues of English football before he made it to the Football League. He joined Third Division Queen’s Park Rangers, in May 1920. Within a year of that, he was playing international football for Ireland.

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The Donnybrook Magdalene Laundry Revisited

The Donnybrook Magdalene Laundry Revisited

The Magdalene Laundry system which operated in this country for over 150 years will forever remain a stain on the Irish psyche, and one that cannot easily be expunged. Now a new book has emerged which deals specifically with one of these laundries, the Donnybrook Magdalene Laundry (DML),

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Mick O’Brien – Part 3

Mick O'Brien – Part 3

When the 1923/24 season began, Michael O’Brien was made captain of Leicester City Football Club. He was a natural leader and the job brought out the best in him. He started the season by playing 22 consecutive games for Leicester and he was often their best player. He scored in his second game as captain, and from then on he was increasingly effective going forward.

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Mick O’Brien – Part 2

Mick O’Brien - Part 2

On March 16th 1922, Mick O’Brien joined Leicester City. Two days later, he made his debut and helped them get their first win in six games.  From then on he was an automatic starter for Leicester and by the end of the 21/22 season he was their first choice centre-back.

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Mick O’Brien – Part 1

Mick O’Brien – Part 1

Mick O’Brien was born on August 10th 1893 in Kilcock in County Kildare* His family emigrated to England and he grew up in County Durham. He took up football in his teenage years and by the time he was eighteen he was playing for the famous Blyth Spartans club, in the amateur North-Eastern League. Having made his name as a top player in that league he was scouted by Glasgow Celtic, who signed him in 1912. That move could’ve been his big break but it didn’t work out.

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