A new short film by Pat Larkin tells the story of the refurbishment of St Matthew’s Church, Irishtown. The film starts with an invitation to enter this wonderful old church by the current Rector of St Matthews, the Reverend Leonard Ruddock.
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Christmas is a time when we think of those less financially secure or suffering an illness. Irish people are particularly good at investing time and money in making life better for their fellow human beings. There are numerous examples of this,
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The Sandymount Community were saddened to learn of the sudden death of Vincent Ryan, late of Sandymount Avenue in October 2023. Vincent died in the care of the professional staff of the Cardiac Unit of Cork University Hospital. A native of Dublin, married to Mary for 44 years,
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I would like to give you a bit of background as to how this beautiful memorial wall came to be and about the wonderful person behind the idea. Orla Murphy Projects was founded in memory of and inspired by the late Orla Murphy from Ringsend.
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Dublin City Council recently unveiled 11 park benches throughout Baggot Street. One of the 11 benches is dedicated to the memory of Siobhán Cuffe Wallace who was a beloved member of her community and active in the Pembroke Road Residents Association.
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During September and October, Dublin City Council’s South East Area Community Team, in partnership with Ballsbridge, Donnybrook & Sandymount Historical Society, Ringsend & District Historical Society, and both Ballsbridge and Donnybrook Tidy Towns Groups,
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All great ideas begin with a thought in someone’s head. 38 years ago Ann Ingle, then resident in Sandymount, came up with the idea for a local newspaper; informative, lively, interesting, one that would capture the authentic voice of Dublin 4. From that idea NewsFour was born.
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I got to know Ann Ingle when I joined Sandymount Community Services in 1985, a Community Employment Programme, which was introduced by Ruairí Quinn TD, as Minister for Labour at the time, to tackle record levels of unemployment in Ireland.
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If I have a penchant for writing stories and articles, it is partly thanks to Ann Ingle. It was she, the first Editor of our shiny new local paper, NewsFour, who regularly put the arm on me to contribute copy to what was then a very Sandymount-oriented bulletin.
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