Humility and service are the thoughts that spring to mind when spending time with bus driver Dave Hickey and mechanic John Law at Dublin Bus’s Ringsend Depot. Hickey is an Irishtown resident who has served on Dublin buses since 1982, […]
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We would like to express how grateful we all are for the support shown to us by everyone at the sad passing of Ross, much loved son and brother. To everyone from Ringsend, Irishtown and Pearse Street. To Betty Purdy, […]
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Bob Fullam was born in 1897. He was a naturally brilliant footballer and by the time he was 21 he was playing the game professionally. Fullam was a forward, an attacking player and an extremely prolific goalscorer, but no lightweight. […]
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Ger Stafford, pictured above, is a local man with an extraordinary collection of historical postcards and photographs. His hobby began in the late 80s when he forgot to bring his camera when holidaying in the UK and resorted to the […]
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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 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 following is taken from a filmed interview shot and edited in 2010 by Pat Larkin. Here Paddy discusses his time working for the Gas Company. I was born in 1928 at 19 Hanover Street East. There was a controversy […]
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In the 1950s, my mother often spoke of Mrs Streake and her long-lost son Sean. In the late 1930s, Sean left for Spain to fight Franco’s fascists in that ugly civil war. Mrs Streake had shops in Richmond Street, Kelly’s […]
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The imminent closure of St Brigid’s primary school in Ballsbridge brings with it a mixed bag of emotions for all concerned. St Brigid’s currently caters for boys and girls in Junior and Senior Infants, and girls only from 1st class […]
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Dublin 4, as is well acknowledged and sometimes discussed in print here at NewsFour, has a rich and varied architectural heritage. Walking through Dublin 4, from Ringsend and Irishtown on to Sandymount, Ballsbridge and Londonbridge Road is a time travel […]
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