Local History

Sean Moore Community Awards 2024

Sean Moore Community Awards 2024

Working with our sponsor, the Aviva Stadium, and our media partner NewsFour, we are delighted to confirm that the Sean Moore Community Awards – first established during the 1988 Dublin Millennium – will again be presented in March 2024, at a ceremony in Clanna Gael Fontenoy, Ringsend.

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The Marian College Drama & Musical Society – Celebrating 50 Years!

The Marian College Drama & Musical Society - Celebrating 50 Years!

Showtime in Marian College, Sandymount, is almost upon us again and excitement is mounting as opening night fast approaches. This year’s show is the ever-popular musical, The Addams Family, which will run from Wednesday December 13th to Friday 15th incl. at 7.30 each night.

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Peeling Back the Pages – 1997

Peeling Back the Pages – 1997

Compiled by Louise Whelan

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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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Peeling Back the Pages – 1996

Peeling Back the Pages – 1996

Compiled by Louise Whelan

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End of an Era in Donnybrook

End of an Era in Donnybrook

On 9th July past McCloskey’s of Donnybrook closed its doors for the last time. Situated in the centre of the village, and at the heart of the community, the pub will be a big miss.

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Peeling Back the Pages – 1995

Peeling Back the Pages – 1995

Compiled by Louise Whelan

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Strength, Fragility and a Lasting Legacy

Strength, Fragility and a Lasting Legacy

The sad news of the passing of Sinéad O’Connor on July 26th came as a collective shock. It was almost like we lost a family member, someone we knew. Born in Pembroke Road, Dublin 4 on December 8th 1966 Sinéad grew up in Glenageary in South Dublin, and attended Dominican College, Zion Hill.

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Two Young Girls Remembered in Local Ceremony

Two Young Girls Remembered in Local Ceremony

On June 12th 1963, Numbers 2a, 3 and 4 Fenian Street tenement houses collapsed. This resulted in the deaths of two young girls, Linda Byrne aged 7 and Marion Vardy aged 8.

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Iconic Landmark

Iconic Landmark

The chimneys are often referred to colloquially as the Pigeon House, the name of the original generation station that first generated electricity in July 1903. That station itself took its name from the caretakers lodge built to provide refreshments for workers building the Great South Wall, a project which took decades to complete and started in 1761.

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