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Proposed Conversion Of St Werburgh’s Church To Arts Venue

Proposed Conversion Of St Werburgh’s Church To Arts Venue

DCC Chief Executive, Owen Keegan presented a report to the July meeting of the South East Area Committee on the proposed works to convert the historic St Werburgh’s church for use principally as
an arts venue.

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Thank You Mr Tilly

Thank You Mr Tilly

The Bath Pub hosted a very special celebration for our local legend, Mr Liam Tilly on July 1st last. Organised by Bath Avenue District Residents Association (BADRA), and on behalf of the people of Bath Avenue, they put together a night to remember for an extraordinary man

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Photo Diary

Photo Diary

Photography by Keith Brennan

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Festina Lente is this year’s Positive Strides equine charity at the RDS Dublin Horse Show

Festina Lente is this year’s Positive Strides equine charity at the RDS Dublin Horse Show

It’s August and that means the Dublin Horse Show is back at the RDS from 9 – 13th August. In celebrating the positive impact that equestrianism has had on society in general, the RDS is once again bringing back ‘Positive Strides’ to the 2023 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ RDS Dublin Horse Show.

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Celebration of Official Opening of Sandymount Community Centre

Celebration of Official Opening of Sandymount Community Centre

The former Iris Charles Centre in Newbridge Avenue has officially been renamed The Sandymount Community Centre. A community day was launched on June 11th, where a massive street party took place which included music, food, an art room,

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Bloomsday in Bloom!

Bloomsday in Bloom!

Back in June we were transported back to 1904 to celebrate Bloomsday!

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Clean Up the RITE Way

Clean Up the RITE Way

Ringsend and Irishtown Tidy Towns & Environment (RITE) have entered into the SuperValu Tidy Towns Competition again this year and are calling on all businesses to help them out by keeping their premises clean and well presented.

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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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Stephen Deering Fundraiser

Stephen Deering Fundraiser

Huge thanks to everyone for making the Stephen Deering fundraising event a huge success – raising €3,360.

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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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