Gavan Bergin “Bud Aherne was a sportsman to his fingertips” (The Limerick Post) Bud Aherne made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland against Portugal in Lisbon on June 16th 1946. Although the Republic lost that match 3-1, Bud […]
Read more →Jonathan Neilan As part of Dublin’s Climate Action week, Ringsend Irishtown Sustainable Energy Community (RISEC) and Clanna Gael Fontenoy, in conjunction with the City of Dublin Energy Management Agency, organised a walking tour of the RISEC area. The event was […]
Read more →Railway Union RFC recently ran a series of ‘Inclusion Tag Taster’ sessions during the last three Sundays of September. These were for children under the age of 15 with additional support needs. There was a lot of support from volunteers and […]
Read more →David Prendeville There was a clear sense of déjà vu for Stephen Kenny and his Irish team, after the latest international break in September. The team performed admirably and only narrowly lost in a tough away game (this time Portugal, […]
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This week marks an important occasion for St. Patrick’s Rowing club in Ringsend, as two of their crews of rowers will be flying off to Portugal to represent Ireland and Ringsend in the World Rowing Coastal Championships.
Read more →Gavan Bergin “The star player of those days was wing maestro Stanley Matthews. Bud kept him quiet every time they met.” (Hatters Heritage Website) Thomas ‘Bud’ Aherne was born in Limerick on January 26th 1919. He grew up in the […]
Read more →David Prendeville With Euro 2020 in the rearview mirror, attention for football fans now turns to the new Premier League season which kicks off on Friday August 13th when Arsenal travel to newly promoted Brentford. A combination of the effect […]
Read more →A gold medal and one bronze for Ireland at time of going to print. Hopefully more to come… Big congratulations to Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy who won Ireland’s first gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics in the early morning […]
Read more →Gavan Bergin “Genius and perseverance until the last gasp” (The Glasgow Herald, February 1913) Frank Thompson had great success playing for the Irish international team. He made his international debut for Ireland in their British Championship match against England, at […]
Read more →David Prendeville The last couple of months have arguably been the most tumultuous and turbulent in Premier League history. Outrage greeted the news that the league’s self-ascribed “big six” – Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham, would […]
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