Eddie Gannon was born in 1921 and grew up in Pearse House flats on Pearse Street. He was football mad and became known as ‘a good little player’. When he left school at fifteen, he worked at the Hammond Lane […]
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The Dublin Port Company (DCP) Masterplan Review 2012 – 2040 went on public display at a series of information days which were held in Clontarf, East Wall and Ringsend, during the week February 13th – February 16th, 2017. The Information […]
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The replica ‘famine ship,’ Jeanie Johnston, returned to her berth on the River Liffey at Customs House Quay in February, following a spell in Dublin Port’s last graving dock, where she underwent much-needed refurbishment. The Jeanie Johnston is an authentic […]
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Lansdowne Lawn Tennis Club was officially reopened on March 4th. It has been refurbished to the tune of €1.2 million and it is the club’s sixth refurbishment. The club dates back to 1875, when it was founded by Henry Dunlop. […]
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Stella Maris’s 80th anniversary year got off to a good start when, on January 22nd, lifelong club member Mick Curry was appointed Honorary President of the East Coast Rowing Council, a position he will hold for the coming year. A […]
Read more →Sunday 23rd April sees the return of the Virgin Media night run through the streets of Dublin. Organised by the Athletics Association of Ireland, the race covers 10K and will start at 9pm from North Wall Quay. It’s expected that […]
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As is customary, the club ended the year by honouring the stand-out achievements of a number of our people during 2016. The club’s annual Christmas dinner was once again chosen as the occasion to present the worthy recipients with their […]
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Bowling Club gears up for 2017 The 2017 Bowling Season is just around the corner, and Railway Union Bowling Club has much to look forward to. The First Team will be competing in the very competitive and challenging BLI (Bowling […]
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Arthur Fitzsimons was born in 1929 and lived in Penrose Street in Ringsend. He grew up to become perhaps the most exciting Irish footballer of his time. He played schoolboy football for the famous local club, Johnville FC, and it […]
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Since the announcement in 2015 that Ireland was to be the location for the 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup, the host of the pool stages, UCD, have been counting down to this momentous event. Despite the fact that Ireland were […]
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