On May 17th 1937 Bill Fallon played in Ireland’s game against Switzerland in Berne. That was the first time he’d played in consecutive international games, and he played well. His speed and decisiveness on the left made him invaluable to his team’s counter-attacking play,
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The upgrade of bus networks has resulted in significant rerouting. Bus numbers, once a feature of everyday life, have disappeared. Donnybrook users might remember the number 10 which once carried them across the city, as well as countless family trips
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It is true to say that prior to the Covid pandemic many of us took little time to consider the good of vaccines. Yet nearly every person who reads this article will have received a vaccination, at one time or another. They are the most important measures of preventative medicine
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In September 1939, the English Football League was suspended due to the outbreak of the Second World War. By that time Bill Fallon had been playing international football for five years. He was first selected by the Republic of Ireland for their crucial World Cup qualifying game
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Seán Moore will always be synonymous with Ringsend. He is remembered by the prestigious Seán Moore Awards as well as Seán Moore Road and Park. Seán was born in 1913 and grew up in Irishtown and was educated locally at the Vocational School in Ringsend.
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The ancient custom of Halloween dates back over 2,000 years to the festival of Samhain. It was held that on Halloween night the souls of the dead returned to their homes. People, in an effort to ward off evil spirits, adorned costumes and lit bonfires, out of which the popular images
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Leafy Beechwood Avenue in Ranelagh is about to be added to the destination for Irish Americans, tourists, and film buffs alike, following the erection of a commemorative plaque in September to honour Maureen FitzSimons, better known as Maureen O’Hara, at no. 32
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We all know who Count Dracula is, we’ve seen the movies, put the fangs in at Halloween, maybe even read the book, but did you know that the Irish author Bram Stoker was a regular around Ringsend back in the 1800’s? Nope? Me neither! Local historian Eddie Bohan,
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On 29th June 2024 Dublin City Council hosted a ‘Picnic in the Park’ to mark the unveiling of a plaque to commemorate the Patriotic Children’s Treat, which took place in Clonturk Park on 1st July 1900. Present at the unveiling were such distinguished guests as Deputy Lord Mayor
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The East Link Bridge replaced the numerous ferries that carried traffic across the river. The bridge which is a bascule bridge or a moveable bridge (particularly common in Belgium) was opened to road traffic in 1984. RTÉ noted that, “in its first 12 hours of operation
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