Ballsbridge

Save Our Post Office

Save Our Post Office

Sadly, this notice appeared recently in the post office in Ballsbridge. The post office – once the hub of the community, the place where people met to collect their pension, get stamps, or send parcels to loved ones in far off lands. Of course the real reason we went in was to catch up on the goss!

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The Lacey Report – Aug 2024

The Lacey Report - Aug 2024

First things first. “Thank you”. Thank you to the nearly two thousand people who gave me their Number 1 vote and the very many more who gave me subsequent preferences at the recent Local Elections. As the late Dan Spring TD said to me many years ago, “It is an honour to be elected but a very special honour

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Ballsbridge Lion’s Club host two big fundraising events  

Ballsbridge Lion’s Club host two big fundraising events  

The Ballsbridge Lion’s Club have been very busy of late, hosting a concert for Gaza as well as a summer BBQ. The concert, which featured a variety of singing acts including a cappella ensemble 4 in a Bar, and Irish folk artist Julie Feeney, took place in St Mary’s Church, Haddington Road, on April the 19th last

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Bloomsday in Dublin 4 Event Guide

Bloomsday in Dublin 4 Event Guide

Joycean Celebrations are set to take place in Ballsbridge, Irishtown, Ringsend and Sandymount for Bloomsday this year.  Dublin City Council’s South East Area Community Team have been working closely with groups and centres in Dublin 4 as well as the James Joyce Centre

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Science Blast

Science Blast

Pictured at the ESB Science Blast which took place in March at the RDS are Pupils from John Scottus NS, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, whose project investigated the science behind the question ‘How do different animals see the world?’, and pupils from Ranelagh MDS, pictured with Ivana Bacik TD. Their project investigated

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Dodder Greenway Project 

Dodder Greenway Project 

The Dodder Greenway project got underway in February last with the opening of the Ballsbridge to Donnybrook section, a 480 m stretch that runs from Energia Park in Donnybrook to Anglesea Bridge in Ballsbridge and is a welcome attraction for cyclists and pedestrians alike, adding to the greening of our city. The greenway

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Fundraising at the Bath

Fundraising at the Bath

Liam Tilly and members of BADRA with cheque for €16,000 for Harold’s Cross Hospice raised for Mr Tilly’s Christmas Lights in conjunction with the Bath Pub. Winners of the Easter Egg Raffle, also in the Bath Pub, which was another fundraiser for the Hospice.

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The Lacey Report

The Lacey Report

To begin where I left off in December, it was lovely to attend The Wren Day at Sandymount Green on St Stephen’s Day morning. This wonderful celebration of Community has long been a celebration of community and friendship and also raises money for charity. Well done to all the organisers, the collectors

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Students shine at this year’s Young Scientist Expo

Students shine at this year’s Young Scientist Expo

The BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2024 which took place at the end of January in the RDS was an event of innovation, ideas, and displayed the amazing talent of our young generation. First established in 1963

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O (Crochet) Christmas Trees

O (Crochet) Christmas Trees

For the past few months the crocheters and knitters throughout the community, both home and abroad have come together to crochet two Christmas trees which will be attached to large metal tree frames, (estimated at 8 or 9 feet) as a community project for Ringsend, Irishtown and the South Lotts area.

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