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Ray MacAodhagain

journalist

This October We Remember Seán Moore (1913-1986)
4th October 2024
This October We Remember Seán Moore (1913-1986)
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.
HistoryIrish HistoryLocal HistoryMemorial
Looking for a different experience this Halloween? Why not visit the O’Connell Tower
4th October 2024
Looking for a different experience this Halloween? Why not visit the O’Connell Tower
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
HalloweenHistoryIrish History
Maureen O’Hara Remembered
4th October 2024
Maureen O’Hara Remembered
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
Arts & CultureDCCFilmHistoryIrish HistoryLocal History
Halloween Round Up
4th October 2024
Halloween Round Up
During the Halloween period the ever-popular Bram Stoker festival returns. It not only caters to bibliophiles and writers, but expect a variety of vampire and horror-based activities as well. The festival, which celebrates one of Ireland’s most famous Gothic writers Bram Stoker,
Around DublinArts & CultureDCCHalloweenTheatre
Donnybrook’s High-Rise Dilemma
9th August 2024
Donnybrook’s High-Rise Dilemma
Donnybrook, once a thriving village, has in recent years succumbed to the invasion of the dreaded high-rise. With the new monstrosity at the bottom of Eglinton Road, and a six-storey, 85-unit co-living complex where Kiely’s once stood already a fait accompli (adding to that the disappearance
Cover StoryDonnybrookEnvironmentHousingLocal HistoryLocal NewsPlanning and Architecture
Plaque Unveiled: The “Patriotic Children’s Treat”
9th August 2024
Plaque Unveiled: The “Patriotic Children’s Treat”
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
ChildrenDCCHistoryIrish History
Point Pedestrian & Cycle Bridge
9th August 2024
Point Pedestrian & Cycle Bridge
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
CyclingDCCDocklandsEnvironmentIrish HistoryLocal HistoryLocal NewsPlanning and ArchitectureWalking
The Vexed Problem of Public Toilets
1st June 2024
The Vexed Problem of Public Toilets
When nature calls we all share a common objective - to get rid of waste substances from the body. While we may not use this particular phrase, nevertheless, access to a toilet is a basic need, especially in a city with an expanding population. When this service is diminished
DCCEnvironmentIrish HistoryLocal History
Laurence Redmond: A Ringsend Hero in need of commemoration
1st June 2024
Laurence Redmond: A Ringsend Hero in need of commemoration
I recently passed a handsome brass plaque at No.163 Pearse Street, erected in 2008 to honour the firemen who died in a fire on the premises in 1936. The most distinctive plaques in the city (generally blue in colour) belong to the Dublin City Commemorative Plaque Scheme,
Irish HistoryLocal History
Making Sandymount a neurodivergent-friendly area
1st June 2024
Making Sandymount a neurodivergent-friendly area
Two and a half years ago parents in Sandymount decided to make their area a place in which differences are celebrated and a place where all children could feel safe and secure. This was and still is particularly important to this group as their children are neurodiverse.
HealthLifestyleLocal NewsSandymount