“If a June night could talk, it would probably boast it invented romance.” – Bern Williams Is there anything more beautiful than walking among roses on a beautiful June morning? It’s that time of year, and as the days move […]
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On January 16th 1938, the first ever Jazz and Swing concert took place at Carnegie Hall with the Benny Goodman Band and guests. All 3,000 tickets were sold in hours to wealthy New Yorkers. Metronome magazine reported 5,000 Hoi Polloi […]
Read more →Irishtown native and avid photographer Graham Barry has launched a unique community enterprise initiative helping to promote new artists, enhance local businesses and support a charity in the process. After over 10 years of taking photos as a hobby, Barry […]
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Get your vote in for this year’s Irish Architecture Awards! Every year The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) asks the public to vote for their favourite architectural project. 36 projects have been shortlisted for the Public Choice […]
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There is a new artist in Dublin 4 and his name is John Frazer. John, right, originally from Northern Ireland but who has been a Sandymount resident for the last four years, has recently catered to his creative streak and […]
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Residents of Dublin 4 and Donnybrook in particular may be unaware that someone on the road to sainthood is amongst us. No, Bono hasn’t moved in to the area, it’s Mary Aikenhead, above, or to apply her brand new title, […]
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To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Sandymount’s most lauded poetic son, W.B Yeats, local residents have issued an open invitation to attend their Yeats Day Party on June 13th. The event takes place in association with SAMRA and goes on […]
Read more →The summer movie drought continues with some mediocre new releases this week, but thankfully there are a couple of classics playing at the Irish Film Institute. Tod Browning’s 1932 masterpiece Freaks has been digitally restored. Browning’s movie is set in the world […]
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Beyond the local happenings on June 13th, there is a host of events taking place around Dublin and Ireland as part of the Yeats 150 annual festival and celebrations. 2015 is a blue moon year, which means 13 full moons […]
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Celebrate one of the greatest works of the 20th Century with the Bloomsday Festival 2015! The Bloomsday celebrations kick off today at 11 with The Footsteps of Leopold Bloom walking tour, starting out from the James Joyce Centre on North […]
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