Plaque unveiling in George Reynolds flats, Irishtown to the memory of Tony Byrne. Tony, who had a great community spirit, got the flagpole up and developed all of the gardening areas. A wonderful friend and neighbour who is sadly missed.
Photos: Fr Ivan Tonge
Michael Donnelly first became a public representative for Fianna Fáil in 1977 when he was elected to Seanad Éireann on which he served until 1981. He served as a Dublin City Councillor for Dublin South East 1982-2009, during which he was Lord Mayor of Dublin, 1990-1991.
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Deepest condolences to the wife, family and friends of Gerry Quinn who passed away in March. Originally from Fairymount in Roscommon, Gerry spent most of his life in Donnybrook, and served faithfully for over 30 years as a Garda in Donnybrook station. He was well known and loved in the area.
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The Sandymount Community were saddened to learn of the sudden death of Vincent Ryan, late of Sandymount Avenue in October 2023. Vincent died in the care of the professional staff of the Cardiac Unit of Cork University Hospital. A native of Dublin, married to Mary for 44 years,
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I would like to give you a bit of background as to how this beautiful memorial wall came to be and about the wonderful person behind the idea. Orla Murphy Projects was founded in memory of and inspired by the late Orla Murphy from Ringsend.
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Dublin City Council recently unveiled 11 park benches throughout Baggot Street. One of the 11 benches is dedicated to the memory of Siobhán Cuffe Wallace who was a beloved member of her community and active in the Pembroke Road Residents Association.
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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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I was just a kid, maybe nine or ten years old when Rosa came into my life. She was so pretty, young, and fun! I remember being in the kitchen of Bryndhu (our family home on Claremont Road, Sandymount, where Mike and I grew up) when Ma told me the news that Mike and Rosa
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A memorial plaque tribute for renowned local sportsman, John “Wembo” Young was officially unveiled back in August in Ringsend Park on the big astro pitch which will also be renamed, The John Young Astro. This touching, bittersweet occasion was to honour John,
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Anthony (Tony) Jordan, whose death a year ago we still mourn, was the man who reclaimed for Sandymount the poet William Butler Yeats. Tony organised annual poetry readings on Yeats’s birthday here on the Green. Always imaginative and inclusive, he involved a range of local people,
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