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Irish poets at the ILF this May
20 May 2022 by editor

Introductions | Céadlínte: A showcase of poets representing the electrifying future of Irish poetry, with special musical guests From May 24th to May 26th, Introductions| Ceadlinte will have fifteen of the most exciting new poets in the English and Irish language performing […]...
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Open Evening: St Matthew’s National School, Sandymount – Thurs 3rd Oct

12th September 2024

Offering co-education in a caring, inclusive and happy environment. Come visit our beautiful school! Thurs 3rd Oct 2024, 5pm - 7pm - Tour of the school - Visit classrooms - Meet the staff - Refreshments -...
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Donnybrook’s High-Rise Dilemma

by Ray MacAodhagain
9th August 2024

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...
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Save Our Post Office

by Eoin Meegan
9th August 2024

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...
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The Editor’s Corner – Aug/Sep 2024

by Eoin Meegan
9th August 2024

With September around the corner and schools about to reopen many parents are already fretting about how they will be able to meet this year's school bills. While education is free in Ireland there are many hidden costs, as parents are all too well aware. Top of that list...
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Irish Girl Guides selected as an SDG Champion for the 2024-25 Programme

9th August 2024

The Department of the Environment, Climate, and Communications has selected Irish Girl Guides (IGG) as one of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Champions for the 2024-25 Programme. As a youth-driven organisation with our members at the heart of all decision-making,...
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Dublin Simon’s Home Run: “It’s Our Time To End Homelessness”

9th August 2024

Dublin Simon Community has launched its annual ‘Home Run’ campaign, inviting hundreds of walkers, joggers, and runners to complete a new Phoenix Park loop on Saturday 5th October and raise essential funds to end homelessness. This year’s event ...
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Star of the Sea celebrate the Gaelbhratach award

9th August 2024

The Star of the Sea BNS, Sandymount, have been awarded the prestigious An Gaelbhratach flag in recognition for platforming Gaeilge as a used everyday language, and to inspire respect for our national language amongst our pupils and staff. The Gaelbhratach was established...
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Plaque Unveiled: The “Patriotic Children’s Treat”

by Ray MacAodhagain
9th August 2024

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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Sandymount Hotel

by Sandymount Hotel
9th August 2024

Whitty’s Restaurant: A Culinary Delight in Dublin. Discover a diverse menu catering to every palate, from tantalizing appetizers to mouthwatering main courses. Complement your meal with our curated selection of fine wines, premium spirits, and cocktails. Step into the inviting ambiance...
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Anthony J. Jordan – a personal tribute

by Charles Lysaght
9th August 2024

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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The Lacey Report – Aug 2024

by Dermot Lacey
9th August 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...
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Point Pedestrian & Cycle Bridge

by Ray MacAodhagain
9th August 2024

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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City of Words

by Brian Bowe
9th August 2024

The Museum of Literature Ireland (MoLI), located in UCD's Newman House, south of St Stephen's Green, opened a new exhibition this past June. City of Words showcases the rich collection of the Dublin Writers Museum, which sadly closed down during the Covid-19 pandemic, in 2020....
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Slattery’s of Beggars Bush

by Slattery's
9th August 2024

American Football returns to the Aviva this August! This year’s Aer Lingus College Football Classic clash between Georgia Tech and Florida State University will take place on Saturday 24th August and we’ve got the flags and bunting ready to go in Slattery’s. ...
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Annie Baker at The Gate Theatre

by Brian Bowe
9th August 2024

I’m very much on the outside of the theatre world — movies are more my racket, for which you can blame my meagre funds and short attention span — but even I, for many years, have heard the name Annie Baker being bandied about like the second coming of, if not Christ, Chekhov....
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