Date registered: November 30, -0001
Jul 03
The community was delighted to be part of the Bank of Ireland and Age Action #BOIBackyardBlitz on Friday 22nd & Saturday 23rd June. 450 volunteers were out helping older people tidy up their gardens including here in East Wall. Not only was their great excitement throughout the area but doesn’t it look wonderful afterwards ? The Sean O’Casey Community Centre was …
Jul 03
Led by a Grand Marshal nominated by the community , who will be joined by the newly elected Lord Mayor of Dublin Mr Nial Ring . Just a small sample of the activity’s on the day : City Farm will be here with amazing animals to see – Exotic pets will be here, where you will …
Jun 27
“This is going back to the days of Adam and Eve- it just can’t happen in this day and age” This is a story from the front page of the Evening Press, from just over 45 years ago. The story features details of an attempt to evict seventeen families from Caledon Road. The tenants, some …
Jun 16
We are familiar with how Irish people responded to the threat of conscription during the First World War , with a mass campaign of resistance which prevented it’s introduction here. This event will look in detail at how the same threat was faced in Britain , by individuals and organisations who showed great courage in …
Jun 12
“Tell every man that you do not understand liberty for the white man, and slavery for the black man; that you are for liberty for all, of every color , creed and country” Richard Allen was born in 1803 at Harold’s Cross, which was then a rural area of Dublin. The family were part of …
Jun 03
As usual there is a very exciting mix of events at the Sean O’Casey Theatre this month . Here are just some of them . First up is a classic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jikfdJaFC6U Next up is “Hubris” a Dublin based drama on how the wrong decisions made in the past can lead to the entrapment of your …
May 23
Next weekend local wrestling superstar Darren Kearney will be in action . On Friday he is back on his home turf at the Sean O’Casey Community Centre. His last appearance here saw him and his partner (‘More Than Hype’) winning the Irish tag-team titles. Friday will be their first title defense. And on Saturday you …
May 13
On Saturday the 23rd June the East Wall History Group & the Alternative Visions Oral History Group will host the 2018 Sarah Lundberg Summer School. Each year the event is held in honour of our friend and colleague Sarah Lundberg, an Archivist, Historian and publisher who tragically passed away four years ago. This is a …
