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Category Archive: East Wall
Aug 11
East Waller is finalist in fashion awards
Local woman Aimee Chan is one of the eight finalists in this year’s Persil Irish Fashion Awards. This is the 15th year of the competition, and the winning designer will receive €10,000 and the chance to have their creative outfit manufactured and sold in Dunne’s Stores. The final will take place in September on TV3’s …
Aug 10
School Garden Clean up
The East Wall Men’s shed will be hosting a clean up of the side garden of St. Joseph’s Co-Ed school this Tuesday , 12th August . All welcome to come along and join in . Meet at the school at 10am . Please pass details on to anybody who may be interested in taking part …
Aug 04
East wall men’s shed
One of the most exciting new developments in the community in recent times was the establishment of a local “men’s shed” group. See link to their face book page for further information https://www.facebook.com/eastwallmensshed Or contact them at – ewmensshed@gmail.com
Jun 23
John Moran – Photographer
It was with great sadness that we learned of the passing of John Moran, resident of Island Quay, and a great friend of the East Wall History Group. John was a political activist, journalist and photographer. Here is a small selection of beautiful visions of our community, as captured by John. (All images reproduced with …
May 21
“Gotchie Lit” – By Brendan Laird, an original East Wall Poem.
This is a special event for our community website , as for the first time we publish a piece of original poetry , written specially for presentation here .It was written by Brendan Laird , and it beautifully captures a child’s eye view of an adventure filled world.(For those who don’t know their old Dublin …
May 10
The Battle at Annesley Bridge – Walking tour videos now available
The “1916 Rising: Battle at Annesley Bridge” walking tour organised by the East Wall History Group was a huge success. Led by guide Hugo McGuinness, it was estimated that almost 200 people took part. (Ironically, this was a greater number than the entire Republican garrison involved in 1916!) The events at Annesley Bridge in 1916 …
May 06
Football triumph for East Wall in 1964 50th anniversary celebration
Fifty years ago this weekend East Wall United became double cup winners , a major cause of pride and celebration in the community . Come along and join an anniversary celebration this Friday evening May 9th , at7.30pm in the Sean O’Casey Community Centre , St. Marys Road .We will not just recall this event , but …
Apr 16
The “Blackguard” Tom Daly , the 1916 Rising and the Frongoch Rat catcher !
“A tough Dock Labourer, pugnacious and voluble…” On the 16th April 1916 an Irish Republican flag was flown for the first time over Liberty Hall. It was a hugely symbolic ceremony , a message of defiance and a signal of intent by the Irish Citizen Army. Amongst those caught up in the excitement and emotion …
Apr 13
Sean O’Casey , Abercorn Road, and the ‘Battle of Clontarf’
“I thought that no man liveth and dieth to himself, so I put behind what I thought and what I did , the panorama of the world I lived in- the things that made me.” Sean O’Casey (1948) This year marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Sean O’Casey in 1964 . O’Casey spent …