Oct 13
The East Wall History Festival 2013 will launch this Sunday, 13th October and continue until Saturday 26th October. See brochure for full details of all events. This year we have some exclusive material to screen and display. We are delighted to have received permission to screen two Radharc episodes that feature scenes from the …
Oct 08
Faithful departed- Phil Chevron This week, on the 8th October 2013 Dublin musician Phil Chevron passed away, aged just 56 years. Chevron, originally from Santry, is best known as the guitarist with The Pogues. He was also a gifted songwriter, penning the haunting tribute to the Irish emigrant experience ‘Thousands are sailing’ and ‘Faithful …
Oct 03
East Wall has a community spirit second to none and it really does have something for everyone. In recent years the promotion of an inter-generational ethos has been central to community activity, and we can all see how all sections of the community can interact so well together. Having said that, everybody needs their own …
Sep 28
Paul O Brien Paul O’Brien was born and bred in the Dublin Docks and has recounted the experience and history in song, with his 2009 collection “Songs from the North Lotts”. In recent years Paul has travelled widely , visiting Dockland communities such as Belfast, Glasgow , Rotterdam and many more , hearing their …
Sep 24
Successful Culture Night event in the Sean O’Casey Community Centre Last Friday, 20th September was Culture Night 2013, and the Sean O’Casey Community Centre hosted a hugely successful programme of events on the theme of ‘working class’ culture. Here is a full report on an evening which included Dublin tenements, Dockers and 1913 photo exhibits …
Sep 15
A wonderful commemoration event to mark the Merchants Road evictions took place this past weekend. In 1913 over sixty workers and their family members were evicted by their employer, the Merchants Warehousing Company during the Lockout. In this centenary year we remember them, and have commemorated these people and their sacrifice and courage. Here are …
Sep 12
Waiting for the Bailiffs This coming weekend, on Sunday 15th September, a major commemoration of East Walls Lockout evictions is taking place. Sixty two workers and their families were evicted from company owned houses on Merchants Road, in what we believe to be the single largest eviction in the history of Dublin City. An examination …
