Career Leap is an exceptional youth employment project in the North East Inner City Dublin that demonstrates the power of Co-operation between businesses, NGOs, academia and the public sector. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_iW2f-qyCw&feature=youtu.be We should be very proud of the contribution of all the groups and agencies involved , which includes East Wall Youth . To find out …
Category Archive: JOBS
Nov 26
CAREER L.E.A.P … soars to new heights !
CONGRATULATIONS to all the Participants in the CAREER L.E.A.P project . Based on an initiative by East Wall Youth the project has drawn in many partners and supporters and the second group of participants have now completed their term . This is an exciting , very well organised and effective initiative . See newspaper report …
Dec 20
Christmas lights and co-operation from Central Bank Developer
The following community groups East Wall Youth, Nascadh CDP and North Port Dwellers Association would like to thank the Central Bank and Walls construction for their help and support over the last year .When work commenced on the long dormant building Walls Construction proved to be very considerate neighbors and listened to what residents had …
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
Oct 13
East Wall History Festival 2013
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 …
Sep 24
Successful Culture Night event in the Sean O’Casey Community Centre
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 12
1913 Lockout – Merchants Road evictions The Dunne and Coombes family stories recalled
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 …
Sep 09
1913 Lockout Merchants Road Evictions Images may fade, but our memories should not
During the 1913 Lockout over sixty East Wall families were evicted by the Merchants Warehousing Company. The photograph above is a particularly haunting image, showing an evicted family carrying their possessions along Merchants Road. The other two photographs, while not as poignant, also illustrate the events of that day. The first shows bailiffs gathered at …
Sep 01
Bloody Sunday 1913 recreated “…and a belt of a baton from the DMP”
On 31st August 2013, on the anniversary of the infamous baton charge on O’Connell Street the scene was re-created. The community of East Wall, including relatives of those involved in the Lockout a century ago, took part in the re-enactment. Cast members from “The Risen People” and other locals joined with the Dockworkers Preservation Society, …