A comedy about “Mindfulness and Mayhem “ , this week at the the Sean O’Casey Theatre , from May Tuesday 26th to Friday 29th. Poor ‘aul Paddy ( Robbie Sexton ) caretaker to the lost and lonely Joe ( Adrian Wenkler) is angry ,, and its payback time . Suzi ( Jane Gribbin ) the …
Monthly Archive: May 2015
May 24
ROCKIN’ ROAD FESTIVAL : 2015
Vintage Cars, Vintage music and all for a good cause The 2015 Rockin’ Road festival takes place on Sunday 24th May in the grounds of The National Education Centre for Blind Children, Grace Park Road (Beside Rosmini). Kicking off at midday and running until 8pm this is a great family fun day out with something …
May 17
EAST WALL FESTIVAL: 1975 – 2015 “…the soundtrack of your life”.
“Music is the soundtrack of your life.” On this date four decades ago there was great excitement in the locality. The people of East Wall were busy preparing for the first Festival, just three weeks away. And if music does, as the quote says, provide a soundtrack for our lives , then this is …
May 09
Did your Granny make bombs in World War One? The story of the Dublin Dockyard War Munitions Factory.
Between 1915 and 1919 the Dublin Dockyard War Munitions Factory operated in Dublin Port. It was established by the Scottish born John Smellie, who was already operating the Dublin Dockyard Company since 1902, his ambitious attempt to establish a ship building industry in the City. Smellie has left a lasting legacy on the local community …
May 08
FESTIVAL WEEK 2015 : June 6th -13th
Can you believe it was almost 40 years since the great community festivals of the 1970′s began ? Our first festival was in June of 1975 ! Next month let’s remember the great community spirit of old and celebrate how it has lived on. Check out our facebook page for details – a full programme …