Building Dublin’s neighbourhoods on the Internet
The wonderful Marino Local History Society have put together this beautiful collection of photos of the Clontarf & Fairview area (in video format).
The Society can be contacted by e-mail at marino-history@hotmail.com
You can see the Society’s video of the “Big Snow” of 2010 here.
You can read more about the history of the Fairview area starting here.
History of the O’Brien Institute, Marino
Venue: Marino Library
Time and Date: Wednesday 28th September 6.30pm.
Booking Highly Recommended Phone: 01-8336297 email: marinolibrary@dublincity.ie
Marino Library will host a talk on the History of the O’Brien Institute (OBI), Marino with local Historian Jim Cantwell.
Since 1982 the OBI has served as HQ for Dublin Fire brigade Service. Very little [...]
Sutton (Irish: Cill Fhionntáin - Fintan’s cell or church) is a residential suburb of Dublin’s Northside, Ireland, at the base of Howth Head, the peninsula which forms the northern edge of Dublin Bay.
Location and geography
Located about 12 kilometres from the city centre, Sutton neighbours Howth, which occupies most of the peninsula, and Baldoyle and Bayside, [...]
The Marino & Fairview Festival Committee has organised a Free Family Fun Day to be held in Croydon Gardens next Sunday, 21st August 2011 starting at 2.00 p.m. until 6.00 p.m. (weather permitting).
The Fun Day is open to all members of our community FREE of charge. Adult volunteers are needed to supervise games, etc.
Over the [...]
Heritage Day 2011 (March 25th) was hosted by St. Joseph’s CBS Primary School, Fairview, St. Mary’s Primary School, Fairview and the Marino Local History Society.
The day consisted of a living history pageant, speeches, four specially commissioned videos celebrating the heritage of the area from 1014 -1916, the unveiling of three plaques in various historical points [...]
Tá Ógras ag eagrú Campa Samhraidh i nGaelscoil Cholmcille sa Chúlóg do phaistí 7 - 11 bliain d’aois. Beidh sé ar siúl ó 11-15 Iúil sa Ghaelscoil ag tosnú ag 10.00 r.n gach maidin agus ag críochú ag 2.30i.n. Is é €55 an costas don tseachtain agus cludaíonn sé sin turas lae - Viking Splash Tour [...]
Eagrófar Feis Seantrabh don chéad uair ar an Domhnach 15 Bealtaine 2011 ag 1.00 in. i Lárionad Chomhluadar Seantrabh.
The first Feis Seantrabh will take place on Sunday 15 May at 1.00 pm. in Santry Community Resource Centre.
Fáilte roimh iomaitheoirí ó aois 5-18. Fáilte roimh daoine aonair, grúpaí, clubanna, scoileanna.
Competitors between ages 5-18 are welcome. Individuals, [...]
Tribute to Donal Gilligan
There will be a special screening of the movie “Country” at the Irish Film Institute on 30 May at 6pm.
This screening will be in tribute to Donal Gilligan. Donal was a talented cinematographer known for his work on ‘Saving Private Ryan’, ‘Love / Hate’, ‘Raw’ and ‘Omagh’. Donal died in September 2010.
Tickets go [...]
The following events will take place in Santry in April.
Saturday 2nd April, 2pm - 4pm
Keeping Chickens in Your City Garden. Free Q&A Session with sustainability expert Fiona Dillon. Location: Petmania, Gulliver’s Retail Park, Santry, Dublin 9.
Easter Monday, 25th April, 2pm
National Dog Walk 2011, Dublin Centre. National fundraising event for the Carers Association of Ireland, hosted [...]
Risk of Coastal Flooding in Dublin this weekend – 7th and 8thNovember 2010
Motorists and property owners should be aware that there is a risk of coastal flooding in Dublin this weekend, advises Dublin City Council Local Flood forecasting agency. Dublin City Council has put in place a flood contingency plan to address this risk, in [...]
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