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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.
Community Meetings
Next Meeeting: Date: January 16th, 8pm-10pm
Location: Ash Suite, Cusack Stand, via St Josephs Avenue
These meetings are held on a regular basis. You can see the minutes of the last meeting (October 2011) here.
Click here for more information about Croke Park Community meetings.
Croke Park Community - Waste Recycling Service
3rd-19th Jan 2012
Where? Croke Park, Cusack [...]
An evening of music, storytelling & folklore
Fairview Residents Association is cooperating with our local community radio station Near fm to organise a variety concert featuring local talent.
Where: Upstairs in Smyths of Fairview
When? Friday 21 October 2011 - doors open at 7.30
How much? That’s up to you - we’re taking donations on the night.
Donations? Yes!! The [...]
Dublin City Council are controversially proposing to build a Flood Defence System along Clontarf Promonade.
Their proposal comprises a series of earth mounds and walls along Clontarf Promenade between Alfie Byrne Road (Fairview end) and the Bull Wall to protect nearby roads and properties from coastal flooding. The total length is circa 3km. They propose to [...]
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 [...]
Baldoyle (Baile Dúill) comprises a small coastal village and wide surrounding area with suburban housing estates and farmland on the Northside of Dublin, in the part of the historic County Dublin now administered as Fingal, Ireland.
Location and Access
Baldoyle is located north east of the city, and borders Donaghmede, which was formed from its western part, [...]
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 [...]
Marino Local History Society have put together this charming compilation of memories of the 1970s in Marino.
Marino memories
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 area starting here.
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