A Liberties craft workshop with a social side
This time last year, Ciara Kavanagh and Billy Fagan launched a company with a difference, and their workshops have been filling up and selling out since February. The idea that…
Trick or Treat? The aftermath when Halloween goes too far
From sparklers and sweet treats to illegal fireworks and unstable, dangerous bonfires, Halloween offers something for the whole family. Over the years, we have seen stories in local and national…
Time stands still in Nellie’s Flat in the Liberties
The Iveagh Trust gives us a glimpse of an original flat in the beautiful brick complex in the heart of Dublin 8 No 3b, Patrick Street, is a testament to…
Liberty Soup Run face setbacks as Christmas season sets in
The Liberty Soup Run that helps homeless people and rough sleepers throughout Dublin city have been running into problems recently. Chris O’Reilly, the founder of the operation, posted pictures to…
Decline of Catholicism in the Liberties – a fading religion in the community
Having grown up in Ireland in the 1960s, Father Patrick O’Reilly has witnessed the dominance of Catholicism in Ireland, and its decline. “It seemed like everybody was just part of…
Irish women’s rugby tackling global rankings
Promoters of Irish women’s rugby are hoping that the recent series of impressive wins by the international team will bring a surge of interest from girls and young women in…
Is Dublin fit for purpose?
Photo: Kelsey Doogan Dublin is located on the east coast of the green isle of Ireland, on the outskirts of Europe, with a population of nearly 600,000 people in the…
Swift Festival returns to the Liberties
The Jonathan Swift Festival is on around the writer’s old home base of St Patrick’s Cathedral, November 22nd to 27th. Swift was an author best known for Gulliver’s Travels, which…
Trying on all the styles of the Liberties
A variety of clothing chops in the Liberties offer different styles, fashion trends, sustainability, and even social aid for people in the area. On different streets in the Liberties there…
Socialising in Ireland: A journey through change
Socialising in Ireland has changed in many ways over the years. From lively pub nights, coffee walks in the park, to quiet evenings at home, it’s clear that the way…
An Antique Tale: Shops and galleries survive in a changing Francis Street
The culmination of stories in one street Francis Street has been called Dublin’s Antique Quarter ever since 2003. It houses well-established antique shops, galleries, and vintage shops. Though it was…
The Huguenots and the Tenters – a richly woven history
The Huguenots was a name given to 16th century French Protestants who fled across Europe. Maria O’Reilly, a local historian who lives in the Tenters, has a Huguenot background: her…
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