Hosted by local T.D. Aodhan O'Riordain, Clontarf today had the pleasure of the company of Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton.
She was welcomed by Chair of the Clontarf Business Association, Gus O'Hara and she also met members of the CBA committee and others from the business community. Topics for discussion included the upcoming Fiscal Compact Treaty as well as other matters relevant to local business owners.
The Minister had a short walk about and also visited Holy Faith school towards the end of her visit.
Some photos of her visit are included in the attached album:
http://www.clontarf.ie/gallery/minister-joan-burton-visit-to-clontarf
We're all conscious of our environment these days and the impact our daily activities have on different areas of the environment. Unfortunately, litter, noise nuisance, water pollution, backyard burning and illegal dumping still takes place in our community and all these have a negative impact on our environment.
If you witness any environmental problem, in many cases, it is possible to resolve it by contacting the person or business that you think is causing the problem directly.
However if this is not your preferred course of action, the EPA, the Environmental Protection Agency, have a dedicated 24-hour, 7-days a week manually operated phone line to facilitate environmental complaints.
By calling the 24 hour lo-call telephone number, 1850 365 121, residents of Dublin City can report environmental complaints. The local authority, the…
This Saturday is a big day for the Belgrove Junior Boys and Girls making their first Holy Communion. The ceremonies will be held at threechurches in Clontarf, namely St. John the Baptist Church, St. Gabriels Church and St. Anthony Church at 11am.
If you are driving to any of these churches, please arrive early to allow for traffic and of course be aware of children in the area.
We want to wish all the children involved, and their parents and teachers, a happy and memorable day...
Yet another full house attended the talk at the society's last monthly meeting on Monday 14th May and heard a fascinating account of Clontarf as it was in the mid-18th century, and how it evolved over the next two hundred and fifty years.
Professor Colm Lennon used, as his reference, John Rocque's 1756 map of Dublin and its environs to recreate a mental picture of Clontarf as it was at that time. This map was the first detailed survey of the county, and its quality and accuracy are so good that places, roads, coastline, and houses are easily recognisable despite the enormous change…
We are delighted to let you know that our friends in Pure Magic have brought the Battle for the Bay back to Clontarf for the 7th consecutive year.
The event takes place again on Dollymount Strand on the weekend of the 26th and 27th May. As usual, kitesurfing is the main event but this year there will also be the inaugural Stand Up Boarding (SUP) Classic.
SUP is becoming very trendy around these parts... so it could be a bandwagon worth jumping on....
The Irish kitesurfing community will be descending on Clontarf in huge numbers and we would like to extend a warm welcome…
'Joyced!' returns to the Viking Theatre for one night only on the 20th May as a special performance to raise funds to stage this successful show and represent Ireland at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. This fund raising project has been organised by Breda Cashe, a well known Irish Director, who recently directed 'Tuesdays with Morrie' at the Viking.
The Viking Theatre are particularly delighted to stage this performance given that it was their inaugural performance back in November 2011. Written by renowned Irish writer Donal O'Kelly, directed by Sorcha Fox and…
'Ergophobia', a tale of two friends, one a loser with potential and one a potential loser, starts tonight, May 14th, at the Viking Theatre and runs until Saturday 19th May. The Viking have announced a '2 for 1' deal for tonight's performance only, so for the price of a tenner, two people can enjoy this hilarious comedy about two post Celtic tiger outcasts by calling 087-112 9970 before 6pm and asking for the deal.
The Viking have also confirmed that, due to popular demand, 'Tuesdays with Morrie' will return for another two weeks from the 6th to the 25th August. This…
Many thanks to Kwan Wanchai who sent us in some photographs that he took in Clontarf over the last year.
It's a small but attractive collection with pictures of Dollymount Strand, the seafront in Clontarf and St. Anne's Park.
Click here to view: http://www.clontarf.ie/gallery/images-of-clontarf-dublin
If you have photos you would like to send in, please email them to us at info@clontarf.ie
There was great excitement at Belgrove Junior Girls school last Friday morning as the pupils due to start in September were invited in for the customary advance visit to the school. There were plenty of nervous faces - and that was just the parents!
The morning went very well though with the children getting a chance to meet their teacher and have a sit down in their new classroom. Meanwhile the parents were treated to a short musical show by the existing junior infant class who gave a very polished performance. There were also presentations by Patricia O'Donoghue, Principal of…
Clontarf Community Games committee and teams have been having a busy few months after quite a long absence. This year's events include Cross-Country, Soccer, Swimming, Athletics and the Table Quiz event, and Clontarf.ie were delighted to see the team from Belgrove Boys come in at 4th place in the Dublin finals!
The organisers of the Community Games also gave us an update on two recent events which took place :
Cross-Country
On Wednesday 28 March, 24 cross country competitors representing Clontarf Community Games took part…
