Joe and Sharon Donnelly at the service counter of The Anchorage Community Centre and Creche on York Road. Children from The Anchorage held a sponsored toddle last week to promote the Centre’s charity work. More inside.

Lorraine Barry, Manager Ringsend and Irishtown Community Centre and Barbara Doyle CSP Manager pictured at Clanna Gael Fontenoy.

Brian Siggins, far right, shows members of the Old Dublin Society around the historic St. Matthew’s cemetery in Irishtown.

Railway Union Hockey Team made it to the final of the ESB Senior Women’s Cup this year. Sadly, they lost out on penalties to Loreto of Rathfarnham. Flora the Frog, team mascot of Railway Union Hockey Club is pictured on Sandymount Green with team member Emma Smith.

As part of the AIB Better Ireland Awards, a presentation was made recently in AIB Sandymount to winning groups. From left: Barry Campbell of AIB, David Quinn of Red Door Learning, Margaret Judge, Teresa Weafer and Barbara Doyle.

THE GIRLS SET SAIL

Pictured at the recent Blesing of the Boats and Regatta Day in Ringsend are front from left: Chloe McDonald, Jessica Caulfield, Shannon Weafer, Leah Weafer,
Shannon Spain, Rebecca Fegin and Sophie Cuffe. At rear: Ciara Bowden and Shauna Montgomery.

MESSING ABOUT ON THE CANAL...

Ronnie Byrne from Sandymount is pictured on the Grand Canal near Baggot Street on his barge ‘72M’, which was built in 1936.

THE GLASS BOTTLE CHOIR ABOUT 1950

The title says it all. As always, if you knew are are one of these people, or can even name everyone here, we welcome the information.

Among historic trees at Simmonscourt Castle, Ballsbridge.
Pictured are, from left: Aubrey Fennell; Anne Ellis, Donnybrook; Tony Callaghan, Simmonscourt Castle; Angela O’Connell, Pembroke Library and Eve Parnell, Simmonscourt Castle.

Pictured at The Teddy Bears Breakfast in June in the Anchorage on York Road is Host Rory O’Donnell, his brother Andrew, Mum Bebhinn and Dad Gavin. The breakfast was held to highlight the planned community café at the Anchorage. It will be opening this Autumn and will be called The Fair Play Café. Profits from the café will go to The Anchorage’s charity projects in the Third World. This year’s recipients will be in Africa, the African Home-Based Care Teams who are working amongst Aids orphans and child-led households in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Swaziland.