Our production guru Eugene said I could have a bit more space this issue so I am taking full advantage of his kind offer to bring you lots of good and happy news. I know it’s all doom and gloom in the financial sector but here at ‘NewsFour’ we are bucking the trend and actually giving things away.
Congratulations to all the young photographers who took part in the Dublin Docklands Initiative. The exhibition in the chq is over now but the photographs will tour the local schools so look out for that.
Antonio Sierra who lived in Sandymount for many years when he worked with the Spanish Institute called in to see me recently. He is now retired and living in his native Spain but told me how much he misses his friends in Dublin 4.
He gave us the news that a street in Gotarrendura, Avila, Spain had been named after the famous Irish author Kate O’Brien. It was great to see him again and he is now on our mailing list.
If you know anyone who is abroad and would like to have ‘NewsFour’ sent to them just let us know and for €12 per year to cover postage we will be happy to oblige.
Our next issue will be out early in December and if you wish to send greetings to friends and relatives through the paper please alert us about this in plenty of time. We will also be covering Christmas shopping in the area as we always like to show you how keeping it local can be the thriftiest option.
The hassle of trekking into town on the dreaded number 3 should be avoided at all cost and we’re more than happy to show you all the great local gifts that are available.
In other encouraging news, Garda Derek Dempsey telephoned the other day to say that as he was cleaning out his desk he found a copy of the old Sandymount Directory and commented how useful it used to be to him.
The Directory was published in 1987 and is of course out of date but it set us thinking. We have decided to compile a similar directory for Sandymount, Irishtown, Ringsend, Ballsbridge and Donnybrook. This is a vast undertaking and will take several months. We hope to include everything from churches to pubs, from rowing clubs to bridge clubs, from residents associations to youth services. If you are associated with any organisation that would like to be included please let us know.
Better go now before I fall off the end of the page.
Keep smiling
Ann Ingle |