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Squash in 1960s Dublin
Squash – like Cricket, Golf, Rowing, Rugby and Tennis – was an avidly middle-class sport in Ireland for most, if not all, of the twentieth century. These sports were reserved almost exclusively for...
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Historic Dublin pub The White Horse now a Starbucks
Introduction What links Captain William Bligh of Mutiny on the Bounty fame, Brendan Behan, Green Day and early morning techno gigs? One address – 1 George’s Quay, Dublin 2. 1 George’s Quay, 2016,...
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The pubs of Inner City Magazine (Vol. 3 / No. 19, 1985)
A 1985 edition of Inner City Magazine containing two advertisements, one photograph and two reviews of Dublin pubs. Front cover of Inner City Magazine (Vol. 3 / No. 19, 1985) The first advertisement is...
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Konrad Peterson (1888-1981) : Latvian revolutionary and pioneering civil...
Introduction Konrad Peterson/Konrāds Pētersons (1888-1981) was a Latvian-born revolutionary, socialist and civil engineer who lived for most of his life in his adopted home of Ireland. Konrad in...
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A tragedy in Clontarf (1942)
On a spring evening in 1942 in the North Dublin suburb of Clontarf, a tragic shooting led to the deaths of Una Ennis (aged 19) and her boyfriend John Prendergast (aged 30). Nearly seventy-five years...
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Shooting of Thomas Farrelly in August 1920
Introduction: Thomas Farrelly (20), of 30 Mary’s Lane, was shot and killed by the British Army in Dublin’s North Inner City in August 1920. A neighbour Thomas Clarke (19), of 16 Green Street, was...
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“Bearded young man” tells Dublin court in 1968 that Cannabis will soon be...
(Note : I have earlier looked at the Drugs and Dublin in the 1960s here) In light of the Dáil recently passing a bill to make cannabis available in Ireland for medicinal use, we thought we would share...
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Red Action (Dublin), newsletters issues 3 and 4
Red Action was a small, militant, socialist group founded in England in 1981 after several activists were expelled from the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) for continuing to be involved in direct action...
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Donnybrook’s Roy Fox greengrocer closed after 83 years
Roy Fox, the independent and family run greengrocer in Donnybrook, closed its doors just before Christmas for the last time after over eighty years in business. It was known for its extensive...
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McGrattan’s established 1798?
I like McGrattan’s pub on Fitzwilliam Lane off Baggot Street. It’s a quirky place. A labyrinth of side rooms, with pool tables and a smoking area with a fireplace and blankets on offer. I’ve also been...
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Historical talk on Peter Graham (1946-71)
This Saturday sees a historical public meeting on the life of Dublin-born Trotskyist and Saor Éire activist Peter Graham. He was tortured and shot dead in a flat off Stephen’s Green on 25 October 1971...
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Garda raid on IRA training camp (1957)
Sixty years ago, thirty-eight young IRA recruits from Dublin and Wicklow were arrested at a training camp. The raid took place in May 1957 while the group were drilling in the Glencree Valley near...
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Pat Fitzpatrick (1957-2017) : An Appreciation
We were very sorry to hear the devastating news this morning that renowned Irish keyboard and piano player Pat ‘Fitzy’ Fitpatrick had passed away after a short illness aged 60. Katmandu, c. 1980. Fitzy...
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‘Falling Asunder’ Rock Revue 1976
The brilliant resource ‘U2 & Dublin ’76 to ’80‘ published a photograph yesterday from the 1976 ‘Falling Asunder’ music tour which had never been digitised before. The Boomtown Rats, Cheap Thrills,...
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The Sons of Dawn – Dublin’s “Midnight Crawlers”
In the early 1920s, a criminal street-gang from Dublin’s North Inner city named the ‘Sons of Dawn’ terrorised citizens and business-owners . Amidst the backdrop of a violent guerilla War of...
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The Winter Garden Palace on St. Stephen’s Green
The Winter Garden Palace was situated on the corner of 106 St. Stephen’s Green West and 24 Cuffe Street for over 200 years. From the newspaper archives, it seems that the business was in operation from...
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The Resistors – EP for Jeanie (1980)
Check out our music history section for lots more articles on the bands, venues and records of the late 1970 and early 1980s Dublin music scene. The Resistor EP front. Credit – Sam (CHTM!) The Resistor...
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‘Notes on Rave in Dublin’ screening and gig this Friday
In terms of music history, we’ve generally been more focused on punk, soul, reggae and rockabilly but Come Here To Me! has looked occasionaly at the city’s rave, dance and club culture. For example,...
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Dublin Supporters Bar to The Luggage Room
Number 98 Parnell Street (previously Great Britain Street) is a “terraced two-bay four-storey house” built in circa 1810. It served as the Healy family grocers from the mid 1800s until the early 1960s....
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Henchico – Dublin’s early underworld kingpin
(In terms of crime and Dublin, we’ve previously looked at 18th century gang violence; Joy-riding in Dublin from 1918-39; War of Independence bank-robberies; the 1920s ‘Sons of Dawn‘ who were rounded up...
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