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Click here to see the documents and plans submitted to the court regarding the proposed public house at the former CY site.

The following is one local’s response to last night’s information meeting about the proposed changes to the CY. Approximately 300 people were in attendance. Feel free to leave your own response as a comment [...]

SPILL who are performing FREE in Fairview Park on Sunday next as part of the Dublin Dance Festival.
Fairview Park Playground
Sun 19th May 1.30pm & 3.30pm
This is a Family Event.
Playful and full of fun, SPILL is a cheeky dance celebration of the child within – and it’s coming to a playground near you!
Combining quirky dance with [...]

Kevin Dolan and Bláithín de Burca played in Smyth’s of Fairview at the Forest Friends Charity gig in April 2013.
Bláithín’s background in traditional Irish singing and Kevin’s raw, Dylan-esque talent work well together to form a singer-songwriter duo with roots and influences on all ends of the musical spectrum.
Below is one of their covers: “Dancing [...]

Forest Friends Ireland will hold a fundraising event in Fairview to support local tree planting and the Rainforest Conservation Project in Ghana.

Venue: Smyths of Fairview
Date: Wednesday April 17th - doors open at 7:30pm
Donation: €5

This is a great opportunity to listen to a wide selection of talented local artists …
Tickets can be bought from Smyths or [...]

Are you interested in knitting or crochet? Would you like to learn or improve your skills?
Whatever your ability we would be delighted to have you join our monthly crafting circle. Organised by volunteers from the Marino / Fairview area, we want to create a relaxed space where people can learn from each other and create [...]

Gaffney’s pub in Fairview occasionally has some fantastic traditional music on Sunday evenings. Here is a half minute example from July 2012. Enjoy!

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The Changing Face of Fairview - Programme 5.
The Changing Face of Fairview is a five part documentary series produced by Near fm volunteer John Haughton. The series explores the history, heritage and local organisations & amenities that make up the area of Fairview & Marino.
[Audio clip: view full post to listen]Download this program.
Click here for the first three [...]

The Changing Face of Fairview - Programme 4 - Variety Concert with local artists

It was certainly a night to remember in the upper lounge of Smyth’s Fairview in October 2011, with local musicians, storytellers, singers showcasing the best of Fairview talent.
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download this program.
Click here for the first three [...]

Maria Daly, who lives in Marino, has been shortlisted for an Eircom Spiders Award, Big Mouth 2011  for her blog, Science Calling.
This award is for the most influential voice online in Ireland. Maria says that  she is absolutely delighted to be shortlisted as her blog is a labour of love (with no monetary reward!).
The Big [...]

Fairview Residents’ Association are keeping a close eye on the proposal by Dublin City Council to construct an up to eight foot flood defence barrier from Fairview along Clontarf promenade to the wooden bridge. We will keep our members informed of all developments.
We have been in contact with the Community Garda with a view to [...]

In 1926 the Archbishop of Dublin laid the foundation stone for the then new church in Marino. British Pathé News have a very interesting, silent newsreel of this old event.
You can see the following in the newsreel:

The Archbishop of Dublin with his entourage of attendants and altar boys walking through the building site of the half-built [...]

Marino Local History Society have put together this charming compilation of memories of the 1970s in Marino.
Marino memories

The Society can be contacted by e-mail at marino-history@hotmail.com
You can see the Society’s video of the “Big Snow” of 2010 here.
You can read more about the history of the area starting here.

Heritage Day 2011 (March 25th) was hosted by St. Joseph’s CBS Primary School, Fairview, St. Mary’s Primary School, Fairview and the Marino Local History Society.
The day consisted of a living history pageant, speeches, four specially commissioned videos celebrating the heritage of the area from 1014 -1916, the unveiling of three plaques in various historical points [...]

Maria Philomena Potter (1925 - 7 April 2004), known as Maureen Potter, was an acclaimed Irish singer, actor, comedian and performer.
The daughter of a commercial traveller, born in Fairview, Dublin, Ireland and educated at St. Mary’s, Fairview, on Dublin’s Northside, she had a long career in the Irish theatre, mainly as a comedian, but also [...]