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The 123 bus no longer travels through Marino on its northward journey owing to the health & safety concerns of drivers entering Brian Road.
A number of elderly residents have been affected by this change.
The City Council are now consulting with Dublin Bus & the Traffic Advisory Group in an effort to address the issue. Dublin Bus [...]

Life Drawing Sessions take place at the Carlton Hall, Shelmartin Ave., Marino every Monday from 11:30 to 1:00pm.
Relaxed, informal sessions. Professional and amateur artists. Poses of short duration. No tuition.
15 euro per session.  Just turn up with your sketchbook!
For further information you can contact Aran McMahon on 087-6716500 or Glen McMahon on 086-2439089

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The O’Brien Institute (or OBI) is a building complex in Marino,  Dublin, Ireland. It was built in 1880 – 1883. The purpose of the building was to serve as an orphan home and school, financed by a trust that was founded by Bridget O’Brien in 1876. The architect was John Joseph O’Callaghan (+ 1905). The original buildings of the Institution are listed [...]

The Marino Waltz was composed by John Sheahan. It was used for a popular commercial for Bord na Móna on Irish T.V. in the 1980s and became an instant hit for John.

John Sheahan intoduces the tune & the Dubliners play the Marino Waltz on the Late Late Show.
 

John Sheahan of The Dubliners Folk Group joins [...]

Westward of the North Strand, between Nottingham Street and Newcomen Bridge, and extending as far as Ballybough Road, was a locality of evil repute in former times, known as Mud Island, inhabited by a gang of smugglers, highwaymen, and desperadoes of every description, and ruled by a hereditary robber chief rejoicing in the title of [...]

Much of Fairview and some of Marino’s streets have been around for a long time now. The household returns and ancillary records for the censuses of Ireland of 1901 and 1911, which are in the custody of the National Archives of Ireland, represent an extremely valuable part of the Irish national heritage.
The 1911 Census, taken [...]

NEWS: Due to bad weather, the Family Fun day has been postponed until September 28.
Over the past number of years members of the Marino community have come together to organise a FREE family fun day. The first was held in 2000 to celebrate the new Millennium, it was so successful that a committee came together [...]

A study of an area in Dublin that has one of the highest concentrations of older people in the country, has found that there is a lack of key services and supports available to them.
More than 3,000 people over the age of 60 live in the Fairview/Marino area and a significant number of these are [...]

Dublin City Council has proposed that the Marino area be rezoned from Z1 (residential) to Z2 (residential conservation).
Zoning Z1 - To protect, provide and improve residential amenities
Zoning Z2 - To protect and/or improve the amenities of residential conservation areas.
This will have the effect of providing Marino with “an enhanced level of protection to the unique [...]

The Casino at Marino, located in Marino, Dublin, Ireland was designed by Scottish architect Sir William Chambers for James Caulfeild, the 1st Earl of Charlemont, starting in the late 1750s and finishing around 1775. It is a small and perfect example of Neo-Classical architecture, situated in the gardens of Marino House. Although proud of the [...]