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✨📚 Celebrate Bloomsday 2026 in Terenure! 📚✨

Join us for a wonderful celebration of James Joyce’s Ulysses with two fantastic local events:
🥐 Bloomsday Breakfast Performance
🗓 Tuesday, 16 June | ⏰ 10AM
📍 Terenure Inn
Enjoy a lively literary breakfast featuring Art Campion’s fast-paced and entertaining journey through Ulysses.
👒 Dress Edwardian (optional!), meet fellow Joyce fans & indulge in great food.
🎟 Limited places – booking essential!
👉 https://terenureinn.ie/event
📖 Free Talk: Ghost Signs of Ulysses
🗓 Thursday, 18 June | ⏰ 11AM
📍 Terenure Library
Join Dr Antonia Hart (Historian in Residence, Dublin City Council) for a fascinating exploration of Joyce’s Dublin.
Bring friends, neighbours and your love of literature! 💚


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🎉 Drimnagh Festival Week is Here! 🎉
Come together, connect, and celebrate everything that makes our community special 💙
📅 11th – 14th June
📍 Drimnagh & surrounding areas
✨ What’s on:
🎙️ Launch of Drimnagh Historical Podcasts (Thurs)
🎶 Music in the Park (Fri)
🏃 Brickfields Parkrun (Sat)
⚽ St John Bosco Football Tournament (Sat)
🚴 Grand Canal Cycle (Sat)
🏁 Tryka Simulation Event (Sat)
🎡 Family Fun Day (Sun 12–4pm) – food, music, inflatables & more!
There’s something for everyone all weekend – bring the whole family and enjoy the fun! 🙌
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🎉 Join Us for Drimnagh Family Fun Day! 🎉
Come along for a fantastic afternoon of fun, laughter, and community spirit!
📍 Good Counsel Liffey Gaels GAA & Camogie Club, Davitt Road, Drimnagh
📅 Sunday, June 14th
⏰ 12 Noon – 4pm
✨ Enjoy a great lineup of activities:
🍔 Food
🎶 Live Music
💃 Dancing
🎈 Inflatables
🎨 Face Painting
Bring family, friends, and neighbours—there’s something for everyone! Don’t miss out on this fun-filled day in Drimnagh.
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🚧 Update: Bernadette’s Pathworks 🚧
Local park pathway in the Walkinstown / Greenhills area of Dublin.

Works on the kissing gate at Bernadette’s are underway this morning.
Following local feedback about the detour, the small pedestrian gate midway between Bernadette’s and Striders has now been unlocked to help improve access.
Parks will continue to monitor how the gate is used and will address any issues if they arise.
Thank you for your patience and feedback 🙏

🎉✨ Celebrate Bloomsday in Rathgar! ✨🎉
Join the community for a fun-filled afternoon celebrating literature, culture, and local spirit at Bloomsday in Rathgar! 📚🌿
📅 Saturday 13th June
⏰ 1pm – 4pm
📍 Village Square, Christchurch
Bring family and friends to enjoy:
🦙 Alpacas
🎨 Face painting
🎭 Live actors recreating scenes from Ulysses
🎪 Razmatazz entertainment
🍔 Delicious food stalls from local businesses
A perfect day out for all ages—celebrating Rathgar’s vibrant community and heritage! 💙



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🚧 Ranelagh Gardens Playground – Temporary Closure Notice
Dublin City Council wishes to advise local residents’ associations, park users and the general public that Ranelagh Gardens Playground will be closed from 15 June to 31 July 2026 (7 weeks).
🔧 Reason for Closure:
The closure is necessary to facilitate:
• Repairs and upgrades to the playground
• Improvements to existing play equipment
• Installation of additional teen-focused facilities
📍 Alternative Playgrounds Nearby:
• Belgrave Square, Rathmines
• Tranquilla Park, Rathmines
• Herbert Park
• Palmerston Park (recently refurbished and reopening soon)
We appreciate your patience and cooperation while these important improvements are carried out to enhance the playground for all users.


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🚧 Bushy Park Improvement Works – Starting Monday 8 June
Dublin City Council would like to inform local residents, park users, and the wider community that groundworks will commence in Bushy Park from Monday, 8 June.
📍 Location:
• Boules grounds
• Grassed area beyond the Tennis Club
🔧 Works will include:
• Upgrade of the boules area
• Realignment of tennis court fencing
• Installation of hard-standing surface for weekend markets
⚠️ Please note:
• Temporary restricted access in parts of the park
• Some construction noise during working hours
• Efforts will be made to minimise disruption
These improvements aim to enhance facilities for all park users and support the popular weekend markets. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.


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🚧 Notice of Works – Eamonn Ceannt Park 🚧

Parks Services will be replacing the existing kissing gate at the Bernadette’s entrance from Sundrive Road into Eamonn Ceannt Park. The current gate is weathered and beyond repair.
Works will begin on Wednesday, 10 June and are expected to take a couple of days.
🚶‍♀️ Please note: There will be no pedestrian access via this entrance during the works. Alternative entrances to the park will remain open.
We apologise for any inconvenience and appreciate your patience while these improvements are carried out.


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📢 Grow College Green – Strong Public Support Announced

Dublin City Council has published the Pre-Planning Design Consultation Report for the Grow College Green project—and the response has been overwhelmingly positive. 🙌
✅ Over 1,800 submissions received
✅ 81.2% support for the proposals

People have shown clear backing for a safer, greener, and more accessible city centre, with strong support for:
🚶‍♂️ Prioritising pedestrians
🚴‍♀️ Cycling access
🌿 Greening & biodiversity
🏛️ Enhancing Dublin’s historic civic space

Feedback on accessibility, safety, and connectivity will now help shape the final design before planning is submitted later this summer.
🌆 This is an exciting step towards creating a vibrant, people-first College Green for everyone.
🔗 Read the full report:
https://engage.dublincity.ie/en-IE/projects/grow-college-green/