Yet More Damage to the Curragh

There appears to be a a process of tree cutting ongoing on the Curragh. Good in itself ,maybe, as trees are foreign to the Curragh Plains. However the cutting and removal of the trees is being done using heavy machinery while the soil is saturated. These photos were...

Even More Damage to the Curragh

Today, Friday 2nd March, following the discovery of damage in the Frenchfurze area I went with two other KAS Council members to view the area. Having done so we went on a tour of the Curragh and noticed a number of other areas where furze had been removed. In some of...

More Damage to the Curragh

Despite all the efforts of the KAS and other interested bodies, damage continues to be done to the Curragh Plains. Today, 1st March 2012, I took a walk in the Frenchfurze area of the Curragh. Heavy machinery had been used, yet again, to remove furze. The sward had...

St. Brigid’s Day

In today’s (St. Brigid’s Day) newspaper we read that a thief stole a rare and valuable shrine, which normally contains a relic of St Brigid, as parishioners prepared for the patron saint’s feast day (Irish Independent, 1/2/2012). There is an...

Tales of Medieval Dublin

Just a reminder that The Friends of Medieval Dublin and Dublin City Council, TALES OF MEDIEVAL DUBLINĀ  will be taking place next Tuesday, October 11th at 1.05pm in the new Wood Quay Venue, Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 8. The talk will be presented by Dr. Michael...