How flood defences are dividing Clontarf – The Irish Times

The image of a man standing on a garden wall on the Clontarf Road in north Dublin, his hand raised to the waves surging towards him, which appeared on the front of The Irish Times the day after the February 5th floods, brings to mind the much-misunderstood tale of King Canute. Canute was not, as … Read more

Everything you need to know about Pints in the Field – The Irish Times

The 2 Johnnies will take to the stage in St Anne’s Park for the third instalment of their Pints in a Field show. Artists joining the pair of comedian podcasters on the night include the Vengaboys, Swedish singer and producer Basshunter, country singer Jimmy Buckley, trad-rave group Super Céilí, as well as the Timahoe Male … Read more

Cairn Homes offers Clontarf golf club land swap as ‘several thousand new homes’ envisaged – The Irish Times

Irish housebuilder Cairn Homes has approached Clontarf Golf & Bowling Club with a land swap proposal that it believes could deliver “several thousand new homes” on the prime 72-acre site, just north of Dublin’s city centre. Cairn, which built 2,593 new homes here last year, has partnered with Green Land Capital on a land swap … Read more