JUNE / JULY 2011
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BLESSED WITH THE WEATHER
THE PAPER YOU NEED TO READ! On page 17, Sharyn Hayden aka Shazwanda flies the flag for Northsiders with many laughs
On page 24 Noel Twamley remembers the time Liz Taylor and Richard Burton ate fish and chips in Cork Street
Pictured at the Blessing of the Boats at Poolbeg Yacht Club recently were: Fr Tonge, parish priest, St. Patrick’s Church, Ringsend, Rev. David Gillespie, St. Anne’s Church, Dawson St, Derek Woods, Peter Redmond, Sean Redmond, Antoinette Redmond, Ethel Woods.
Bloomin’ marvellous!
The Mayday Parade is a major annual event in Ringsend with all sorts of fun and games
By Rupert Heather
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Local man Gary Hanaphy, on left, won a gold medal for his garden (pictured on page 2) at the Bloom Festival. He is pictured here with Sonia Lennon and Brendan Courtney.
he crowds flocked to Bloom in the sunshine of the Phoenix Park as this year’s premier horticultural festival got underway. Not simply a ‘gardening show’, the event has grown to also showcase the best of Irish food, farming and natural produce. Show manager Gary Graham from Bord Bia said, “This year we had 96 food buyers from the UK and Europe coming in, so we are showing the best of our artisan food.” The site was enormous and crammed with stalls selling everything from roasted meats to hanging baskets and from face creams to ice creams. There were large entertainment and picnic areas, cooking displays, farming equipment, plants galore and crafts. (Continued on page 2)
These kids were enjoying themselves at the Easter Fest Art Workshop in Cambridge Court recently.