Christmas in the Village 2018

What a great day everyone had at the Christmas in the Village 2018 event on the 25th of November!

Lots of cheer, smiley faces, stands with anything from tasty doughnuts to first aid demonstrations. Children couldn't miss Santa either, who kept his promise to visit them this year too courtesy of Brady's of Shankill.

 

Among the many stands, an impressive educational value was added by three of them, namely the Suicide of Survive, Shankill & Ballybrack CFR and SAGE Shankill.

At the Suicide and Survive stand you could not only find lots of Christmas goodies for sale on a very colourful and well decorated stand, but also find out that this charity supports everyone who has had to deal with mental health, promoting an approach based on dignity and respect in their service. As a plus, you could also enter their raffle to be in with the chance to win one of the huge hampers exhibited.

The most practical stand at the event was the Shankill & Ballybrack CFR one, where everyone who wanted was shown how to provide CPR. Very useful and educational at the same time.

Did you know that you can build little houses for bees this winter and help save the planet? You can do your bit for our planet every day; this is what I learnt from the lovely volunteers at the SAGE Shankill stand. At times like this, it is good to be reminded that Christmas is not only a day for us and our families, but for our host planet, who needs us now more than ever.

These are only  a few of the great stands you could visit at Christmas in the Village 2018, but all of them provided great coverage of everything Shankill has to offer locally in a colourful and cheerful Christmassy atmosphere.

The Birds and the Teas

Shankill Football Club

Couldn't attend this event this November? Make sure you don't miss it next year. This is for the simple reason that it gets better and better every year. It's both fun and educational, so make sure that next year you have this on your to-do-for-fun list.

Autumn in Shankill

Some autumn photos taken at the beginning of November in Shankill.

Lidl under construction

Rathsallagh Estate

Lidl under construction

Shankill Clean Up Day 2018

Storm Emma Brings Real Winter to Shankill

This is the face of Storm Emma in Shankill, Dublin 18.

Heavy falls of snow, cancelled buses and trains, blocked roads, closed businesses and schools, risk of floods, and lots of snow. Shankill was no different from the rest of the places in Ireland that were under red alert this winter between 28 February and 3 March 2018.

However, Storm Emma aka "The Beast from the East", also brought winter cheer in a country which hasn't seen heavy snow in about 8 years.

On 3 March, in the morning, lots of local shops opened again and people could go and buy bread and milk if there was any left. Some local shops looked like this.

Towards the end of the day on 3 March a  few deliveries of bread and milk arrived to some local stores.

The village is coming back to life and lots of people are now cleaning their footpaths, cars and gardens. The local spirit is the one that wins in the end.

Source: Shankill Open Forum (SOF) on Facebook on 03.03.2018

What an adventure Storm Emma has been!

President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, at Shanganagh Park House Community Centre

On the 31st May 2017, the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, visited Shanganagh Park House Community Centre to join local residents and community groups celebrate its 40 years of use as a community centre.

Media links:

• http://www.dlrcoco.ie/en/news/general-news-press-releases/president-ireland-michael-d-higgins-visits-shanganagh-park-house
• http://www.president.ie/en/diary/details/president-attends-the-40th-anniversary-celebrations-of-shanganagh-park-hous
• http://primaryschoolshankill.ie/2017/06/01/uachtaran-na-heireann-shanganagh-park-house/
• https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/images-of-the-day-1.3103206
• https://soundcloud.com/arasanuachtarain/speech-by-president-higgins-at-the-40th-anniversary-celebrations-of-shanganagh-park-house
• https://www.pressreader.com/ireland/irish-independent/20170601/284283890017915

Tidy Town Annual Clean Up Brings the Shankill Community Together

Saturday 22nd April 2017 was the perfect day for the Tidy Towns Annual Clean Up, not only because it coincided with Earth Day, but also because the weather could not have been more helpful.

All the brave volunteers gathered at the Garda Station in Shankill and at the top of Quinn's Road for the start of the clean up. The event took place from 2 p.m. until approximately 4:30 p.m. and was followed by a barbecue courtesy of Brady's Pub.

As the main organiser, Shankill Tidy Towns provided all the necessary tools and equipment. An impressive number of local people, including members of the scouts team and local politicians, joined them to make the village cleaner and tidier.










Shankill proved once again that there is a great sense of community in the village and that it will be a serious competitor in this year's Tidy Towns competition.









Lots of children participated in the event with their parents, so well done to them!

One cannot feel but admiration for the volunteers and the members of Shankill Tidy Towns organisation who took from their free time to participate in this spring clean up, which hopefully will be rewarded again in the Tidy Towns competition.

Shankill Tidy Towns Annual Clean Up Day 2017

Shankill Tidy Towns are holding their Annual Clean Up Day this Saturday 22nd April.

Below you will find their message for everyone who would like to help.

We're hoping for more volunteers so we hope you’ll join in a number of community work groups by turning up at 2p.m. at the Quinns Road Roundabout or at the Garda Station on the 22nd. If you have any litter pickers, tools or Hi-Vis jackets please bring them along. We need everybody involved, young and old to make some contribution to the appearance of our neighbourhood by tackling grass edges, trees or bushes protruding on to the footpaths, sweeping, weeding, etc. 
We really hope we get a good turn out this year and the weather will allow us to get loads done.  We need your help to ensure that Shankill remains a great place in which to live and we look forward to seeing you on the 22nd at 2 p.m. All participants are invited to join us for some food in Brady's at 4:30 p.m.