Christmas Eve and Christmas Day selection by team member Jack Benton... Never missing that special moment Jack caught our first Christmas Masses in our beautiful St. Peter and Paul,s church.On Xmas Eve Jack was on hand to capture the nativity play performed by local children and also on Xmas morning with a fine collection of people/group photos.Click on thumbnail to view photos.......Photos by Jack Benton

More Nick Names have been added and Video Conversation. Guest Book also has been updated.More names have been added and will be for the next few days. . Still no answer to our questions, mainly is it unique to Balbriggan and if so why. Also, we will be live on "Windows Messenger Live" tonight if anyone wants to have a short Video conversation with Martin or Tony. The email address to enter into your contacts are martin@balbriggan.net and Tony@Bal...... Make sure your audio and video are working, typing is so last year. We will be "Live" from 6pm to 10pm Balbriggan time.

Has Balbriggan got more Nick Names than any other town? This was the question posed the other night by Ralph Richardson to our Tony and others. Ralph then went on to rattle off a load of nick-names as did his wife Ann. Also coming up with lots of names were Nancy & Richie(Declan) Richardson, Jim & Linda Richardson and Yvonne Healy. We have over 100 nick-names for you here and we have 3 questions. 1. Is this unique to Balbriggan and if so, Why? 2. All our nick-names, except one, are men, why? 3. How do they get the names? Eventually we will organise all the names into alphabetical order and add any names we receive. Click Here to see the list we have compiled.30.12.06

Update on John Kearns. We received the following email "Hello all at B.net. I saw the following on the news page: Hi,I don't know if anyone there can help me, my great grandfather John kearns was born in Balbriggan on the 24 June 1867 his parents were Richard Kearns & Mary..........You can inform the writer that John Kearns was my Grand Father and I would really like to contact the writer. I was in Balbriggan in October and I think I can send some copies of the Kearns Baptisms, Marriages. Kindest Regards.Mike Buchanan" Thanks Mike, we have forwarded your email to Gwyneth Knowles. The power of B.net. 30.12.06

Christmas Morning Swim 2006 Part 2. About 20 photographs for you here all thanks to team member, Brian Howley. Apologies for the order of the photos, maybe start at the bottom of the page and work upwards. Click HERE 29.12.06

Jack & Attracta Campbell. Here is another email we received. Dear Tony and crew, Merry Christmas and happy new year. My parents Jack and Attracta Campbell celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on St. Stephen's day this year, and as two true Balbriggan people, my family and I would gratefully appreciate you putting their picture on the website. They were both born and reared in Clonard Street Balbriggan and were married on December 26th 1956..That night, they sailed to England where my dad worked for London transport, but thankfully, returned home to Balbriggan in the mid 60's where they have been living in Curran Park since. They are very active in the community and are well known. Many thanks in advance and we hope to continue to enjoy the great work the website provides. My sister Alison, who now lives in North Carolina, regularly checks the site to see the events from home. Best regards, Eric, Alison, Catherine, Paula and John Campbell. As usual click on thumbnail to enlarge

Christmas Morning Swim. A dull, overcast Christmas morning this year made for a smaller that usual turnout for this charity event. Frances Gaughan was there and sent us this photo. Thanks Frances.

 

1986 Photo of Balbriggan Locals. Another email sent to us by a B.net fan. It reads as follows: Sent by Mrs Margaret Beckett (nee Creighton).Photo shows: (from left): Margaret Gilsenan and baby Jean, Desmond Creighton, Gert Gilsenan, Lilly Creighton & Margaret Creighton at 43 Clonard Street Balbriggan in 1986 Keep the photos coming, we love them.

 

John kearns was born in Balbriggan. We received the following email, if you can help, contact us. Hi,I don't know if anyone there can help me, my great grandfather John kearns was born in Balbriggan on the 24 June 1867 his parents were Richard Kearns & Mary (Rock). I am wanting to get a copy of the birth certificate, is there a local register office there or would I need to go to Dublin.

 

Christmas Lights on 2 houses. On our travels around the town we noticed one house in particular that had a spectacular array of lights. I think we all know the one, it's on your right just after you come off the motorway at the junction which leads down to the Sunday Market. A beautiful display and our Tony got permission to photography the various lights. We also have another photo of a house near Wavin. Click on the thumbnail to view. UPDATE. We have reverted back to our normal way of showing our photos

 

Gus & Salomie celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary in style.  Well known local couple, Gus & Lomie last night celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with friends and family in the Bracken Court Hotel. All the thompsons were there, their two sons and their families. Our Tony can't remember all the names so feel free to help us on the names. We wish the happy couple many more years together. Click here to the some photos of the night.24.12.06

 

More Photographs courtesy of locals. Latest selection of photos are from the following. Mick Blount, Michael Mc Mahon, Darragh Madden. Many thanks lads.We know there are many photographs out there so get out the old albums and contact any of the team at balbriggan.net and we can scan and add to our archives. Click Here to view all.

 

A Christmas present to all. As we approach Christmas Day the team decided to post a selection of photographs and then take a well earned rest and enjoy the festive break.So from Jack, Martin, Tony, Joe, Brian & Ronan at balbriggan.net we wish you all a Happy and Peaceful Christmas and Happy New Year. Enjoy the holiday and we will see you all in 2007. To all Balbriggan people living in different parts of the world at this time a very special Merry Christmas and Tabhair aire(Take care) 24.12.06

 

Pugwash release Christmas Single for Charity Irish Band Pugwash have released a Christmas Single called Tinsel & Marzipan with all proceeds going to the Brainwave Charity which supports Epilepsy. The band are well known to the Balbriggan.net team as they played at the recent wedding of Martins daughter Denise Fanning to Neil McMahon.Pugwash have been on the promotional trail for the last few weeks appearing on the Ryan Tubridy Show, Seoiga and O'Shea and TG4 among others. It's for a great cause and the single can be purchased at most shops and downloaded from iTunes. Click on the link Here to see some pictures of the band in action and Neil performing with the band at the wedding. Official Website : Pug Wash. Video of band on Tubridy Show : HERE

Pug Wash on Tubridy

 

1970's Photo, names please. Onother photo from "The Martin Fanning Collection", how does he do it, this photo shows 8 girls on stage in the old Sayoy Cinema(opposite Bank of Ireland). We have 6 names but are missing the names of the first two girls. Click HERE or thumbnail to enlarge. 24.12.06

 

Church Concert with "Essence" Delights crowd. A concert was held last night in the church to help fund the restoration of same. "Essence", a duet of Paul Redmond and Karen Lynch, delivered a very polished act of festive tunes and more. The lighting was superb for creating the atmosphere, total darkness except for special lights on Paul & Karen. A really beautiful night was had by all. Father Michael was the butt of many a joke by "Essence" but it was all in good humour.We have some photos and a snippet of music from the show where you will hear a section of a song written by Paul, "I promise to Love you", a great wedding song. Well done to Fr. Murtagh, and especially to Essence for a beautiful night. HERE to view some pictures or to hear some of the concert click HERE

 

Mr McGovern-----R.I.P. Michael McGovern sadly passed away on Thursday 14th Dec. 2006 and was buried in the local St. Peter & Paul's cemetery Balbriggan. Aged 84, Michael was a very talented man and worked in Aer Lingus then opened the first shop in the town to repair TV's and even built his own TV. He is survived by his wife Maureen, daughters Angela, Deirdre, Niamh and son Barry and extended family. The team at B.net wish to extend our deepest sympathy to the family.

 

J.F.McMahon on the Square. Anthony McMahon in California has sent us this great photo of his father, standing outside his shop on Georges Square where the dog grooming service is now. It's a great photo, the kind of photo we are always looking for. Thanks a million Anthony, if you're home for Christmas, we hope to see you for a drink. Keep the photos coming. 15.12.06

 

Christmas Lights Turn on---Big turn out. There was a huge turnout on the square on Friday night to witness the switching on of the Christmas lights. A dry but bitterly cold night helped make it a very enjoyable night for those who were well wrapped up. Santa Clause was there himself and every child got a selection box. Balbriggan.net were there in force with no less than 5 photographers, Brian Howley, Martin Fanning, Jack Benton, Tony Healy and Ronan Carey. We have loads of photos for you here, we have made them big for your enjoyment. If there is a particular one you anyone wants, I am sure we can email them a print quality version.Click on thumbnail to view the pic's.

 

The Bell Hill. Hi there, I am writing a long poem on the loss of the Bell Hill, and have conflicting information on the 3 local fishermen who rowed out to try and rescue them. Is there anyone who can tell me their names, and if there was a 4th person with them. Also, the name of the survivor. I also understand that a spar from the ship was made into a bench and placed on the harbour as a memorial. Is this correct and if so is it still there?Finally, like many, I too have placed stones on the sailors grave, but understand that the area is to be developed in the near future and was wondering if a permanent memorial to them and all lost at sea, is to be erected?Any help or information will be much appreciated.Roger. 07.12.2006

 

Hit Counter hits 100,000. Today. We have noticed the "Hit Counter" will hit 100,000 hits today. Added to that the 13,500 hits before our previous counter developed a fault.

 

Restoration of Lighthouse----Latest news. For those new to the town, our Lighthouse used to have a dome on top but this was removed in the early 60's due to corrosion. Over the past few years a campaign has been on-going to have the dome replaced. To see how the Lighthouse used to look, click HERE. Trevor Sargent has taken a personal interest and today, courtesy of Trevor, we bring you a recent email from Fingal County Council stating that they are "actively pursuing" this project. Click on the thumbnail to read the email. 07.12.06

 

St. Peter & Paul's Church at night. Nothing special here just a photo of the church to show how it is lit up now at night. Also a photo of the parochial house. Also, the guest book has been updated so check it out and see if you can help anyone.06.12.06

 

Channel 4 now on SKY. This is great news for many, Channel 142 on the SKY platform will give you crystal clear reception of Channel 4. All the ITV's, BBC's RTE's and TV3's are now available on SKY so we can now do without our aerials on the roof. Not good news for aerial installers. To find out how to tune in all the BBC's and ITV's, click HERE

 

Looking for Photograph. Has anyone a photograph of The Savoy Cinema on Dublin street, now the combined clubs, an inside shot and an outside shot if possible. Photos must have been taken as variety shows took place there down the years until it closed in maybe the 70's

 

Locals Gather for Group Photo. Following our request on the site, for locals to gather for a group photo, over 10 turned up all clutching the new Balbriggan DVD. A great laugh was had by all when Tony tripped as he was running from the tripod to get into the photo. We got other photos of those who arrived late to the square. Click on the thumbnail to view all.

 

Balbriggan Christmas Cards now available. One of the team had a few hours to spare recently, and wanting to promote Balbriggan, decided to bring out, not one, but two Christmas cards. Both are festive scenes showing Dublin street and St. Georges square from around the 1920's. The cards are available from McGoverns Gift Shop and House of Gifts(Goffs) both on Dublin street and also Dave's Newsagents on the square. Don't forget you can also pick up your Balbriggan DVD there also.Click on thumbnail to see both cards.01.12.2006

 

Balbriggan, Faces & Place. Ireland or USA version. We have had several enquiries from people wishing to send the Balbriggan DVD abroad but not knowing which version to buy. We have made the DVD in two different formats, PAL(Ireland, England, most of Europe and Australia) and NTSC(USA and Japan). For a full list of countries, click on the thumbnail to the right.

 

WHO WANTS TO BE A THOUSANDAIRE Gaelscoil Bhaile Brigin are having a' WHO WANTS TO BE A THOUSANDAIRE' fund raising night, next Thursday 7th @ 08.30 in the Bracken court Hotel. Tickets are €10 & available from committee members and on the door that night, former Dublin Goalkeeper John O'Leary has agreed to be the opening contestant to get the ball rolling on what should be a good night'' Thanks for your support.29.11.2006

 

Harbour Wall Repair and Christmas Tree on Square. We see that work has started to repair the collapsed wall of the harbour. It collapsed several months ago. It's great to see the Christmas Tree is back on the square and the lights will be turned on in December the 8th. Click on the thumbnail to see enlarged photos. 29.11.2006

 

Remember that FUJI Digital Camera? ....And the winner is………… Patricia Kiernan from Hampton Cove Many thanks to Patricia and everyone else for entering the competition and in particular many thanks to Teresa and Catherine of the Fuji Photo Centre, Dublin St for donating the top of the range digital camera. And all of the proceeds have gone towards the Church Refurbishment Fund, many thanks to all again !! more

 

Faces & Places 3 has escaped and is in the shops now. Despite a hectic schedule, both Martin & Tony have finished putting together this years DVD, Faces & Places 3. It contains over 250 photographs of local people and some night time photos of the town with music by Medwyn Goodall. It is designed to play in a domestic DVD player and NOT on a computer. An American version will be available from Wednesday. You can get your “Ideal Christmas Present” from several outlets, McGoverns Gift Shop, The Fuji Camera Shop, Goffs Gift Shop, Dave's Newsagents on the Square and Super Valu and the price is € 19.99. We have uploaded about 3 minutes of it onto the web and you can download it HERE for free. It's 30mb so make sure you have broadband.

 

Who wants to turn on the towns Christmas Lights? We received the following email from Brian Murray, "We are trying to generate a community buzz on the square on the night of 8th Dec. and if the team can cover it we would be delighted to have you. For more details, click on the town crest.

 

Missing Dog, Toby from Tobersool. This beautiful dog has gone missing from the Tobersool area, if you see him can you contact David O’Rourke, Tobersool 0868287484. Click on thumbnail to enlarge.

 

1950's Balbriggan Photos--- Who can you spot? Six of the best. That's right, six cracking photos from 1950's Balbriggan. Names like Josie Whelan, The Diddler, Brendan Bergin and Benny Mooney are just some of the name that come to mind. We have most names but there are a few ladies who we would like to put names on. Thanks to whoever dropped the photos into the office, they have been copied and new prints made also. As usual, click on thumbnail to view.

 

The Wedding of the Year. Saturday 11th November saw one of the weddings of the year when beautiful Denise Fanning married local man, Neil McMahon in St. Peter & Paul's Church Balbriggan. Denise, daughter of Martin & Kathleen Fanning, became Mrs McMahon when she married Neil, son of Micheal & Maria McMahon. The celebrant was Fr. Michael Murtagh, whom, as usual delivered a lovely ceremony with some great humour added to relax everyone. Never have we seen so many cameras at a wedding, video and stills, as the local photographic group were guests including Jack & Chris Benton, Brian & Irene Howley and Tony & Yvonne Healy. A truly beautiful day from the beginning to the end where the guests danced the night away at the Glenside Hotel. We at B.net wish Denise & Neil, every happiness and good health in their lives together. 12.11.06

 

Balbriggan DVD----Coming Soon. Faces & Places 3 (The Final Insult) is nearing the end of its production and will be in the shops shortly. No repeats of any photos in last years DVD and we will also be including some 1950's photos along with some night time photos, some trick shots and lots of people photos. All of this on a single DVD so you can watch it on your TV. The DVD will be on sale in McGoverns Gift shop, Goffs Gift shop, Fuji Shop on Dublin St. and Dave's Newsagents on the square and other locations to be confirmed. A short snippet will be available to download soon.

 

Naul & District Gardening Club. Naul & District Gardening Club will stage a magnificent Christmas Festival of Flowers in the Clann Mhuire GAA grounds from Friday 24th to Sunday 26th November 2006. Many world renowned Flower Arrangers will take part and this is probably the biggest Flower Festival to be held in Ireland in 2006. All the proceeds are in aid of Irish Cancer Society, therefore presenting the opportunity to have a most enjoyable time and support a wonderful cause. Information about the competitions & demonstrations can be had from 086 28 50 561 or 01 841 49 14 The attached leaflet gives times of the various events.12.11.06jc

 

Locals get to meet the new James Bond. Here is the email that accompanied the photo. "Hi Tony, Myself and Andy Byrne (who you no doubt know) were visiting his brother Ed in Prague in February. Well as you can see we bumped into this fella, Craig, Daniel Craig who of course is the new Bond, James Bond. He almost roped us into saving the world but we were too hung over to help him and we were already working on the next mornings hangover. " Thanks lads, great photo.11.11.06

 

World Premiere of Excellent Play!. Local Playwright Tommy Monaghan, must be a very proud man, as over the next few weeks, his play "It's Never Too Late" will be staged at The Millbank Theatre" in Rush. Tommy has written several Plays and our Tony played a priest in Tommys "Altar Ego"some years ago. Brian Howley went along to see the play and has written a short piece about it. more

 

Represented Ireland on 151 occasions ! Our Tommy Caffrey. Tommy Caffrey is a quiet, unassuming individual, who has, without doubt, brought fame and glory to the town of Balbriggan, with a long and distinguished career in Table Tennis.To read Brian Howley's article on this famous Balbriggan man click more

 

Balbriggan\North County Dublin Branch of Guide Dogs Christmas Cards & Calanders. At this time of year the next fundraiser of The Balbriggan\North County Dublin Branch of Guide Dogs is selling X-mas cards and 2007 calendars. This year they are priced at EUR8 for the calendar and EUR6 for a pack of 8 assorted cards. more

 

Bridget Guildea looking for Marian Uzell I want to help my mam Bridget Guildea find a long lost friend her 50 bday is coming up soon and i would love for them to be reunited if you could post this on your news page i would be very grateful. My mams friends name was Marian Uzell she use to come up from finglas in Dublin to Derham pk. In the summer. Since then my mam has lost all contact If you could please help this would be great. Thanks a mil. Joanne mc donagh.09.11

 

Street Map of Balbriggan. At long last, a street map of the town has been made available. We found it on the web and put together several pages to make one. We have made it big so you can read the street names. We are checking on copyright so if we have to remove it on legal advice, we will do so.07.11.06

 

ONE ACT DRAMA FESTIVAL 2006 Across three nights, experience the best of short plays and hear our adjudicator, Fran McBride, deliberate on productions and performance. Balbriggan Dramatic Society presents Balbriggan One Act Drama Festival 2006. From Wednesday 8th November 2006 to Friday 10th November 2006 inclusive - Glebe Football Clubhouse nightly at 8.00pm sharp (except Weds at 8.30pm) Admission €8.00

 

Balbriggan Community College. BCC invites all 5th and 6th class students to attend their Open night on Thursday 9th November from 7pm to 9pm.We are currently inviting applications from 6th class students only. The final date for applications is the 30th of November 2006.

 

Top Football Pundit and Legend Johnny Giles visits Balbriggan! He played for Manchester United and Leeds United and represented Ireland in an illustrious career and then on to manage West Brom and Ireland but Johnny Giles will forever be remembered for his insightful and thought provoking critique of the Beautiful Game’ of soccer. Three cheers to the Balbriggan Arts Festival committee for enticing such a top class speaker and Johnny was warm, friendly and told us all exactly how it was. He regaled us all with his stories of the Leeds greats…Billy Bremner, Jack Charlton, Allan Clarke and before that playing at Old Trafford with Bobby Charlton and even playing two reserve matches with the great Georgie Best. Johnny also took time out afterwards to meet and greet all of the packed room in the Ardgillen Suite in the Bracken Court Hotel and it was highly entertaining event.Brian Howley was there for Balbriggan.net and here are some of his photos:Click on thumbnail.03.11.06BH

 

Happy 40th Birthday Gerry Guildea in London. Hi Lads, Just thought I'd send you some pictures of my 40th Birthday Party in London. It was a hat party and Two nephews (Ciaran & Francis) and their girlfriends (Rachel & Amanda) came over as did two sisters (Bridget & Joan), a niece (Joanne and a brother in law (John). Also Luke White an old friend from Balrothery flew in on the day for the party. A good night was had by all!--- Happy Birthday Gerry, looks like you had a great night. 19.10.06

 

Balbriggan's Coastline by Billy Troy. Bill has very kindly sent us three photos of Balbriggans Coastline. Bill took these pictures last week and the Camera he used is a Fujifilm S3500. Thanks Bill. 19.10.06

 

Local Playwright has play staged in Rush to aid Balbriggan Church. After the success of his Award Winning play "Vive La!" which was enjoyed by so many people at the Millbank Theatre, Tommy Monaghan's new play is about to be premiered at the same venue.This new play is entitled "Its Never Too Late!" and will commence on Nov 8th. It is appropriate that the very first performance will be as a fund raiser for the parish of Balbriggan. more

 

Guest Book entries---Bogus mails We now receive over 20 guest book entries every day, most are SPAM and we can tell they are by a variety of ways. Unfortunately, people are now pretending to be locals, and posting messages about other locals and we have had to remove entries following correspondence from the "real" persons. Subsequently, will have to be more suspicious of guest book mails and if we have any suspicion that it is a bogus message, we wouldn't put it on the site. So, if your message doesn't appear on the guest book after 7 days, email us directly to info@balbriggan.net where we can then verify the authenticity of the mail.

 

The Happy Couple!! Congratulations to Lilly and Sean Mc Nally, who celebrated 40 years of wedding Bliss along with family and friends at Balbriggan Golf Club recently. A great night was had by all at this suprise party, especially the happy couple themselves!! Click on the thumbnail to view photos. 16.10.2006

 

Balbriggan Meals on Wheels celebrates 30 Years !! This fantastic Balbriggan Volunteer service provides hot meals on a daily basis to those in our community who have lost the ability to cook. It has reached its 30th year and this significant milestone was celebrated firstly with a special mass and then a reception in the Bracken Court Hotel.more

 

Launch of Balbriggan Arts Festival Oct.06........ Some photos taken at the launch of the Arts Festival for Oct.06.The festival runs from Wed.25th toWed.1st Oct 06.Just two of the events to look out for,A Life lecture by Johnny Giles and The life and Times of Tommy Caffrey-Sporting Legend.Click on thumbnail to view photos.....

 

Town Council Awards 2006 Balbriggan.net was on hand on the night when the people from the town and area were awarded for their work and efforts during the year.Top awards went to Michael Mc Mahon for his work in getting Gail Scoil of the ground.Keith Mc Laughlin for sport after his recovery from a very serious sporting accident.Lesley Roy received her award for her success in the field of music in2005.Lesley looks to have a hugh future ahead of her and the team at balbriggan.net wish her well.Click an thumbnail to view photos.12.10.06

 

Message to The Three Sisters we met in Lourdes Just to let you know we have tried to e.mail the photos to you all but your e.mail address is disconnected?.Hope you see the photos on the site and maybe you can give me another e.mail address/ contact .Best wishes from the team at balbriggan.net......Martin12.10.06

 

Nora & Andy celebrate 40 years of bliss...... That's right, last year was her 70th birthday and this year was a milestone in marriage and coincidently the party took place in the "Milestone". Nora O'Hara is a big fan of B.net and she asked us to put these photos on the web so family and friends abroad can see what a good night they had. Thanks Nora and congratulations to you and Andy. 07.10.06

 

Wedding Slide Shows with music. We have had a huge response saying how much you enjoy the slide shows, especially the "Balbriggan by night" slide show, you seem to enjoy them as much as we enjoy creating them. Our sister web site, PhotographyPlus, have created 3 new wedding slide shows for your consideration. Wedding DVD slide shows are now immensely popular and PhotographyPlus are the leaders in this field, in Ireland. Click on the thumbnail to view (as long as you have Broadband). Stuck for a anniversary present? Why not have your parents' wedding turned into a magical DVD slide show to watch on TV. 06.10.06

 

SINGER SONGWRITER SESSIONS at the "ARMOURY" (balrothery inn). More details here

 

An Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern visits Balbriggan with Jim Glennon TD. Local politician, Jim Glennon TD recently had the pleasure of showing An Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern TD, around the town and pointed out to him how prosperous the town had become over the past few years.The Taoiseach spent almost an hour walking around the town. He called into the hotel, Super Valu, Spar and a care centre on Drogheda street and spent a considerable amount of time signing autographs for local school kids. We sincerely thank Jim Glennon TD for allowing us use over 30 photographs. Click on the thumbnail to see which locals were lucky enough to shake hands with the leader of our country. 05.10.06

 

Latest photos from the team @balbriggan.net........  How do we do it you may ask.Well we have to thank the following,Joe Mullins,Larry Dunne.and Martina Boyce nee Collins for our latest collection.We think you will enjoy whats on view and once again many thanks to Joe,Larry and Martina.Once again dont be shy with any old photos you would like us to put in our site archives.Contact any of the team or balbriggan.net......Click on thumbnail to view photos......29.09.06MF

 

1928 & 1941 Photos. First photo is from 1928 and it shows the Pioneer Gaelic Football Club and the second photo was taken from the Northern Bank, looking down on the corner of Railway street( Freeman’s Row)and Drogheda street and it looks like a parade to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the 1916 rising. Both pictures courtesy of Benton/Curtis Collection. 24.09.2006

 

Guest Book Updated. We update the Guestbook about once a week, check it out HERE

 

Barry "Baz" Doyle on "Winning Streak". Local man, Barry Doyle received good news recently, he was picked to appear on this weekends "Winning Streak" on RTE 1. Barry, originally from Glen wood road Raheny but now lives in the town with his wife Deirdre and two children. We wish Barry well and all the gang on shift 4 in Sonopress will be rooting for him....come on Baz. 18.09.2006 Update, Barry won €48000.00, well done Barry.

 

Sean Carey wants to be on Balbriggan.net Sometimes, when you're the uncle and you know the lads who run B.net, you get requests from your nephews to have their photo put on the web. This is one of those occasions and we are only too delighted to oblige. Sean is the son of Brian & Phyllis Carey and we think he has the "X" factor, great singer, dancer and all round entertainer. Sean will be singing in the Point Theatre in Dublin, Nov 27th. So now, Sean, you can tell all your friends that your road to fame has already started. Click on the thumbnail to see several photos of our Sean.

 

Launch of The New Savoy Cinema Complex Jack and Martin from the team were on hand to cover the launch of the new cinema complex in Mill St. Balbriggan.The complex consist of 5 screens. Speaking to Martin Storm manager of the complex it is hoped the 1st film will be screened around the 6th of Oct. A cinema at last again in Balbriggan, so lets all support this new complex as often as we can.We at balbriggan.net wish it every success and we were delighted to cover its launch. The evening ended with an night of Irish music and dance in the Hamilton Hall in the new civic buildings on Georges Square...........Click on thumbnail to view photos by Jack Benton and Martin Fanning.

 

B&B's in Balbriggan, are there any? Regularly we are asked about accommodation in the town and this time one of the team has a friend coming over from England and we are on the lookout for a nice B&B. So if you run one, or know of one, send us the details, and we will create an "Accommodation Page" on the towns premier web site.13.09.06

St. Georges Square & The town by night Slide Show. Those of you with Broadband, we have a Slide Show with music for you, showing very old photos of the Square along with views of the town by night. It's 2.5 minutes long which we think you'll enjoy. Click HERE to download the slide show, 7mb.(25 Seconds to download) Fore those on dial-up, we have a few photos showing how the square looks now. Click on thumbnail to view. 13.09.06

 

Balbriggan.Net Visits Lourdes Just back from their annual trip to Lourdes,we bring you some of the photos taken by one of the balbriggan.net team who travelled with the Balbriggan group.A special word of thanks to the committee, also Fr.Freeney, and all who took part on this years pilgrimage.Click on thumbnail to view photos......Photos by Martin and Kathleen Fanning Aug.06

 

Balbriggan Gael Scoil opens in Sunshine House Monday 4th September will be an historic day for the people of Balbriggan. Gaelscoil Balbriggan opened after a long and at times difficult campaign. With the new principal Clodagh Ní Mhaoilchiaráin in charge, there is no doubt that the school will be a great success. The school has 35 pupils starting from junior infants to second class. This is a day and date that those involved with the school have been looking forward to and they will celebrate its opening for some time to come!!!. Gael Scoil web site HERE. Click on the thumbnail to see some photos. 07.09.06

 

RTE 1 Programme. Just to say, we were very dissapointed that Balbriggan didn't feature much in the programme " Life without me". Our Tony was on screen for about 2 seconds, blink and you missed it. Sorry to all who watched it hoping to see some of the town. 07.09.06

 

Balbriggan Arts Festival. Balbriggan Arts Festival starts 25th October and they have asked us to give them a mention. They have a great Line-up this year. Click on the thumbnail to the right to visit their web site. 07.09.06

Local Defence Force Photograph Update. Thanks to John Gallen, we have another name for this photo, his email raeds, "The picture – “Local Defence Forces – Gormanston District 1941 – 1945” was picture on the tennis court of George’s Hill (then owned by CJ and Ethel Gallen, now “Rockley”, Station Street owned by Gerald and Ann Gallen) and the man on the back right of the picture is Mr. Leonard of Balloy House, Stamullen" Thanks for that John.