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Lunar Eclipse Seen From Balbriggan |
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| Is this the same Boat? Last week we took a photo of a boat adjacent to O'Shea's Bar. You can see it in the banner at the top of the page. Then we remembered another photo taken by Barry Mason in 1957. They are both taken at the same location and they look very similar. Vincent Donnelly is in the original photo and he probably built it!!!. If it's the same boat, it's lasted well. More details when we receive same. Onwards and upwards. 31.12.09 |
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| The Sailor Fanning Collection Here is a great photograph thanks to "The Sailor". It shows three ladies holding the Sam Maguire. We have no idea who the ladies are so we are depending on you, around the world to let us know. By the way, please let us know what your views are on our DVD this year and offer suggestions on how we can improve. What do you like/dislike? Anyway, back to today's photo, who are these gals? Click to enlarge. 31.12.09 Update. We now have all the names |
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| Girl Guides & Hampton Two photographs for you today, both from "The Brown Envelope" collection. The first shows a group of Girl Guides, all it says on the reverse is "St. Patrick's Day, 1955" and the other is a photo of Hampton. We have no names for the Guides so feel free to submit. Onwards and upwards. 30.12.09 |
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| Missing Cat at Ashfield We received the following email, Hi, I would be grateful if you could put up a notice about our lost cat. She went missing from Ashfield on the night on Monday the 28th of December. She is mostly black with a white belly and paws. Please contact us with any information on 086-8690 179 or 086-3043 173. Thanks. Click on the thumbnail to enlarge. 29.12.09. Cat returned safely a few days later |
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Meals On Wheels |
Meals on Wheels |
| Wedding Ring Lost in Balbriggan |
Wedding Ring Lost |
Beautiful Balbriggan on a Frosty Morning |
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O'Dwyers Christmas Day Swim |
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| Extra Christmas Lights We see that more Christmas lights have been put up on the Square in the last few days and they look very well. The Town or Fingal County Council must have got extra money to place the lights directly over the entrance to the Town Hall and on the "Flagpoles" around the square. We took a few photos yesterday evening, around 5, in the freezing cold, especially for those of you abroad. We hope you like. 22.12.09 |
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| OAP's Party Eventually, we are able to bring you photographs from last weeks OAP party in The Bracken Court Hotel. We had forgotten about it, but thanks to Des Darragh, he rang to remind us of this annual event and we were there within minutes. When we got there, we were surprised to see how many were there and our man got lots of photographs. He started off collecting names of those he photographed but there were so many he had to give up. Click on the thumbnail to view 60 photographs. 21.12.09 |
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| Lawless & Gibbons Funeral Cortege On Drogheda Street Last week we brought you a marvelous photograph from a newspaper showing The RIC men saluting the cortege as it passed the barracks. Today, we show the same cortege on Drogheda street as it made its way past Bath road and on to Balscadden. We also have a photograph showing the Girl Guides on Church street about to parade. 19.12.09 |
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Balbriggan Community Policing Launched |
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Carol Service In St. Georges |
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| Christmas Lights Around Balbriggan We received a few emails from people suggesting houses that we should photograph and put on the web. It's a magical time for young children and we are only to happy to help share the magic. We have three houses for you today. Click on the thumbnail to view. |
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Christmas Morning Swim |
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The Millrace |
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| Christmas Lights Again, this year we think the Christmas lights look great thanks to "The Christmas Lights Committee" and Gerry Murphy who puts up the lights. Our Tony went out tonight to get a few "Snaps" to show those of you abroad, what a beautiful town we have and that it looks amazing lit up. We have to say that The Bracken Court Hotel also looks great as does the new pub, The Millrace (Formally John D's) and we will have more about this pub very shortly. Also, if your house looks "Amazing" with Christmas Light, send us your address and we'll photograph it and put on B.net very shortly. Click on the thumbnail to see the town centre. 14.12.09 |
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| Guest Book Updated | Guest Book Here |
| Vincent Mc Gettrick RIP The death has occurred of the loving Father, Grand-father and Brother, Vincent Mc Gettrick of the Market Green Balbriggan. He leaves behind his Children Susan and Michael his Grand-Children Denise, Vincent, Andrew, Kevin and Nathain his Son-In-Law Francis and Daughter-In-Law Mary and his Sister Ann. He was very much devoted to his family and friends and will be sadly missed by all. There was only one word to discribe Vincent a Gentleman which was noticed by all who knew him. His short stay in Beaumont hospital confirmed this as every member of the staff that cared for him could not describe him in any other way. The family are very greatful for all the hard work and help of all the staff in St Patricks ward in Beaumont hospital and many thanks are sent to the staff. Vincent will be laid to rest with his beloved wife Joan tomorrow (Monday) 14th of December in St Peter and Pauls Cemetery Balbriggan. |
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| This Years DVD By Jack & Joe, Best Ever. We wish to thank everyone who have met us about the town and complemented us on this years DVD by Jack and Joe. Jimmy Lawless stopped us the other day to say it was "Brilliant" and that he told all his friends that the DVD was a "must buy". Gus & Salomie Thompsom have already watched it twice because they thought it was so good. One man bought 4 copies as he was so impressed and the general impression is that a running commentary is far more enjoyabe than just seeing lots of photographs coming up one after another with no names. The DVD is available in McGovern's Vision Radio, Geogh's, House of Gifts, Scanlon's garage and The Fuji Photoshop on Station Street. Click on the thumbnail to view the contents. |
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| Robert Beggs Remembered It's hard to believe a year has passed since the tragic and sudden death of Robert Beggs. Robert was born in Skerries but moved to Balbriggan when he married Gabrielle. Robert is best known for his involvement with The Chamber of Commerce and B.E.A.T Centre. Robert is survived by his widow Gabrielle and children Robert, Karen and Gerard. In recognition of his great work the building at the B.E.A.T centre has been named after him. R.I.P |
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| The Missing Photo From Gala Ball The other night at the Credit Union AGM, Dolores Doyle said her photo wasn't on B.net and she mentioned her friends also was disappointed their photo didn't appear. So we went searching and we found the "Missing Photo" and we bring it to you today. Our sincere apologies, we don't know how it happened . Better late than never. We don't have all the names so feel free to let us know who's who. |
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| Balbriggan Credit Union AGM Photographs The AGM of Balbriggan Credit Union took place in the Bracken Court Hotel on Tuesday December 8th in front of what was the largest attendance in recent memory – approx 250 members. It turned out to be a fantastic night in what was a very fine venue – this being the first time the AGM was held here since refurbishment. The outgoing Treasurer reported another strong performance by BCU given the current financial climate and was able to propose a one per cent dividend to members (which was carried). more |
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| 2010 Balbriggan Calendar Balbriggan Fuji Photo on Station street has asked us to let you know that they now have in stock, a Balbriggan Calendar with beautiful scenic photographs taken by our Tony. We think it would make a nice present for someone along with this years DVD by Jack & Joe. The Calendar costs € 12.99 and for a few extra euro they can personalise it by putting one of your photos on the cover. |
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| Christmas Concert by Brass and Reed St Patrick's Brass and Reed Band is holding a Christmas Concert in St George's Church, Church Street, Balbriggan, on Sunday 13th December at 3.30 Admission is free. This promises to be a great way to get into the festive mood, with old and loved carols and hymns played by our own Town Band. Admission is free and everyone is welcome. |
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| Lawless & Gibbons Funeral Cortege Here is an intriguing photograph that we came across in the scrap book given to us last year. It shows the funeral cortege passing the RIC Barracks (now Tesco) and strangely, the RIC officers salute as it passes. We include a recent photograph of the same spot and we also bring you a newspaper cutting from the Irish Independent 2 days after the event. Makes interesting reading. Click to view. 10.12.09 |
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| Girl Guides 1940 On Laytown Beach This photograph is almost 70 years old and it's from our "Brown Envelope" collection. The great thing is we have most of the names as the are written on the back of the photo and we can just make them out. We even have the date, the 1st of July. A cracking shot which we hope you enjoy. Click to enlarge. 09.12.09 |
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| Paulene Benton (Jack's Daughter) Wedding Blessing Jack's daughter, Paulene, has returned to Australia after several weeks in Balbriggan and this morning she has sent us this email, "Hi Tony, Thought you might like to put this one up on the site . its of Quinn and myself back in August when we went to Bali for our Balinese Wedding blessing. Keep up the great work with the Balbriggan site. all the best.Paulene" Click on the thumbnail 09.12.09 |
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| Car Service In Balbriggan We at B.net are trying to use as much local businesses as we can and yesterday we had our car serviced. We used to go to Swords (Des Darcy) for this but this time we decided to try Balbriggan Service Centre at the rear of the new AIB Bank and we were very happy with the service. We left the 4x4 in at 9am and it was ready at 2pm and it only cost € 200.00 for a full 78,000 miles service. If you are concerned about warranty, you don't need to go to the main dealer any more due to the "Block Exemption 2005" law. Ring Marika, John or Paul on 690 5608 to book your car in for a service, tell them we sent you. |
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Christmas Lights Switched On |
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| 753 Visitors Yesterday, 4338 Pages Viewed We have just received information from our service provider ( 1&1 in London) to tell us that we had 753 visitors to the site yesterday, Monday and that these visitors viewed 4338 pages. We are delighted with these statistics and it shows we are doing something right. Our success, we believe, is that we constantly update the site, we bring you great Balbriggan photos as sent into us by you and we never "Down" Balbriggan. It's a great town and we want to promote it as such. This is a good news web site an we hope to always keep it that way. Thanks again. Click on the thumbnail for proof as to our visitors numbers. 08.12.09 |
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| Christmas Lights Switch On Photos Here Later Today |
| Loreto Convent & 1930's Church Precession Three great photographs for you today from our "Brown Envelope Collection". The first two are very early Loreto Convent postcards and they show The Concert Hall and The Tennis Courts. The last photo is definitely 1930's and it could be The Eucharistic Congress of 1932. The photographer was standing outside the Church, maybe on one of the gate pillars, so you can see what was opposite the Church where the Car park is now. Comments welcome on this photo please. Click the thumbnail to view the pictures. 08.12.09 |
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| Chamber Of Commerce Gala Ball The annual Gala Ball took place last night in The Bracken Court Hotel and B.net was there to record the event and to show you the style that was on show. Three awards were made, the first to Declan Furlong of Landmark Estates, The second to Gerry Fitzmaurice of The North County Leader and the third to Brian Murray, Town Clerk. It was a lovely night and the hotel staff ( especially the kitchen staff ) received an applause for the excellent food and service. Well done to Chamber members, Sean Staunton, Tom Walsh, Joe English and Tony Murphy for a well organised night. We at B.net would like to thank everyone for their co-operation on the night and we hope you enjoy the 50 photographs you are about to see. We hope we have the names correct but feel free to point out any errors. Click on the thumbnail. 06.12.09 |
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| Hits To Balbriggan.net Soars Ahead The number of people visiting B.net continues to rise at a incredible rate. We are, by far the most popular web site in the town, miles ahead of anyone else and one of the top community web sites in the country. Our home page receives about 600 hits per day but some people go direct to the news page, bypassing the hits counter. For this reason, we are going to show you the latest figures and the good news we have is that, per day, we receive between 3000 and 4000 page views.This is a tribute to the team, The late Jack Benton, Joe Curtis, Tony Healy and all the people who supply us with photographs. Thanks again. Click on the thumbnail to see the details. 06.12.09 |
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| Christmas Lights Turn On At 7pm Monday Balbriggan's Christmas lights will be switched on at 7pm tomorrow (Monday). Santa will be there and fun and entertainment for everyone. We hope to see you there. Lynnette will be there to take your photograph and put it on the site here tomorrow. |
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Balbriggan Credit Union AGM |
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| Golden Labrador Missing From Gormanston Max, male, year and a half old Golden Labrador has gone missing from the Gormanston area since Thursday night. If you see him call Lisa 087-3873 377 or 8415534. He has a collar with his name and phone number on it. |
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| Ireland V France Replay & Tiger Woods Here is a photograph that was sent to us, we don't normally bring you this sort of stuff but we had to make an exception for this. Whoever created this must have spent hours doing so. The headline that came with the photo was "FIFA have granted their permission for a replay of the last half of the extra time section of Wednesday night’s game to take place in Stade de France, Ireland will be playing right to left ..." Click on thumbnail to enlarge, it's just brilliant. Also, we have added the latest photograph taken of Tiger Woods....Poor Tiger. |
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| Christmas Charity Fare Christmas Charity Fare in aid of Mater Hospital Cancer unit at 62 Dublin St Balbriggan. Open 11am to 5.30 pm Monday 2 Saturday. Clothes, toys, bric-brac, Shoes, Jewellery ect .Donations accepted. Please support.. Sale will continue until Dec 17. |
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Cat Found |
Cat Found |
| New Motorway Service Stations Under Construction Anyone traveling to Dublin recently will have noticed the speed restriction and traffic cones just south of Balbriggan, just before you go under the flyover that leads of to Murtaghs of Ballough. As far as we are aware, theses are the first Motorway Service Stations in the country. They will have very little impact on local business because if you do decide to use them, you will then have to travel on and exit at Swords, through two roundabouts, and then back onto the northbound lane to Balbriggan. We'll keep you posted on this. Click on the thumbnail to view the photos.02.12.09 |
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| Ann (Nan) Richardson RIP
The death has occurred of Ann (Nan) RICHARDSON, (née Boylan) of Hamilton Park Nursing Home and formerly Craoibhin Park, Balbriggan. Reposing at Hamilton Park from 6pm today, Tuesday. Removal tomorrow, Wednesday, to Ss. Peter and Paul's Church, Balbriggan, arriving for Mass at 10am. Burial afterwards in St. Peter and Paul's Cemetery. We extend our deepest sympathies to her family, especially Nancy, a very close friend of the team here. 01.12.09 |
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Joe "The Doggyman" |
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| The McAleers Win Award One of the team was walking up Drogheda Street the other day when out of the blue he was viciously attacked, taken to the ground, verbally attacked and told it would happen again unless he put the photograph on the web of The McAleers with Monica Harford presenting them with their prize which they won at the Awards Night. So, out of total fear, here is your photograph which we hope you like. By the way, that's all a joke but you see, we have 5 line of text to fill here and we couldn't think of anything else to say. Lets hope your relations in Oz get to see the photo. 29.11.09 |
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| Balbriggan Christmas Cards A limited number of Balbriggan Christmas Cards are available now. They are in the usual outlets, McGovern's & Goughs on Dublin Street and they are priced at € 2.00 each. We have released 6 different ones but hurry as we have only printed 300. Click on the thumbnail to view 2 samples. 29.11.09 |
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| Jack Benton's Month's Mind Can you believe it's a month since our dear friend, Jack Benton, passed away. Joe has asked us to remind everyone that Jack's Months Minds Mass will take place at 10am on Tuesday in St. Peter & Paul's Church. |
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| DVD Preview on YouTube The preview is now on YouTube, either search for Balbriggan, The Way We Were or just click on the thumbnail. We have received many complements about the preview, wait till you see the 90 minute DVD. |
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| DVD Preview We have received a few emails informing us that you couldn't open the DVD preview. It was 12 mb but we have removed the start sequence so it's now 7 mb and should download faster. .The DVD will be available in the usual outlets from tomorrow, Friday. |
| Balbriggan, The Way We Were DVD This years DVD, without question, is our best ever. It's almost 90 minutes long of unique commentary by Joe Curtis and the late Jack Benton. Learn the history of Balbriggan from vintage photographs where Jack & Joe share information about each photograph as it appears on screen. We can't speak highly enough of the DVD and to whet your appetite, we are giving you a 5 minute preview. It's 7mb, so it will take between 1 and 4 minutes to download. The DVD will be in the shops this Saturday, McGovern's Gift Shop, Gough's, House of Gifts, Scanlan's Garage and The Fuji Shop. The USA/Canada version is available now. Click on the thumbnail to start downloading the preview. Click HERE to see DVD Poster. 25.11.09 |
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| Guest Book Updated | Click Here |
| Bishop Dermot O'Mahony Visits Balbriggan Bishop Dermot O'Mahony visited Balbriggan at the weekend to welcome the new Parish Priest to the town, Fr. Eugene Taaffe. After Mass, The Cathaoirleach, Monica Harford, invited everybody back to the Town Hall for light refreshments. There, Cllr. Grainne Kilmurray welcomed everybody and she handed over to Monica Harford who thanked the Bishop for taking the time to come to the town and then presented him with a small gift. Friends of Fr. Eugene were also there to share in the excitement. We wish him well in his new appointment and judging by the amount of people there from his previous parish, we think we have a well respected PP. Click on the thumbnail to see nearly 50 photographs. 22.11.09 |
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| Girl Guides At Balbriggan Station Here is a great photograph from our "Brown Envelope" collection. We are fairly sure it's the Girl Guides (It's the uniform that gives them away) and they are photographed at the station obviously heading somewhere. Other than that we have absolutely no idea of names or when the photograph was taken. This is when we are hoping you can help. Don't forget, we are always looking for photographs with a Balbriggan connection. Telephone us on 086-8054 275 if you have some photographs you'd like to share with fellow briggers. 21.11.09 |
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| Summer Fest Pitch & Put Cancelled Summer Fest Pitch and Putt fundraiser on Sunday 22nd November has been cancelled due to the bad weather the course is flooded. We intend to reschedule the event in 2010. We would like to Thank you for your support and apologise for any inconvenience caused. |
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The Tech 1966 The Class of 66 Reunion for the Teck took place on Sat 7th November in the Balrothery Inn, guests included Fr. Michael Comer who celebrated Mass earlier in the Loreto Convent and Mr. Michael Bannim, Mary Sharpe with Stage 2 played the night away with many special requests, the food was lovely and the craic was ninety with many fond memories recalled. A donation of €120 was made to St. Francis Hospice. Thanks to everyone who made it a great night. |
| Missing Dog From Gibbons Terrace Dog answers to the name of Pringles - Lost on Sunday from Gibbons Terrace. Colour Black and White - Jack Russell type dog - black tail has white tip. Tel. 086- 8666 064 with any information. The photo we have is of poor quality so we will just have the thumbnail size. 18.11.09 |
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“Us Together” |
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