Antoni & Consuelo were in full swing upstairs in the Cat & Cage to kick off Antoni’s Autumn/Winter tour with a Culture Night teaser last week 15/09/2024. 

The internationally acclaimed composer and musician, Antoni O’Breskey, along with his daughter, Consuelo Nerea, joined the DTRA to kick off Culture Night Week with an intimate Sunday evening trad session of fiddle, percussion, story and song.

Another terrific afternoon of local story sharing hosted in the Drumcondra Library last Saturday as part of our DTRA 100 Centenary project.

Huge thanks to all of our neighbours who joined us and shared their memories of people, events, local rituals and routines. From Opera out of Lemon's Sweet Factory, Coal and Bread at New Years and much loved characters around the neighbourhood we had a wonderful session of reminiscing.

The Child of Prague never worked so hard as last Saturday when, for not a moment more or a moment less, the sun scorched the fields of the Griffith Park for revellers of the annual DTRA Picnic in the Park!

Neighbours came together to enjoy the sunshine, music, food and dance at the residents assocations marquee affair. 

A massive thank you to everyone involved in putting the event on and to all those who came to support, donate and sign up. It was the perfect end to our summer schedule!

All photos courtesy of Paul Reardon Photography who is a stalwart supporter of DTRA events and always captures the spirit of the events. Thanks as always to Dublin City Council, the staff at Griffith Park, Order of Malta and all our our suppliers.

We had a terrific turnout for our first DTRA100 Story Sharing Session last Saturday 17th August in St Patricks N.S. Hall.

Neighbours young and old, past and present gathered to share their memories, stories and treasure of life in the Drumcondra Triangle, creating the community that we continue to enjoy today. 

A huge thanks to St Patricks N.S. for facilitating us in their school Hall, to the Heritage Council and Abarta Heritage for their resources, expertise and support and to the many people who came and contributed to the success of the day.

The DTRA100 team look forward to sharing our findings with the community soon!

The Drumcondra Triangle Residents Association are looking ahead to the upcoming centenary of our neighbourhood. With the support of the Heritage Council and Abarta Heritage we are looking to capture stories, photos, memorabilia and curiosities from residents past and present.

We would love our fantastic members and neighbours to get in touch and share their memories of the Drumcondra Triangle. To get involved reach out to us by using our contact form here:  https://www.drumcondratriangle.com/dtra100-contact.html

​Or register your interest by completing one of our flyers. They'll be coming in your door soon or you can find them in the Drumcondra Library. The team would love to reach out and have a chat.

So get hunting in those family albums, climb into the attic, and watch out for details of our story sharing workshops in August and September!

The Annual DTRA pub quiz was a massive success last night. Thanks to the Cat & Cage for hosting us and as always to all of our sponsors and local businesses for their support and wonderful prizes! Another great event to share with our neighbours with funds raised going towards the DTRA Summer Picnic in the Park!

Come join your neighbours for the Drumcondra Triangle Residents Association Pub Quiz 2024! Fun and Prizes Galore!

We're proud to say that according to CSO statistics, the Drumcondra Triangle ranks 3rd highest in 3.5k electoral districts & 5th highest in 19k other small areas for bike commuters!

Wow!

To celebrate, the DTRA got together with our very own MAMILS (Millbourne And Millmount In Lycra) for Bike Week 2024 for fun, repairs, swaps and slow racing! With thanks for Dublin City Council for their support.

A terrific way to celebrate the 125th anniversary of Millmount Avenue with a fascinating talk by Louis O'Flaherty, last Thursday in the Heaney Theatre,St Patrick's Campus DCU. Fascinating and hilarious in equal measure! Looking forward to more events in our history series later this year.. watch this space!

Thank you to all of our members who joined us at the DTRA AGM last night, it was wonderful to see so many bums on seats! 😊 Congratulations to our new Chairperson and Secretary. Thank you also to our guest speakers, Dr. Mary Muldowny (Historian in Residence - Dublin North-West) and Nathalie Povone (The Sustainable Life School) , for their lively and inspiring presentations. And a big thank you to the Skylon for being such generous hosts as always ☕️

Minutes and slides available here

A fantastic St Patrick's Day had by all. The sun came out and with it did the whole neighbourhood!
Such a wonderful show of noise and colour!

The DTRA are delighted to announce the date has been set for the 2023-24 AGM, with a big thanks to the Skylon Hotel for hosting us once again.

The AGM will take place on Wednesday 20th March from 7:30 to 9 pm, in the Ulster Room in the Skylon.
​Our guest speakers on the night are:

Mary Muldowny, new DCC Historian in Residence working with Drumcondra Library, who will give us a flavour of the exciting local history projects she is working on; 
and...
Nathalie Povone, one of the founders of The Sustainable Life School, who along with her business partner Diane O'Connor (of Ferguson Rd.) runs wonderful initiatives to help people live more sustainably, including Sustainable Social Club evenings at the Cat and Cage.

We do hope you will join us for what should be a very interesting evening, and a social beverage in the Skylon bar for whoever would like to stay on afterwards.

 Do you feel that you might want to be more active in your community? Are you curious about the different roles DTRA volunteers take on? This is your chance to find out more! The DTRA will hold a hybrid information evening next Weds 28th Feb @ 7:30 pm in the Skylon & on Zoom for anyone who would like to find out more about becoming a volunteer. 


The DTRA AGM will be soon upon us in March (watch this space for date & venue) and there will be several spots available on the management committee as a few hard working officers step back from their roles  So we are holding an information event in advance of the AGM for those who are volunteer-curious! As well as this, our subcommittees always welcome new members to help them put together some wonderful projects, initiatives & events. Come along (absolutely obligation free!) and hear more about our work and ask any questions that you have. 

For info, the DTRA is set up as follows: 

• Management Committee 
• Road Reps 
• Social Committee  
• History & Culture Committee 
• Environmental & Safety Committee 
• Lemon’s Square Project Committee 

We will see you in person at the Skylon, or if planning to attend online we will email the zoom link to this mailing list in advance of the date.

Hope to see you there! 

Join us at the Rosmini Club House (Opposite Fagans) next Saturday 17 February at 1pm for our Pop-up Repair Cafe event. Bring along your items of clothing and small furniture that are in need of repair, and while you wait, enjoy a cuppa and a slice of lemon cake.

​If we can't fix it on the day, we can advise you of other options. You'll also have the opportunity to learn about the history of the Old Lemon's Square Factory and share your memories.

Our focus is on promoting sustainability by repairing and mending items rather than discarding them unnecessarily. Additionally, we're excited to get more volunteers involved in the Lemon Square Community Garden project. 

A heartfelt thank you to Rosmini Gaels for their invaluable support in making this event possible.

We look forward to a day of community, sustainability, and the joy of giving new purposes to old items. 

Our Wine Tasting Winners had a fantastic evening with Roger in Pinto Wines recently. A wonderful way for neighbours to get together and support local business. Here's to more neighbourly get togethers in 2024! 

The DTRA was joined by our friends in the Griffith Avenue Residents Association, All Hallows, Grace Park and Prospect Residents Associations in a tree planting and community growing ceremony in Griffith Park this 1st February. With poetry and words of thanks expressed to the management of Griffith Park the occasion was marked by the planting of a Yew tree. We look forward to seeing it grow with our communities in the years to come.

A reminder that the the Garda clinic occurs on Mondays from 10am to 12 noon at the Skylon Hotel.  An opportunity to provide feedback and get updates with regard to community policing in Drumcondra.

It's an exciting year for the DTRA Historical committee as we gear up to remember some very significant milestones in our Parish's history and continue preparations to celebrate the centenary of our estate coming into being! Visit our local History page for some fascinating insight, to share your stories and to get involved!

Festive Fun, wonderful music and prizes galore with your Residents Association on December 16th! Plus a visit from a a very special visitor!

Sleeves were rolled up in November as a group of our hardy volunteers got together to clean up fallen leaves on the roads and pathways by Griffith Park. We also took the opportunity to install some Leaf Baskets to mulch the leaves! The squirrels had a field day!

Goblins & Ghouls came out after dark to join the DTRA's Spooky Scary Walk led by our mysterious Ghost Guide! Thanks to our volunteers who brought their stories to life and to all the kids who joined in the fun! What a terrifying sight to see all the sugar filled children running from door to door having the time of their lives!

The holidays might be over but we're still coming out to play! Joyce Road was full of fun and games at another Playful Streets get-together in October. A great opportunity for kids and adults alike to get to know each other and enjoy some of the more low-tech past-times! Just like our closely fought 3rd annual Kerbs Championship! The reigning champions of Walsh Road had to fight their way to the final against the inaugural winners of 2021 and a nail-biting Joyce Road final! 

This year the DTRA got in on the act for Culture Night and organised some terrific events in some familiar (and not so familiar!) surroundings! Celebrating our local talent and creativity and having fun while doing it!