The Southside People is a free newspaper for the southside of Dublin , part of the Dublin People group of free newspapers distributed to homes in Dublin and available in supermarkets and convenience stores throughout the city. It closed in May 2020 but reopened under new management later that year.
18-675: During the mid-1990s the Dublin People acquired the South News title, which was converted to Southside People . Its editor was Neil Fetherstone, a former Northside People (east) journalist. Jamie Deasy was the paper's main journalist. In May 2020, following the COVID-19 pandemic 's arrival in Ireland , North Dublin Publications Ltd—partially owned by Celtic Media Group and publisher of
36-588: A management agreement to run the Dublin People Group (DPG), publisher of the Northside and Southside People titles. Frank Mulrennan, chief executive of CMG and a former business editor at the Irish Independent , became interim chief executive at DPG. In May 2020, following the COVID-19 pandemic 's arrival in Ireland , North Dublin Publications Ltd—partially owned by Celtic Media Group and publisher of
54-859: A bi-weekly basis, by the mid-1990s both editions were printed on a weekly basis. Around this time the Dublin People acquired the South News title, which was converted to Southside People . Tim O'Brien was the first News Editor. Journalists who worked for the Dublin People group include writer and broadcaster Sean Moncrieff , playwright and novelist Lorcan Roche, Sinead Crowley, Joe Lowrey, Tom Hayes, Joe Humphries, Fiona Gartland, Nicola Tallent, Jack Gleeson, Aidan Kelly, Tony McCullagh, Ken Finlay, Pat O'Rourke, Neil Fetherston, Siobhan Maguire, Aoibhinn Twomey, Geraldine Comiskey, Sabra Aslam, Jo Anne Fox, Sean Murphy, Niall Bourke, Jamie Deasy, Warren Swords, Keith Falkiner, Michael Moloney, Melanie Finn, Brian Whelan and Kevin Jenkinson. In 2014, Celtic Media Group (CMG) entered
72-435: A house named White Hall, formerly located to the south of the village on Drumcondra Road Upper. The area commonly known as Whitehall Cross, at the intersection of Swords Road (R132) (north-south) and Collins Avenue (east-west), is in the townland of Clonturk, and was formerly the site of a public house called "The Thatch", the memory of which is preserved in the name of a nearby road. Whitehall College of Further Education
90-565: Is a large redbrick church designed by John Robinson of Robinson Keefe and Devane Architects which is a well-known landmark to travellers on the N1. The tower, when viewed from Home Farm, is carefully located to stand on the top of a hill on the axis of the road leaving the city. This church is similar in many respects to Galway Cathedral designed by the same Architect. Before the opening of the Church in Whitehall,
108-805: Is a residential area on the northern outskirts of Dublin's inner city, located near the M1 motorway leading to Dublin Airport , Swords and Belfast . It is situated between the suburbs of Santry , Drumcondra and Glasnevin . North of Whitehall, the M1 motorway begins at its junction with the M50 , past the Dublin Port Tunnel 's northern entrance. The area is adjacent to the major public Beaumont Hospital and to Dublin City University on Collins Avenue. Whitehall takes its name from
126-646: Is part of the Dublin People group of free newspapers, distributed to homes in Dublin and available at designated pick-up-points in supermarkets and convenience stores throughout the city. It closed in May 2020 but reopened, under new ownership, later that year. The first edition of Northside People was published in May 1987. The paper, which was founded by Robin Webb, divided in 1995 into east and west editions. Originally published on
144-463: Is situated on the old site of Whitehall House. Whitehall College was originally named Whitehall House Secretarial School when it was established in 1970 but has since changed its name to Whitehall College of Further Education to reflect its provision of courses. The college has moved to Mobhi Road from its Swords Road building. Also in the area are Plunket College of Further Education and St. Aidan's Christian Brothers School (whose past pupils include
162-663: The North Strand. Witnesses saw them being shot dead at The Thatch, Puck's Lane or Yellow Lane (now Yellow Road), in Whitehall. There is a small commemoration stone on Yellow Road to Cole and Colley. This was unveiled in December 1926 by Countess Markiewicz in front of a crowd of 800. Another site in Whitehall from the Civil War is the Memorial stone to Martin Hogan on Grace Park Road whose body
180-623: The Dublin freesheets , the Northside People and the Southside People —told its employees it would be shutting both papers and that it wished to have a liquidator appointed. In July 2020, Evad IT Solutions acquired the group out of liquidation. The west edition was designed to target new areas in Dublin west as the city expanded into areas like Blanchardstown and beyond. It was available in areas including Ballymun , Finglas , Cabra , Phibsboro and Castleknock . The first editor of
198-409: The Dublin freesheets , the Northside People and the Southside People —told its employees it would be shutting both papers and that it wished to have a liquidator appointed. In July 2020, Evad IT Solutions acquired the group out of liquidation. This Ireland newspaper–related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Northside People The Northside People
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#1733104484636216-531: The area was served by a temporary church in Larkhill, known as the "Tin Church". National sporting interests are represented by Whitehall Colmcille GAA club from which former All Ireland medal winners Tommy Drumm, Paul Clarke, Paddy Moran and Declan McGrath emanated from. The club is the largest juvenile sporting body in the community here providing Gaelic football, ladies football, Hurling and Camogie to girls and boys from 4 yrs of age up to adult. The area also houses
234-558: The area. Dublin Archers practice in Plunket College grounds in Whitehall. The Whitehall Stadium is in Whitehall, Dublin, which borders Drumcondra and is home to the club Home Farm . In the aftermath of the killing of Michael Collins on 25 August 1922 retaliatory killings occurred in Whitehall. Two Anti-Treaty Republicans Alfie (Leo) Colley (20), and Sean Cole (18), members of Fianna Éireann , were abducted by Free State forces at
252-584: The former Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern , and the international footballer Liam Brady ), and the Holy Child Girls national school, designed by Robinson and Keefe Architects. The Holy Child boys National School is a similar building designed by the same Architects. Margret Aylward School is a girls secondary school beside Ellenfield park and Whitehall church. The Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Child (often called Whitehall Church), parish of Whitehall-Larkhill-Santry
270-502: The home ground of prominent junior football club Home Farm F.C., and St. Kevin's Boys F.C. , the schoolboy club for which Liam Brady, Ian Harte, Stephen Carr and Damien Duff played. Whitehall is also the site for one of the interchanges for the Dublin Port Tunnel with the M1. The Dubliners band member Luke Kelly also lived in Whitehall and there is a stone in the area dedicated to him. Whitehall Colmcille's Clubhouse on Collin's Ave,
288-495: The north-east inner city - Summerhill , Ballybough , North Strand , Sheriff Street & East Wall . Its last editor was former chief reporter, Pat O'Rourke, who replaced Neil Fetherson after he moved into the editor's role in sister paper Southside People . Whitehall, Dublin Whitehall ( Irish : Fionnbhrú ) is a Northside suburb of Dublin City , Ireland . Whitehall
306-562: The west edition was Aidan Kelly, who held the post until he resigned in December 2005. Its last editor, Jack Gleeson, took the role in January 2006 after moving from his position as editor of sister paper, Southside People . The original, east, edition was distributed to areas such as Coolock , Kilmore, Swords , Darndale , Priorswood , Santry , Donnycarney , Baldoyle , Sutton , Donaghmede , Artane , Whitehall , Kilbarrack , Raheny , Clontarf , Fairview , Malahide , Howth , Marino and
324-524: Was a former tennis club (Thorndale), and the club uses Ellenfield Park for its games, the Club have developed new pitches at Whitehall Cross on land formerly a farm but was used for the construction of the Port Tunnel. Whitehall Rangers A.F.C. are a soccer club in the area. Whitehall Rangers Ladies are playing intermediate football. Whitehall Celtic is a football club which is an Athletic Union League team based in
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