Cover image for Dublin Inquirer print edition #123
"June is deeply associated with Áine, the Irish goddess of summer, fertility, love, and sovereignty, whose presence is especially felt around the midsummer season."
At one temporary centre in Clondalkin, parents have been pressing for months for spaces for their kids to play and study.
This first evening of reminiscences was a prelude to an effort to clean up the river by 2027.
West Dublin communities are giving the main event a miss, in favour of their own home-grown parades – without a reviewing stand in sight.