A history
and
guidebook

"Author Brendan Nolan provides a fascinating read."
Irish Independent.

"Brendan Nolan's comprehensive history and guidebook of Phoenix Park is a masterpiece." Community Voice.

Phoenix Park Motor Races are off for 2010

The motor races for 2010 have been cancelled by the organising body Motorsport Ireland which issued the following statement.

It is with sincere regret that Motorsport Ireland announces that this year’s racing event in the Phoenix Park is cancelled.

The funds required to build the circuit and run the event are a fine balance between sponsorship and competitor entry fees and, unfortunately, in the current economic environment, both elements have failed to generate sufficient income for the event to be viable, said Motorsport Ireland.more

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Phoenix Park exhibition photographs now avaialble
Own you own piece of Phoenix Park with these peerless pictures.

Evocative pictures of Phoenix Park by photographer Rita Nolan are now available.

These exhibition-quality photographs are framed at 37cm x 42cm.

Each was shown in exhibition in the Phoenix Park Visitor's Centre in February 2010 to favourable comment.

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Children's playground open for fun

A new children's playground is open in Phoenix Park.

Opening hours are 9.30am to 5pm and the entrance is on the western side of the walled garden at the Visitor's Centre at Ashtown Castle.

Entry is free and there's loads of parking in the Centre's grounds.

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This comprehensive guide to Phoenix Park covers its origins and history, buildings and monuments, wildlife, literary associations, military use, sports and outlines self-guided walks for the leisurely stroller to undertake.

Provided are histories and descriptions of park landmarks, including Dublin Zoo, Áras an Uachtaráin, Ashtown Castle, Farmleigh, the American Ambassador’s Residence, Garda Headquarters, and more.

It touches on such historical events as the political murders of 1882, the visit of Pope John Paul II in 1979, the national soccer team’s homecomings, and the Nurse Gargan murder.

This book is of interest to visitors, and Dubliners alike, and to anyone interested in this most historic and scenic park.

It would make a welcome addition to corporate and conference goodybags as well as being an ideal introduction to the area for new arrivals.

In the shops now

ISBN 1-904148-78-6
or order online here
  

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Brendan Nolan has reported on Phoenix Park as a freelance journalist for several decades and was a professional observer at many of the events of the late 20th century related herein.

He was born in Chapelizod in a house beside the churchyard of Le Fanu and counted Phoenix Park as his personal rambling ground through his growing years and beyond.