Famous People from Rathmines


Ardal O'Hanlon

Ardal  O'Hanlon   starred  in   Father  Ted   along  with  Dermot  Morgan  who  sadly  died   of  a  heart  attack.  Ardal  O'Hanlon  lives  in  Rathmines , Dublin  6.  Ardal  O'Hanlon  is  36 years  old.  He  is  a  great  actor  and  is  currently starring  in  Big  Bad  World.  He  especially loves to  work  in  comedy.


Bryan Dobson

Bryan Dobson is my dad and he is a news broadcaster.  He lives in Dublin 6.  He reads the Six One News with Una O `Hagan.  He works in  RTE  in the News Room but sometimes he is on radio.  Right now he is in America covering the Presidential Election but will be back soon.  He lives with me Sophie, my sister Hannah, and my mum Crea.


Garret Fitzgerald

Garret Fitzgerald was Taoiseach from the mid 1970's to the late 1980's.  Garret Fitzgerald is grandad of Garret Fitzgerald in our class  (named after his grandad of course.)  During Garret Fitzgerald's reign as Taoiseach he was head of Fine Gael.  Then he lived with his son Mark Fitzgerald and his two children  (Garret jr. and Ceara) for a few years until his wife Joan Fitzgerald passed away.  He now lives with his daughter Mary Fitzgerald.  He also has ten grandchildren.

Ken Doherty  

Ken  Doherty  is  28  years  old.  He  has  won  four  ranking  titles:  The  Embassy World Snooker  Championship  and  the  Malta Open.  He has also won the Regal Scottish Masters twice and the Telford  Snooker  Grand Prix once.  He has also won the Snooker Grand Slam.  His highest break is 147, very good for a pro.  He also fell off  his shed roof and hit a dust bin, that's why he has a scar just below his right eye.  He practices in Jasons of Ranelagh.  His world rank is no 7.

                                                         

                     Millennium Bridge

   Dublin's Millennium Bridge was designed by Howley Harrington  Architects, and was built to celebrate The New Millennium. It links Temple Bar on the south of  The Liffey with Jervis Street  and Mary Street  shopping areas on the north side.The bridge is made of steel and has a walking deck made of aluminium. There are little lights all along the deck which you can skip along if you wish. The competition to design the bridge was entered by 150 contestants from all over the world including Australia, Hong Kong , Canada, and Germany. Sean Harrington the winner is my dad,and I am Clare.

                                                        

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