11/07/2026
🎉 Happy 70th Birthday to The Avenue! 🎉
A massive congratulations and happy birthday to all the past and present residents of Pearse Avenue as you celebrate an incredible 70 years today!
Pearse was the place Sully always called home and spoke about with enormous pride. To say you were "from Pearse Avenue" was always a badge of honour to him. After all, Pearse Avenue was the very first avenue built in Old Mervue, which is exactly why it'll always simply be known as "The Avenue." 💙
I was lucky enough to spend a huge part of my childhood growing up around Pearse too... although I was never allowed to forget that "you're from Barry Avenue ya..." 🤣 I'll let ye fill in the blank yourselves!
What a childhood it was. Endless games of football and rounders in The Park, with the legendary Robbie O'Hara on hand to referee every match. He always seemed to have a red card ready with my name on it though 🤔
There were games of curbs, over the line, tennis, 52, IRA and everything else we could invent. Always followed by a visit to Mr & Mrs Lernihan's where Mick's famous vegetable soup was always followed by Bridie's legendary red lemonade floats... usually after she'd finished patching up whatever cuts and bruises we'd picked up that day!
Those were the days!! Friendships that have lasted a lifetime, memories we'll never forget, and enough stories between us all to fill a few books. That's what Pearse Avenue has always been about - community, neighbours who became family, and people always looking out for one another.
Today is also a chance to remember the many wonderful people who helped make Pearse Avenue the special place it is. While so many are sadly no longer with us, I'm sure they're all looking down with a smile, enjoying the celebrations alongside ye.
A huge well done to everyone who organised today's event. Ye have done an unbelievable job. The Avenue is looking absolutely fantastic and ye should all be incredibly proud.
A special shout out as well to two of our own Bull Run committee members, Cait Whelan and Eileen Lernihan. It genuinely seems that anything ye get involved in turns to gold. Ye are unreal!
Finally, on behalf of everyone involved with the Bull Run, we'd like to offer our sincere condolences to Pearse Avenue royalty, Mr. & Mrs. McGrath and all of the McGrath family on the heartbreaking loss of John after his incredibly brave battle with illness last week. Our thoughts are with you all. ❤️
If you're passing by today, be sure to call into Pearse from 3pm. The sun is shining and its shaping up to be a fantastic afternoon and a fitting celebration of everything that makes The Avenue so special.
Congratulations once again on an amazing milestone.
Here's to the next 70 years! 🍻
Up The Avenue! 💪🏻💙
