Winter 2025/26 Newsletter

Check out our upcoming calendar of events including

Join the Residents WhatsApp Group

The KVRA WhatsApp Group now has 134 members and has proven to be an excellent communication channel. We encourage at least one member of each house hold to join. The group is primarily a way for the KVRA to inform residents on safety, events, and public notices.

To join, please send your first and last name, and first line of your address by text to Simone or email killineyvillageregeneration@gmail.com if you don’t have Simone’s number.

Village Book Club

The Book Club meets once a month in the Druids Chair Pub. New members are always welcome. Books from all genres are read. To join the Book Club WhatsApp group so you can stay updated on meetings and book choices, please text Marianne.

Annual Donation

We ask each house hold, where possible, to make a donation to support the work of the KVRA. We suggest €20.
Instructions for how to donate will be contained in the newsletter that will be delivered to each house in October/November.
Throughout the year we receive ad hoc donations from residents and wish to thank everyone for their ongoing support.

Village Clean Ups

Overwinter clean ups will be posted to the WhatsApp Group.

Please remember to cut back summer growth that overhangs footpaths and blocks street lights, as this is essential for pedestrian safety.

Save the Date

Killiney Sounds will return to the Village for a 2026 series. First concert will be on February 1st, details to follow.

Killiney Historical Society

Our autumn/winter schedule of talks is coming together and it is shaping up to be an interesting mix of topics which will appeal to our history buffs. The talks will take place on the first Tuesday of each of the next 3 months up to Christmas and in February, March, April and May 2026.

The provisional running order is as follows:

7th October 2025: ‘The Kingstown to Dalkey Atmospheric Railway 1843-1854’ by Michael McShane

4th November 2025: ‘John Hinde and his Dalkey & Killiney Colour Postcards’ by James Scannell

2nd December 2025: ‘The War of Independence in Killiney and Dalkey 1916-1921’ by James Brady

3rd February 2026: To be confirmed

3rd March 2026: ‘An Historical tour through Deansgrange Cemetery’ by Jamie Moran

7th April: ‘Long-term housing problems in Kingstown/Dun Laoghaire – symptoms, diagnosis and solutions’ by Tom Conlon

5th May 2026: Open night

Please note the above is a provisional schedule and may be subject to change. Email reminders will be sent in advance but do keep an eye on killineyhistory.ie where updates and further details on the talks and speakers will be available.
All talks/events take place in the upstairs lounge of the Druid’s Chair pub in Killiney and admission is €5. All are welcome!