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“For years and years, our colourful handywork was on display down at The Men’s,” chuckles Mary today.

The Men’s by Toni Smith
t was all sparked by artist Toni Smith posting her 2006
take on The Men’s on social media last night…
Fellow Greystonians began to reminisce about this popular hangout spot, and one had a particularly devilish tale to tell.

The rebellious young Mary
For Dermot Hackett, a rummage around in the family shed a few years ago brought forth two old wooden signs from that very Greystones beauty spot.
And with them, a whole bunch of questions.
The wooden signs let it be known, in no uncertain terms, that The Men’s was for men, and that the Ladies’ Cove just down the road was for the ladies. Moving to Greystones with her family in 1970, the bould Mary Hackett wasn’t about to take such unsanctioned orders lying down.

The Men’s 1980s. Pic Anna O’Rourke