Category: Arts & Culture

Star-topped lemon pastry mince pies

Star-topped lemon pastry mince pies

Arts & Culture

You can make these with grated orange zest if you prefer and always chill your pastry cases in the fridge before you ...

Chocolate biscuit pudding a little break from tradition with this chocolate pud

Chocolate biscuit pudding a little break from tradition with this chocolate pud

Arts & Culture

Ingredients – Pudding 375g biscuits, all digestive  or a mixture of a few types 225g milk chocolate 225g dark chocolate 150g butter ...

Gift your child your full attention

Gift your child your full attention

Arts & Culture

Christmas is a time for children, I think we can all agree on that. Santa checking his list, sleepy children listening for the ...

An interview with Santa. . .

An interview with Santa. . .

Arts & Culture

Before his trip across the world on Christmas Eve, Santa Claus took some time out of his busy schedule to talk to ...

Christmas Food . . . Amazing Christmas Turkey and Ham

Christmas Food . . . Amazing Christmas Turkey and Ham

Arts & Culture

The big day is almost upon us and for me prepping and cooking the Christmas Turkey and Ham is my favourite meal ...

Nature on our doorsteps: The shortest day

Nature on our doorsteps: The shortest day

Arts & Culture

Rosaleen Dwyer is the County Heritage Officer at South Dublin County Council – every week she gives us an insight into the ...

Annual Ciaran Carr Christmas Busk set to be a big hit

Annual Ciaran Carr Christmas Busk set to be a big hit

Arts & Culture

ORIGINALLY organised in 2014 by Clondalkin-born singer-songwriter Colm Gavin, the Annual Ciaran Carr Christmas Busk has taken on a life of its ...

Patient Labyrinth artwork exhibition launches in Rua Red

Patient Labyrinth artwork exhibition launches in Rua Red

Arts & Culture

"In a maze, you lose yourself; in a labyrinth, you find yourself." 'Patient Labyrinth', a new artwork and exhibition from Junk Ensemble ...

Songwriter Acko’s 12th and final single ‘The Song’

Songwriter Acko’s 12th and final single ‘The Song’

Arts & Culture

"THIS has very much been the year of the song for me," explains Tallaght-born singer-songwriter Acko Atkinson. On December 5, he released ...

Harry Potter series inspires Megan’s ‘A Christmas Disaster’

Harry Potter series inspires Megan’s ‘A Christmas Disaster’

Arts & Culture

"ONE of the elves had a big problem," explains Kingswood Community College student Megan Tuite. Tallaght resident Megan wrote a children's book ...