Category: Arts & Culture

Nature on our doorsteps: Flies that bite . . .

Nature on our doorsteps: Flies that bite . . .

Arts & Culture

From early summer to mid-September, a walk along the edge of a woodland or river can be made uncomfortable by swarms of ...

Civic’s Triumphant Return: With smorgasbord of lively and entertaining events

Civic’s Triumphant Return: With smorgasbord of lively and entertaining events

Arts & Culture

The Civic Theatre’s first official Season in more than two years was recently launched, marking a triumphant return to form for the ...

Calling aspiring poets: The Red Line Book Festival poetry competition

Calling aspiring poets: The Red Line Book Festival poetry competition

Arts & Culture

The Red Line Book Festival 2022 is calling on aspiring poets to submit their work for the festival’s poetry competition, with submissions ...

Mo Threibh: Clondalkin Producer wins at The Celtic Media Awards

Mo Threibh: Clondalkin Producer wins at The Celtic Media Awards

Arts & Culture

Clondalkin’s own Jennifer Healy is one of the rising stars of television production in Ireland. She joined Mind the Gap films in ...

Nature on our doorsteps: Ghoulish infection in a fly

Nature on our doorsteps: Ghoulish infection in a fly

Arts & Culture

The golden-yellow Dung Fly is very common in Ireland, particularly where cattle graze. This fly lays its eggs in fresh cow dung, ...

Telling the Magdalene tales: ‘Eclipsed’ will bring to life women’s stories

Telling the Magdalene tales: ‘Eclipsed’ will bring to life women’s stories

Arts & Culture

AN all-female cast on the Civic Theatre stage this Friday, September 2, will bring to life the stories of the ‘fallen women’ ...

Any treasured photos? Searching for old Palmerstown images…

Any treasured photos? Searching for old Palmerstown images…

Arts & Culture

A social media page dedicated to collecting old photographs capturing the social, architectural and natural history of Palmerstown has recently been set ...

Big Song Blue – Musician Zapho releases new single

Big Song Blue – Musician Zapho releases new single

Arts & Culture

Eectropop musician Ele Breslin, who records music under the name Zapho, has taken a cinematic turn with the release of her new ...

Nature on our Doorsteps: Fascinating Flatworms

Nature on our Doorsteps: Fascinating Flatworms

Arts & Culture

Flatworms are a fascinating group of primitive creatures. They have been on the planet for around half a billion years, and they ...

1990s Throwback: Brothers transform utility box into game boy art piece

1990s Throwback: Brothers transform utility box into game boy art piece

Arts & Culture

Some classic 1990s nostalgia has been brought to Clogher Road in Crumlin, with the transformation of a utility box into an art ...