Category: Arts & Culture

Nature on our Doorsteps: The rhythms of nature

Nature on our Doorsteps: The rhythms of nature

Arts & Culture

THE winter solstice on Tuesday 21st December was the shortest day of the year, with the least number of daylight hours. This ...

And the winner of our Christmas Tree competition is… Imelda Kearns and daughter Emma!

And the winner of our Christmas Tree competition is… Imelda Kearns and daughter Emma!

Arts & Culture

Imelda Kearns and her ten-year-old daughter Emma spent a day decorating their tree in their home in St Maelruan’s Park in Tallaght ...

Reduce, re-use, recycle

Reduce, re-use, recycle

Arts & Culture

Christmas can be a difficult time for the environment because it produces an enormous amount of excess waste, and with the recent ...

JP Food: Healthy Left overs Chicken / Turkey Soup

JP Food: Healthy Left overs Chicken / Turkey Soup

Arts & Culture

John Paul Kennedy is a self-taught cook and an avid fan of collecting cookery books with a passion for good old-fashioned home ...

JP Food: Chocolate biscuit pudding

JP Food: Chocolate biscuit pudding

Arts & Culture

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

O Christmas Tree o Christmas tree, recycle your Christmas tree

O Christmas Tree o Christmas tree, recycle your Christmas tree

Arts & Culture

South Dublin County Council are providing 21 locations across the county for Christmas tree recycling in January 2022. The free service will ...

Nature on our doorsteps: Decorating trees outdoors

Nature on our doorsteps: Decorating trees outdoors

Arts & Culture

Our early ancestors revered trees and saw them not only as a useful source of building materials and autumn fruit, but also ...

Finn to the rescue . . . Home rescue’s Peter Finn talks about his tv work

Finn to the rescue . . . Home rescue’s Peter Finn talks about his tv work

Arts & Culture

For builder Peter Finn, who stars in RTÉ’s home renovation show ‘Home Rescue’, the greatest satisfaction in his work comes from seeing ...

Food with passion: Delicious Christmas Party Food

Food with passion: Delicious Christmas Party Food

Arts & Culture

Last year I shared with you my delicious home-made Christmas party sausage rolls with chorizo, and this year I have some more ...