Category: Arts & Culture

Philip Cairns: The boy who never came home

Philip Cairns: The boy who never came home

Arts & Culture

Last Saturday was the 35th anniversary of the disappearance of 13-year-old Rathfarnham schoolboy Philip Cairns, and a journalist is hoping to shed ...

Nature on our Doorsteps: Spooky faces in nature

Nature on our Doorsteps: Spooky faces in nature

Arts & Culture

Nature on our Doorsteps is a weekly column written by Rosaleen Dwyer, Heritage Officer with South Dublin County Council.  THE human brain ...

Food with JP: Meringue Ghosts

Food with JP: Meringue Ghosts

Arts & Culture

These spooky little meringues are easy-peasy to make and kids will love to get involved in making them. I can’t wait to ...

The Suspect: Aidan Turner takes on role in new ITV show

The Suspect: Aidan Turner takes on role in new ITV show

Arts & Culture

By Mathilda Harbering Playing Doctor Joe O’Loughlin in the new ITV show ‘The Suspect’ is former Walkinstown resident and Clondalkin native Aidan ...

Straight to Video: Tallaght set play live at The Civic

Straight to Video: Tallaght set play live at The Civic

Arts & Culture

By London Brazal Emmet Kirwan’s new play ‘Straight to Video’ is debuting its world premiere on October 28 at The Civic in ...

Nature on our doorsteps: Bulbs for Bees

Nature on our doorsteps: Bulbs for Bees

Arts & Culture

Now is the time to do something very easy to help our pollinating insects next springtime - plant some spring bulbs. Honeybees ...

The House in the Woods: Zoe Miller talks about her gripping new book

The House in the Woods: Zoe Miller talks about her gripping new book

Arts & Culture

Readers are led into a tangled web of secrets, and the exploration of a long-standing family rift that sees a retired actress ...

Nature on our doorsteps: Autumn Chestnuts

Nature on our doorsteps: Autumn Chestnuts

Arts & Culture

The chestnut, or the conker, is one of the iconic fruits of autumn. When it falls from the tree and splits from ...

O’Connell Street: The history and life of Dublin’s most iconic street

O’Connell Street: The history and life of Dublin’s most iconic street

Arts & Culture

The rich history of O’Connell Street, encompassing the 1916 Rising and periods of time when it was lined with affluent hotels and ...

Stephanie: New single from Emily 7

Stephanie: New single from Emily 7

Arts & Culture

Fresh from a successful UK tour, local indie band Emily 7 recently released their new single ‘Stephanie’, replete with distorted guitars and ...