Category: Arts & Culture

Food with passion: Chocolate Pavlova

Food with passion: Chocolate Pavlova

Arts & Culture

Last week I was contemplating what dessert could I make for Easter Sunday dinner as my sister, brother in-law and my two ...

Nature on our doorsteps: The Primrose family

Nature on our doorsteps: The Primrose family

Arts & Culture

Primroses, Cowslips, and Polyanthus are all members of the Primula family of flowering plants. These flowers all share the same basic flower ...

‘Make Believe’ Thousands connect to powerful vocals

‘Make Believe’ Thousands connect to powerful vocals

Arts & Culture

Singer-songwriter Bradley Marshall has amassed over 215,000 followers on his ever-growing TikTok page, where he regularly posts snippets of his own original ...

The Two Dubs whip up the crowds with energetic ballad covers

The Two Dubs whip up the crowds with energetic ballad covers

Arts & Culture

Formed by Tallaght brothers Paul and Frank Flynn in 2012, TheTwoDubs always aim to whip crowds up into a frenzy when they ...

Race for 007 role: The name is Turner, Aidan Turner

Race for 007 role: The name is Turner, Aidan Turner

Arts & Culture

Clondalkin’s Aidan Turner, who is a former student of Firhouse Community College and St Mac Dara’s Community College, could be in the ...

Food with passion: Beer Batter Fish & Chips with Minty Mushy Peas

Food with passion: Beer Batter Fish & Chips with Minty Mushy Peas

Arts & Culture

This is fast becoming one of my most favourite suppers. It’s basically a ramped-up smarter version of fish and chips, but with ...

Nature on our doorsteps: Blackthorn bush spines and daggers

Nature on our doorsteps: Blackthorn bush spines and daggers

Arts & Culture

The Blackthorn bush is a plentiful and widespread hedgerow species. It is very aptly named, as its bark is very dark in ...

Easter week church services and mass times

Easter week church services and mass times

Arts & Culture

Here's a list of the Easter week church services and mass times for Tallaght, Lucan, Clondalkin, Ballyfermot and surrounding communities.   

Food with passion: Smoky Spanish Hotpot

Food with passion: Smoky Spanish Hotpot

Arts & Culture

To thank me for hosting Colleague Cookery demo sessions on Zoom, I was recently sent Mary Berry’s new cookbook ‘Love to Cook’ ...

Nature on our doorsteps: Pollen power

Nature on our doorsteps: Pollen power

Arts & Culture

The recent spell of unseasonable warm weather encouraged many bumblebee queens out of hibernation. On first waking, a queen must seek out ...