Category: Arts & Culture

Nature on our doorsteps: How do snails breathe?

Nature on our doorsteps: How do snails breathe?

Arts & Culture

By Rosaleen Dwyer All snails were once sea creatures.  During the evolutionary process, some emerged from their salty waters and adapted to ...

Supermoon over Dublin makes the top 20 in astrophotography competition

Supermoon over Dublin makes the top 20 in astrophotography competition

Arts & Culture

By Aideen O'Flaherty A Palmerstown photographer’s arresting image of a supermoon, taken from the Chapelizod side of the Phoenix Park last year, ...

The Intruder: Local actors make a welcome return to The Civic

The Intruder: Local actors make a welcome return to The Civic

Arts & Culture

By Aideen O'Flaherty The Civic Theatre recently hosted an involving play about an infamous criminal who breaks into a crime reporter’s home and ...

Food with JP Passion: Perfect Homemade Chicken Burgers

Food with JP Passion: Perfect Homemade Chicken Burgers

Arts & Culture

By JP Kennedy While we wait with eager anticipation for the Irish summer to arrive, over the next few weeks I am going ...

Nature on our doorsteps: Leaving the nest

Nature on our doorsteps: Leaving the nest

Arts & Culture

By Rosaleen Dwyer Birds have been very busy since early April, building nests and feeding chicks.  While chicks face many challenges as ...

Electronic Soundscapes: Conor Walsh on creating and crafting Wornoc

Electronic Soundscapes: Conor Walsh on creating and crafting Wornoc

Arts & Culture

By Aideen O'Flaherty Conor Walsh, a skilled rock guitarist from Millbrook Lawns in Tallaght, recently turned his attention to crafting textured, electronic ...

Emily 7: Gearing up for new single release

Emily 7: Gearing up for new single release

Arts & Culture

By Aideen O'Flaherty Hot on the heels of their recent appearance on an RTÉ documentary about music subcultures, an indie band formed by ...

Food with JP Passion: Summer Rice Salad

Food with JP Passion: Summer Rice Salad

Arts & Culture

By JP Kennedy This is a super healthy salad and often during the summer months serves as a delicious light supper alternative. This ...

Nature on our doorsteps: Hawthorn

Nature on our doorsteps: Hawthorn

Arts & Culture

By Rosaleen Dwyer Hawthorn is one of our most plentiful hedgerow species. It is also referred to as Whitethorn, and because it ...

Navi Disha: Clinical Nurse Manager Monica wins literature award

Navi Disha: Clinical Nurse Manager Monica wins literature award

Arts & Culture

By Aideen O'Flaherty Monica Mathias balances her busy role as a clinical nurse manager in the general and vascular theatre in Tallaght University ...