Category: Arts & Culture

Nature on our doorsteps – The many uses of mint

Nature on our doorsteps – The many uses of mint

Arts & Culture

Rosaleen Dwyer is the County Heritage Officer at South Dublin County Council – every week she gives us an insight into the ...

Nature on our doorsteps: Helping our butterflies

Nature on our doorsteps: Helping our butterflies

Arts & Culture

By Rosaleen Dwyer We have 35 different species of butterfly in Ireland. About 20 of these are referred to as being ‘general countryside ...

Making a Time Difference: Pandemic created a moment for creativity

Making a Time Difference: Pandemic created a moment for creativity

Arts & Culture

By Aideen O'Flaherty A daily routine becomes inverted in the video for Ailbhe Reddy’s single ‘Time Difference’, which sees the Terenure woman clocking ...

Power of Dreams: Releasing new album auslÄnder later this year

Power of Dreams: Releasing new album auslÄnder later this year

Arts & Culture

By Aideen O'Flaherty Thirty years ago, a group of four teenage musicians in a band called Power of Dreams released their seminal debut ...

Turning heartbreak into hope: The story of unwavering love in the wake of a brain injury

Turning heartbreak into hope: The story of unwavering love in the wake of a brain injury

Arts & Culture

By Georgia Knoles Martina Cox’s upcoming book With Hope In Your Heart tells a story of familial perseverance and unwavering love in the ...

Nature on our Doorstep – The Drone Fly

Nature on our Doorstep – The Drone Fly

Arts & Culture

By Rosaleen Dwyer Rosaleen Dwyer is the County Heritage Officer at South Dublin County Council – every week she gives us an insight ...

The Covid Tapes: Comedy through audio

The Covid Tapes: Comedy through audio

Arts & Culture

By Georgia Knoles Sightless Cinema brings lighthearted comedy to local, national and international listeners with its new YouTube series, ‘The Covid Tapes’. The ...

Putting the swing into lockdown: Luke Thomas and the Swing Cats nail it!

Putting the swing into lockdown: Luke Thomas and the Swing Cats nail it!

Arts & Culture

By Aideen O'Flaherty Luke Thomas performed his first concert as a teenage R&B singer when he was a support act for the American ...

Clondalkin Rocks: Hide and Seek painted stones delight community

Clondalkin Rocks: Hide and Seek painted stones delight community

Arts & Culture

By Georgia Knoles In Clondalkin, families stay busy and positive by hiding and seeking painted rocks, then posting pictures on the Facebook page ...

Pebbles of Wisdom: Charity auction for friends of the Coombe

Pebbles of Wisdom: Charity auction for friends of the Coombe

Arts & Culture

By Aideen O'Flaherty A painting by a skilled Tallaght artist is being auctioned off to raise funds for the Friends of the Coombe ...