Category: Arts & Culture

Hail The Ghost: Indie band release their new single ‘Wishbone’ this month

Hail The Ghost: Indie band release their new single ‘Wishbone’ this month

Arts & Culture

By Aideen O'Flaherty I ndie band Hail the Ghost released their new single ‘Wishbone’ this month, in tribute to Alan Kurdi – a ...

Conversations With Myself: Kasey Shelley talks about her first poetry book

Conversations With Myself: Kasey Shelley talks about her first poetry book

Arts & Culture

By Aideen O'Flaherty Poet and writer Kasey Shelley explores themes of love, relationships and mental health, and takes a microscopic look at the ...

Food with JP Passion: Luscious Lemon Pavlova

Food with JP Passion: Luscious Lemon Pavlova

Arts & Culture

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

Nature on our Doorstep – Cuckoos in the insect world

Nature on our Doorstep – Cuckoos in the insect world

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 Vegan Terrorist: Clondalkin man put pen to paper on new book

The Vegan Terrorist: Clondalkin man put pen to paper on new book

Arts & Culture

By Aideen O'Flaherty A childhood passion for writing essays led Clondalkin author Chris Quinn to put pen to paper again in his late ...

TV People: Local band are gearing up for the release of their third single

TV People: Local band are gearing up for the release of their third single

Arts & Culture

By Aideen O'Flaherty Post-punk band TV People are currently rising through the ranks of the city’s burgeoning music scene, which has seen bands ...

Dementia – what you can  do for your community

Dementia – what you can do for your community

Arts & Culture

As part of World Alzheimer Month this September, The Echo, in partnership with the HSE’s Dementia: Understand Together campaign, is featuring a ...

Self-Portrait: Marcus Woods talks about his debut album

Self-Portrait: Marcus Woods talks about his debut album

Arts & Culture

By Aideen O’Flaherty Ambient, lo-fi beats drive the music that producer Ryan Cullen, aka Marcus Woods, creates, and three years on from ...

Nature on our Doorstep: Woody Nightshade

Nature on our Doorstep: Woody Nightshade

Arts & Culture

WOODY Nightshade is currently trailing over hedges, walls, or tall vegetation along riverbanks. As the plant’s small star-shaped flowers open, the pointed ...

Nature on our doorsteps – The magic of cocooning

Nature on our doorsteps – The magic of cocooning

Arts & Culture

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