Category: Arts & Culture

Take the time to smell the roses – and all the rest of the flowers

Take the time to smell the roses – and all the rest of the flowers

Arts & Culture

SINCE ancient times people across all cultures have had a huge attraction to flowers, using them as a medium to express sentiments ...

Dream Factory featuring a spectacular circus and acrobatic mayhem

Dream Factory featuring a spectacular circus and acrobatic mayhem

Arts & Culture

'Dream Factory' is the eagerly-anticipated circus musical written by Cian Kinsella from renowned acro-comedy outfit Lords of Strut (RTÉ’s Body Brothers; Britain’s ...

The Power of Music in Recovery: Album launched by Clondalkin Recovery Choir

The Power of Music in Recovery: Album launched by Clondalkin Recovery Choir

Arts & Culture

"THE album was inspired by the Clondalkin Recovery Choir's mission to convey the power of music in recovery," states Ali Ryan. The ...

JP Food: Delicious beef hot pot & herby dumplings

JP Food: Delicious beef hot pot & herby dumplings

Arts & Culture

From Tallaght, John Paul Kennedy is a self-taught cook with a passion for good old-fashioned home cooking. I really love this time of ...

Nature on our doorsteps: The Gooseberry Sawfly

Nature on our doorsteps: The Gooseberry Sawfly

Arts & Culture

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

‘This is my gift to Dublin’: Rapper Skull the Pierre sings his praises for adopted home

‘This is my gift to Dublin’: Rapper Skull the Pierre sings his praises for adopted home

Arts & Culture

“THE privileged should give, and I’m privileged to be here. “This is my gift to Dublin”. Following his latest EP, 'Make Art ...

JP Food: Raspberry & Almond bakewell cake

JP Food: Raspberry & Almond bakewell cake

Arts & Culture

From Tallaght, John Paul Kennedy is a self-taught cook with a passion for good old-fashioned home cooking. I’m delighted to be back with ...

Busy Year Ahead for Tallaght Choral Society

Busy Year Ahead for Tallaght Choral Society

Arts & Culture

"So very exciting year ahead!" exclaims Declan Doyle, Musical Director of the Tallaght Choral Society. TCS was formed in 1967 and now ...

Nature on our doorsteps: Marvellous Mallows

Nature on our doorsteps: Marvellous Mallows

Arts & Culture

A plant that is sometimes seen growing on waste ground, along roadside edges and railway lines is the tall, spreading, Common Mallow. ...

The Man Who Talks To Statues: Shane Casey brings his show to The Civic

The Man Who Talks To Statues: Shane Casey brings his show to The Civic

Arts & Culture

"It's a f***ing great venue!" beams Cork actor and playwright Shane Casey on the Civic, as he is asked about his upcoming ...