Category: Arts & Culture

Nature on our doorsteps: Froggy Facts

Nature on our doorsteps: Froggy Facts

Arts & Culture

Mild weather in February brings a busy breeding time for frogs. They begin their steady journey back to the ponds where they ...

Live From The Library: Clerkin appointed library’s Musician-in-Residence

Live From The Library: Clerkin appointed library’s Musician-in-Residence

Arts & Culture

The Creative Studio in North Clondalkin Library has become something of a second home for Tallaght musician Luke Clerkin. The Ballyfermot College ...

Starlight – Reggae rhythms with a traditional feel

Starlight – Reggae rhythms with a traditional feel

Arts & Culture

A band led by Tallaght musician Shane Ó Fearghail have released their new single, ‘Starlight’, which deftly combines reggae rhythms with a ...

Nature on our Doorsteps: Sacred trees

Nature on our Doorsteps: Sacred trees

Arts & Culture

TREES were highly valued by our ancestors, and not just for the wood they provided for building, shelter, fires for cooking and ...

Skull The Pierre’s New Single

Skull The Pierre’s New Single

Arts & Culture

Crumlin-based hip-hop musician Pierre Miguel Fonseca, aka Skull the Pierre, recently released a single that looks at ignorance and racism, interspersed with ...

Novelist and Critic: Rathcoole native Kevin Power delves into his upbringing

Novelist and Critic: Rathcoole native Kevin Power delves into his upbringing

Arts & Culture

Novelist and critic Kevin Power delved into his upbringing in Rathcoole in a lecture he gave at the Bray Literary Festival last ...

Unrequited Love: Taylor D to release 11th single ‘Wasting all my love’

Unrequited Love: Taylor D to release 11th single ‘Wasting all my love’

Arts & Culture

The trials of unrequited love take centre stage in the new single from 17- year-old Clondalkin musician Taylor D, and the song ...

Nature on our Doorsteps: Signs of spring

Nature on our Doorsteps: Signs of spring

Arts & Culture

The traditional date for the start of spring in Ireland is February 1. The ancient Celts celebrated this day as the feast ...

So What: Saibh’s new single has over 17K Spotify streams

So What: Saibh’s new single has over 17K Spotify streams

Arts & Culture

Up-and-coming singer-songwriter Saibh Skelly recently released her new single, ‘So What?’, delving into what it’s like to quickly become infatuated with someone ...

GomBean: Niamh McGrath brings her comedic show to The Civic

GomBean: Niamh McGrath brings her comedic show to The Civic

Arts & Culture

A ctor, director and playwright Niamh McGrath will be bringing her comedic show ‘GomBean’ to the Civic Theatre stage from February 9 ...