Category: Arts & Culture

Life Q&A: Shane and The Host

Life Q&A: Shane and The Host

Arts & Culture

TALLAGHT musician Shane Ó Fearghail has firmly set down roots in the Austrian capital, Vienna, over the last decade, but he skilfully ...

Nature on our Doorsteps: Evolution in action

Nature on our Doorsteps: Evolution in action

Arts & Culture

THE Peppered Moth has distinctive markings which look like freshly-ground black pepper, scattered over a grey-white surface. The degree of black speckling ...

Nature on our Doorsteps: Buttercups

Nature on our Doorsteps: Buttercups

Arts & Culture

IN LATE May and early June, roadside verges and the flowering meadows in the parks turn yellow with Buttercups. Buttercups have 5 ...

‘Keep it Up’: Champion Dancer Shauna Finn

‘Keep it Up’: Champion Dancer Shauna Finn

Arts & Culture

CHAMPION dancer Shauna Finn recently appeared as a coach on an RTÉ television show aimed at bucking the trend of young girls ...

South Dublin Sizzling takes to the local stage this June

South Dublin Sizzling takes to the local stage this June

Arts & Culture

AN ECLECTIC mix of live performance will take place in local communities across early June, and everyone's invited! Supported by South Dublin ...

Sello making waves in Irish rap scene

Sello making waves in Irish rap scene

Arts & Culture

Clondalkin rapper Sello’s varied output includes combining traditional Irish and folk music samples with his propulsive rap music that’s been making waves ...

Local Faces: Debbie Lee Byrne

Local Faces: Debbie Lee Byrne

Arts & Culture

LIKE many businesses, community centres experienced tough times keeping their doors open during the Covid-19 pandemic and now into recovery. It is ...

Urban Nature: Dodder Valley Park sounds inspire new album

Urban Nature: Dodder Valley Park sounds inspire new album

Arts & Culture

The idyllic and peaceful surroundings of Dodder Valley Park in Tallaght served as the key inspiration for electronic musician Mick Chillage’s new ...

Soothing Sounds: Programme brings live music to patients at hospital

Soothing Sounds: Programme brings live music to patients at hospital

Arts & Culture

An interactive music programme called Soothing Sounds has been reintroduced to Tallaght University Hospital (TUH) in recent weeks, after going on hiatus ...

Nature on our Doorsteps: wild garlic

Nature on our Doorsteps: wild garlic

Arts & Culture

Nature on our Doorsteps is a weekly column written by South Dublin County Council's heritage officer, Rosaleen Dwyer.  THE garlic that is ...