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Category: Arts & Culture
Local Faces: Debbie Lee Byrne
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
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
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 is a weekly column written by South Dublin County Council's heritage officer, Rosaleen Dwyer. THE garlic that is ...
Food with Passion: Rhubarb & Crystalised Ginger Upside down Cake
Growing up I was never a huge fan of rhubarb! It’s probably because it evokes memories of over-boiled stringy rhubarb with lashings ...
Insubs: Undying love for creating music
Insubs is a four piece band from the Tallaght area. The band is a mix of influences with an undying love for ...
Victory Luke: Future plans for a book of poetry
A passion for crafting affecting poetry began for Victory Luke when she was in her early teens as a student in Collinstown ...
Nature on our doorsteps: Living up to your name
The Speckled Wood butterfly has dark brown wings which are speckled with lovely cream-coloured blotches, some of which also have darker ‘eye ...
Food with passion: JP’s Super Juicy & Crunchy Buttermilk Fried Chicken
I have tried various different recipes in my attempt to establish the best fried chicken recipe and I finally found this recipe ...
Nature on our doorsteps: Watching the time
Every spring, buds open, flowers bloom, and Swallows arrive back to Ireland for their annual breeding season. The precise timing of these ...