Tag: Life

Charlie Harris: A story of hardships, war, death and love

Charlie Harris: A story of hardships, war, death and love

Arts & Culture

Step back in time; into the harsh and dreary setting that is Dublin in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Ballyfermot author, ...

Nature on our doorsteps: Natural partnerships

Nature on our doorsteps: Natural partnerships

Arts & Culture

Autumn is a good time to see mushrooms. After the warmth of last month and the rain that followed, they seem to ...

Noise Music at the Big Picture: Behind the scenes…

Noise Music at the Big Picture: Behind the scenes…

Arts & Culture

YOUTH music programme, Noise Music, has been honing their skills in preparation for their big debut that took place at Culture Night ...

Wordsmith Barry Currivan’s passion for poetry

Wordsmith Barry Currivan’s passion for poetry

Arts & Culture

When Barry Currivan’s interest in poetry was sparked as a schoolboy, he was enthralled by the humorous turns taken by classical poets ...

Nature on our doorsteps: Spider visitors

Nature on our doorsteps: Spider visitors

Arts & Culture

As autumn settles in, we tend to see an increase in spiders in our homes and sheds. The most impressive of these ...

Slevo goes vintage: The rapper from Crumlin on how he keeps his focus

Slevo goes vintage: The rapper from Crumlin on how he keeps his focus

Arts & Culture

Crumlin rapper Slevo has been steadily building his music output – both as a solo artist and collaboratively – since becoming a ...

Freedom FM comeback: Former pirate station gets 30-day licence

Freedom FM comeback: Former pirate station gets 30-day licence

Arts & Culture

FREEDOM FM returns 12 months after its last radio broadcast, and this time its reach has extended to much of the country, ...

Nature on our doorsteps: Season of mists . . .

Nature on our doorsteps: Season of mists . . .

Arts & Culture

The 2022 autumn equinox occurred on Saturday, September 23. On that day, there were approximately equal amounts of daylight hours and darkness. ...

Strangers Again: Clondalkin’s Taylor D releases new single

Strangers Again: Clondalkin’s Taylor D releases new single

Arts & Culture

Promising young artist, Taylor Dowling - who performs under the name Taylor D - from Clondalkin, recently released a new single on ...

Nature on our doorsteps: On the hunt for sugar . . .

Nature on our doorsteps: On the hunt for sugar . . .

Arts & Culture

In autumn, wasps appear to become much more inquisitive and persistent around us, causing panic for some people. These wasps are not ...