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Banana skins, Pythagorian triplets, clean water, and Rio Ferdinand’s hand

Banana skins, Pythagorian triplets, clean water, and Rio Ferdinand’s hand

Arts & Culture

By Aideen O'Flaherty SOME of the brightest students in South Dublin County got to show off their scientific finesse at the BT Young ...

Tallaght’s Michael Finn snaps up the Windland Smith Rice Photography Award

Tallaght’s Michael Finn snaps up the Windland Smith Rice Photography Award

Arts & Culture

By Mary Dennehy A TALLAGHT photographer has snapped up an award in one of the world’s most highly respected photographic competitions, the Windland ...

Short story masterclass at Tallaght Library this February

Short story masterclass at Tallaght Library this February

Arts & Culture

By Aideen O'Flaherty BUDDING writers are invited to take part in a short story masterclass being held in Tallaght Library this February. The ...

Tallaght Photographic Society International Salon of Photographic Art at Tallaght Library

Tallaght Photographic Society International Salon of Photographic Art at Tallaght Library

Arts & Culture

By Aideen O'Flaherty TALLAGHT Library will play host this week to a photography exhibition showcasing work from all over the world. The Tallaght ...

Stephen Jones: From self-penned plays to ‘Love/Hate’ gangster roles

Stephen Jones: From self-penned plays to ‘Love/Hate’ gangster roles

Arts & Culture

By Aideen O'Flaherty FROM playing gangsters and drug dealers, to a comedic interpretation of Roy Keane in the hit musical ‘I, Keano’, Tallaght ...

WATCH: Emmet Kirwan’s latest short film is simply stunning

WATCH: Emmet Kirwan’s latest short film is simply stunning

Arts & Culture

Renowned local actor Emmet Kirwan and fellow Tallaght native Jordanne Jones star in a new short film called ‘Heartbreak’, which was written ...

Rolling down Three Rock to raise funds for refugees

Rolling down Three Rock to raise funds for refugees

Arts & Culture

By Aideen O'Flaherty A RATHFARNHAM schoolboy rolled down Three Rock Mountain using a homemade roller suit to raise money for refugees in a ...

Jobstown native creates children’s fantasy novel and album

Jobstown native creates children’s fantasy novel and album

Arts & Culture

By Aideen O'Flaherty A JOBSTOWN native has created an ethereal world through a children's fantasy novel and an accompanying album writes Aideen O’Flaherty. ...

Special awards evening at Rua Red commemorating 1916

Special awards evening at Rua Red commemorating 1916

Arts & Culture

By Mary Dennehy A SPECIAL presentation evening was staged in Rua Red recently to acknowledge and celebrate the artistic achievements of 40 young ...

Tallaght’s Michael Yare is soaking up the acting game in London

Tallaght’s Michael Yare is soaking up the acting game in London

Arts & Culture

By Aideen O'Flaherty GROWING up in Rossfield in Tallaght, Michael Yare played football for Shamrock Rovers and studied computer science in UCD before ...