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The Gerard Byrne Studio opens Virtual Exhibition
4th June 2020
The Gerard Byrne Studio opens Virtual Exhibition
By David Prendeville Faced with gallery closure due to Covid-19 pandemic, The Gerard Byrne studio in Ranelagh has opened its door virtually to let people explore Gerard’s latest collection of botanical paintings predominantly from his Artist-in-Residence at the Singapore Botanic […]
Arts & Culture
Element Pictures and BBC to film another Sally Rooney novel
14th April 2020
Element Pictures and BBC to film another Sally Rooney novel
By David Prendeville Local company Element Pictures will once again collaborate with the BBC on another adaptation of a Sally Rooney novel. This time they are set to tackle her first novel Conversations with Friends. Lenny Abrahamson is once again […]
Books
Tributes as Teresa Weafer moves from RDRD
13th April 2020
Tributes as Teresa Weafer moves from RDRD
Eoin Meegan Teresa Weafer has been the driving force behind the Ringsend and District Response to Drugs (RDRD) since its inception in 1995. A few short weeks ago, Teresa stepped down as manager of the project, a position she held […]
Local News
Working from Home with Children
13th April 2020
Working from Home with Children
Glandore, Ireland’s longest serving and leading provider of serviced offices and co-working spaces, share helpful advice for those trying to juggle working from home whilst keeping their children occupied. Covid-19 is a phrase that wasn’t very familiar to us just […]
FamilySchools
Through Her Eyes: A new history of Ireland in 21 women
10th April 2020
Through Her Eyes: A new history of Ireland in 21 women
Geneva Pattison Author and journalist, Clodagh Finn, invites us to travel through time and pay tribute to 21 ground-breaking Irish women in her book ‘Through Her Eyes: A new history of Ireland through 21 women’. When learning about Ireland’s History […]
Books
Aware:  Your Supporting Light Through Depression
9th April 2020
Aware: Your Supporting Light Through Depression
By Eoin Meegan For over 30 years Aware has been pioneering education, support and information to people impacted by depression, bipolar disorder and other forms of mental illness throughout Ireland. This is done primarily through a variety of programmes the […]
Health
JOHNNY GAVIN: THE GOAL MACHINE
8th April 2020
JOHNNY GAVIN: THE GOAL MACHINE
By Gavan Bergin Johnny Gavin was born in 1928 in Limerick. By the time he left school he had become one of the top footballers in Limerick and at the age of 19 he was playing with the League of […]
HistorySport
Step Up, Stay Put: Walk 10,000 steps every day to raise money for charity
8th April 2020
Step Up, Stay Put: Walk 10,000 steps every day to raise money for charity
As everyone adjusts to working from home and the kitchen table becomes a makeshift classroom, it’s important to also remain active within the confines of your own four walls. Step Up, Stay Put is a new charity fitness challenge from […]
CharityEvents
AVOCA launches priority food shopping for frontline staff
8th April 2020
AVOCA launches priority food shopping for frontline staff
AVOCA has specialised in providing comforting and homely services to customers for decades and has pledged to go above and beyond for the community during these turbulent times by implementing customised shopping services to the elderly and vulnerable. As a […]
Lifestyle
Best ‘staying in’ streaming options
7th April 2020
Best ‘staying in’ streaming options
By David Prendeville In these trying times one small consolation is the wealth of films available to us at the click of a button. Here I look at a small portion of some of the best films to stream or […]
Arts & CultureFilm