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by Patrick Ryan on Dec 5th, 2025 - 156 Views

Dublin’s Top 10 Toys of the 1980s Patrick Ryan takes a trawl through the archives to checkout what Irish children wanted from Santy in the 1980s.   Invented by sculptor and Professor of Architecture Ernő Rubik, one of the most popular toys of the early part of the decade was the “Magic... 

by Jack Croome on Nov 28th, 2025 - 120 Views

The Quiet Revolution Changing Your Supermarket Shelve Walk into a supermarket today and at first glance everything appears reassuringly familiar. The aisles still glow with the same colours the same shapes the same brands that have surrounded us for decades. But stay there for a moment longer. Pick... 

by Jack Croome on Nov 17th, 2025 - 176 Views

Digital Dementia, ADHD and the Age of Forgetting Ask a teacher in any Irish secondary school what has changed most in the past decade and the answer often comes quickly, attention. Students they say are bright and capable but increasingly distracted. Notes get lost instructions are missed and many pupils... 

by Patrick Ryan on Oct 21st, 2025 - 632 Views

The People Running Dublin This Sunday is Marathon Day as participants from Ireland and abroad do a runner through the city, including the Liberties, Inchicore and Kilmainham. Patrick Ryan took a look at an annual fixture of our sporting calendar which has not only helped raise tens of millions... 

by Patrick Ryan on Sep 26th, 2025 - 537 Views

  Traffic-free Streets Spark Memories Of Past Games, Names And Lessons   Patrick Ryan looks at some of the street games played by older Dubliners, a few of which may return to the 21st century on September 21st – and even longer – thanks to initiatives from the local authority.   The... 

by John Healy on Aug 27th, 2025 - 1186 Views

Anthony Freeman (Beekeeper) Anthony Freeman is passionate about bees, pollinators in general and has a great love of nature. He also has a great love of his home location using his local knowledge to inform people on his walk-about tours about the local/social history of Oliver Bond, Watling Street,... 

by Shane Adlum on Jul 31st, 2025 - 686 Views

Eatyard Crisp Festival 2025 What better way to celebrate Irelands favourite snack than a full weekend dedicated to all things crisps. The Eatyard Crisp Festival will take place From August 29th to the 31st at The Bernard Shaw and Eatyard at the Cross Guns Bridge in Dublin 9. The event promises to have... 

by Jack Croome on May 19th, 2025 - 1226 Views

Irish Cures, Wisdom, Seasonal Rituals & The Healing Power of Nature In Ireland’s misty glens and windswept coasts a deep connection to the natural world has long shaped how people live, heal and thrive. For centuries, Irish folk medicine relied on the land’s bounty plants rituals, and seasonal... 

by Jack Croome on Apr 25th, 2025 - 887 Views

Lonely Senior Old Man Sitting on Bench in Park “Céad míle fáilte”? Irelands Loneliness Epidemic In Ireland, a land renowned for its warmth, wit, and “céad míle fáilte” (a hundred thousand welcomes) a quiet crisis is unfolding. Ireland has long been celebrated for its social warmth and community... 

by John Keane on Apr 1st, 2025 - 1298 Views

Dublin’s Urban Foxes The Red Fox Foxes have been a common sight in Dublin city for many years. Although they are normally seen during the hours of darkness, they can even sometimes be seen during daylight hours. These foxes are the species known as the Red Fox, Vulpes Vulpes, a cousin to the grey... 

by Shane Adlum on Feb 19th, 2025 - 776 Views

Review: Bring Them Down Chris Andrews hard hitting directorial debut shows the harsh and brutal reality of family feuds, internalised trauma, fragile male egos and life in rural Ireland. Violent, dark, gritty, cold. All words that could describe this new Irish revenge thriller. The plot is centred around... 

by Patrick Ryan on Dec 5th, 2024 - 873 Views

Christmas and the Culchies Patrick Ryan takes a look back at the tradition of Yuletide shopping trips among our country neighbours. Snow, heavy rain, jam-packed trains and busses, industrial disputes, recession, martin invasion. When it came to their traditional Christmas pilgrimage to the capital... 

by Jack Croome on Oct 29th, 2024 - 1214 Views

Traditional Irish Halloween Irish Halloween traditions are a captivating blend of ancient Celtic beliefs, festive food, and playful games. Samhain, the predecessor of Halloween, marked a time when the veil between the living and the dead was thin, allowing spirits to cross into the world of the living.... 

by Patrick Ryan on Aug 26th, 2024 - 1177 Views

It’s Not Easy Being Green Patrick Ryan reviews the good, and mostly bad of the first six months of the country’s recycling scheme for drinks cans and bottles and offers some solutions on what needs to be improved.  Since its launch just over six months ago Ireland’s Deposit Return... 

by Patrick Ryan on Aug 21st, 2024 - 1099 Views

Plug and Fly Patrick Ryan looks at whether drone aircraft, flying without pilots, could bypass traffic jams and soon become the ideal solution for taxi travel and home deliveries. Forget the Ford Focus and bin Aunt Bridie’s bus pass. It might sound like something from a science fiction movie... 

by John Healy on Jun 24th, 2024 - 1420 Views

The Bee Keeper Lynn Fitzpatrick is a neighbour and friend who happens to care greatly about Honey Bees ( the native Irish Black Bee), conservation and Honey production, and  greening in Dublin City. Lynn manages urban rooftop apiaries for both International and Government bodies as part of the Irish,... 

by John Healy on Mar 28th, 2024 - 1472 Views

Garda Memorial Garden Recently I wrote an article on the Garda Museum. A special exhibit Included in the museum is a poignant reminder of members who have died in the course of their duty. The museum also directs the visitor to the Garda Memorial Garden situated in the grounds of the castle some short... 

by John Healy on Mar 20th, 2024 - 1618 Views

The Garda Museum – John Healy gives us a brief history of the Gardai before telling us what is in the museum The Garda Museum, originally housed at the Record Tower in Dublin Castle is now located at the Palace Street entrance to the castle grounds ( just off Dame Street, between Chez Max French... 

by John Keane on Feb 28th, 2024 - 3498 Views

Ireland’s  Swans –  A graceful and myth rich creature, John Keane discusses the swan in Ireland Mute Swans on the Grand Canal A large flock of Mute swans, approximately 50, arrives at Inchicore in September and is present during the winter on the Grand Canal at Davitt Road. This flock consists... 

by Shane Adlum on Feb 14th, 2024 - 3684 Views

The Procrastinators Club: Behind You All the Way – Its a lifestyle choice the way these guys do it…. “Never put off till tomorrow what may be done the day after tomorrow just as well.” – Mark Twain. If you find yourself procrastinating from time to time, don’t worry about it. You’re...