Monday, December 3, 2012 12:00

A NEW portfolio of Dublin's seascapes, produced by experienced landscape photographer Gerry Dwyer, was launched last Saturday (December 1) at an exhibition in Baldoyle Library.   The portfolio contains high quality prints of many of Dublin's coastal locations that will be well known to those who love the North Dublin seascape. More...

Monday, November 26, 2012 12:00

IN MANY respects, the Ireland that I knew more than a decade ago has changed from one that was invariably closed in one sense of the word, to a rapidly growing multicultural society with its attendant challenges and expectations. More...

Monday, November 26, 2012 12:00

HIDDEN away in the heart of the beautiful Welsh countryside there is a magical Kingdom of the Elves that, surprisingly, is not that hard to find! The Elves live in a special resort village called Bluestone, which is set within the stunning Pembrokeshire Coast National Park in southwest wales. More...

Monday, November 19, 2012 12:00

THIS time last year, the Sam Maguire was regularly being paraded around Dublin schools, after the county’s long-awaited All-Ireland success.  But another Cork legend, Sonia O’Sullivan, was the star attraction at St Fintan’s High School, Sutton, last Thursday. More...

Monday, November 19, 2012 12:00

LEANNE MacDonald (15) was a normal teenage girl right up until the age of 14, when she was diagnosed with a severe curve in her spine and told that she needed an operation to save her mobility. The Knocklyon teenager loved sports and had always dreamed of a career as a PE teacher but the diagnosis shattered her dreams and left her in excruciating pain. More...