In a world dominated by mobile phones and video games, encouraging young people to read and develop a love of books has probably never been more important. The reading habit needs to be instilled at a young age. In a new initiative to help boost child literacy, Enterprise Mobility and Children’s Books
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We are experiencing something of a renaissance of Irish female writers at the moment. New talent such as Catherine Prasifka, Emilie Pine, Evie Gaughan, and Louise Nealon (reviewed in last issue), are exploding on the scene. And now a new name – Ruth O’Leary – can be added to that star-studded list.
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This very impressive showcase brings together masterworks by famous Dutch and Flemish artists of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. A collaboration between the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp and the National Gallery of Ireland, Turning Heads: Rubens, Rembrandt and Vermeer
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If those New Year’s resolutions of getting fit have fallen by the wayside by now (they definitely have! – Ed), and you feel a bit deflated, it is never too late to start looking after yourself and getting back on the exercise horse. Shauna Tilley and Danielle Doolin from Danspire are here to get you back on track with three adult dance
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I always know if I’m going to enjoy a book from the first few lines so when I started reading this in the Newsfour office, I couldn’t put it down. I was hooked. The story begins with four friends, Vivienne, Helen, Clara and Miriam who had all met five years previous at a Human Resource management course,
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This novel written by Patick Osborne is considered a ‘dark comedy’ in which we see a very diverse cast of characters trying to make a living. The story is set in Dublin and has characters everyone has encountered at least once in their lifetime. Forty-four year old Patrick Bridges has not had it easy.
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There have been many times in my life where I needed to make an important decision or I was worried or stressed about situations I was going through at the time, and at those times I would have a default mode and without even realising it, I would find myself standing in a book shop. I wanted to put a collection of book
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I’ve made it! 10 days of new films, industry events and engaging masterclasses have whizzed by, leaving me a dried up husk once inhabited by a cinemagoer. This year’s Dublin International Film Festival was very strong. The programme alone, populated with hot festival circuit favourites like Evil Does Not Exist and Close Your Eyes,
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He did it! Ireland’s own Cillian Murphy claimed an Academy Award last month, triumphing for his excellent portrayal of the enigmatic J. Robert Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster biopic, Oppenheimer. This momentous win marked a historic milestone, making Murphy the first Irish actor to ever win an Oscar
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Ireland’s foremost Modern Impressionist – Gerard Byrne – will showcase a significant collection of fifty plein air artworks in a unique exhibition that celebrates 150 years since the First Impressionism Exhibition in Paris, 15 April – 15 May, 1874. Byrne’s new publication ‘Spirit of Place’ featuring all exhibited works will launch
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