Ahh February 14th – the most rosemantic day of the year, but what’s the story behind it all? The true history of Saint Valentine is unclear but according to a few sources, long ago in 270 A.D. from February 13th-15th, a feast known as Lupercalia, which was an ancient pagan festival
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St Patrick’s Day (Lá Fhéile Pádraig) is just around the corner. The annual St Patrick’s Day parade will take place in Dublin, starting at the Parnell monument and continuing down our main thoroughfare with music, floats, dancers, marching bands from all over the world, puppets and everything you can imagine. Elsewhere around the capital
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What can be more synonymous with Valentine’s day than music? Come February 14 all the usual string-laden, cliche-ridden chart toppers will pour out of every radio station. But what really makes a great love song? It’s whatever stirs your soul and speaks to you personally; be it classical, rock,
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Every February 14th, people flock to get flowers and chocolates for their loved one. Whether it be a partner or mother, you’ll always catch a few people wandering home with flowers in their hands. Valentine’s day has always been a special one in my household as it was the day my mother and father
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Yes, the feast of our National Saint is just around the corner and here at St John’s Church on Park Avenue, Sandymount, we will be celebrating St Patrick’s Day with our annual bilingual service at 11am. We will sing Sean O’Riada’s Mass setting in Irish, and, as usual, the readings and prayers will be in a mixture of Irish
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Lovers and loners, rejoice! We’ve picked out a bunch of Valentine’s Day movies that you can either watch solo or with your other half. With Valentine’s Day comes a lot of questions: where to eat? What flowers to get? Should I even bother with a card?
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The third edition of Brigit: Dublin City Celebrating Women, returns from Thursday 1st February – Monday 5th February 2024 with the biggest programme to date, featuring 60+ thematic events taking place across the city. Founded in 2022 with the support of the Lord Mayor’s Office,
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As a wise man in mutton chops once sang, it’s Chriiiiiistmaaaaasss! But surely you knew that already, what with the abundance of tinsel and fairy lights decorating Dublin city streets and shops since late October. Snowmen and gingerbread men – miniature, inflatable, edible
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We began 2023 with hope, celebrating our new public holiday honouring Brigid, our matron saint in all her aspects. And by recognising her we acknowledge the work and achievement of women throughout our country and beyond.
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Dublin Zoo, located in the Phoenix Park, launched its first night of their annual Christmas lights on November 14th. The night which was hosted by Barnardos charity was filled with Christmas spirit. Staff who currently work for the charity had buckets for people to put money in
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