Christmas. For some it’s a time to reflect on the birth of Jesus. For others, it’s about spending quality time with the family (or pretending to enjoy the company of your in-laws). But if you’re a movie lover, the holiday season is all about bingeing-out on your favourite festive flicks
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Thanks to fears over our financial well-being, the holiday season can prove for many the most stressful time of year. Nobody wants to be seen as a scrooge and because of this we often indulge in spending we really can’t afford.
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There was a festive night of carols and mulled wine at the Fair Play Cafe on Monday, our photographer was there to get a few snaps. The audience sings along to Silent Night. Lucy reads the poem Advent Calendar. Peter and Heidi provide the carols.
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Santa was spotted in Ringsend and our photographer was there to take a few snaps. Santa looked really tired, but said he was on track for the deadline on the 24th. Himself, the missus and the elves have a lot done, but a lot more to do. The reindeer are in training,
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As the year grows old and December days grow shorter, we accept the onset of winter as an inevitable part of nature’s course. The foliage is gone from the trees and now is the time to admire the lovely colours of the bark as they glow in the low winter sun.
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Would you like to learn new skills in art or brush up on your current skills? A small private art studio in Sandymount offers kids, students and adults of all levels the chance to do just that in a warm, friendly and inviting atmosphere with oil painting, drawing, sculpture and more.
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Legendary character actor Bruce Dern returned to our screens at the ripe age of 77 recently in the excellent bittersweet comedy Nebraska. His performance has been tipped for an Oscar by many and in celebration of his return, the Irish Film Institute are screening four
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The Christmas fairs have already started and maybe you have already bought that perfect Christmas gift but fear not if you haven’t, there’s still time. There are fifteen days until Christmas so there’s loads of time to grab a bargain and possibly help a good cause in doing so.
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Get out there and get your annual fill of Away in a Manger, Deck the Halls and Frosty the Snowman with your local choirs this Christmas. A busy time for carol singers, you will find them in concert halls, churches, department stores, on doorsteps and on the streets singing songs for this special time of year.
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In the lead-up to Christmas there are increased calls for crime awareness – particularly concerning petty crimes and scams. The issues, raised by Labour Cllr. Dermot Lacey and another source close to this newspaper, concern a number of false identity scams, household vandalism and petty crimes.
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