In Dublin the first service of Nine Lessons and Carols was held in 1914 in North Strand Church. It was organised by Rev. David Wilson, who had been inspired by reading Bishop Benson on the subject. Wilson went on to be rector in Donnybrook for a number of years in 1917 before becoming Dean of St Patrick’s Cathedral
Read more →David Prendeville It remains to be seen whether cinemas will be able to reopen in Ireland and other territories before Christmas, what sort of shape they will be in, and what they will be able to show. There are plenty […]
Read more →David Prendeville Ireland’s Nations League campaign, their first under Stephen Kenny, came to a grimly uninspiring denouement with a 0-0 home draw with Bulgaria on November 18th. This followed equally eye-bleeding displays against Wales in Cardiff, where we lost 1-0, […]
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Books are always a wonderful gift for Christmas, they are certainly my favourite gift, and there are a lot of good new books of Irish interest out this Christmas. Here we will look briefly at just a small sample of them.
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We are all doing our part to support small businesses and shop local this Christmas season. However, with another lockdown interrupting the regular shopping period, it’s difficult to keep up with everything our local shops have to offer. Hopefully this Dublin 4 Christmas gift guide will add a few ideas to your list.
Read more →Design & Crafts Council Ireland (DCCI) has launched the winter edition of its #MadeLocal campaign, with the message ‘Love What You Give’. Made Local highlights the work of talented craft makers nationwide. The campaign shines a light on the quality […]
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Something of an institution in Ringsend, Mr Tilly’s Christmas lights on Bath Avenue are back and brighter than ever this year we are happy to announce! However, due to Covid restrictions this year no one will be allowed into the garden.
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So this is Christmas. And we are together at last. I think everyone will rejoice that we can meet loved ones and be with family again. We rejoice too that travel restrictions are lifted for the Christmas and New Year period,
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St John’s follows the current guidelines from the HSE in respect of social distancing, hand sanitising and the wearing of face masks, to ensure as safe an environment as possible. As per the guidelines, numbers are limited to 50,
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