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Today marks the sixth of January, traditionally celebrated as Little Christmas, Women’s Christmas or Nollaig na mBan. You may remember your mam shouting at you to make your own dinner or being expected to pick up some extra slack on this day, and rightly so!

Tis’ the season for giving and sharing kindness with one another. However, Brexit has made aspects of online shopping unnecessarily  complex and ultimately, more costly than one would hope with extra import duties and customs fees. We don’t need that kind of stress during Christmas!

If you're feeling down about the seasonal pantos being restricted, fear not because Dublin City Council have you covered. A Frosty Dawn, is a new collaborative musical and visual art experience coming to the Pepper Canister Church this mid-December,

Every charity needs a little help from the public around this time of year, and why not help a worthwhile cause while being Santa-tastic at the same time? On Sunday the 5th of December at 4pm, the Laurels Cycle Crew will set off on their way, cycling 20km to raise money for the brain injury charity Headway.

A brand new Christmas song has been released by Friends of Peter McVerry Trust, to raise some very much needed funds for homeless services at this special, but difficult time of the year for some. The new song, "This Time of Year", has been written by John Evans and performed by Alan Brereton,

Are you craving a bit of joy in November, the type of holly-jolly joy that can only come from a Christmas market? If so, you're in luck! On November 26th, The Ringsend Community Services Forum will be hosting an xmas fair, sponsored by Google and in partnership with the DCC,

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.

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,

The Irish Cancer Society is asking people to remember all lives touched by cancer and to pay tribute to those who have passed away from cancer in 2020. This year saw 9000 people lose their difficult battle with cancer and to commemorate their lives, the Irish Cancer

This year has been especially hard for visually impaired children in terms of accessing all necessary amenities for school, hobbies and the basics just to have fun. Good news has come from the NCBI in the form of their special link to Santa Claus.