Ray MacAodhagain
journalist
7th February 2025
Ethical Food Shopping: Processed Tomatoes and alleged forced Labour
When you sit down to spaghetti bolognese in Dublin 4 do you ever look at the ingredients on your plate and wonder where they are from. You might expect the pasta and tomatoes to be of Italian origin, yet, this may not be the case. The tomato trade in China, for instance, is big business.
CookingEconomyEnvironmentFoodInvestigativeLifestyle
7th February 2025
Donnybrook Historical: A look at the life of Donnybrook resident Sir Ralph Sillery Benson (1851–1920)
Ralph Sillery Benson, was a son of the distinguished Dr Charles Benson, president of the Royal College of Surgeons. He received his early education at Rathmines School and afterwards Trinity College, graduating with an MA and LL.B. He took a test for the Indian Civil Service of the British raj
HistoryLocal History
7th February 2025
Donnybrook Graveyard Columbarium Wall
People’s final wishes around internment are changing with more opting these days for cremation. Therefore, Columbarium Walls are becoming a more familiar sight in Irish cemeteries as the amount of burial space diminishes. They have a rich history dating back to ancient times
DonnybrookLocal HistoryLocal News
29th November 2024
Ethical Christmas Shopping 2024
Buying clothes at Christmas for your wardrobe or as gifts for loved ones is an essential part of expressing self-love and our love and appreciation for others. Yet, before clicking the link on that phone or tablet it is good to reflect. Ask yourself if the item is a good purchase?
ChristmasEnvironmentFashion
29th November 2024
Caring for the Community through the ages
Christmas is a time when we think of those less financially secure or suffering an illness. Irish people are particularly good at investing time and money in making life better for their fellow human beings. There are numerous examples of this,
BuildingChristmasLocal History
4th October 2024
This October We Remember Seán Moore (1913-1986)
Seán Moore will always be synonymous with Ringsend. He is remembered by the prestigious Seán Moore Awards as well as Seán Moore Road and Park. Seán was born in 1913 and grew up in Irishtown and was educated locally at the Vocational School in Ringsend.
HistoryIrish HistoryLocal HistoryMemorial
4th October 2024
Looking for a different experience this Halloween? Why not visit the O’Connell Tower
The ancient custom of Halloween dates back over 2,000 years to the festival of Samhain. It was held that on Halloween night the souls of the dead returned to their homes. People, in an effort to ward off evil spirits, adorned costumes and lit bonfires, out of which the popular images
HalloweenHistoryIrish History
4th October 2024
Maureen O’Hara Remembered
Leafy Beechwood Avenue in Ranelagh is about to be added to the destination for Irish Americans, tourists, and film buffs alike, following the erection of a commemorative plaque in September to honour Maureen FitzSimons, better known as Maureen O’Hara, at no. 32
Arts & CultureDCCFilmHistoryIrish HistoryLocal History
4th October 2024
Halloween Round Up
During the Halloween period the ever-popular Bram Stoker festival returns. It not only caters to bibliophiles and writers, but expect a variety of vampire and horror-based activities as well. The festival, which celebrates one of Ireland’s most famous Gothic writers Bram Stoker,
Around DublinArts & CultureDCCHalloweenTheatre
9th August 2024
Donnybrook’s High-Rise Dilemma
Donnybrook, once a thriving village, has in recent years succumbed to the invasion of the dreaded high-rise. With the new monstrosity at the bottom of Eglinton Road, and a six-storey, 85-unit co-living complex where Kiely’s once stood already a fait accompli (adding to that the disappearance
Cover StoryDonnybrookEnvironmentHousingLocal HistoryLocal NewsPlanning and Architecture