Bridget Harris

One very special composer of poetry and prose was Gerald Manley Hopkins. Gerald Manley Hopkins was born in Stratford, Essex in 1844, the eldest of a large family...

Halloween was and is still is a celebration of the time of year when all the crops have been harvested and stored away for the long winter ahead.

An important exhibition which showcases the scientific endeavours of Dubliner Robert Mallet, is at present on show in the Royal Dublin Society (RDS) Library in Dublin.

During the First World War, soldiers from both sides got together and celebrated the Christmas with mutual respect and joy.

It is usually during the month of November that we look into events from the past.

Autumn is here, so it is time to reflect on the passing of the seasons.

Looking back to those early days of my youth I can see an amazing change and many developments in the way we lived.

The arrival of Spring traditionally was celebrated on February 1st. The celebrations were in the context of the power of light and its effect on our inner selves and on the spiritual uplifting we attain through the power of light.

To witness the life in the Irish countryside in Spring is to see Nature at its most beautiful.

The tree balances our environment by purifying the air we breathe, by harmonising nature’s sounds,a joy to every musician.