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Making a Mark
Mark Smith is an award-winning Irish actor and theatre maker. He is best known for his one-man autobiographical show, ‘Making a Mark’, which toured Ireland in 2019. The Celbridge star, who has Down Syndrome, turned 44 in April, but started acting at just four and a half years old in school Christmas shows. Smith’s accomplishments don’t stop there. “As well as the acting, I won a silver medal for Ireland in the World…
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By Seán Kavanagh A vote to rename Herzog Park in Rathgar was withdrawn from the Dublin City Council’s agenda on Monday Dec. 1 as it was deemed not “legally sound”. Chaim Herzog was an Irish-born Israeli soldier, lawyer and politician who served as President of Israel from 1983 until 1993, and the Dublin park was renamed in his honour in 1995. The campaign to remove his name from the park was launched in early…
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There are no cheap shots when it comes to the price of coffee The business of coffee, like any other business, has its up and downs. However, the cost of coffee in the last few years is showing an upward trend. Statistics released by the Central Statistics Office show that coffee prices in Ireland will have risen by 10.6% by the beginning of November…
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By Aidan O’Boyle The hugely popular Dublin Zoo Wild lights have returned to light up our dark winter nights for another year. 13 spectacular zones of vibrant colour, including the biggest lantern ever displayed at Wild Lights, are a part of the new Wild Kaleidoscope theme. Director of Dublin Zoo, Dr Christoph Schwitzer, said: “Wild Lights is one of the highlights of the…
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By Daniel Keegan The half marathon. 21 kilometers of grit, determination, and sheer endurance. Many people compete in Ireland’s several half marathons each year, but even for the fittest individuals, the thought of running such a distance is daunting. For type 1 diabetic, Aisling Ní Aogáin, she not only has to worry about running, but she also must worry about regulating and managing her chronic illness. She describes how she began running not long after her diabetes diagnosis, which came at age 11. “My parents…
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Sports like hurling, football, and rugby are considered most popular in Ireland. Most athletes learn the rules and how to play at a young age. Ireland’s deep-rooted passion for sports stems from a long lineage of physical activities that date back to as early as the 19th century. While the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) keeps…
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To mark 40 years of fighting for press freedom and the right to information, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) took over the Gaîté Lyrique music centre in Paris on 15 November to host its Informing Tomorrow’s World festival, with a programme that included conferences, a photo exhibition, a concert and the 2025 RSF Press Freedom Awards ceremony. Twenty-nine journalists, photojournalists and media outlets from around…
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