Setting sun to align with ancient Killadangan monument tomorrow, the shortest day of the year
Mayo megalithic complex marks winter solstice
Staying In
Christmas cheer after a difficult year
GREEN LIVING McKinley Neal on the importance of embracing and spreading the Christmas spirit this year
A circle of friends
Ballina musician Rowlette, aka Sarah Keane, is all set to release her latest single
Contemporary vision
CULTURE The Ballinglen Museum of Contemporary Art opens its doors in Ballycastle
Boost your biodiversity skills
GARDENING Councils give away free biodiversity-gardening books, while Teagasc and Foróige promote pollinator awareness
Ready for take-off
INTERVIEW Ger Flanagan chats to Westport singer-songwriter Rebecca McRedmond, who has just released her debut single
Life with kids in the new normal
In this week’s Dad Diary, Edwin McGreal reflects on remote working and life under lockdown with his kids
Con, the artist
INTERVIEW Ballinrobe man Con Murphy recently launched his debut single in Campbell’s Tavern, Headford
Biden beguiled by Mayo culture in Castlebar
CULTURE US Vice President Joe Biden sampled a fine slice of Mayo culture when he dropped into The Linenhall Arts Centre
PETS’ CORNER Teaching a dog to come back
Owners can take a few simple training steps to ensure their dogs will always return to them when called, writes vet Esther van Luipen
INTERVIEW Author, Annette Sills
Ciara Moynihan talks to Annette Sills, author of ‘The Relative Harmony of Julie O’Hagan’, a fiction set in Manchester and Mayo