Last year we held a celebratory concert for the end of the world on 20/12/2012. Well we all know what happened there…. So here we are again, at the end, so why not celebrate. Again. With two of our favorite Dublin Artists who can command a room like no others Jennifer Evans & Rhob […]
On one of those beautiful sunny evenings during the heatwave in June of this year I attended a performance in an unassuming venue in Ballydehob in West Cork. It changed the way I look at men and women, and what makes us men and women, and what makes us different as men and women. […]
Traveling for roughly eight weeks in Peru at a rate of three meals per day works out at one hundred and sixty eight meals. That’s a lot of food. Of these, perhaps 50% or so will be shared, leaving roughly eighty meals to be taken solo. A further 10% falls into the category […]
Another Coffee update from our man Ger: A few weeks ago we changed over blends as the Central and South American coffees came back into season. We’ll be seeing a lot more in the coming months on the retail shelf and in the hopper as single origins and filters.. What I wanted to do with […]
“An Atheist, a Vegetarian and a Mussel Man” Ernst Reijseger – Cello Harmen Fraanje – Piano Mola Sylla – Vocals, M’bira, Xalam, Kongoma A world class trio of energetic, spiritual and incredibly talented musicians. This is one not to be missed. Myles O Reilly made a beautiful documentary on them which you should take the […]
Traditionally, Andean communities recognised two types of health – the health of being well and the health of living well. A community is not in good health if one of its members is unwell, similarly a person cannot be considered fully well if they are not living well within the community. Of the physical illnesses, […]
“The way to Achieve happiness is to try for perfection that is impossible to achieve, and spend the rest of your life trying to achieve it.” Winston Churchill We’ll be trying for our own happiness on Saturday 2nd as we host a screening of the Film of the same title. This is a Happenings […]
Beautiful music by Pawel Grudzien every wednesday at 10am Paweł is a classically trained pianist and composer. He currently studies jazz under a New York piano legend Dave Frank, himself a prominent student of Lennie Tristano. He explores many avenues and styles of piano performance, playing his own original pieces as well as […]
Two days in Lima and I was already well informed on Peru’s wealth of potatoes, with estimated guesses ranging from 3000 – 5000 varieties and types. What’s an extra thousand when you get past a certain point? I made my way to Huancayo, a place famous for the humble spud, and also home to Peru’s […]
Mushroom season is insaaaaane this year. Porcinis up the ying yang! These incredible beauties came from somewhere in Wicklow last week. You still need to be careful though if you are going out and picking your own…