‘An only child, in the jungle’
'An only child, in the jungle'
Australian singer-songwriter Ali Barter is of Irish descent and grew up in the jungle of Papua New Guinea. She told...
London GAA to host inaugural U14 Football Competition
On Saturday 28th September, London GAA will welcome Claregalway GAA club (Galway) to Ruislip for a three-team competition involving the London under 14 development...
Free check-ups on high streets to detect heart disease
Pharmacies across England are to start offering free heart check-ups, testing blood pressure and cholesterol.
It is hoped that the roll-out will prevent as...
What’s On Guide for September, with Willie Moone
Arts & Culture
- Heartbeat Of Home, the ‘music and dance spectacular from the producers of Riverdance’ runs at the Piccadilly Theatre, 16...
Why the humble act of walking is a superpower
After the release of neuroscientist Professor Shane O’Mara’s first book, Why Torture Doesn’t Work: The Neuroscience of Interrogation, his literary agent, seeking ideas for...
The Drogheda accent at the centre of Radio 4’s topical Westminster satire, Lobby Land
‘If this show was made a few years back, Sam would probably be played by a guy, maybe a white guy from England,...now she’s...
How music was so integral to the BBC hit television programme Gentleman Jack
By Michael J McDonagh
One of the surprise hits for BBC this year was the Sally Wainwright’s recent historical drama, Gentleman Jack.
Set in 1832 in...
Not your garden variety art
Gerard Byrne found refuge as a fledgling painter at the Botanical Gardens in Dublin. The works he created there and in Kew Gardens in...
‘What’s On’ guide for August, with Willie Moone
Fill up your event diaries with Willie Moone’s entertainment listings – from necessary art and culture to local community events.
Arts & Culture
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Martina Evans: ‘Writing saved my life’
By Michael McDonagh
Martina Evans first started working here as a radiographer at the Whittington Hospital and somehow ended up as a novelist and critically...