Father of girl hit in the eye by fireworks appeals for witnesses
Dad of 14-year-old also wants a nationwide fireworks ban after Halloween incident in Galway
Halloween
Dad of 14-year-old also wants a nationwide fireworks ban after Halloween incident in Galway
They might seem simple, but good soups balance flavour and texture
A hug in a bowl on these longer nights
A hug in a bowl on these longer nights
Nazir Ali of myspirithalloween.com said it is ‘very wrong’ to suggest search-focused site posted information as a hoax
Website had given details of large event hosted by Galway arts ensemble Macnas but no such festivities had been arranged
Pyrotechnics can be easily obtained though social media or by purchasing them with a licence in Northern Ireland
Beijing Letter: Bars and clubs abruptly called off their Halloween parties and sent out instructions that patrons should not show up in costume
Mixed reviews from children on how scary Agatha’s Haunted Hall of Horrors truly is - but Halloween festivities succeed in bringing community together
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Formerly foppish actor menaces in claustrophobic nailbiter from Oscar-nominated writers
Jen Herron discovered Irish women ghost writers in anthologies, then another in her own attic
Jen Hogan: Halloween and midterm are coming but don’t be afraid, because there’s plenty that you and the kids might enjoy, from a haunted trail in north Dublin to a ninja course in Galway and a book with ghost stories from every county
The ancient festival has become merely the end point for a month-long orgy of horror-related consumer bingeing. At least it keeps Christmas at bay
Here’s a list of free seasonally themed things to do for families during the midterm break, right across the country
Spookiness stalks the landcape of young people’s literature in the run-up to Halloween, while Irish myths inform several new works including the stunning debut Fia and the Last Snow Deer
Minister urges people to think hard before using and misusing fireworks as ‘we hear far too often of casualties’
If you start planning for this year’s dressing up now you can make Halloween less of a frightener by not buying new stuff and using items you already have
In Irish mythology, Samhain was when the doorways to the Otherworld opened to allow the souls of the dead to enter our own world
The gates of hell aren’t a bad place to be, finds Conor Pope, as he goes in search of the origins of the pagan festival of Samhain, a precursor of Halloween
Ghost stories from 1913 make for a fascinating psychogram of Irish middle-class anxieties
Pumpkin ‘the great deceiver’ as seemingly ‘perfect’ crops turn quickly and dramatically
Halloween horrors including The Conjuring, The Descent, Scream and The Exorcist III
Lilly Higgins: Making your own cheesey pumpkin cauldron is a fun trick and treat this Halloween
A male suspect was detained while trying to escape the scene on foot
Dogs commonly find the sound of fireworks terrifying because of their highly sensitive hearing, but there are ways to make the experience more bearable for them
Answer 20 questions to test your knowledge of ghosts, ghouls, Voldemort and Frankenstein and you could win a prize
Gráinne O’Keefe: Crown Prince and Hokkaido are much less of a horror show to prep and they taste better, too
Conflation of major festivals is becoming quite confusing
Ireland and Scotland should have patented Halloween before it went corporate
What I Do: Ciaran Behan takes tourists on Dark Dublin tours of the city, sharing stories of grave robbing, serial killing, cannibalism and more
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
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