#Halloween

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Suzanne Harrington
Suzanne Harrington: Witches, 'sluts', and feminists — and why we need them
Smiling Jack O’ Lantern, glowing from the light within, looking at camera,
15 Irish experiences for mid-term and Halloween family fun
Once upon a time Halloween in Ireland was a white sheet for a ghost costume, or bin liner for a witch's cape. These days the festivities are far more elaborate. Here are 15 events to experience this midterm

Sat, 25 Oct, 2025

Halloween mummies - meatballs wrapped in dough with spicy tomato sauce on an old baking sheet on a black background.
Michelle Darmody: Mummies alive! These sausage rolls will make little ghouls jive
These cute but spooky sausage rolls are a great Halloween party treat and fun for little hands to decorate with you. 

Sat, 25 Oct, 2025

Watch: The Hope Foundation School  sneak preview of the annual Men's Shed Halloween display
Watch: The Hope Foundation School  sneak preview of the annual Men's Shed Halloween display
The Hope Foundation School in Cork got into the Halloween spirit during their visit to the Passage West Men’s Shed Halloween Display — complete with a pirate ship, spooky scenes, and plenty of ghostly fun. Video Chani Anderson.

Fri, 24 Oct, 2025

Diary of a Gen Z Student: Spare a thought for those of us dreading Halloween
Diary of a Gen Z Student: Spare a thought for those of us dreading Halloween
'As if the torrential rain and encroaching darkness of October weren’t enough, we’ve got Halloween to contend with. The festival dedicated to scaring the bejaysus out of us all. Halloween is my least favourite time of the year.'

Fri, 24 Oct, 2025

Children's books review: Things that go bump in the night on an opulent cruise liner
Children's books review: Things that go bump in the night on an opulent cruise liner
Pet O’Connell rounds up a fresh selection of children’s books, including Amy Clarkin’s third Paranormal Surveyance Ireland novel, a WB Yeats illustrated poem, and a hilarious Halloween tale

Fri, 24 Oct, 2025

Jennifer Sheahan: Tiny-home tricks and treats for a sustainable Halloween that's weird and wonderful
Jennifer Sheahan: Tiny-home tricks and treats for a sustainable Halloween that's weird and wonderful
'It’s tempting to buy a load of tat online and throw it out after the 31st, but that’s needlessly wasteful and there are far more fun and creative ways to decorate that don't fill the bin'

Thu, 23 Oct, 2025

Fota Wildlife Park confirms major financial hit after avian flu forces closure
Fota Wildlife Park confirms major financial hit after avian flu forces closure
Fota Wildlife Park will remain closed for several weeks due to a bird flu outbreak, with losses expected to exceed €1m

Thu, 23 Oct, 2025

Parents warned over unsafe Halloween costumes as 25,000 toys pulled from Irish market
Parents warned over unsafe Halloween costumes as 25,000 toys pulled from Irish market
Over 25,000 unsafe toys and costumes have been removed from sale as the CCPC warns parents to stay alert this Halloween

Wed, 22 Oct, 2025

Cork Airport to welcome 62,000 passengers over bank holiday weekend
Cork Airport to welcome 62,000 passengers over bank holiday weekend
Overall traffic during the four days expected to be 12% higher than 2024

Wed, 22 Oct, 2025

Watch: North Mon-ster giant pumpkin
Watch: North Mon-ster giant pumpkin
Teacher Servatius Antonius of North Monastery Co-educational Secondary School, Cork, proudly shows off the North Mon-ster, a giant pumpkin he grew over the summer just in time for Halloween.

Wed, 22 Oct, 2025

Tots to teens: Spooktacular family events and a stinky goose's story
Tots to teens: Spooktacular family events and a stinky goose's story
Everyone deserves a friend. That’s the uplifting message at the heart of the debut children’s book by Ireland AM presenter and social media influencer Eric Roberts

Tue, 21 Oct, 2025

Three small girls reading a children's book in autumn day.
Children's book reviews: Plenty of portals for young readers to escape into magical worlds
Ruth Concannon rounds up the best books that capture the imagination and embrace the mystical mysteries of both our world and the otherworld

Fri, 17 Oct, 2025

Laughing children in witches costumes.
Richard Hogan: Halloween is a season of magic — and mayhem, if teens can get away with it
I know adolescence is a time of adventure and experimenting, but putting a substance into a brain that is already wired to take risks and make mistakes is not a good idea. Not to mention the health implications

Wed, 08 Oct, 2025

Watch: Pumpkin farm opens its doors for another year
Watch: Pumpkin farm opens its doors for another year
As the Halloween season begins, Joe's Farm in Killeagh, Co Cork, opens its doors once more to welcome visitors who come to pick pumpkins.

Wed, 08 Oct, 2025

Patch perfect: Ireland's farmers carve a niche with American-style pumpkin experiences
Patch perfect: Ireland's farmers carve a niche with American-style pumpkin experiences
A growing number of farms and venues across Ireland now offer pumpkin-patch experiences in the run-up to Halloween. Jonathan deBurca Butler meets some of the farmers embracing the American tradition

Sun, 05 Oct, 2025

Where to pick pumpkins in Ireland in autumn 2025
Where to pick pumpkins in Ireland in autumn 2025
Pumpkin parties, autumn events, pick-your-own-pumpkin festivals — they're all right here

Sun, 28 Sep, 2025

Halloween Jack-o-Lantern Pumpkins
Hundreds gather in Dublin for hoax Halloween parade advertised online
Online post — falsely claiming the parade was organised by Galway-based performance group Macnas — was likely generated by AI

Thu, 31 Oct, 2024

Santa Claus Hand - Trick or treat
Diary of a Gen Z Student: Christmas might start earlier every year — and that's a good thing
Could it be that the people telling us to cool the jets for a few weeks more are the ones who really kickstart the Christmas season?

Thu, 31 Oct, 2024

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Halloween contact lenses could cause permanent vision loss, experts warn
Optometry Ireland has advised the public not to purchase these or any contact lenses supplied through websites or costume shops

Thu, 31 Oct, 2024

Little girl having fun on Halloween trick or treat
Expert tips to make Halloween less scary, especially for neuro-divergent children
It’s often scary for little ones to dress up in ghoulish clothes and go trick-or-treating in their local area. This can especially be the case if the child is neurodivergent

Thu, 31 Oct, 2024

Cork's Dragon of Shandon gets ready to roar back into life for Halloween
Cork's Dragon of Shandon gets ready to roar back into life for Halloween
The 11m-long monster, crafted by talented local artists, will be seen prowling the streets on Halloween night

Thu, 31 Oct, 2024

Rotten eggs, rosary threats, and cans of beer: Meet Ireland's oldest trick-or-treaters
Rotten eggs, rosary threats, and cans of beer: Meet Ireland's oldest trick-or-treaters
Lifelong friends Con Prout and John A Murphy, now in their 60s, have been trick or treating around Cork since they were young lads back in the 1970s and have some hair-raising tales to tell about their experiences

Wed, 30 Oct, 2024

Little girl in witch costume having fun on Halloween trick or treat
Met Éireann forecasts ideal trick-or-treating conditions for Halloween night
Would-be ghouls, ghosts, goblins and monsters preparing to knock on doors across the country will be pleased to learn that Halloween night looks set to provide ideal weather conditions for trick-or-treating.

Tue, 29 Oct, 2024

Season of the witch: Why are women embracing paganism?
Season of the witch: Why are women embracing paganism?
As instability rises, and patriarchal societies begin to hold less weight, an intrigue in the occult has risen for Irish women, Kate Demolder writes

Mon, 28 Oct, 2024

Where to go to pick pumpkins in Ireland in 2024
Where to go to pick pumpkins in Ireland in 2024
Pumpkin festivals, autumn events, pick-your-own-pumpkin parties — they're all right here 

Mon, 28 Oct, 2024

Halloween ghost meringues
Darina Allen: Barmbrack, bodice and meringue púcas for Hallowe'en
All round the country, shop windows are packed with tempting scary masks, ghoulish costumes and witches hats for Halloween parties and trick-or-treat forays around the neighbourhood.

Sun, 27 Oct, 2024

Here's what you need to know about the Leap Scarecrow Festival this Halloween
Here's what you need to know about the Leap Scarecrow Festival this Halloween
The event has become a cherished tradition in the region and will take place from Monday, October 21 until Sunday, November 3

Mon, 21 Oct, 2024

Watch: Fear Park at Coláiste Éamann Rís, Cork
Watch: Fear Park at Coláiste Éamann Rís, Cork
Fear Park at Coláiste Éamann Rís, Cork

Tue, 31 Oct, 2023

Julie Jay: Forget seasonal scares - every day as a parent is utterly terrifying
Julie Jay: Forget seasonal scares - every day as a parent is utterly terrifying
Vampire capes, things that go bump in the night and plenty of tricks means Halloween is just a regular day for most parents

Tue, 31 Oct, 2023

Children and dad making Jack-o-Lantern together at home, carving Halloween pumpkin
Life Hack: Everything you need to know about carving a pumpkin at Halloween
How to carve the perfect pumpkin and the common mistakes to avoid

Tue, 31 Oct, 2023

Trial by fire: Remembering Ireland’s witchcraft trials — and their victims
Trial by fire: Remembering Ireland’s witchcraft trials — and their victims
On November 3, 1324, Petronilla of Meath became the first woman to be burned at the stake for witchcraft in the British Isles. On the anniversary of her gruesome death, Niamh Boyce explores the history of Irish witches

Tue, 31 Oct, 2023

happy Halloween! a group of children in suits and with pumpkins in home
How to have a Hell of a good — and safe — time at Halloween
There is plenty of potential for Halloween pitfalls, from fireworks and bonfires to button batteries and allergies... here's how to look after your kids at this time of year

Tue, 31 Oct, 2023

Gardaí issue Halloween warning after €8,000 worth of fireworks seized
Gardaí issue Halloween warning after €8,000 worth of fireworks seized
'It is an offence to throw or direct any ignited firework at a person or property'

Tue, 31 Oct, 2023

Field of Dreams: Halloween pumpkins with a social purpose
Field of Dreams: Halloween pumpkins with a social purpose
Down Syndrome Cork’s social enterprise and education centre is in the middle for its annual Pick-a-Pumpkin festival

Sat, 28 Oct, 2023

West Cork village to host Fright Night at haunted house with demonic dolls and zombies 
West Cork village to host Fright Night at haunted house with demonic dolls and zombies 
Ghoulish goings-on in Goleen, Leap, Spike Island and beyond this weekend

Fri, 27 Oct, 2023

Ken Carraher, Haloween House of Horrors
Watch: Ken Carraher's Halloween House of Horrors for Debra Ireland
Electrician Ken Carraher talk's about creating his 'Halloween House of Horrors' to help raise funds to support people living with incurable skin condition epidermolysis bullosa.

Thu, 26 Oct, 2023

'Horror is my safe space' — Ghoul tourist, Peter Dunne on why Halloween and scary movies are best
'Horror is my safe space' — Ghoul tourist, Peter Dunne on why Halloween and scary movies are best
The creator of the horror fiction anthology podcast, Petrified, lives for that terrified feeling...

Wed, 25 Oct, 2023

The business of serving up nightmares
The business of serving up nightmares
A project that takes 11 months of preparation and is eventually put together within a three-week timeframe.

Fri, 20 Oct, 2023

Your guide to where to pick your own pumpkins across Ireland this year
Your guide to where to pick your own pumpkins across Ireland this year
Here's a handy 2023 list of farms offering pick-your-own pumpkins — and other autumnal events

Mon, 25 Sep, 2023

Mental Health Commission urged to act on Owenacurra 
Mental Health Commission urged to act on Owenacurra 
Green Party councillor Liam Quaide said: 'The power of the Commission's words rightly made the state of Camhs a central focus... with many senior politicians commenting on it'

Wed, 01 Feb, 2023

Pictures: The most memorable Halloween costumes of 2022
Pictures: The most memorable Halloween costumes of 2022
Relive a weekend full of spooky, spectacular, and downright funny costumes

Tue, 01 Nov, 2022

Cork City's Dragon of Shandon roars back to life, despite weather warning
Cork City's Dragon of Shandon roars back to life, despite weather warning
Earlier, Cork City Council and Cork County Council responded to a number of reports of spot flooding amid intense rainfall

Mon, 31 Oct, 2022

Halloween pumpkin and a book of spells. Carved pumpkin. Magic books. Traditional holiday.
How Irish is Halloween? And where do the traditions come from?
At its heart, Halloween is an Irish feast, though the modern iteration as we know has taken various influences from Scotland to the USA, writes Jonathan deBurca Butler

Mon, 31 Oct, 2022

High Spirits: Is it ‘ghost tourism’ — or is a spirit really walking the halls of Ballyseede Castle?
High Spirits: Is it ‘ghost tourism’ — or is a spirit really walking the halls of Ballyseede Castle?
Tom Breathnach visits the Kerry hotel reaping interest in a resident ghost

Sun, 30 Oct, 2022

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