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
Halloween
Mark Moriarty: Embrace soup season with these two delicious recipes
They might seem simple, but good soups balance flavour and texture
‘We are highly embarrassed’: creator of Pakistan website behind non-existent Dublin Halloween parade says it was a mistake
Nazir Ali of myspirithalloween.com said it is ‘very wrong’ to suggest search-focused site posted information as a hoax
Thousands gather on Dublin’s O’Connell Street for Halloween parade that did not take place
Website had given details of large event hosted by Galway arts ensemble Macnas but no such festivities had been arranged
Use of fireworks at Halloween widespread despite garda seizures worth €225,000 over 10 years
Pyrotechnics can be easily obtained though social media or by purchasing them with a licence in Northern Ireland
‘They just want us to work and have babies.’ Exasperation in China as Halloween falls foul of authorities
Beijing Letter: Bars and clubs abruptly called off their Halloween parties and sent out instructions that patrons should not show up in costume
Screaming children chased by blood-soaked clowns spill out of Dublin city hall
Mixed reviews from children on how scary Agatha’s Haunted Hall of Horrors truly is - but Halloween festivities succeed in bringing community together
Why do we love horror films? An Italian pasta dish holds a clue
The genre is often perceived as a playground for pubescent males. In reality, it is the preserve of the feminine
Irish women ghost writers: Rediscovering lost voices
Jen Herron discovered Irish women ghost writers in anthologies, then another in her own attic
Heretic review: Hugh Grant has a ball tormenting young Mormon doorsteppers in this gleeful horror thriller
Formerly foppish actor menaces in claustrophobic nailbiter from Oscar-nominated writers
Some ideas for parents that may make the week a little less ghastly for all
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
Halloween is American? Another chance to yell corrections into English earholes is always welcome
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
Halloween in Ireland: the best free family events to go and see in every county
Here’s a list of free seasonally themed things to do for families during the midterm break, right across the country
Children’s fiction: Ghost stories for Samhain and tales of female fearlessness
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
Warning issued on hazards of illegal fireworks in advance of Halloween
Minister urges people to think hard before using and misusing fireworks as ‘we hear far too often of casualties’
Polyester Halloween costumes are scarily bad for the environment. Try a swap shop
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
Monsters link: discover the Roscommon cave from which Halloween reputedly came
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
The Irish Times view on Halloween: something spooky this way comes
In Irish mythology, Samhain was when the doorways to the Otherworld opened to allow the souls of the dead to enter our own world
‘A snoring is heard every night... at the hour at which he passed away’
Ghost stories from 1913 make for a fascinating psychogram of Irish middle-class anxieties
Rainy season makes for mushy pumpkins as farmers try to manage ‘volatile’ crop
Pumpkin ‘the great deceiver’ as seemingly ‘perfect’ crops turn quickly and dramatically
Heart-stopping Halloween terror: 13 of cinema’s greatest jump scares
Halloween horrors including The Conjuring, The Descent, Scream and The Exorcist III
This pumpkin fondue will make a delicious seasonal centrepiece
Lilly Higgins: Making your own cheesey pumpkin cauldron is a fun trick and treat this Halloween
Chicago shooting: At least 15 people injured, two critically, at Halloween party
A male suspect was detained while trying to escape the scene on foot
Halloween safety tips for pets: How can I keep my dog calm and happy during fireworks?
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
The trick and treat of pumpkin dishes: smaller varieties are much easier to prepare
Gráinne O’Keefe: Crown Prince and Hokkaido are much less of a horror show to prep and they taste better, too
Halloween Quiz for children: What kind of creature is Shrek?
Answer 20 questions to test your knowledge of ghosts, ghouls, Voldemort and Frankenstein and you could win a prize
Mince pies, barm brack and Halloween ‘decorations’
Conflation of major festivals is becoming quite confusing
Cliffhanger from Cooneen - Frank McNally on the only Irish ghost that ever emigrated
Ireland and Scotland should have patented Halloween before it went corporate
‘I’ve always been really interested in the darker side of things, the macabre, the gritty, the gruesome’
What I Do: Ciaran Behan takes tourists on Dark Dublin tours of the city, sharing stories of grave robbing, serial killing, cannibalism and more
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