Author: Senior Times

The latest Senior Times Classical Collection, hosted by John Low in association with Naxos Music, is a three-hour Beethoven special tracing the life and the work of arguably the most influential mind in Western music.  This podcast covers his early days in his native Bonn  to his successes  and finally his death in Vienna in 1827.  Music include the first piano concerto, symphonies 4, 6, 8, and 9, his Archduke trio, one of his violin romances, his septet, and his Appassionata piano sonata.  A must for all Beethoven fans!

If there is one certainty to take from 2020, it has forced life to slow down on all levels – from cancelled communions and holidays, to the entire country shutting down. For lots of people, this has been a hugely difficult adjustment to make, but a sense of normalcy is creeping in. Unfortunately, for many people our feelings of isolation and worries about the future are now being accentuated as we head into longer nights. However, the lack of obligations and distractions is presenting a new opportunity for each of us – the opportunity to learn something new. Unbeknownst to…

Although travel news in general continues to be grim, if you have ever considered spending an extended stay on the Costa del Sol in the Winter months, now may be a great opportunity to do that! We recently spoke to Mark Wardell, General Manager of the popular Irish-owned Sunset Beach Club hotel, to ask about the plans for the upcoming months. “Firstly and most importantly we will be open for the whole Winter period. Obviously we are expecting a much quieter season than usual, and the ambience at Sunset Beach Club is more subdued than we are accustomed to because…

Following the success of the launch edition of the Senior Times Classical Collection podcast, in association with Naxos Music, a second edition has been released – with over three hours of great music! This edition features works by Mendelssohn, Gilbert & Sullivan, Schubert,  Ravel, Mozart, Smetana, Bruch, Haydn, Strauss, Bizet, Delibes, Chopin, Brahms, Donizetti, Beethoven, Boccherini, Handel, Hummel,  Richard Strauss and Johann Strauss. 4,300 listens and growing! There’s something to suit all tastes: symphonies, concertos, opera, ballet, waltzes and much more

A Dundalk scientist is using his diagnoses with MS as a child and a lifetime of nutritional research to launch a new immunity plant product for the Irish market  Conor’s quest for nutritional knowledge comes from his experiences of suffering with MS as a child. After waking one morning with a strange sensation along his entire left hand side, he was put under the microscope in the Dublin Hospital. ‘Over a period of 2 weeks  I slept for 15-20 hours each day – my physical strength was gone to the point where I had almost total paralysis on one side.…

Dental Implant Treatments in Ireland – The Problem With Wearing Dentures Up to 18% of adults aged 54 and older report having no natural teeth, that’s one in six! Most of these people are wearing dentures. Denture wearers can have difficulties with everyday activities like eating, laughing and speaking. Additionally, missing teeth can cause issues with self-confidence and embarrassment and can keep people from smiling and laughing. Smile In A Day: The Permanent Solution To Wearing Dentures 3Dental offer a range of permanent dental implant solutions that can alleviate many of the problems associated with dentures. “Dental implants produce a…

Singer, songwriter and Irish musician and the lead singer with the Hothouse Flowers, Liam Ó Maonlaí has joined the SeniorTimes Podcast Series.  Liam will be speaking to some of Ireland’s most influential musicians on the Irish scene today Episode 1 Liam Ó Maonlaí meets Composer and Fiddle player Charlie Lennon Charlie Lennon is one of the most prolific living Irish tune composers and he has also written some ambitious large scale works with orchestras. He was named TG4 Composer of the Year in 2006. He has published a book of tunes Musical Memories. A second book is to…