'I consider all of these as part of the great cycle of life, and Samhain is part of the great cycle of life'
Trick or treaters are returning to streets across the country next week, but do we give Halloween's Irish roots enough recognition?
"It's the commercialisation and that's not a bad thing, don't get me wrong – I decorate my house, I put up my pumpkin lights, and I have scary witches and cauldrons."I celebrate Imbolc, Bealtaine, Lughnasadh, the equinoxes and the solstices," she said. "The major part of witchcraft is understanding how your psyche works with the rest of the world, if you like, and how the rest of the world works with it."Another caller, Eimear in Louth, said she believes Ireland is coming around to bigger Halloween celebrations."I wonder if we've maybe been shamed into it, after people look across the pond and see how it's being done in the US.
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