Northern DelightsAND SO TO Portadown for a much overdue catch-up with Queenie, my mother-in-law in waitingSat Feb 07 2009 - 00:00
Calm before the stormWE ARE SITTING watching raindrops dribble down windows from the comfort of the Sheraton Hotel on Fota Island in CorkSat Jan 31 2009 - 00:00
When big wins cause a Lotto heartacheAn ongoing dispute over a deceased Dublin woman’s Lotto winnings highlights again the pitfalls of not being fully prepared for…Sat Jan 17 2009 - 00:00
Driving AmibitionI HAVE A new guru. Come on down Maisie Moran from Nenagh, Co TipperarySat Jan 10 2009 - 00:00
That's dinner sortedHAVE YOU GOT a cock or a hen? Do you even know? Bríd and Ann, two sisters who are rural to the wishbone, say it's a very important…Sat Dec 20 2008 - 00:00
Behold CrimbozillaUPFRONT: MY BOYFRIEND HAS been dropping hints that perhaps we shouldn't bother buying each other Christmas presents this year…Sat Dec 13 2008 - 00:00
Living and dying with dignityTHE STAFF AT Northwest Hospice in Sligo town have come to know Gabrielle Gallagher well since she began availing of respite there…Sat Dec 13 2008 - 00:00
Love thy neighbourUPFRONT : HARRY LIVES next door to the house where my boyfriend grew up in PortadownSat Nov 29 2008 - 00:00
A clutter clear-outUPFRONT: I'M SORTING THROUGH boxes marked "jumble" for the car boot sale on SaturdaySat Nov 08 2008 - 00:00
Just take the pledgeSOME PEOPLE I KNOW are deeply upset about that extra 50 cent on a bottle of wine. Don't get them wrongSat Oct 25 2008 - 01:00
Careless Wispa removal reversedSODA STREAM, Chopper bikes, Space Hoppers - true icons of the 1980s every oneWed Oct 08 2008 - 01:00
Stories from the WallI HEREBY PRESENT some stories from Dublin's South Wall, including one where I take all my clothes off in lashings of rain because…Sat Oct 04 2008 - 01:00
Splashing backMY BOYFRIEND is watching Liverpool while pretending to flick through a stack of interior design magazines, writes Róisín Ingle…Sat Sept 13 2008 - 01:00
Why the Irish chicken industry is taking a batteringCappoquin Chickens is the latest poultry company to close its doorsSat Sept 06 2008 - 01:00
Getting in on the actTEEN STAR: Emma Roberts, one of the leading lights in 'Hollywood's New Wave', would like an Oscar nomination and to front a …Sat Aug 09 2008 - 01:00
Boxer deals analogue television a knockout blowThe transition to digital television begins in earnest now that Boxer DTT has been awarded the contracts to roll out set-top …Sat Jul 26 2008 - 01:00
John McNamee: A legend in his own lunchtimeBeing There: A familiar sight around Dublin, the poet has lived a life that is as rich as his poemsWed Jul 23 2008 - 01:00
Another fine messOxegen left Punchestown more scarred than a battlefield, with more Dutch Gold than an Amsterdam jeweller, but are we too quick…Sat Jul 19 2008 - 01:00
Planting something specialBEING THERE: For the men who tend to a Wicklow allotment, gardening is not just about life and growth - it is also an enterprising…Wed Jul 16 2008 - 01:00
The man who can't stop winningSince Aidan O'Brien toko over as trainer at Ballydoyle in 1996, this quiet perfectionist has come to dominate the horseracing…Sat Jul 12 2008 - 01:00
Naked truth proves liberating as thousands shiver for artGETTING NAKED for Spencer Tunick’s art installation had seemed like a fantastic idea to twentysomethings Teresa and Krystle while…Mon Jun 23 2008 - 01:00
Inquiry focuses on 'urgent need' to regulate counsellingTHERE IS an urgent need for statutory regulation in psychotherapy and counselling, the largest professional body in the sector…Sat Jun 14 2008 - 01:00
Counsellor who got €250,000 from clients broke ethics codeA COUNSELLOR who received payments of up to €250,000 from her clients has been accused by a regulatory authority for the sector…Fri Jun 13 2008 - 01:00
Report on counselling centre complaints welcomedFORMER CLIENTS of "life coach" Claire Hoban and the Dublin-based consultancy where she worked have welcomed the findings of a…Fri Jun 13 2008 - 01:00
A testing time for Togo studentBEING THERE: Thomas Atcha from Togo is sitting his Leaving Cert just after he was refused refugee statusWed Jun 11 2008 - 01:00
Where no angels fear to treadBEING THERE: Ever since she was a child, Lorna Byrne has believed she is surrounded by angels, which have guided her through…Wed May 28 2008 - 01:00
Call for long-term funding of 'essential' drug rehab programmeA DOZEN former drug addicts who completed Focus Ireland's residential support programme Step-Down are still drug-free and have…Wed May 21 2008 - 01:00
The word on the streetBEING THERE: Selling the papers is in Austin Creegan's blood - his father and grandfather worked on the same spot on Dublin'…Wed Apr 02 2008 - 01:00
Looking out instead of inRegarding V-Day. I say I'm not a believer but as most of you know by now I tend to say more than my prayers.Sat Feb 23 2008 - 00:00
Down on the pisteWe all, in our own ways, prepared for the skiing holiday to SwitzerlandSat Feb 16 2008 - 00:00
The size of man's noseReviewers have not been kind to Desmond Morris on the publication of his new book Naked Men, which examines males from top to…Sat Jan 26 2008 - 00:00
Seeing is believingYou know the way. You are sitting at home of a Sunday afternoon, watching a couple of classic movies, slobbing around in clothes…Sat Jan 19 2008 - 00:00
Straight from festive fug to sales feverThe sound of hangers clacking, elbows digging and tills slamming signalled the start of the winter sales in Dublin early yesterday…Fri Dec 28 2007 - 00:00
Cheers for fears'Tis the season for lunches that go on a bit longer than they shouldSat Dec 15 2007 - 00:00
Slave to loveThey used to sit on pavements in the rain reading about Ronnie Kray. They liked Nirvana and bunking offSat Nov 17 2007 - 00:00
The wedding singer"Say it's true, there's nothing like me and you. Not alone, tell me you feel it too. And I would..Sat Nov 10 2007 - 00:00
Roebuck centre course loses statusA Dublin counselling centre has lost its professional accreditation for its three-year training course pending the outcome of…Fri Nov 09 2007 - 00:00
Threat to call gardaí on Roebuck client over refund pleaA woman who went to Roebuck Consulting Ltd in Rathgar, Dublin yesterday to ask for a refund of fees for a counselling course …Wed Oct 31 2007 - 00:00
Scarlet for meI'm sitting on the train to Belfast, eavesdropping on a conversation between two men about "foreign hams" versus "ordinary hams…Sat Oct 27 2007 - 01:00
More Roebuck counselling cases emergeMore cases have emerged concerning the Dublin counselling centre where clients seeking counselling were asked to pay significant…Thu Oct 25 2007 - 01:00
Ex-client of counselling centre paid €235,000Dubliner Des Martin says he paid almost €250,000 to the Roebuck Counselling Centre in Rathgar over the course of a year after…Tue Oct 23 2007 - 01:00
Poor ould fellasI sometimes get asked to review books. If I had my way the beginning of every review would go something like thisSat Oct 20 2007 - 01:00
Lots of botherPossibly as a result of watching too much Cash in the Attic, Antiques Roadshow and Bargain Hunt I've convinced myself that somewhere…Sat Sept 29 2007 - 01:00
Shanti townI'm on the Greek island of Skyros, trying to decide whether I'd benefit more from a course entitled Tender Toughness than I would…Sat Sept 22 2007 - 01:00
Tick-tock goes the biological clockFiction: Dubliner Denise Deegan's fourth novel delves into one of the most talked-about relationship issues of the moment: the…Sat Sept 15 2007 - 01:00
The greatest giftTypical. I sit down to write a column about happiness only to discover I'm not that happy. At this moment anywaySat Aug 25 2007 - 01:00
I'm on your side babeShe was born on July 24th. She's not mine, but somehow I feel a nagging responsibilitySat Aug 11 2007 - 01:00
Finding my inner paddyThe banner up in the village of Miltown, Co Kerry, earlier this summer announced the World Bodhrán ChampionshipsSat Jul 28 2007 - 01:00
The brain drainI don't know my boyfriend's mobile phone number off by heart. I sometimes forget his birthdaySat Jul 21 2007 - 01:00
