Beware the faulty moral compassPresent Tense: Should you be looking for film reviews, you should try MovieGuide.org. It's a hootSat Dec 01 2007 - 00:00
Donne biographer wins Glen Dimplex new writer awardBritish writer John Stubbs was last night named Glen Dimplex New Writer of the Year 2007.Tue Nov 27 2007 - 00:00
Data here, there and everywherePresent Tense: 'Idiots," wrote a columnist in the London Times this weekSat Nov 24 2007 - 00:00
Tuck your face behind your earsPresent Tense : Kylie Minogue had a television special on ITV last weekend. It was notable for several reasons.Sat Nov 17 2007 - 00:00
Getting our kicks from cocainePresent Tense: If someone was to write a book about the media's addiction to cocaine stories in Celtic Tiger Ireland, it might…Sat Nov 10 2007 - 00:00
Pop goes the healthy ad sloganPresent Tense: There's a Coco Pops ad campaign at the moment that informs mum just how healthy a bowl of it is for the kidsSat Oct 13 2007 - 01:00
Fighting a digital revolutionPresent Tense : Whatever emerges from Burma's "saffron revolution", it will be forever viewed through the images of monks, marching…Sat Sept 29 2007 - 01:00
Surely it's not the sceptics?What is the collective noun for sceptics? A query of sceptics, perhaps? A raised eyebrow? A proof? A Google search throws up "…Fri Sept 07 2007 - 01:00
Parnell school generates heat in debate on diversityYesterday saw a rare day of sunshine over Wicklow's Avondale House, the former home of Charles Stewart ParnellThu Aug 16 2007 - 01:00
Boots made for dumpingPresentTense: People arriving into Dublin city centre on Monday morning were met by an eerie sight: muck-caked Wellington boots…Sat Jul 14 2007 - 01:00
Losing yourself in cyberspaceVirtual Worlds About halfway through Second Lives, the author, Tim Guest, slips away from a dinner party he is hosting for some…Sat Jul 07 2007 - 01:00
Fugget aboud it? If only they'd let mePresentTense: This is not a great way to start off any column, but you might not want to read this oneSat Jun 30 2007 - 01:00
The curse of the psychic investigatorsPresent Tense: This week, gardaí searched an area in Boyle, Co Roscommon, in relation to the disappearance of Madeleine McCann…Sat Jun 16 2007 - 01:00
Hangman's letters releasedNational Archives: A series of letters from the "official executioner to the British government" Thomas William Pierrepoint …Tue Jun 12 2007 - 01:00
Authorities studied Russian films for propaganda after Scotland Yard tip-offNational Archives: Authorities were so fearful of the rise of communism during the 1920s and 1930s that government officials…Tue Jun 12 2007 - 01:00
McDowell is crushed in the big 'squeeze'On the airwaves: To an extent the drama ended at 7amSat May 26 2007 - 01:00
Geldof climbs 'barrier of posh'Wearing a €12 pair of black shoes hastily picked up on Baggot Street, and preferring a tie to a dickie bow, Bob Geldof was last…Fri May 25 2007 - 01:00
Small groups seek to end large parties' dominanceSmaller parties: There are three small, registered parties, as well as other political groups, running several candidates in…Sat May 19 2007 - 01:00
The BBC says no to (blatant) adsPresent Tense : At the start of the week the BBC banned a song from its radio stationsSat May 12 2007 - 01:00
Overdose of 'remarkable scenes'On the airwaves: On Thursday evening, the nation turned on RTÉ's Six One News to be greeted with what newsreader Sharon Ní Bheoláin…Sat May 12 2007 - 01:00
Double act with attitude prove their poles apartOn the airwaves: The politicians came through the bank holiday weekend sounding a little jadedTue May 08 2007 - 01:00
Ahern tells Sky he never misled people and 'absolutely' is not a crookTV interview: Taoiseach Bertie Ahern said yesterday that he has "never misled people" and that he has given records to the revenue…Mon May 07 2007 - 01:00
Bertie's six seconds of silence fill the airwavesOn the airwaves : Yesterday was a quiet day on the campaign trail, but it was six seconds of silence that proved the most interesting…Thu May 03 2007 - 01:00
Channel 6 opts not to soften focusPresentTense: There must be few things that make a person feel grubbier than to be caught watching pornSat Apr 28 2007 - 01:00
Youth body urges weekend electionAn Irish youth organisation has called on Taoiseach Bertie Ahern to hold the general election over a weekend.Thu Apr 26 2007 - 01:00
It's a dog's life for pet-owning clergyA dog is not a priest's best friend, according to psychologistsThu Apr 26 2007 - 01:00
President marks school's anniversaryPresident Mary McAleese was reminded of the power of the people yesterday when she asked the students of the Muslim National …Sat Apr 21 2007 - 01:00
Bob's big book of many tonguesPresent Tense: On the northern coast of Australia, in a remote land near the Timor Sea, live the last two native speakers of…Sat Apr 21 2007 - 01:00
Benefactor buys Pearse letter for StateThe director of the National Museum of Ireland, Dr Pat Wallace, said yesterday he was "thrilled" that a letter written by Pádraig…Wed Apr 18 2007 - 01:00
Petition to keep youth orchestras given to MinisterA petition was handed to Minister for Education Mary Hanafin yesterday asking that the junior and senior orchestras of the National…Tue Apr 17 2007 - 01:00
Department to query source of Pearse's letter to Gen MaxwellThe Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism confirmed yesterday that it was examining the provenance of a letter written by Patrick…Tue Apr 17 2007 - 01:00
Authors to receive royalties under proposed lending schemeAuthors will receive royalty payments each time a book is borrowed from a public library, under a new Bill published by the Government…Mon Apr 16 2007 - 01:00
Green day for Dublin as Ecocabs hit streetsThe Ecocabs weren't hard to spot as they trundled about Dublin yesterday - but they could be hard to catch.Mon Apr 16 2007 - 01:00
Inquiry into death of man in Garda stationAn investigation has been opened into the death yesterday of a 43-year-old man, after he collapsed at Dublin's Store Street Garda…Sat Apr 14 2007 - 01:00
The British press take no hostagesPresent Tense: She'd been captured by the enemy. Stripped. Separated from her comrades. Humiliated. Told to "confess" on TVSat Apr 14 2007 - 01:00
Expert in new Stardust inquiry namedJohn Gallagher SC has been appointed by the Government to examine the case for a new inquiry into the Stardust bar fire of 1981…Fri Apr 13 2007 - 01:00
O'Reilly a major factor for Trinity studentsControversial American broadcaster Bill O'Reilly addressed students at Trinity College Dublin last night, telling them that "…Fri Apr 13 2007 - 01:00
Generation that will be recordedPresent Tense : On YouTube during the week, you could watch a video of some teenage lads larking about in an Irish town.Sat Apr 07 2007 - 01:00
Charity calls for laws on children's rightsThe charity Barnardos has said that children's rights should be central to any future government's policy.Fri Apr 06 2007 - 01:00
Greens say €1bn more will be spent on educationThe Green Party has said that should it enter government, it will look at "legislative and constitutional change" to ensure that…Tue Apr 03 2007 - 01:00
No plans to develop Dublin squareProperty developer John Ronan has confirmed that he has no plans to develop Dublin's Fitzwilliam Square.Tue Apr 03 2007 - 01:00
Bono edged out as service worships GodThere were no pictures of Bono or U2 flashed up on screen during last night's "U2charist" at Dublin's St George's and St Thomas…Mon Apr 02 2007 - 01:00
Online fraudsters preying on Irish consumersFinancial scams could be costing the Irish economy €350 million a year, according to the National Consumer Agency (NCA) and the…Sat Mar 31 2007 - 01:00
Frank Shortt 'reassured and encouraged' by public supportHis phone has hardly stopped ringing since the Supreme Court increased damages awarded to him earlier this month, says Frank …Sat Mar 31 2007 - 01:00
Michelin men: chef says supermarkets 'controlling people's minds'Chef Kevin Thornton has said Irish consumers need to search for good-quality food, as supermarkets are "controlling people's …Sat Mar 31 2007 - 01:00
Education and wealth linked to taking part in sportsPeople with low incomes and low educational attainment are far less likely to participate in sport than those with higher incomes…Fri Mar 30 2007 - 01:00
Call to 'reflect' on Israeli linksAosdána's general assembly yesterday passed a motion that encourages "Irish artists and cultural institutions to reflect deeply…Thu Mar 29 2007 - 01:00
Aosdána bestows highest honour on painterThe painter Patrick Scott has been elected Saoi of AosdánaThu Mar 29 2007 - 01:00
Aosdána to debate cultural boycottof IsraelMembers of the artists' group Aosdána will today discuss two controversial motions calling for cultural non-co-operation with…Wed Mar 28 2007 - 01:00
Authority announces new advertising codeFortune tellers, betting shops and cosmetic surgeons will be allowed advertise on television and radio, under a new advertising…Wed Mar 28 2007 - 01:00
