Evening Herald (Dublin, Republic of Ireland) back issues from August 2008:
The summer is the last time you'd expect a backlash against fake boobs -- they are, after all, on show at just about every poolside in Europe. ......
Aug 01, 2008 ... The summer is the last time you'd expect a backlash against fake boobs -- they are, after all, on show at just about every poolside in Europe. Yet controversial British novelist Tony Parsons has chosen this month as his moment to write about his "fear of fake breasts" in GQ magazine. ...
Balfe plays radio porn that is good for a giggle.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Food is pornography. We glorify and crave sumptuous and saucy food and use it as a substitute for sex. And when it comes to food porn, the sarcastic phrase used to mock the over-the-top presentations of food by celebrity chefs, few were in the league of Nigella Lawson in her prime. ...
IT'S 9.30am. I wake up in a strange hotel room. I don't know what continent I'm on, let alone what city I'm in. I vaguely remember catching a plane at Dublin Airport a long time before, then clearing Homeland Security through Newark Airport, to the sort of welcome saved for Osama bin Laden. ......
Aug 01, 2008 ... IT'S 9.30am. I wake up in a strange hotel room. I don't know what continent I'm on, let alone what city I'm in. I vaguely remember catching a plane at Dublin Airport a long time before, then clearing Homeland Security through Newark Airport, to the sort of welcome saved for Osama bin ...
What is it?The Regent Hotel is the new jewel in the crown of the Rezidor Hotel Group. Situated in the centre of the world's wine capital, the city's old Grand Hotel on the Place De La Comedie has been gutted on the inside, integrated with seven existing buildings and given a massive facelift. And no expense was spared, with 50,000 roses given out to visitors for the grand opening.
Aug 01, 2008 ... What is it? The Regent Hotel is the new jewel in the crown of the Rezidor Hotel Group. Situated in the centre of the world's wine capital, the city's old Grand Hotel on the Place De La Comedie has been gutted on the inside, integrated with seven existing buildings and given a ...
I flew: With Continental Airlines via Newark, and it was a punishing haul, involving an almost seven-hour flight to New Jersey, a two and a half hour layover, and a six-hour journey to Vegas. ......
Aug 01, 2008 ... I flew: With Continental Airlines via Newark, and it was a punishing haul, involving an almost seven-hour flight to New Jersey, a two and a half hour layover, and a six-hour journey to Vegas. There are charters from Belfast or you can fly via Atlanta with Delta or via London with Virgin. ...
Stripping off, what on earth were you thinking Rosanna?
Aug 01, 2008 ... RED ALERT: Talented Ms Davison may later regret appearing in lads' mag SHE'S a lady in red alright, she's just not wearing very much of it. Anyone looking at the photographs of Rosanna Davison in this month's Loaded magazine could be forgiven for thinking this is a model ...
Sherry Fitzgerald staff told to take 10pc pay cut.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Sherry FitzGerald estate agent staff have now been asked to accept a pay cut of up to 10pc in response to the sudden collapse of the housing market. One of the leading agents in the country confirmed that more than 200 of its staff will see wages chopped from September 1. ...
Only a miracle will save my 4 children from homeless unit.
Aug 01, 2008 ... WIDOWER Joe Kinnane and his four children are holding out for a miracle in order to avoid eviction from their rented Loughlinstown home this weekend. The 34 year-old, whose partner died suddenly just 10 days after giving birth to their son two years ago, has had to give up work ...
Two '600k engines for fire brigade.
Aug 01, 2008 ... DUBLIN firefighters are to get two new '600,000 fire engines. Minister of State for the Environment Michael Kitt has sanctioned Dublin City Council's proposal to buy two new fire trucks. The department will provide a grant of almost '600,000 to the council "in due course" to ...
Abuse victims' higher suicide risk in later life.
Aug 01, 2008 ... CHILDREN who are repeatedly abused are at higher risk of attempting suicide in later life. Those abused by an immediate family member carried the greatest risk of suicide attempts, according to a new study. Between 1986 and 1988, researchers recruited families of ...
DUBS FACE ticket woe.
Aug 01, 2008 ... County Board may get allocation of just 15,000 DUBLIN footballers don't want their All-Ireland SFC quarter-final moved back a week to August 16 - but that means countless thousands of fans could be left ticketless when the Leinster champions return to Croke Park tomorrow week. ...
MAHER'S FOCUS ON HOME.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Drogheda ace says side must bounce back from late Kyiv defeat against Bray FROM THE HIGHS of a thrilling Champions League battle with one of European football's biggest names to a mid-table battle on a Friday night - that's Drogheda United's fate this ...
New Bohs man Kalonas could set trend for foreign signings.
Aug 01, 2008 ... BOHEMIANS boss Pat Fenlon believes that the arrival of Lithuanian international Mindaugas Kalonas to the Gypsies squad could be the first of many exotic imports -- if the player is a success, writes Aidan Fitzmaurice. Bohs last night tied up the 24-year-old -- who caught the eye ...
pats relieved to avoid latvian 'banana skin'.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Harris hails 'professional' job as Saints progress to next round of UEFA Cup ST PATRICK'S Athletic captain Jamie Harris admits that his side breathed a sigh of relief after securing a place in the next round of the UEFA Cup at the expense of Latvian outfit JKF Olimps ...
Hunt: No plan to leave 'great' job at Reading.
Aug 01, 2008 ... STEPHEN HUNT have vowed to stick with Reading and lead them back into the Premier League. The Ireland international has been linked with a number of teams, with Sunderland and Everton reportedly close to making bids, but Hunt has assured Royals boss Steve Coppell that he has no plans to ...
Given boost for Trapattoni plans.
Aug 01, 2008 ... SHAY GIVEN will give Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni a boost this weekend as the Irish keeper is due to play for Newcastle United in a pre-season friendly and prove his fitness, writes Aidan Fitzmaurice. Given (32) has not kicked a ball in anger since last February due to the ...
Quaint English arty aristocrats versus raunchy Irish glam.
Aug 02, 2008 ... The Good Plain Cook Bethan Roberts Serpent's Tail, '12.99 WEALTHY and arty, Peggy Guggenheim slept with her many lovers in a bed with a silver bedhead by Calder. Her parents had been supremely wealthy, but when her father went down with the Titanic she had ...
Action/adventure.
Aug 02, 2008 ... Action/adventure 10,000 BC You'd think that prehistoric blockbusters couldn't get sillier than Raquel Welch's One Million Years BC, in which man battles dinosaurs, even though T-Rex and Co had been extinct some 64 million years before we turned up on the planet. ...
It seems every new love story leaves a broken heart behind. As Hollywood actress Sienna Miller is caught cavorting in Italy with her new man, her ex-flame, the actor Rhys Ifans, is photographed looking down-at-heart in London. ......
Aug 02, 2008 ... It seems every new love story leaves a broken heart behind. As Hollywood actress Sienna Miller is caught cavorting in Italy with her new man, her ex-flame, the actor Rhys Ifans, is photographed looking down-at-heart in London. And as Hollywood actress Uma Thurman poses with her new fiance, ...
Warning over two types of antibiotic.
Aug 02, 2008 ... TWO antibiotics, one used in the treatment of kidney infections and the other used for bronchitis, pneumonia and sinus infections, are to be restricted under an instruction from the Irish Medicines Board. The first, norfloxacin, used to treat complicated acute and chronic kidney ...
Customer beware as 'psychic' gift scam targets Irish homes.
Aug 02, 2008 ... JUNK MAIL: People asked for '35 'good-luck charm' payment A bizarre offer being made to Irish people through junk mail involves claims that a psychic wants them to receive a '20,000 gift. At the end of an elaborate message, the person is asked to sign an official ...
Trial of cop on Irishman attack charge.
Aug 02, 2008 ... A DATE will be set in September for the trial of three men, including a policeman, charged with an assault which left a 26- year-old Irishman blind in one eye. Two other New York City Police Department officers charged in connection with the assault and an alleged cover up will ...
Amy's gran makes new appeal to holidaymakers.
Aug 02, 2008 ... THE grandmother of missing teenager Amy Fitzpatrick appealed today to Irish holidaymakers going abroad to be on the alert for her beloved grandaughter. Maura Donohoe (80) wants all Irish families heading off on holidays to European destinations to remember the face of her ...
red hands can stave off mayo.
Aug 02, 2008 ... Connacht men hampered by major concerns ALL-IRELAND SFC QUALIFIER round 3 TYRONE v MAYO (Croke Park, today 4.0, live RT[c]2) AND so, Tyrone and Mayo have made it to Croke Park in August. But this is not how it was meant to be. Mickey ...
Time for Kingdom to show how good they really are.
Aug 02, 2008 ... Monaghan certain to provide Kerry with a genuine test and chance to silence the doubters THE moment of truth has arrived, and a round earlier than Kerry expected. If they are to reveal themselves as truly great three-in-a-row champions, they must do it the hard way. No more ...
KELLY RESPONDS TO FIRE BOHS TITLE BID.
Aug 02, 2008 ... IF JOHN PAUL Kelly was annoyed at being left out of the team for Bohemians' league game at home to Cobh Ramblers last night, the man they call 'Joxer' then took out his frustrations on the Premier Division's bottom side as he came off the bench and inspired the Gypsies to a 3-0 win. ...
McDonnell off to Sweden in bid to size up rivals.
Aug 02, 2008 ... ST PATRICK'S Athletic boss John McDonnell will head out to Scandinavia on a spying mission on Monday to help ensure that his club's stay in the UEFA Cup is not a short one. Yesterday's draw for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup paired Pat's with in-form Swedish outfit ...
A man who has a way with words.
Aug 04, 2008 ... JOHN COSTELLO meets the man responsible for the book behind a Hollywood blockbuster and finds him to be of modest persuasion Jeff Deaver dates supermodels. Jeff Deaver is worth millions. Jeff Deaver lives a jet-set lifestyle. But looking at the unassuming, softly spoken American ...
PAT STACEY -- Herald TV critic and columnist.(Television program review)
Aug 04, 2008 ... THREE BEST 1VERTIGO (1958) In Hitchcock's long-unsung masterpiece, James Stewart's tormented private eye finds the woman of his dreams (Kim Novak), loses her, finds her again and then loses her again in a totally unexpected plunge from a bell tower. Bleak, brilliant and ...
Mum's agony as she waits for son's body.
Aug 04, 2008 ... The family of Darndale man Paul Manley, who lost his battle for life more than a week ago after being stabbed in the head with a screwdriver, have said they will have to wait until this week at the earliest before they can organise his funeral because his body has not yet been released. ...
Fat Freddie alive and well as he's spotted in Spain.
Aug 04, 2008 ... Rumours that Dublin crime kingpin Freddie Thompson had been murdered in his Spanish hideout have been found to be false after he was spotted leaving a gym on the Costa del Sol. 'Fat' Freddie had been told by gardai that his life is in danger and he fled the country after it is ...
New raft of claims likely after stalemate.
Aug 04, 2008 ... The collapse of talks aimed at hammering out a new pay deal between the country's workers and employers is now expected to lead to a rash of new pay claims against individual companies in the absence of an agreed across-the-board structure. Private sector unions will meet on ...
Bad debts double in five years as slump hits hard.
Aug 04, 2008 ... Bad debt problems are soaring as more people are unable to pay bills or repay loans to financial institutions. The number of bad debts judgements have almost doubled in recent years and are expected to rise by one-third in the coming 12 months to reach '250m. A ...
Four clinics get half of '87m State funding.
Aug 04, 2008 ... FOUR private hospital operators received over half of the payments made by the State under its '87m National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF). Dublin's Mater Private Hospital, the Bon Secours group, the Blackrock Clinic and the Galway Clinic received a combined total of almost ...
Heartbreaking trip to K2 for family of tragic hero Gerard.
Aug 04, 2008 ... A member of mountaineer Gerard McDonnell's family will collect some of his belongings during a heart-breaking trip to Pakistan. Fellow mountaineer Pat Falvey said a member of the dead climber's family will travel to the Himalayan region of the country following the climbing ...
Boyband singer is the first to check out.
Aug 04, 2008 ... BOYBAND singer Luke Thomas has become the first evictee of RTE's Failte Towers reality show. The Keywest crooner ended up in the bottom three with fellow contestants Don Baker and Jennifer Maguire after the public had voted. But the judging panel, which includes Bibi ...
mayo caught red-handed.
Aug 04, 2008 ... Poor second half shooting from John O'Mahony's side allows Tyrone to sneak late win and set up Dubs clash TYRONE are where they want to be this evening, still standing and in the last-eight. Unless they can uncork some long-lost All-Ireland magic, though -- especially against ...
farrelly wants to get back playing.
Aug 04, 2008 ... FORMER Ireland international Gareth Farrelly is determined to get back playing again after recovering from a serious illness which could have ended his career and was even life-threatening. Doctors have told Cork City midfielder Farrelly that he's lucky to be alive after ...
Baby numbers to reach 73,000 in boom.
Aug 04, 2008 ... The baby boom continues with the number of births nationally set to hit 73,000 this year. The number of births was over 70,000 last year, and the HSE has made provision in its National Service Plan for 2008 for a further increase in births this year. Over the last 10 ...
Are you an identity cannibal?
Aug 05, 2008 ... Are we trying too hard to replicate our role model's style and looks? Do we risk losing our own identities? THE classic Lemmings computer game invariably ended with an army of identical little yellow figures plummeting unhappily into the abyss. It might have been a huge hit for ...
Barbara's gift of hope from beyond grave.
Aug 05, 2008 ... A proud and poignant first visit to Africa by an Irish couple will result in more children getting a chance to escape poverty. Bill and Margaret Gill will make the long journey to Eritrea to visit a school built in memory of their daughter Barbara Gill whose passion to help the ...
More drivers are failing to pass test at State centres.
Aug 05, 2008 ... Dubliners looking to pass their driving tests have almost double the chance of success at some private test centres rather than the traditional state-run centres, it has been revealed. New figures show that only 41pc of people tested in the government-operated test centre in ...
RTE's warning to staff over 'cost control'.
Aug 05, 2008 ... RTE is feeling the pinch of recession and has warned staff that it will have to control costs and seek value for money if it is to break even this year. The news comes as the national broadcaster prepares to launch its autumn schedule tomorrow in which homegrown factual and ...
Dunne given D-day for D4 building bid.
Aug 05, 2008 ... BATTLE: Desmond is opposing developer's plans AN Bord Pleanala has finally set November 19 as D-day for developer Sean Dunne and businessman Dermot Desmond to make their differing pitches for the future of Dublin's most exclusive district. The public hearing with over ...
bohs call not hard for kal'.
Aug 05, 2008 ... Lithuanian says Dalymount move won't hurt international career THE LATEST international footballer to try his luck in the eircom League is confident that his move to Ireland will not harm his chances with the national team. Attacking midfielder Mindaugas Kalonas, who ...
League's 'Foreign Legion' lead way in international honours list.
Aug 05, 2008 ... FEW Irish players have got the chance to play at international level while playing their club football in this country in recent years, but others have managed to achieve both, writes Aidan Fitzmaurice. Since 1986, only three players have been capped at senior level by Ireland ...
One tiny laptop.
Aug 06, 2008 ... BUYING an ultra-portable laptop a year ago would have set you back up to two grand. But then Asus upset the over-priced apple cart with its tiny EEE 701 coming in way under '300. Though obviously not highly specced and frankly, too small for its own good unless you're still in ...
Bank.
Aug 06, 2008 ... Secret Agent Clank PSP, '40 CLANK has always played second fiddle to Ratchet in the cartoon duo's heroic platform adventures. Now the diminutive robot gets his chance to shine in a starring role. Theoretically, the gameplay of SAC was intended to make ...
Author and self-help guru Robin Sharma is best known for his bestselling book, The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari. Now he wants to get us up-and-going with his latest motivational book, The Greatness Guide; Book 2, which includes the following 50 motivational insights.1 Be the best you: There will never be a better time to be the best you than today.
Aug 06, 2008 ... Author and self-help guru Robin Sharma is best known for his bestselling book, The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari. Now he wants to get us up-and-going with his latest motivational book, The Greatness Guide; Book 2, which includes the following 50 motivational insights. 1 Be the best ...
Locals 'swing' a '700k playground for Marlay Park.
Aug 06, 2008 ... Parents living near Marlay Park in Rathfarnham are set to benefit from a long overdue new playground being planned for the historic parkland. The state-of-the-art facility will be welcomed by mums and dads who have been bringing their kids to the existing one for more than 20 ...
TV show reveals how Maggie lives her life to the full.
Aug 06, 2008 ... An extraordinary Irish mother, who is only as tall as a young child, has proved to be an inspiration for all people born with disabilities. Maggie Woods, who is just 3 feet 8 inches tall, has successfully reared two sons, and lives life to the full. The 46-year-old ...
Kids' diets improve as savoury snack makers cut out fats.
Aug 06, 2008 ... Savoury snack foods including crisps, popcorn and nuts now contribute less fat and saturated fat to the diet of the country's teens than three years ago. An analysis of the Irish Universities Nutrition Alliance (IUNA) National Teen Food Survey 2008 showed that savoury snack ...
wife murderer's trial gripped the nation as details of their 'unhappy' marriage emerged.
Aug 06, 2008 ... Brian Kearney was found guilty of his wife's murder by a majority jury of 11 to one on March 5 after a trial that gripped the nation. In February 28, 2006, the body of his wife Siobhan Kearney was found dead in her home in Goatstown by her father Owen McLaughlin, after her ...
Counsellors refused entry to jail by dog.
Aug 06, 2008 ... REACTION: Addiction personnel turned away after 'contamination' Two drug addiction counsellors have been turned away from Mountjoy jail ... by a sniffer dog. They were entering the prison over the Bank Holiday weekend when they were refused entry because of the dog's ...
Model pair: Brendan and Andrea up for top jobs in new reality show.
Aug 06, 2008 ... Former You're a Star judge Brendan O'Connor looks set to return to the small screen as part of the team searching for Ireland's Next Top Model. The Herald can reveal the journalist and talent judge has made it on to the shortlist of celebrities being considered to judge the ...
Obama may this week choose his presidential running mate, and many of the favourites have roots here, writes Michael Lavery.
Aug 06, 2008 ... FIVE leading Irish Americans are in the running to be picked as Barack Obama's vice presidential candidate. There is speculation in the US that both Democratic candidate, Obama, and the Republican John McCain are expected to make a vice presidential announcement before August 8, ...
WE TALK.
Aug 06, 2008 ... THE TALK BUT CAN WE WALK THE WALK? THE PROSPECTS FOR IRELAND'S RACE WALKERS, WHO MAKE UP A QUARTER OF OUR ENTIRE TRACK AND FIELD TEAM If athletics is a minority sport, then race walking is a minority within a minority. Yet race walking is our most ...
AND THE LOSERS ARE . . . LINDIE nAUGHTON takes a look at some Olympic competitors who came last but who managed to do it in memorable style.
Aug 06, 2008 ... LINDIE nAUGHTON takes a look at some Olympic competitors who came last but who managed to do it in memorable style For a small number of people, the Olympic Games are about winning medals, making finals, and justifying the large chunks of State money and sponsorship thrown at ...
Athletics: 100/200mDana Hussein Abdul-Razzaq (Iraq).
Aug 06, 2008 ... Athletics: 100/200m Dana Hussein Abdul-Razzaq (Iraq) On July 24, the IOC decided Iraq wasn't welcome in Beijing because of the government's "serious interference" with the country's Olympic Committee. A last-minute reprieve means that 21-year-old sprinter ...
Tyrone are right team, right time for Dublin.
Aug 06, 2008 ... DRAWING Tyrone in the All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals was the right team at the right time for Dublin. With provincial final repeats ruled out, Kerry and Kildare were the Dubs other potential opponents in the last eight but for totally different reasons, Pillar Caffrey's men were ...
PAYBACK LAST FOR.
Aug 06, 2008 ... PATIENT After spending half of his Kildare career on the bench, Enda Murphy knows he must make the most of every chance as Cork zoom into focus GOALKEEPERS, so the old cliche goes, are all mad as hell and are liable to flip at the slightest provocation. ...
Naughton looks to stay at Dubs helm.
Aug 06, 2008 ... TOMMY NAUGHTON wants one more year in the Dublin hurling hotseat. "I've met with the selectors and the feeling is we'd like to go ahead again next year," Naughton has confirmed. "But we haven't met with the players or county board and they might have other plans, so ...
Rebels stick by 'Rock' for clash with Kilkenny.
Aug 06, 2008 ... THE 'Rock' remains unmoved after Cork hurling boss Gerald McCarthy retained full-back Diarmuid O'Sullivan for Sunday's All-Ireland SHC semi-final against three in-a-row chasing Kilkenny. McCarthy's decision to stick with an unchanged team from their quarter-final win over Clare ...
Lynch and Lantinus bookies' favourite to make breakthrough and join elite group of Irish medal winners By Lindie Naughton.
Aug 06, 2008 ... Whisper it very quietly, but Ireland's best chance of an Olympic medal in Beijing could again come in the form of a horse. Lantinus is without question the best show-jumping horse in the world today, topping the World Breeding Federation rankings. After his current jockey Denis ...
McGeady says he's happy in new forward role for Celtic.
Aug 06, 2008 ... AIDEN McGEADY is revelling in his new role up front for Celtic after a pre-season that saw him selected as the right side of an attacking trio including Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink and Georgios Samaras with some success, writes Paul Hyland. The Bhoys last friendly produced an ...