Sunday Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland) back issues from February 2008:
The light fantastic Years of experience in nursing helped Sandra Walsh to master the demands of running two boutiques and oversee the transformation of her home into a great party house, writes Mary O'Sullivan. Photographs by Tony Gavin.
Feb 03, 2008 ... The light fantastic Years of experience in nursing helped Sandra Walsh to master the demands of running two boutiques and oversee the transformation of her home into a great party house, writes Mary O'Sullivan. Photographs by Tony Gavin Sandra Walsh lives in a ...
zeitgeist.
Feb 03, 2008 ... zeitgeist ladies who launch Elisa managed to pick up a Cavalli dress at nearly half price in the BT sale. She's thrilled because it means she's got something brand new to wear to the launch of the Kinks and Glitter salon on Thursday night. Kinks and ...
Showing off her new, trimmed-down curves for LIFE, former party girl Amanda Brunker gets serious with Julia Molony, revealing how the experience of nearly losing her newborn son -- and her own life -- has left her terrified of having more kids. She talks of being shafted on 'You're a Star', and how the death of her brother transformed her outlook. Photographs by Agata Stoinska.
Feb 03, 2008 ... Showing off her new, trimmed-down curves for LIFE, former party girl Amanda Brunker gets serious with Julia Molony, revealing how the experience of nearly losing her newborn son -- and her own life -- has left her terrified of having more kids. She talks of being shafted on 'You're a ...
Dylan's pressure cooker He's no Mr Angry, but chef Dylan McGrath, who has just been awarded a Michelin star, enjoys a sprinkling of the F-word . He tells Barry Egan about being binned from a catering course, how he slept on the floor of his restaurant Mint in its early days and how he's 'crazy passionate'.(Interview)
Feb 03, 2008 ... Dylan's pressure cooker He's no Mr Angry, but chef Dylan McGrath, who has just been awarded a Michelin star, enjoys a sprinkling of the F-word . He tells Barry Egan about being binned from a catering course, how he slept on the floor of his restaurant Mint in its early days and ...
It's Italian for perfect Brendan O'Connor explains why he returns to the unbeatable resort of Taormina.
Feb 03, 2008 ... It's Italian for perfect Brendan O'Connor explains why he returns to the unbeatable resort of Taormina One of the great things about getting a bit older is that you stop being so hard on yourself. You accept who you are and your limitations. In your 30s there are ...
Unearthing Troy's hidden treasures 'National Treasure' actress Diane Kruger is reaping the rewards of her first film, says Evan Fanning.
Feb 03, 2008 ... Unearthing Troy's hidden treasures 'National Treasure' actress Diane Kruger is reaping the rewards of her first film, says Evan Fanning DIANE Kruger has got ambition by the bucketload, or, to use a phrase she seems fond of, she's super-ambitious. "I want it all," she ...
Brigid's birds and biddy boys.
Feb 03, 2008 ... Brigid's birds and biddy boys MOST of the folklore surrounding St Brigid, including various pious practices associated with her, seem at this time to have been forgotten. The practices themselves, visiting holy wells, making 'stations' at specific places linked to the saint's ...
Shame on lily-livered politicians who have failed victims of crime As the law here stands, criminals already get off lightly with fun-sized prison stays, writes John O'Keeffe.
Feb 03, 2008 ... Shame on lily-livered politicians who have failed victims of crime As the law here stands, criminals already get off lightly with fun-sized prison stays, writes John O'Keeffe The Law Reform Commission's recommendation that the mandatory life sentence should be ...
Ryan's very private study in Scarlett Johansson's beau and star of Definitely, Maybe talks to Evan Fanning.
Feb 03, 2008 ... Ryan's very private study in Scarlett Johansson's beau and star of Definitely, Maybe talks to Evan Fanning ON THE morning of my arranged interview with Ryan Reynolds, the newspapers are full of stories of how the 31-year-old actor has just got engaged to Scarlett ...
Soccer's Ashley in a new fix.
Feb 03, 2008 ... Soccer's Ashley in a new fix THERE'S very little Ashley Cole can do to make himself seem more repulsive, but he seems determined to give it a good go. This is a man who wrote in his autobiography that he was so offended by the [pounds sterling]55,000 sterling a week offered to ...
COUNTRY CHARM.
Feb 03, 2008 ... COUNTRY CHARM Sweet dreams really are made of this For the last few years, all the talk has been of 'what if'. What if we had had the sense to buy an apartment in the mid-late 90's and sell it off in the mid-noughties? What if we had taken the plunge on that ...
Warring chefs give plenty of feud for thought.
Feb 03, 2008 ... Warring chefs give plenty of feud for thought IT had to happen. With chefs being the new rock stars, it was only a matter of time before the plates started flying. Personally, I'm delighted -- nothing quite livens up the bleak mid-winter than the Feuding Divas of ...
Unforgettable -- that's what Royston's chats with Bertie are.
Feb 03, 2008 ... Unforgettable -- that's what Royston's chats with Bertie are IF Spike Milligan was right -- and money can't buy you friends, but rather gets you a better class of enemy -- where does that leave politics? I mean, the whole thing revolves around the notion that mine ...
Coveney's elected to marry.
Feb 03, 2008 ... Coveney's elected to marry HE could be a future Fine Gael leader. On the other hand, maybe you do need more than a pretty face for that job -- but there's no sign yet. Anyway, Simon Coveney displayed great leadership qualities at home in Cork at Christmas ... He ...
The future's brighter in Portugal.
Feb 03, 2008 ... The future's brighter in Portugal As the gloom of February settles on us all like a tonne of very gloomy potatoes indeed, our mind searches for an exit strategy. Where can we run to escape the weather, tribunals and the politicians, we wonder, as we dump 20 of junior's friends ...
A Busherstown beauty in Barack's home town.
Feb 03, 2008 ... A Busherstown beauty in Barack's home town Recent research has revealed that Barack Obama, a serious contender for the title of President of the United States of America later this year, is descended from a shoemaker from Moneygall, Co Offaly. Barack O'Bama, as he is now known ...
Nadine is still aloud to party.
Feb 03, 2008 ... Nadine is still aloud to party CHERYL wasn't the only one in Girls Aloud who decided to give her romantic other half the Jimmy Choos last week. Nadine Coyle ended her on-off relationship with Desperate Housewives gardener Jesse Metcalf. The fiesty duo had a spat in ...
BOD's break from the media scrum.
Feb 03, 2008 ... BOD's break from the media scrum IT'S all balls to me. And possibly even to Amy Huberman. Either way, Irish rugby captain Brian O'Driscoll escaped the media scrum last weekend to take his girlfriend Amy to Wexford. They packed up the Land Rover on Friday and hit ...
Rachel pushes out charity boat for Cork.
Feb 03, 2008 ... Rachel pushes out charity boat for Cork RACHEL Allen was dancing until 7am at Capella in Castlemartyr last Saturday with her husband Isaac. (I know because I was dancing with them.) Where the gourmet goddess got the energy to have a drinks party at her house in Shanagarry ...
Harold Clarke.
Feb 03, 2008 ... Harold Clarke HAROLD Clarke retired as executive chairman of Easons booksellers and publishers in 1995. But his varied interests made him an ideal candidate for a fruitful retirement. He took his colourful personality into semi-retirement with him. His dry wit makes ...
Just answer the goddamn questions The Taoiseach's endless squirming is stripping away any remaining dignity, says Gene Kerrigan.
Feb 03, 2008 ... Just answer the goddamn questions The Taoiseach's endless squirming is stripping away any remaining dignity, says Gene Kerrigan The thing is, we all suspect what's been going on, but most of us like the man. Bertie Ahern would be a likeable person even without his ...
It's taking time for us to recognise the gruesome possibilities that face us The complacent attitudes of the boom linger on, says Gene Kerrigan who examines the financial aspects of the poll.
Feb 03, 2008 ... It's taking time for us to recognise the gruesome possibilities that face us The complacent attitudes of the boom linger on, says Gene Kerrigan who examines the financial aspects of the poll Back in the mid-Nineties, some of us were slow to recognise that there was ...
The auctioneer and the OAP.
Feb 03, 2008 ... The auctioneer and the OAP TODAY, let me tell you the tale of an auctioneer and an elderly lady. It has a sad beginning, but a happy ending. Colm McEvoy is a mega-rich auctioneer from Kildare. He is an establishment figure. Colm is even a member of the ...
Commercial property threatens banks.
Feb 03, 2008 ... Commercial property threatens banks AS most banks have some exposure to commercial property lending, they're unlikely to be happy if commercial property values drop by 30 per cent -- as the UBS report predicted. About 72.5 per cent of Bank of Ireland's property loans ...
We keep on falling for these blatant smear tactics The Bertie Ahern passport story, like so many before, turned out to be nothing, writes Jody Corcoran.
Feb 03, 2008 ... We keep on falling for these blatant smear tactics The Bertie Ahern passport story, like so many before, turned out to be nothing, writes Jody Corcoran Last week's development -- for want of a better word -- in the wearisome saga that is the convoluted mystery of ...
Nationwide's '1bn sale set to be 'parked' Credit crunch delaying bonanza for members.
Feb 03, 2008 ... Nationwide's '1bn sale set to be 'parked' Credit crunch delaying bonanza for members THE sale of the '1bn-plus valued Irish Nationwide is set to be temporarily parked unless the bidding banks come up with a more acceptable offer. Reliable sources at the building ...
Dunne gets '500m backing for D4 skyscraper.
Feb 03, 2008 ... Dunne gets '500m backing for D4 skyscraper SWASHBUCKLING property developer Sean Dunne has borrowed a further '500m from a group of Irish and international banks to fund the development of his landmark '3bn Ballsbridge skyscraper complex. Ulster Bank, Kaupthing Singer ...
'A sick and very cowardly person is obsessed with me': Andrea One of the country's top models has become the target of a 'sick' hate campaign, writes Brendan O'Connor.
Feb 03, 2008 ... 'A sick and very cowardly person is obsessed with me': Andrea One of the country's top models has become the target of a 'sick' hate campaign, writes Brendan O'Connor 'This person obviously saw a chink in my life, a terrible tragedy, and decided to exploit it. This ...
Young people expect life on a plate The next generation seems to know the value of everything and the price of nothing, writes Brendan O'Connor.
Feb 03, 2008 ... Young people expect life on a plate The next generation seems to know the value of everything and the price of nothing, writes Brendan O'Connor At the time it seemed like a low point. I had recently moved into a room in a house on South Circular Road and was studying ...
Loved-up Brady refuses to be ruffled by rough tactics As Tom Brady chases immortality, Aidan O'Hara sees a quarterback keeping calm.
Feb 03, 2008 ... Loved-up Brady refuses to be ruffled by rough tactics As Tom Brady chases immortality, Aidan O'Hara sees a quarterback keeping calm T HERE'S a philosophy stretching across sport that if talented players can take the attitude of those with lesser ability, that's when ...
Thornton sinks teeth into rival's Michelin star Awards branded 'too commercial' a week after Dylan McGrath's Mint joins the exclusive club.
Feb 03, 2008 ... Thornton sinks teeth into rival's Michelin star Awards branded 'too commercial' a week after Dylan McGrath's Mint joins the exclusive club Ireland's first chef to be awarded two coveted Michelin stars has criticised the world renowned guide for becoming too ...
Anonymous call leads to over '0.65m traded on Italian.
Feb 03, 2008 ... Anonymous call leads to over '0.65m traded on Italian a frenzy of betting activity last week on Giovanni Trapattoni to become the next Republic of Ireland manager, which saw '70,000 traded on the former Italian boss in just 24 hours on one internet exchange, is unlikely to be ...
Beer bellies are under threat as men become the new women Burden of body fascism is no longer carried by women alone, says Brendan O'Connor.
Feb 03, 2008 ... Beer bellies are under threat as men become the new women Burden of body fascism is no longer carried by women alone, says Brendan O'Connor So it's official then. Men are the new women. It used to be that men were fat. Even the ones who were into sports. In fact, the ...
Rugby road trip ends in carnage with four dead Parish priest who gave last rites described scene as 'absolutely horrific'.
Feb 03, 2008 ... Rugby road trip ends in carnage with four dead Parish priest who gave last rites described scene as 'absolutely horrific' A trip to the Six Nations match in Dublin between Ireland and Italy ended in tragedy for a group of rugby fans yesterday involved a horrific ...
queen of romance Romantic novelist Cathy Kelly lives in a 'dotey' house she decorated in . . . well, romantic fashion. She lives there with three adoring men, partner John and twins, Murray and Dylan. But with two boys, she tells Mary O'Sullivan, it's hard to keep writing at speed. Photography by Tony Gavin.
Feb 10, 2008 ... queen of romance Romantic novelist Cathy Kelly lives in a 'dotey' house she decorated in . . . well, romantic fashion. She lives there with three adoring men, partner John and twins, Murray and Dylan. But with two boys, she tells Mary O'Sullivan, it's hard to keep writing at ...
Not far from the capital is a detox haven where the treatments, massages and at least one good lie-down refreshed and restored Madeleine Keane, though she did end up raiding the biscuit tin. Portrait by David Conachy Health springs eternal.
Feb 10, 2008 ... Not far from the capital is a detox haven where the treatments, massages and at least one good lie-down refreshed and restored Madeleine Keane, though she did end up raiding the biscuit tin. Portrait by David Conachy Health springs eternal To detox or not to detox? ...
zeitgeist.
Feb 10, 2008 ... zeitgeist culinary lover Gavin's culinary speciality is a dish with monkfish and breadcrumbs that he memorised from Jamie Oliver. It's one of three meals in his cooking repertoire -- one fish dish, one meat and, for when his date is one of those flaky, tree-hugger ...
The man who thinks death is dead funny Rob Reiner tells Julia Molony why his new film about terminal illness is laced with humour.
Feb 10, 2008 ... The man who thinks death is dead funny Rob Reiner tells Julia Molony why his new film about terminal illness is laced with humour ROB Reiner is in a contemplative mood when I meet him in his suite in Claridges hotel. His latest film, The Bucket List, sees the director ...
Irish painters in frame for fame thanks to raunchy TV drama.
Feb 10, 2008 ... Irish painters in frame for fame thanks to raunchy TV drama ARTIST Markey Robinson, best known for his primitive paintings of the Irish landscape, has become New York cool nine years after his death. His work will feature in a raunchy new drama, Lipstick Jungle, ...
Irish women drink their way to death.
Feb 10, 2008 ... Irish women drink their way to death Women are slowly drinking themselves to death in the comfort of their own homes -- sipping bottles of extra-strong wines as they sit in front of the television. "My colleagues and I are seeing more women with serious liver damage ...
Weighty Tolstoy casts a long shadow Weak characters spoil a modern take on a Russian-inspired work, says sile McArdle.
Feb 10, 2008 ... Weighty Tolstoy casts a long shadow Weak characters spoil a modern take on a Russian-inspired work, says sile McArdle Fox, Swallow, Scarecrow Eilis Ni Dhuibhne Blackstaff Press, '13.40 BEING conscientious is mostly a blessing -- but ...
'I am showing them that men are more than just pretty faces and nice buns. I'm becoming whatever the masculine equivalent of a feminist icon is'.
Feb 10, 2008 ... 'I am showing them that men are more than just pretty faces and nice buns. I'm becoming whatever the masculine equivalent of a feminist icon is' ALL LAST WEEK I'M beginning to understand why it often takes people years to figure out that they've been abused. A lot of ...
In the jailhouse now How are non-Irish prisoners allowed here in the first place, asks John O'Keeffe.
Feb 10, 2008 ... In the jailhouse now How are non-Irish prisoners allowed here in the first place, asks John O'Keeffe FIGURES contained in the most recent Irish Prison Service Report show that the number of non-Irish prisoners incarcerated is a staggering 30 per cent of the entire ...
Discover colossal value in Kildare.
Feb 10, 2008 ... Discover colossal value in Kildare Feeling pretty smug in your five-bed detached in Foxrock? Wouldn't you like to feel a little smugger? I mean, the world and his wife live in Foxrock. There's just no point trying to compete with those overpaid IT types out there -- or is there? ...
AMAZING OPULENCE.
Feb 10, 2008 ... AMAZING OPULENCE Invest in brand new six-star Portuguese luxury Do you ever wonder how the other half live? Ever wondered, for instance, when you went to Portugal, who actually lived in those protected units? Millionaires, celebrities, RTE journalists? Well actually, ...
PEACE and tranquility.
Feb 10, 2008 ... PEACE and tranquility A Donegal dandy Killymard Glebe House in Co Donegal dates from the early 18th century and was remodelled in Victorian times. It is said to have been created for a young rector upon his marriage to a mistress of Charles II. There's just something ...
No final chapter in the ballad of Kat and Bri.
Feb 10, 2008 ... No final chapter in the ballad of Kat and Bri "Men marry women with the hope they will never change," Albert Einstein once said. "Women marry men with the hope they will change. Invariably they are both disappointed." But perhaps not as much as former Westlife pop sensation ...
Lifting the lid on the Diving Bell The death of director Julian Schnabel's father gave his new film a personal resonance, writes Evan Fanning.
Feb 10, 2008 ... Lifting the lid on the Diving Bell The death of director Julian Schnabel's father gave his new film a personal resonance, writes Evan Fanning Julian Schnabel breaks off from talking about how he once wanted to direct the film version of German novelist Patrick ...
Yes, we like a drink or three, but not daily We don't consider having just one glass 'proper' drinking, and we like to drink properly, writes Brendan O'Connor.
Feb 10, 2008 ... Yes, we like a drink or three, but not daily We don't consider having just one glass 'proper' drinking, and we like to drink properly, writes Brendan O'Connor iF there's one thing the Irish are more obsessed with than drink, it's our relationship with drink. The ...
Michael O'Leary bags Bruni.
Feb 10, 2008 ... Michael O'Leary bags Bruni MICHAEL O'Leary has had a wonderful week. He lost '30m personally; Ryanair bombed by half a billion in value; profits tanked by 27 per cent; earnings per share dropped by 24 per cent. Even better, O'Leary issued a shock profit ...
Hurler regains sight after 'miracle' diet supplement.
Feb 10, 2008 ... Hurler regains sight after 'miracle' diet supplement FORMER CORK club hurler Jimmy Aherne wept when he was told he would be blind within three years. The father-of-four -- who is a second cousin to hurling legend Christy Ring -- was diagnosed with age-related macular ...
Carla and Nicolas are all loved up -- for now With their many conquests the French first couple are formidable, writes Larissa Nolan.
Feb 10, 2008 ... Carla and Nicolas are all loved up -- for now With their many conquests the French first couple are formidable, writes Larissa Nolan He is known as the chaud lapin -- or hot rabbit -- of French leaders, quite a boast considering their reputation as womanisers. ...
Revealed: the shocking drink and drugs truth.
Feb 10, 2008 ... Revealed: the shocking drink and drugs truth ONE in five Irish drinkers want to cut back on their consumption of alcohol and nearly 10 per cent are so worried they want to banish drink from their lives for good, a Millward Brown IMS National Opinion Poll has found. ...
Celia buys Bottler's mansion.
Feb 10, 2008 ... Celia buys Bottler's mansion Anna Bogle, avert your eyes now. An Taoiseach seemed to have less trouble in his life when he had Celia Larkin on his arm. The Drumcondra Mafia doubtless rue the day she moved to Clare. "There was definitely more joy and laughter when ...
Irish turning a nose up at the pint, but Diageo expects a surge.
Feb 10, 2008 ... Irish turning a nose up at the pint, but Diageo expects a surge ALONG with going to mass and eating mucky potatoes, chi-chi Ireland has increasingly turned its nose up at the black stuff. Pub sales of the iconic national drink Guinness drooped noticeably last year, ...
US jobs boost for Limerick.
Feb 10, 2008 ... US jobs boost for Limerick US multinational Vistakon will be announcing a '100m investment in Limerick tomorrow, according to impeccable industry sources. It is understood that the Minister for Enterprise Micheal Martin will be unveiling a third good-news story ...
Smoking rate has risen since ban on the 10-pack.
Feb 10, 2008 ... Smoking rate has risen since ban on the 10-pack ONE of the country's leading cigarette companies has said that its research shows the average amount of cigarettes smoked per day rose from 16 to 17 in the months following the ban on packets of ten. Since May 31, ...
Bonanza for execs at Anglo.
Feb 10, 2008 ... Bonanza for execs at Anglo ANGLO Irish Bank boss David Drumm and four of his key lieutenants were awarded almost '4.7m worth of stock options last week, under the bank's generous executive bonus plan. Drumm was the second highest earning bank boss last year, pocketing ...
Pressure to perform is making young men flop between sheets.
Feb 10, 2008 ... Pressure to perform is making young men flop between sheets Young Irish men are under such pressure to be sexually confident that they are unable to perform between the sheets -- and feel suicidal because of it -- doctors say. Those who treat erectile dysfunction, or ...
Natalie Mcparland.
Feb 17, 2008 ... Natalie Mcparland As part of the hip-hop dance crew D-Clash, she takes her place alongside a host of celebs as the face of the Nike brand. Natalie fought off competition from thousands of others to make it into the finals of a dance-off held by the sportswear company ...
ZeitgeistThe self-help addict.
Feb 17, 2008 ... Zeitgeist The self-help addict Alice has a copy of Women Who Love Too Much by her bed. She's read the whole thing cover to cover several times, but she likes to keep it there to dip into at appropriate moments. It's not that she needs it any more, of course -- Alice ...
watch us play He thinks she makes him sound gay. She thinks she may have been married to her father, Chris de Burgh, in a previous life. Together they are Ireland's Posh and Becks and we love them. As they pose for these remarkable pictures by Agata Stoinska, Wesley Quirke and Rosanna Davison give Julia Molony their most revealing interview ever. Styling by Liadan Hynes.
Feb 17, 2008 ... watch us play He thinks she makes him sound gay. She thinks she may have been married to her father, Chris de Burgh, in a previous life. Together they are Ireland's Posh and Becks and we love them. As they pose for these remarkable pictures by Agata Stoinska, Wesley ...
In which our hero combs through the options to find a tasty bird.
Feb 17, 2008 ... In which our hero combs through the options to find a tasty bird So, we were talking about chickens the last time. Since then I watched Hugh Fearnley-Whitingstall and Jamie Oliver do all their chicken programmes. The thing is, I was strangely unmoved by the plight of the ...
Even CJ got the White House blues Allison Janney found fame on 'The West Wing' -- but though that show is finished, it gave her strength to demand good roles, says Evan Fanning.
Feb 17, 2008 ... Even CJ got the White House blues Allison Janney found fame on 'The West Wing' -- but though that show is finished, it gave her strength to demand good roles, says Evan Fanning 'LESBIANS and aliens." Allison Janney was once told by a casting agent that that was what ...
How the elephants really do make their trunk calls An Irish-American scientist reveals how elephants use their feet and trunks to communicate, writes Christina Park.
Feb 17, 2008 ... How the elephants really do make their trunk calls An Irish-American scientist reveals how elephants use their feet and trunks to communicate, writes Christina Park Cailtin O'Connell Oneworld, '22.20 ELEPHANTS can stand on tiptoe -- they can run ...