Sunday Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland) back issues from June 2008:
zeitgeistthe new media magnate 2.0.
Jun 01, 2008 ... zeitgeist the new media magnate 2.0 Declan is too busy to talk to you right now. He may be able to schedule you in for a chat sometime in the afternoon of the first Monday of next month, but he'll be in Singapore then, so it'll have to be a conference call, and ...
Finding a cure for the Ben Affleck affliction The actor whose movies and image are regularly panned will be hoping his directorial debut gets a better press, says Evan Fanning.
Jun 01, 2008 ... Finding a cure for the Ben Affleck affliction The actor whose movies and image are regularly panned will be hoping his directorial debut gets a better press, says Evan Fanning Ben Affleck's fame would single-handedly call into question just who dictates who becomes a ...
Period stunner with amazing space.
Jun 01, 2008 ... Period stunner with amazing space You know some houses are born great and still others have greatness thrust upon them. The problem with Hunters Yard in Meath is that it has elements of both. It's a period country property alright, but one which has been extensively extended and ...
Whitethorn love in the fields.
Jun 01, 2008 ... Whitethorn love in the fields THERE was a time when John McGahern could never have dreamed -- or countenanced, indeed -- some event organised in his name where his work and life might be discussed and dissected by academics and others. As a young writer, for reasons ...
The day the laughter died Unlike most people in this country, Fiona Clarke, Dermot Morgan's partner, has not watched any of the endless repeats of Father Ted since the star died 10 years ago. ......
Jun 01, 2008 ... The day the laughter died Unlike most people in this country, Fiona Clarke, Dermot Morgan's partner, has not watched any of the endless repeats of Father Ted since the star died 10 years ago. Fiona says she would find it too harrowing. However, she does find comfort in the video ...
Feral youngsters and fools lost to drink and drugs Only taking and teaching responsibility can impact on drink, drugs and violence, writes Willie Kealy.
Jun 01, 2008 ... Feral youngsters and fools lost to drink and drugs Only taking and teaching responsibility can impact on drink, drugs and violence, writes Willie Kealy LIFE is a great adventure. And like any great adventure, you start out on it with trepidation. You hope that it will ...
Prophet of social conscience rocksThe humanity of Springsteen's songs touches a chord with everyone over 27, writes Barry Egan.
Jun 01, 2008 ... Prophet of social conscience rocksThe humanity of Springsteen's songs touches a chord with everyone over 27, writes Barry Egan I never had Colin Farrell down as a Bruce nut. (Not old enough. I had the young Brando from Castleknock pegged as more of a Antony and The Johnsons ...
Classy Proposition.
Jun 01, 2008 ... Classy Proposition A Heritage that you shall be proud of Packing young kids away for a break is a bit like preparing for war only slightly more difficult. By the time I reached one of the homes for sale in The Heritage recently I was ready to kill, so to then enter a ...
Stone thrown by own 'quake karma' remark.
Jun 01, 2008 ... Stone thrown by own 'quake karma' remark So, Sharon Stone thinks that the recent earthquake in China -- where the death toll is expected to reach 80,000 people -- may have been the result of "bad karma" from the country's occupation of Tibet. Speaking at the Cannes Film ...
Now it's house calls for Wes and Rosanna.
Jun 01, 2008 ... Now it's house calls for Wes and Rosanna IS Rosanna Davison making the big move? She and her boyfriend Wesley Quirke were seen very recently apparently house-hunting in Foxrock ... You have to hand it to the 21st-century fox and former Miss World who realised that ...
A man for our Amanda at last.
Jun 01, 2008 ... A man for our Amanda at last THERE'S a certain irony in the fact that the beautiful Irish presenter of a top US reality dating show couldn't find love herself. But at least Amanda Byram -- unlike several female television presenters I could, but won't, mention -- ...
Are there Nohl limits to Ann-Marie's fun?
Jun 01, 2008 ... Are there Nohl limits to Ann-Marie's fun? ANN-MARIE Nohl's kitten heels have barely touched the ground since her flight landed from New York on Thursday morning. First, she had lunch with her new boyfriend, John Hoyne, at the Expresso Bar (a second home to Johnny ...
Passionate Sarah casts a wide net.
Jun 01, 2008 ... Passionate Sarah casts a wide net I love a woman who takes the bait. (What man doesn't?) When I bumped into Sarah Owens outside Rory's Fishing Tackle in Temple Bar, Dublin, last Tuesday, she told me: "Fly-fishing is my new passion." The Wicklow-based bohemian ...
Love by the lake for O'Reilly junior.
Jun 01, 2008 ... Love by the lake for O'Reilly junior Summertime and the weddin' is easy. Fish are jumpin' and oil prices are high. Before you conclude that the marbles have finally deserted me, let me assure you that this fit of pastiche and poesie is prompted by some really good ...
Economy woes fuel rise in trips abroad.
Jun 01, 2008 ... Economy woes fuel rise in trips abroad Dalkey will be closed and Killiney under curfew as the wealthy flee Ireland for the summer. With a glass of Chianti in one hand and tanned eye candy in the villa next door, a month or two in Tuscany would seem the perfect ...
Cowen may be ready for bit of nip 'n' tuck on spending With consumer confidence ebbing and the construction industry imploding, tough political decisions lie ahead.
Jun 01, 2008 ... Cowen may be ready for bit of nip 'n' tuck on spending With consumer confidence ebbing and the construction industry imploding, tough political decisions lie ahead REMARKABLE, really. According to projections this week, Ireland will go from having the biggest ...
Property dam about to burst The crash in the office market will hit the banks hardest of all. Louise McBride, Nick Webb and Shane Ross tell how the carnage will play out.
Jun 01, 2008 ... Property dam about to burst The crash in the office market will hit the banks hardest of all. Louise McBride, Nick Webb and Shane Ross tell how the carnage will play out IRISH developers and banks are staring into a black hole of at least '10bn as the gravy train of ...
king of kerry.
Jun 01, 2008 ... king of kerry Retreat to a better way of life today When one thinks of Kerry one thinks of marauding sheep, cute old men with strange caps and more mountain peaks than is good for you. No one ever leaves Kerry, even for short trips, except once every year when they ...
Buckley's new boys can kick off with a bang Sporting Fingal will not lack confidence in their FAI Cup debut, but their long-term future is more important, writes Sean Ryan.
Jun 01, 2008 ... Buckley's new boys can kick off with a bang Sporting Fingal will not lack confidence in their FAI Cup debut, but their long-term future is more important, writes Sean Ryan EVERYTHING about Sporting Fingal, who make their FAI Cup debut on Friday, is different. For a ...
Brid shouldn't be punished for her errant husband's sins Sorry sisters, but unless you've walked in Ms Murphy's shoes you cannot condemn her, writes John O'Keeffe.
Jun 01, 2008 ... Brid shouldn't be punished for her errant husband's sins Sorry sisters, but unless you've walked in Ms Murphy's shoes you cannot condemn her, writes John O'Keeffe "If you are not too long, I will wait here for you all my life" Oscar Wilde It's ...
Irish investors look to the UK market.
Jun 01, 2008 ... Irish investors look to the UK market Results from a survey taken from over 72,000 searches for overseas property on Google's Irish search engine over last month, show a huge increase in Irish interest in UK property. Some 17pc of all searches were recorded, up10pc year on year ....
Drumcondra Mafia pitch in after Cowen's tent cull at Galway.
Jun 01, 2008 ... Drumcondra Mafia pitch in after Cowen's tent cull at Galway OH, you are Offaly, but I like you. Or do I? The Drumcondra Mafia -- they haven't gone away you know -- are not one bit pleased that the ungrateful f***er has cancelled their tent at the upcoming Galway Races. ...
Sing now, Brian -- your Utopia is dead and gone Pig-headedness has sent the economy tumbling, and with it the Taoiseach's hopes for a model society, writes Jody Corcoran.
Jun 01, 2008 ... Sing now, Brian -- your Utopia is dead and gone Pig-headedness has sent the economy tumbling, and with it the Taoiseach's hopes for a model society, writes Jody Corcoran Like the Taoiseach, former newspaper editor, the late Michael Hand, enjoyed a pint or two. When ...
Taking less of a guilt trip With larger taxes on the way for higher emission vehicles, Campbell Spray spends some quality time with a few SUVs that are more brain that brawnDAINTY YET TOUGH: Once you get over the name, the Jeep Patriot (left) is a Sports Utility Vehicle worth taking for a spin, while the Suzuki SX4 (right) has the tidy handling of a small, family car.
Jun 01, 2008 ... Taking less of a guilt trip With larger taxes on the way for higher emission vehicles, Campbell Spray spends some quality time with a few SUVs that are more brain that brawnDAINTY YET TOUGH: Once you get over the name, the Jeep Patriot (left) is a Sports Utility Vehicle worth ...
OECD probes firms in Irish bribery enquiry.
Jun 01, 2008 ... OECD probes firms in Irish bribery enquiry UP to 20 Irish and multinational companies are to be questioned by officers of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) as it investigates Ireland's progress in implementing anti-bribery and corruption ...
Hanafin family seek jackpot in UK oil venture Consortium granted licence to explore two sites.
Jun 01, 2008 ... Hanafin family seek jackpot in UK oil venture Consortium granted licence to explore two sites SENIOR Cabinet Minister Mary Hanafin has teamed up with other family members to invest in oil shares. Last week a Hanafin family venture, Reservoir Resources, was granted a ...
The only truth that's clear about suicide is that we need to be ever more vigilant We may not understand why people take their own lives, but as debt and despair mount, Brendan O'Connor fears more tragedy.
Jun 01, 2008 ... The only truth that's clear about suicide is that we need to be ever more vigilant We may not understand why people take their own lives, but as debt and despair mount, Brendan O'Connor fears more tragedy INVARIABLY, when confronted with a suicide, most of us find ...
Smiling in the corner in the big dunce's hat Irish colleges' lack of accountability leaves them looking like third-division football teams, warns John O'Keeffe.
Jun 01, 2008 ... Smiling in the corner in the big dunce's hat Irish colleges' lack of accountability leaves them looking like third-division football teams, warns John O'Keeffe LAST week was not a good one for Irish education. Internationally, Irish universities are in very poor ...
A hurling first as Horan goes All-Ireland graphite.
Jun 01, 2008 ... A hurling first as Horan goes All-Ireland graphite Diarmuid Horan of Offaly has become the first senior player to use a revolutionary new graphite hurley in the All-Ireland championship. And the Dublin senior hurlers are also using the synthetic hurleys during ...
Top luxury developer forced into liquidation Firm was builder to the super-rich.
Jun 01, 2008 ... Top luxury developer forced into liquidation Firm was builder to the super-rich KILROE Developments Ltd, which built luxury homes for Ryanair's Michael O'Leary, Johnny Ronan of Treasury Holdings and Adam Clayton of U2, has gone into liquidation owing '3.8m to more ...
Divorce to soar as economy plummets Lawyers are 'swamped' by anxious spouses seeking to protect wealth.
Jun 01, 2008 ... Divorce to soar as economy plummets Lawyers are 'swamped' by anxious spouses seeking to protect wealth LAWYERS are reporting a "massive upsurge" in the number of couples seeking advice on separation and divorce since the beginning of the year, a development which may ...
A deadly start to holiday weekend.
Jun 01, 2008 ... A deadly start to holiday weekend TWO people lost their lives yesterday on Irish roads. A 63-year-old man died as a result of a single-car collision which occurred at 4.30pm yesterday at Tooma, Cloone, Co Leitrim. His body was removed to Sligo General ...
There's method in this treaty madness The Yes campaignersare under seriouspressure to deliver the Lisbon Treaty, writes Gene Kerrigan.
Jun 01, 2008 ... There's method in this treaty madness The Yes campaigners are under serious pressure to deliver the Lisbon Treaty, writes Gene Kerrigan They're really not taking us seriously. There have been daft political campaigns before, but this one comes ...
Now Cowen's soft landing is a 'bust'.
Jun 01, 2008 ... Now Cowen's soft landing is a 'bust' IRELAND'S "self-made" economic crisis is set to last for at least two years until 2010, the Department of Finance admitted yesterday -- and the Opposition have laid the blame for the woes at the door of Taoiseach Brian Cowen. As ...
zeitgeistthe trendy dad.
Jun 08, 2008 ... zeitgeist the trendy dad Daniel has brought out his shorts for the fine weather. He's normally a Seven jeans man, but since the sun has been blazing down, he's been spotted more than once down at Starbucks with little Jimmy in the Baby Bjorn and his white calves out ...
She may have spent many years abroad on the international motor-racing circuit but Gabriel de Freitas is now deeply committed to her family home, Beaulieu, on the banks of the Boyne, where her family has lived since the 17th century, writes Mary O'Sullivan. Photography by Tony Gavin.
Jun 08, 2008 ... She may have spent many years abroad on the international motor-racing circuit but Gabriel de Freitas is now deeply committed to her family home, Beaulieu, on the banks of the Boyne, where her family has lived since the 17th century, writes Mary O'Sullivan. Photography by Tony Gavin. ...
Although he fights white with all his might, our hero finds that sometimes you have to admit that the brown stuff just doesn't do what it says on the packet.
Jun 08, 2008 ... Although he fights white with all his might, our hero finds that sometimes you have to admit that the brown stuff just doesn't do what it says on the packet You know what they say. Once you go brown, your weight will go down. I'm mainly brown these days, but within reason. If ...
Nuala Fennell.
Jun 08, 2008 ... Nuala Fennell NUALA Fennell, now aged 72, is living proof that there is life after politics. Nuala became one of Ireland's first professional lobbyists after spending a lifetime in the political arena. Back in 1993 the one-time feminist icon retired from ...
The next Best thing They were the Posh and Becks of their day, but Angie Best quickly realised that football, fame and a fabulous family weren't enough for George Best. She left him and reared their son, Calum, as well as forging her own career, working with Cher and Sharon Stone. Her latest career move is a TV makeover show called 'You're Not The Man I Married' -- something, she tells Barry Egan, she knows all about.
Jun 08, 2008 ... The next Best thing They were the Posh and Becks of their day, but Angie Best quickly realised that football, fame and a fabulous family weren't enough for George Best. She left him and reared their son, Calum, as well as forging her own career, working with Cher and Sharon ...
Easy to lose it out in the sticks.
Jun 08, 2008 ... Easy to lose it out in the sticks I SPENT more than 20 hours driving, mostly through Munster's rich and languid countryside, last weekend. Not all at once. I am not a rally person or treasure hunter. I enjoy the comfort and freedom of a solid car as much as I do a long and not ...
Liv's something of a marvel Belying her rock 'n' roll childhood Liv Tyler is both a mum and a screen icon, writes Evan Fanning.
Jun 08, 2008 ... Liv's something of a marvel Belying her rock 'n' roll childhood Liv Tyler is both a mum and a screen icon, writes Evan Fanning WHEN LIV Tyler sat down to face the media last month at a Los Angeles press conference to promote her latest film, The Incredible Hulk, ...
Sign here for lessons in self-indulgence From 'angry' young student to 'mature' graduate, John O'Keeffe reviews the college years.
Jun 08, 2008 ... Sign here for lessons in self-indulgence From 'angry' young student to 'mature' graduate, John O'Keeffe reviews the college years 'Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.' ...
Between a rock and hard place on tax take There's going to be a big hole in the Exchequer coffers at the end of the year. Davy estimates a shortfall of '3bn by year-end, as tax revenues fall off a cliff. ......
Jun 08, 2008 ... Between a rock and hard place on tax take There's going to be a big hole in the Exchequer coffers at the end of the year. Davy estimates a shortfall of '3bn by year-end, as tax revenues fall off a cliff. The slowdown in construction, consumer spending and corporate profits will ...
Just try to Bea yourself.
Jun 08, 2008 ... Just try to Bea yourself THE final proof that we are facing into a time of dour worldwide financial recession came with the sight of two members of the British royal family putting their crowns to one side and finally getting their hands dirty. Both Prince William and Princess ...
Fern's band aid.
Jun 08, 2008 ... Fern's band aid The Guardian is calling it Fern Gate, but maybe that should be Gastric Band Gate? Fern Britton has been forced to come clean over her secret weight-loss surgery, and the tide of indignation over her healthy-eating claims and face-of-Ryvita earnings is growing ...
Surely it's about time the mad food boom went bust TELEVISION.
Jun 08, 2008 ... Surely it's about time the mad food boom went bust TELEVISION Brendan O'Connor sees Pat McCabe indulging in a fine Irish tradition Arts Lives (RTE 1) Room to Improve (RTE1) How to be a Property Developer (TV3) Fresh from ...
Were U2 busy for the community, Bono?
Jun 08, 2008 ... Were U2 busy for the community, Bono? THE desolation the Simon Carmody Community must have been feeling last weekend can only be guessed at. There they were, convened in Lillies Bordello on Friday night, but, mystifyingly, Bono was nowhere to be seen. The Bank ...
It never refrains but it pours With Morrissey's studio album on release in September, Barry Egan reflects on his ambivalent messages.
Jun 08, 2008 ... It never refrains but it pours With Morrissey's studio album on release in September, Barry Egan reflects on his ambivalent messages LET'S not mince words. Leonard Cohen is SpongeBob SquarePants compared to Steven Patrick Morrissey. The self-anointed prophet of the ...
A MODEL WAY OUT OF THE RECESSION.
Jun 08, 2008 ... A MODEL WAY OUT OF THE RECESSION I'M WITH Alan Greenspan on the whole recession thing. Spend, spend, spend your way out of it. And I'm happy to report beauties Andrea Roche and Tara O'Connor are with me on this one. Why else would Andrea be sending the Mansfield ...
Terry Keane The highly controversial journalist had a wicked sense of humour and a refined charm, writes Liam Collins.
Jun 08, 2008 ... Terry Keane The highly controversial journalist had a wicked sense of humour and a refined charm, writes Liam Collins When Terry Keane, who died last Saturday, May 31, aged 68, went on the last Late Late Show hosted by Gay Byrne on a Friday night in May 1999, it was, ...
Kelly and Corkery in good company.
Jun 08, 2008 ... Kelly and Corkery in good company IT'S OFFICIAL. Paul Kelly and Shelley Corkery are Ireland's happiest couple. I met them on a plane to Gatwick last Saturday morning. They positively basked in each other's company. They were jetting out for a quick, and ...
New girl on the Ryan line.
Jun 08, 2008 ... New girl on the Ryan line JOHN RYAN has found a girl to hang around with permanently, it appears. What will Michael O'Doherty do with himself now, I hear you ask. Hey, there's no reason to assume that former business partners of a similar age have to experience simultaneous ...
Dave and Jen... the model of happiness.
Jun 08, 2008 ... Dave and Jen ... the model of happiness FORGET Eddie Irvine. Dave Murphy is this country's foremost serial modeliser: Michelle Doherty, Alison Canavan and Glenda Gilson have all been romantically linked to the 6 foot 6 inch Lothario. He took his latest girlfriend Jenny ...
They don't come much better than Walcot.
Jun 08, 2008 ... They don't come much better than Walcot If you were to believe all you hear these days, its a wonder any of us are getting up in the morning. Unemployment up, inflation up and emigration back up. GDP down, exports down, sure, we're all falling down. House prices are ...
Buckley on a losing streak.
Jun 08, 2008 ... Buckley on a losing streak IT'S been out of the frying pan and into the fire for beleagured DCC chairman Michael Buckley. The former AIB chief, fresh from the Jim Flavin debacle, has now emerged as a key figure in the meltdown of British mortgage bank Bradford & Bingley. ...
It's not silly: it all comes down to the economyThe real story is the economy and the Lisbon Treaty is becoming even less relevant, writes Jody Corcoran.
Jun 08, 2008 ... It's not silly: it all comes down to the economyThe real story is the economy and the Lisbon Treaty is becoming even less relevant, writes Jody Corcoran This time last year, I sidled up to Bertie Ahern in Stoneybatter, in Dublin, where he was canvassing, to ask about a suitcase ...
It's a whole new ball game for last of the big spenders Giving up the golf club membership can help keep you financially afloat, says Jerome Reilly.
Jun 08, 2008 ... It's a whole new ball game for last of the big spenders Giving up the golf club membership can help keep you financially afloat, says Jerome Reilly If you want to survive the recession it may be time to go cold turkey on that '10-a-day cappuccino habit. It ...
'I know I got angels watching over me' Jay-Z talks to Barry Egan about angels, positivity and how he hopes the US is ready for President Obama.
Jun 08, 2008 ... 'I know I got angels watching over me' Jay-Z talks to Barry Egan about angels, positivity and how he hopes the US is ready for President Obama IT'S the new slavery: black men in US jails. The high black incarceration rate in American prisons -- almost 5 per cent of ...
Great time to drive that hard bargain.
Jun 08, 2008 ... Great time to drive that hard bargain THE moaning about falling car sales and the confusion over next month's change to an emission-based tax system reached a crescendo recently. While a certain amount of the downturn can be ascribed to the general economic malaise, ...
No country for old men who just want a few pints The law should not apply equally to everyone in the case of alcohol limits, argues Brendan O'Connor.
Jun 08, 2008 ... No country for old men who just want a few pints The law should not apply equally to everyone in the case of alcohol limits, argues Brendan O'Connor It seems that TD Christy O'Sullivan's real crime last week was not to be arrested on suspicion of being over the ...
Bertie's Celia loan story unbridled and all set to run and run.
Jun 08, 2008 ... Bertie's Celia loan story unbridled and all set to run and run AS if Bertie Ahern hadn't spent enough time in Dublin Castle last week, he went back again on Thursday night for a party. He had just come from launching Entrepreneur magazine at Number 10 Ormond Quay with ...
The Great Lisbon Tax Ambush.
Jun 08, 2008 ... The Great Lisbon Tax Ambush The Scene: the Elysee Palace, June 20 (next Saturday). A private breakfast celebration for five heads of state: Nicolas Sarkozy, Angela Merkel, Silvio Berlusconi and Gordon Brown are already seated. French flunkey: "Madame et Messieurs: ...
Debt management now major focus for banks.
Jun 08, 2008 ... Debt management now major focus for banks As Irish bank shares tanked late last week, some of the top financial institutions are beefing up the numbers who work in debt management, fearing defaults in repayments. Bank of Ireland admitted on Friday that it has ...
Affection did not die because the relationship did not work Despite the media's sneers, it made perfect sense for Celia to turn to Bertie recently, writes Anne Harris.
Jun 08, 2008 ... Affection did not die because the relationship did not work Despite the media's sneers, it made perfect sense for Celia to turn to Bertie recently, writes Anne Harris 'What do they know of cricket, who only cricket know," said the great cricket writer CLR James, who ...
Spirit of '88 opened up a sense of unlimited possibilities we hadn't dared to contemplate The breakthrough meant goodbye to being gallant losers, writes Aidan O'Hara.
Jun 08, 2008 ... Spirit of '88 opened up a sense of unlimited possibilities we hadn't dared to contemplate The breakthrough meant goodbye to being gallant losers, writes Aidan O'Hara WHEN Roger Bannister dipped into the tape at the Iffley Road track in Oxford in 1954 he did not just ...