Sunday Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland) back issues from May 2009:
There'll be no more St Tropez for Natalie for some time.
May 03, 2009 ... zeitgeist the bankrupt beauty addict There'll be no more St Tropez for Natalie for some time. She is down to the very last squeeze of the bottle and had to tan the rest of her calves with a combination of some cheap instant stuff and the scrapings from the bottom of ...
Maud Cotter doesn't appear to be the excitable type, but one thing that she shows spectacular enthusiasm for is her iPhone.
May 03, 2009 ... objects of affection Maud Cotter is an artist who favours recycling old objects to incorporate in her masterpieces, so it's no surprise at all, says Mary O'Sullivan, that she chose a derelict building to transform into her ideal home. Photography by Tony Gavin Maud ...
SOMETIMES you can look at a famous actor or actress and wonder what they would have done for a living if events hadn't conspired to take them in the direction they did. Many of them would struggle themselves to provide you with any sort of alternative career. There's no such debate in the case of Eric Bana.
May 03, 2009 ... Eric crosses the final frontier He's played a psychopath, a soldier and a Trojan hero. But what Eric Bana really loves is tinkering with his car, he tells Evan Fanning SOMETIMES you can look at a famous actor or actress and wonder what they would have done for a ...
If you were given a choice of living in New York, Barcelona, Tokyo, Paris, London or dear old Dublin, you would probably feel that you'd take your chances somewhere other than the last one.
May 03, 2009 ... If you think this is bad, try Paris If you were given a choice of living in New York, Barcelona, Tokyo, Paris, London or dear old Dublin, you would probably feel that you'd take your chances somewhere other than the last one. But if you thought that a career as a ...
It's been a bad week for Carla Bruni. There we all were thinking that she had the whole national figurehead act down to a fine art when, all at once, both her past and the Princess of Spain come along to undermine her.
May 03, 2009 ... Carla's no longer got it taped It's been a bad week for Carla Bruni. There we all were thinking that she had the whole national figurehead act down to a fine art when, all at once, both her past and the Princess of Spain come along to undermine her. How we have ...
Everything, they say, is relative. Especially a recession. So how are the rich -- and their relatives -- coping with that teensy weensy problem called the credit crunch? Let's start with the builders, since they started it all. (The boom, I mean).
May 03, 2009 ... Bailey boy's partying gets downsized Everything, they say, is relative. Especially a recession. So how are the rich -- and their relatives -- coping with that teensy weensy problem called the credit crunch? Let's start with the builders, since they started it all. (The boom, I ...
Let's get one thing straight. Life goes on. The party is not over. And hopefully, it never will be. We need to take our example from those old enough and wise enough to know that every recession ends sometime (something of which the ESRI seems unaware).
May 03, 2009 ... Smurfit reigns in Spain on birthday Let's get one thing straight. Life goes on. The party is not over. And hopefully, it never will be. We need to take our example from those old enough and wise enough to know that every recession ends sometime (something of which the ESRI seems ...
You'd have to love Vanessa Feltz. She appears to think it's easy to get a table at Dublin's top restaurants. Like there was a recession on or something.
May 03, 2009 ... Dinner? Feltz has no reservations You'd have to love Vanessa Feltz. She appears to think it's easy to get a table at Dublin's top restaurants. Like there was a recession on or something. The TV star turned up at the reception desk of Peploe's on Stephen's Green a few ...
It's all French to me. Marriage, I mean. But that needn't stop anyone, and it certainly didn't stop TV3 star Sinead Desmond marrying her beau Davie Ryan yesterday in the tres chic Manoir de Longveau, in the beautiful village called Aubeterre-sur-Dronne, an hour north of Bordeaux.
May 03, 2009 ... TV3 girl weds in French style It's all French to me. Marriage, I mean. But that needn't stop anyone, and it certainly didn't stop TV3 star Sinead Desmond marrying her beau Davie Ryan yesterday in the tres chic Manoir de Longveau, in the beautiful village called ...
WHAT are they cooking up? Two of Ireland's sauciest chefs, Conrad Gallagher and Dylan McGrath, were spotted deep in conversation in The Westbury Hotel in Dublin last weekend. Michelin star cook Dylan's restaurant in Ranelagh, Mint, recently shut its doors, and Conrad, as we all know, is based in South Africa.
May 03, 2009 ... Top chefs' meeting sees rumours simmer WHAT are they cooking up? Two of Ireland's sauciest chefs, Conrad Gallagher and Dylan McGrath, were spotted deep in conversation in The Westbury Hotel in Dublin last weekend. Michelin star cook Dylan's restaurant in Ranelagh, Mint, recently ...
WE have to cherish them as you would an endangered species. These stout-hearted ladies who appear to keep the gaiety of the nation (not to mention the Irish fashion industry and the restaurant industry) going single-handedly. I refer of course to the ladies who lunch -- that pride of Celtic lionesses who came out on Thursday in the Four Seasons for the annual Angels Quest Charity Lunch.
May 03, 2009 ... Pride in the Celtic lioness WE have to cherish them as you would an endangered species. These stout-hearted ladies who appear to keep the gaiety of the nation (not to mention the Irish fashion industry and the restaurant industry) going single-handedly. I refer of course to the ...
It's the run-up to Christmas 2008, and the economic boom is falling apart. In Dublin, there have been four gang murders in two weeks. Separate from these, and unknown to the police, a vicious scheme of revenge is under way, that will lead to a bloodbath. In a pub in the northside estate of Glencara, locals are having a quiet drink.
May 03, 2009 ... Dark times in the city For a great bank holiday treat we publish an extract from Gene Kerrigan's new novel It's the run-up to Christmas 2008, and the economic boom is falling apart. In Dublin, there have been four gang murders in two weeks. Separate from these, and ...
There is something a little troubling about the ongoing demonisation of Mary Coughlan, Minister for Enterprise Trade and Employment, latterly singled out by just about everybody as the worst thing ever, or at least since the unsliced pan.
May 03, 2009 ... Mary, the lovely girl from Donegal who got too big for her boots Good old-fashioned sexism has a big part to play in the vilification of Mary Coughlan, writes Jody Corcoran There is something a little troubling about the ongoing demonisation of Mary Coughlan, Minister ...
How come, no matter what the Government does, things keep getting worse? Unemployment rising relentlessly, credit frozen solid, the only things growing are the food queues, the debt and the public sense of anger.
May 03, 2009 ... We need fresh ideas not tired dogma Our leaders have revealed themselves to be a shabby cabal of incompetents, writes Gene Kerrigan How come, no matter what the Government does, things keep getting worse? Unemployment rising relentlessly, credit frozen solid, the only ...
SOUL is good. You are told to get some if you are lacking it. For many it is the thing that defines us. Some people even believe that you can measure it in terms of weight -- even to the point of the moment your personal one leaves you at death. Black soul music bathes the spirit in power whether you are a Commitment-style "white black" from Dublin's Northside or a brother from the Bronx.
May 03, 2009 ... Praise my Soul, is it that good? Kia executives claim this funky model will have more 'sexual pulling power than Porsche', writes Campbell Spray SOUL is good. You are told to get some if you are lacking it. For many it is the thing that defines us. Some people even ...
Dublin airport was on the dry for the start of the Bank Holiday weekend.
May 03, 2009 ... All pubs in Dublin Airport closed Dublin airport was on the dry for the start of the Bank Holiday weekend. All eight pubs in the airport complex were shut down on Friday night with customers asked to finish their drinks and leave. A spokesman for the ...
THE first case of the swine flu virus in Ireland was confirmed last night by the Chief Medical Officer at the Department of Health, Dr Tony Holohan.
May 03, 2009 ... THE first case of the swine flu virus in Ireland was confirmed last night by the Chief Medical Officer at the Department of Health, Dr Tony Holohan. In a statement on the matter, health officials noted however, that the infected adult male who recently returned from Mexico to ...
Warring couples are blaming the recession and joblessness rather than infidelity, intimacy or sexual issues for the breakdown of their relationship.
May 03, 2009 ... Job woe is 'main cause of family friction' Couples stressed out over recession fears Warring couples are blaming the recession and joblessness rather than infidelity, intimacy or sexual issues for the breakdown of their relationship. New statistics from ...
The grandson of IRA murder victim Lord Louis Mountbatten has written an unflinching account of the atrocity.
May 03, 2009 ... Mountbatten atrocity survivor forgives IRA The grandson of IRA murder victim Lord Louis Mountbatten has written an unflinching account of the atrocity. Mountbatten's grandson Timothy Knatchbull was just 14 when he survived the bomblast at Mullaghmore, Co Sligo ....
FOR those who have never played it, cricket would seem to be a most fascinating game, if the attendance at the National Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire for the annual Sunday Independent Irish International Cricketer of the Year Award dinner last Wednesday was anything to go by.
May 03, 2009 ... Wicket ways that attract the likes of Bertie Ahern and Jack Kyle Figures from the worlds of sport, politics and fashion came together to honour the Sunday Independent Irish International Cricketer of the Year, writes Liam Collins FOR those who have never played it, ...
LISTED food group IAWS, now called Aryzta, gave its former director Ronan McNamee a lucrative 'option' to buy a valuable tract of company-owned land in west Dublin.
May 03, 2009 ... Former IAWS director granted vast land option LISTED food group IAWS, now called Aryzta, gave its former director Ronan McNamee a lucrative 'option' to buy a valuable tract of company-owned land in west Dublin. McNamee was granted this complex option at ...
THE Revenue is hiking its budget to tackle tax dodgers as the national pastime of fiddling returns looks like making a comeback.
May 03, 2009 ... Revenue increases budget for tracking down the tax dodgers THE Revenue is hiking its budget to tackle tax dodgers as the national pastime of fiddling returns looks like making a comeback. Last year, the Revenue spent about 28 per cent of its budget on fighting tax ...
THE shadow of Jack Lynch always loomed large over former Fianna Fail Cork TD Pearse Wyse.
May 03, 2009 ... Pearse Wyse Veteran politician who helped found the PDs, writes Ralph Riegel THE shadow of Jack Lynch always loomed large over former Fianna Fail Cork TD Pearse Wyse. Mr Wyse -- who died last week after a short illness less than a month after his 81st ...
ONE of the biggest supermarket chains in Ireland will unveil a price-cutting initiative this week which it hopes will stem the flow of shoppers travelling across the border to spend '550m a year on groceries in the North.
May 03, 2009 ... Tesco to cut prices in border stores Supermarket aims to stem exodus to North ONE of the biggest supermarket chains in Ireland will unveil a price-cutting initiative this week which it hopes will stem the flow of shoppers travelling across the border to spend '550m a ...
It sounded like an offer that was too good to be true. And it was.
May 03, 2009 ... NCT does U-turn on promise of free test Tens of thousands of motorists face being put off the road It sounded like an offer that was too good to be true. And it was. The people behind the NCT promised a free test if car owners had to wait more than four ...
WEXFORD v OFFALY.
May 03, 2009 ... ALLIANZ NHL DIVISION 2 FINAL WEXFORD v OFFALY Thurles 2.0, G Hoey (Clare) both teams desperately need to win this game to avoid another wasted spell in division two. No disrespect intended to this section of the league, it's excellent for emerging teams ...
Anyone who saw her absolutely ginormous new walk-in wardrobe, and the racks and racks of designer clothes within, photographed on the pages of VIP magazine recently, would have assumed that Lorraine Keane leads a charmed life.
May 03, 2009 ... The Fame game Anyone who saw her absolutely ginormous new walk-in wardrobe, and the racks and racks of designer clothes within, photographed on the pages of VIP magazine recently, would have assumed that Lorraine Keane leads a charmed life. Indeed, when I met her as ...
Without meaning to in any way diminish the difficulties of the current recession, it has been quite short on any kind of redemptive drama.
May 03, 2009 ... In which our hero finds a sense of community and mischieviousness in the aisles of Marks Without meaning to in any way diminish the difficulties of the current recession, it has been quite short on any kind of redemptive drama. I've seen many articles about architects queuing ...
The smile is back on Morah Ryan's face. The 49-year-old made what counts for a grand entrance in Dublin on Friday night when she strode into the bar of the Shelbourne Hotel in Stephen's Green at 8.15pm.
May 03, 2009 ... Morah Ryan, all smiles and style, makes her entrance Morah Ryan is back on the social scene -- and looking more beautiful than ever, writes a besotted Barry Egan The smile is back on Morah Ryan's face. The 49-year-old made what counts for a grand entrance in Dublin on ...
BOB Dylan -- who is in these parts next Tuesday and Wednesday for sold-out shows at the 02 Arena -- said a good few years ago that artists like Bruce Springsteen had missed something: "They weren't there to see the end of the traditional people.".
May 03, 2009 ... The Boss travels time in tribute to love Post Obama, Springsteen delves into our past again for inspiration, writes Barry Egan BOB Dylan -- who is in these parts next Tuesday and Wednesday for sold-out shows at the 02 Arena -- said a good few years ago that artists ...
SHARES in Independent News & Media rose last week as incoming chief executive Gavin O'Reilly described results "pretty good relative to our peer group".
May 03, 2009 ... Indo results beat peers SHARES in Independent News & Media rose last week as incoming chief executive Gavin O'Reilly described results "pretty good relative to our peer group". The global media company, which publishes the Sunday Independent, has seen its share price ...
A stranger to Jane Darragh's elegant home in Kilkenny would be forgiven for thinking that horses are the main business of the occupants. There are horses grazing in the paddocks, there are equestrian trophies on the shelves of the beautiful antique furnishings, while the walls of the rooms are covered with paintings and photographs of famous horses and their riders.
May 10, 2009 ... HORSES FOR COURSES When Jane Darragh's husband, showjumping legend Paul, died suddenly, she decided to look for a new home and a new career, says Mary O'Sullivan. Her equestrian links are still evident. Photography by Tony Gavin A stranger to Jane Darragh's elegant ...
Like his work, Bob Carlos Clarke was at his best playing the provocateur. Killing himself in 2006 was probably his most provocative act. And his most tragic.
May 10, 2009 ... 'There was a big, dark mess in his head to do with his childhood that he never came to terms with' - Lindsey Carlos Clarke Like his work, Bob Carlos Clarke was at his best playing the provocateur. Killing himself in 2006 was probably his most provocative act. And his ...
I exercise every morning without fail. One eyelid goes up and the other follows ...
May 10, 2009 ... Boot camp for souls Four sunny days of punishing exercise and simple food in the Algarve boost the body and spirit, writes Barry Egan I exercise every morning without fail. One eyelid goes up and the other follows ... That was before I met charming ...
Joe Meade, the globetrotting Financial Services Ombudsman, helped clock up "travel and conference" bills of '46,333 last year attending a networking conference in the bright lights of Manhattan.(Conference news)
May 10, 2009 ... Ombudsman clocks up '147,000 in travel costs Joe Meade, the globetrotting Financial Services Ombudsman, helped clock up "travel and conference" bills of '46,333 last year attending a networking conference in the bright lights of Manhattan. Mr Meade, whose office has ...
After a ruthless boardroom clearout following the arrival of new boss Stephen Hester, Royal Bank of Scotland has given Ulster Bank chief executive Cormac McCarthy a vote of confidence.
May 10, 2009 ... Ulster Bank chief survives RBS board cull New boss gives McCarthy a vote of confidence After a ruthless boardroom clearout following the arrival of new boss Stephen Hester, Royal Bank of Scotland has given Ulster Bank chief executive Cormac McCarthy a vote of ...
The EBS is set to lobby the government to increase mortgage rates for its customers. It is understood that the building society is seeking to match variable mortgage rates offered by foreign-owned banks such as Ulster Bank and KBC.
May 10, 2009 ... EBS seeks mortgage rate rise to hasten its return to profit The EBS is set to lobby the government to increase mortgage rates for its customers. It is understood that the building society is seeking to match variable mortgage rates offered by foreign-owned banks such as Ulster ...
Ray Nolan wasn't away for long. Probably the country's most successful internet entrepreneur, Nolan stepped down as chief executive of online room reservation group WRI last year.
May 10, 2009 ... Ray Nolan NICK WEBB Ray Nolan wasn't away for long. Probably the country's most successful internet entrepreneur, Nolan stepped down as chief executive of online room reservation group WRI last year. The hugely profitable website was strongly considering a flotation ...
Fianna Fail has always been noted for brass neck. Last week its attacks on George Lee took the biscuit.
May 10, 2009 ... George Lee is the business Fianna Fail has always been noted for brass neck. Last week its attacks on George Lee took the biscuit. The whingeing had more than a whiff of desperation. Fianna Fail painted a picture of George as a Blueshirt sleeper, lurking in the RTE ...
Don't believe the hype. Even if the most advertised and catchiest sounding nappy has turbo stripes and resealable strips (why??), it is still going to look and smell horrible when the time comes. The difference between top-of-the-range nappies and the cheapo stuff isn't all that much. Assuming that you have to change 1,800 nappies in a year, the savings are stunning.
May 10, 2009 ... Nappies Mobile Phones Don't believe the hype. Even if the most advertised and catchiest sounding nappy has turbo stripes and resealable strips (why??), it is still going to look and smell horrible when the time comes. The difference between top-of-the-range nappies ...
THEY have a new airport terminal in Warsaw. And in Lodz. And in Wroclaw. I had the chance to go through all three on a recent visit where the Polish government showed off their wares. Very nice wares they are too, but it was the cost of them which truly astonished.
May 10, 2009 ... We're in danger of being left in Soviet time warp The emerging eastern bloc countries could teach us a thing or two about getting value for money when spending on public infrastructure THEY have a new airport terminal in Warsaw. And in Lodz. And in Wroclaw. I had the ...
Caitlin subscribes to Gwyneth Paltrow's dictum that food, chemicals and children are a dangerous mix. She's been an avid follower of Gwynnie's website, Goop, since the very beginning and devours the sections on wellness, diet and health.
May 10, 2009 ... zeitgeist the additivefree household Caitlin subscribes to Gwyneth Paltrow's dictum that food, chemicals and children are a dangerous mix. She's been an avid follower of Gwynnie's website, Goop, since the very beginning and devours the sections on wellness, diet and ...
'The shop is still there," my father said from next to me as we bypassed Carrigaline. And suddenly I could picture it and feel it. "Oh yeah, it was a kind of supermarket, wasn't it?" I said.
May 10, 2009 ... Nostalgia can be catching As the memories nearly swept him off his feet on a nostalgic trip to the seaside, Brendan O'Connor resolved that some special childhood moments would last another generation 'The shop is still there," my father said from next to me as we ...
He was headhunted from his small village in Italy and brought over to introduce his pizza wizardry to Ireland.
May 10, 2009 ... paolo marinuzzi He was headhunted from his small village in Italy and brought over to introduce his pizza wizardry to Ireland. Paolo grew up in a small town near Milan, though his family is from the southern Italy and it's from there that he inherited his passion for pizza. He ...
For us, to go to the beach would involve getting on the bus to Dollymount on a Sunday, packed with sandwiches that would arrive all lovely in clingfilm or wrapped up in the sliced-pan paper. We'd arrive down with the Thrift crisps or the Superquinn six-pack, Cadet lemonade, plastic cups and lots of junk food.
May 10, 2009 ... Lisa Fitzpatrick For us, to go to the beach would involve getting on the bus to Dollymount on a Sunday, packed with sandwiches that would arrive all lovely in clingfilm or wrapped up in the sliced-pan paper. We'd arrive down with the Thrift crisps or the Superquinn six-pack, ...
The nation is turning wholesale to a culture of make and do.
May 10, 2009 ... Craft's landing gives a touch of soul With the consumerism of the Celtic tiger a thing of the past, craft is coming back into its own, says Julia Molony The nation is turning wholesale to a culture of make and do. Good housekeeping, vegetable cultivating, and craft ...
A POEM Bono wrote about Elvis in 1995, which he read aloud during an interview two years ago, is going to be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 this week. "So what?" you might say, on the grounds that we've often heard slightly nonsensical garbage coming from his mouth in the past, why not a poem which was described by its initial audience of one as being "effective, but bonkers"?
May 10, 2009 ... Bono, king of cheese A POEM Bono wrote about Elvis in 1995, which he read aloud during an interview two years ago, is going to be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 this week. "So what?" you might say, on the grounds that we've often heard slightly nonsensical garbage coming from his ...
Life sucks when your dad's a drunk celebrity. You can't blame poor Taylor Hasselhoff for thinking that a sharp little dose of shame might be just what it would take to boost her dad David's professed attempts to crawl back on the wagon.
May 10, 2009 ... Rescuing a good knight out Life sucks when your dad's a drunk celebrity. You can't blame poor Taylor Hasselhoff for thinking that a sharp little dose of shame might be just what it would take to boost her dad David's professed attempts to crawl back on the wagon. ...
IT'S all comings and goings in Ireland at the moment.
May 10, 2009 ... Travel is on Rachel's recipe IT'S all comings and goings in Ireland at the moment. Beautiful TV chef Rachel Allen is going -- to London next week to film her new food series. Not only that, but her three-month-old baby Scarlett is going too -- plus the secret ingredient, ...
Mike and Eileen Murphy's son Mark is getting married to girlfriend (whew, I am always so relieved when it's the girlfriend they are marrying) Mo Kelly in Malta on September 20. Mike's new wife Ann Walsh isn't going.
May 10, 2009 ... Mike saved from nuptial wife-clash Mike and Eileen Murphy's son Mark is getting married to girlfriend (whew, I am always so relieved when it's the girlfriend they are marrying) Mo Kelly in Malta on September 20. Mike's new wife Ann Walsh isn't going. "I couldn't care ...
IF it's Thursday, it must be St James -- if you are impresario Louis Walsh, that is.
May 10, 2009 ... ...and Louis jets in for Kian wedding IF it's Thursday, it must be St James -- if you are impresario Louis Walsh, that is. The Westlife manager flew by private jet from Miami to St James, Barbados, on Thursday and checked into Dermot Desmond's Sandy Lane Hotel to ...
WHO knew? Well, everyone in a certain small circle did, but now the whole country does.
May 10, 2009 ... Ronan shows that Glenda has ex-factor WHO knew? Well, everyone in a certain small circle did, but now the whole country does. How strange are the ways of the human heart. Or other organs. And for once it's not the fault of the organ laughingly called the newspaper. There were a ...
Dirty Sexy Money (E4).
May 10, 2009 ... Dirty Sexy Money cures Recession Blues TELEVISION Dirty Sexy Money (E4) OUR appetite for current affairs and hard news is only matched these days by our appetite for complete trash. As in the world of fashion, it is the very high end and the very low end ...
WHO knew? George Lee is the only person people trust anymore. And somehow, his decision to walk out of RTE -- away from 20 more years of guaranteed employment with what Pat Kenny would call "a Rolls Royce pension" to the uncertain future of politics -- has made people believe even more.
May 10, 2009 ... From prophet of doom to St George George Lee leaving RTE to run for the Dail may be that rarest of things, an honourable act with no hint of self-interest, writes Brendan O'Connor WHO knew? George Lee is the only person people trust anymore. And somehow, his decision ...
Ah, George. You've gone and done it, now. Walked away from your duties. Just when we most need people with clear eyes and calm heads. You've gone over to the dark side. George Lee TD, FG. Oh, dear .
May 10, 2009 ... A perfect time to send in the clowns Who needs ideas when we've got Mr Sterling Deposits and the rest of the old gang, asks Gene Kerrigan Ah, George. You've gone and done it, now. Walked away from your duties. Just when we most need people with clear eyes and calm ...
Another seven elderly patients at a HSE nursing home have fallen ill with suspected gastroenteritis -- which may be linked to the death of another patient at the home.
May 10, 2009 ... Seven elderly patients fall ill at care home Another seven elderly patients at a HSE nursing home have fallen ill with suspected gastroenteritis -- which may be linked to the death of another patient at the home. And with 19 patients out of 32 now suffering from the ...
The consumer is "winning hands down", the Consumer Association of Ireland (CAI) said yesterday as a supermarket price war kicked off with Lidl introducing wide-ranging price cuts to counter Tesco's move to slash prices in Border stores.
May 10, 2009 ... Shoppers 'winning' in stores' price war The consumer is "winning hands down", the Consumer Association of Ireland (CAI) said yesterday as a supermarket price war kicked off with Lidl introducing wide-ranging price cuts to counter Tesco's move to slash prices in Border stores. ...
"The big spenders just disappeared overnight," Dylan McGrath says about the closure of his Michelin-star restaurant Mint before Easter. "If I am lifting '7,000 on a Friday night -- then it went to '2,500, where could I turn?".
May 10, 2009 ... From Mint to skint, but we put up a hell of a fight, says fiery chef "The big spenders just disappeared overnight," Dylan McGrath says about the closure of his Michelin-star restaurant Mint before Easter. "If I am lifting '7,000 on a Friday night -- then it went to '2,500, ...
For several years the art market has mirrored the Irish economy with the annual sales of Irish art at Christie's and Sotheby's, and beyond, reflecting conspicuous consumption at grossly inflated prices.
May 10, 2009 ... Hard times for Irish masters as recession hits the auction room But the Knight of Glin raises twice his expectations and saves his ancestral home, writes Bernard Purcell For several years the art market has mirrored the Irish economy with the annual sales of Irish art ...
In politics there are three types of independents -- one-issue candidates, the lunatic fringe candidates and the political activists who failed to get a party nomination and have decided to go it alone.
May 10, 2009 ... Former Fianna Fail 'lifer' relishes his independence In politics there are three types of independents -- one-issue candidates, the lunatic fringe candidates and the political activists who failed to get a party nomination and have decided to go it alone. Jimmy Guerin ...
THE night before Bob's concert at the 02 Arena in Dublin on Tuesday, I read Greil Marcus's book on Dylan's Basement Tapes. No music, however heavenly, could live up to what Marcus writes about Dylan and the Band: "Their ringing voices make it plain that what they're really selling is America, because in America the fantasy of the country sells everything else and everything else on sale sells the country.".
May 10, 2009 ... Bob said not a word, but still he spoke He may look older, but Dylan's songs are still as fresh and exciting as when they were penned, writes Barry Egan THE night before Bob's concert at the 02 Arena in Dublin on Tuesday, I read Greil Marcus's book on Dylan's Basement ...
Banks of photographers, tv crews, beautiful women in stunning evening gowns, rugby stars and poets in black tie, champagne flowing -- there was a decidedly retro feeling to the Irish Book Awards ceremony in Dublin's Mansion House last Wednesday.
May 10, 2009 ... Literary stars defy hard times at book awards IT WAS AN EMOTIONALLY CHARGED EVENING -- KICKSTARTED BY THE CHARMING BLUNTNESS OF A RUGBY HERO, WRITES MADELEINE KEANE> Banks of photographers, tv crews, beautiful women in stunning evening gowns, rugby stars and poets in ...
Katie is thinking of giving up watching the news. Recently, her normal cursory curiosity about the horrors of the world has taken on a new urgency, one over which she's not quite sure she has any control. She is obsessed. Every bank that crashes and every gun that goes off in Limerick shatters her peace of mind with the force of a bullet.
May 17, 2009 ... zeitgeist the nervous wreck Katie is thinking of giving up watching the news. Recently, her normal cursory curiosity about the horrors of the world has taken on a new urgency, one over which she's not quite sure she has any control. She is obsessed. Every bank that ...
Their name is a tribute to a Playboy cover-star.
May 17, 2009 ... SuperjimEnez Their name is a tribute to a Playboy cover-star. Lead singer Ronan was given a copy of Playboy by his friends for his birthday. The issue, with the cover line 'Super Jimenez', featured a shoot with the Brazilian glamour-model Penelope Jimenez. This ...
On a small island in the Bosporus, Istanbul, the world's media have gathered for a glimpse of Eva Mendes. Since she is officially the world's most desirable woman, it's no surprise that Eva attracts attention towards her with a truly magnetic force.
May 17, 2009 ... viva latina! viva latina! On a small island in the Bosporus, Istanbul, the world's media have gathered for a glimpse of Eva Mendes. Since she is officially the world's most desirable woman, it's no surprise that Eva attracts attention towards her with a truly ...