Loose leavesGreen noir writers converge in New York Every time this column bumps into any of our top crime writers they are either en route…Sat Sept 17 2011 - 01:00
A queen of crime fiction holds courtLoose leaves: Even though the sun was beating down last Saturday, crowds of book-lovers opted for the cool darkness of the Pavilion…Sat Sept 17 2011 - 01:00
One forensic documentary beats two cliche-ridden cop dramasTV REVIEW: ONE THING is for certain: you’re not going to come away from a Mary Raftery documentary feeling happy and uplifted…Sat Sept 17 2011 - 01:00
It's not 'Hell's Kitchen', but these chefs need to turn up the heatTV REVIEW: THE OPENING episodes of the much-hyped MasterChef Ireland (RTÉ2, Tuesday and Thursday) – the presenters Dylan McGrath…Sat Sept 10 2011 - 01:00
Go KidsORGANIC WEEK: National Organic Week begins on Monday and while there are many foodie events – some adult only – it also provides…Sat Sept 10 2011 - 01:00
Loose LeavesBOOKER BOOKIES: Even if you think the Man Booker longlist is just a marketing wheeze and that the real business of the prize…Sat Sept 10 2011 - 01:00
Go KidsSmall Lives: Photographs can explain to children in a second what no amount of words can.Sat Sept 03 2011 - 01:00
Watch your language - unless, of course, you're in a 1980s dramaTV REVIEW: ‘I’M GOING TO make up the cripple’s bed,” said the former Irish international rugby player Trevor Brennan early on…Sat Sept 03 2011 - 01:00
At this ancestry roadshow, there may be gold in those old genesTV REVIEW: THE ANNUAL genealogy roadshow rolled into the dome in Tralee and frocked up for two long – and boy were they long…Sat Aug 27 2011 - 01:00
Too nice to be a model citizen? It's more interesting to be a RoseTV REVIEW: POOR GORGEOUS, smart HannahSat Aug 20 2011 - 01:00
Religion and power with the Corleones of the RenaissanceA look at The Borgias on SkyMon Aug 15 2011 - 01:00
Duncannon Sand Sculpting FestivalGO KIDS: Anyone who has ever attempted to build the perfect sandcastle will be in awe at the sheer artistry on display at the…Sat Aug 13 2011 - 01:00
Rioting youths? Call in the Irish Countrywomen's AssociationTV REVIEW: THE MOST powerful images on TV this week proved that context and content are everythingSat Aug 13 2011 - 01:00
Back to the slums of old Dublin - and not a whiff of Celtic mistTV REVIEW: IT’S ONE OF those inevitably true TV equations: the more times a presenter tells you how much fun a programme is, …Sat Aug 06 2011 - 01:00
Go KidsScience shows If going to a science gallery sounds not-very-holidays then it’s only because you haven’t been to Pearse Street…Sat Aug 06 2011 - 01:00
Go KidsThere’s one month left in the school holidays which means there’s only one more chance for families to take advantage of the …Sat Jul 30 2011 - 01:00
Dig too deep and what you find might be too much to stomach Get stuck into . . .TV REVIEW: IF EVER A SERIES was crying out for an American version, it was Who Do You Think You Are? (Monday RTÉ1).Sat Jul 16 2011 - 01:00
Zip wire in Lough KeyGO KIDS: This column is reluctant to recommend anything we haven’t already triedSat Jul 16 2011 - 01:00
Go KidsKinsale Arts Week: From now until the end of the summer, it seems every town and village has some sort of arts event or week…Sat Jul 09 2011 - 01:00
Copycat 'Killing' makes for tantalisingly tense viewingTV REVIEW: It seems a faithful reimagining, despite the transatlantic transplantSat Jul 09 2011 - 01:00
A revolution as familiar as yesterday's mashed potatoesTV REVIEW: ENOUGH WITH the cookery shows. We’re full. Had enough. Couldn’t manage another biteSat Jul 02 2011 - 01:00
Go KidsUp the Junction in Clonmel The children of Clonmel don’t have to be told that their 10-day festival is onSat Jul 02 2011 - 01:00
Reworking a classic, one tear at a timeIt may be missing the melodrama of the original, but a remake of 1940s Oscar-winning classic ‘Mildred Pierce’ shows television…Mon Jun 27 2011 - 01:00
The Art Books of Henri MatisseGO KIDS: If you only plan on visiting one museum over the summer then put the Chester Beatty Library in the grounds of Dublin…Sat Jun 25 2011 - 01:00
By gondola or vintage car, that's enough holiday videos, ladsTV REVIEW: ROUND ABOUT the time video cameras became affordable there was always the danger that when you went to friends’ houses…Sat Jun 25 2011 - 01:00
Pratchett's search for a way out shows reality of going to DignitasTV REVIEW: ION MONDAY night TV viewers saw a man take his own lifeSat Jun 18 2011 - 01:00
Go KidsNational Bike Week: National Bike Week begins today and many children will be able to take part in bike-friendly events throughout…Sat Jun 18 2011 - 01:00
Street Performance World ChampionshipsGo Kids: This column has been a long-time fan of the Street Performance World Championships – because it’s got everything for…Sat Jun 11 2011 - 01:00
Take five amateur chefs, stir in lots of hype, and let it simmerTV REVIEW: AROUND 10PM on Tuesday, just as the credits were rolling for Come Dine with Me Ireland (TV3, Mon-Fri), I like to …Sat Jun 11 2011 - 01:00
Go KidsTitanica: It’s the centenary of the launch of the ill-fated wonder, the RMS Titanic – and Titanica , a major new exhibition …Sat Jun 04 2011 - 01:00
It's radio on the telly as Duffy casts a cool eye over public artTV REVIEW: JOE DUFFY’S documentary Whose Art Is It Anyway? (RTÉ1, Tuesday) gave an insight into what Liveline might look like…Sat Jun 04 2011 - 01:00
Francie Barrett is just the right hook for Traveller documentaryTV REVIEW: WE KNOW NOW that if you go far enough along the branches of a US president’s family tree, there’s bound to be an …Sat May 28 2011 - 01:00
National Drawing DayGo kids: Today is National Drawing Day and it’s an easy and entirely enjoyable one for children to celebrateSat May 28 2011 - 01:00
Go KidsKilkenny for kids: The people at Kilkenny Tourism know that attracting families is the key to successful tourism marketing – …Sat May 21 2011 - 01:00
Big fáilte for Banríon Eilís, but it was tough to fill all the airtimeTV REVIEW: ON TUESDAY morning, in my daughter’s primary-school class, they turned on the TV to watch Queen Elizabeth’s arrival…Sat May 21 2011 - 01:00
Go KidsInternational Day of the Family Tomorrow is International Day of the Family – well, there’s Mother’s Day and Father’s Day so…Sat May 14 2011 - 01:00
Too many experts make this food exposé a stodgy affairTV REVIEW: THE WAY What’s Eating Ireland? (RTÉ1, Sunday) told it, you’d think supermarkets were the crack houses of suburbia…Sat May 14 2011 - 01:00
Jedward rise to the challenge despite some quiff competitionTV VIEW: THERE WAS stiff competition in the quiff department but there was never any doubt that Jedward were going to make it…Fri May 13 2011 - 01:00
DCI Tennison needs an heir, but it won't be Brenda Blethyn's VeraTV REVIEW: With her baggy M&S cardigans and haphazard approach, you can’t believe she rose through the ranksSat May 07 2011 - 01:00
Go KidsDublin Dance Festival Children’s Season : Tickets for events at The Ark, the cultural centre for children on Eustace Street, …Sat May 07 2011 - 01:00
Total makeover for a 1970s redbrickDUBLIN 6: €895,000: DECADES ago, Palmerston Rugby club was located off Milltown Road in Dublin 6Thu May 05 2011 - 01:00
It was the best kind of football drama: very little footballTV REVIEW: WELL THERE’S a first: having a good weep at a football score. Manchester United 3, Sheffield Wednesday 0Sat Apr 30 2011 - 01:00
You can choose your friends, but not your distant relationsTV REVIEW: THIS WEEK we learned that the handiest way to become a multi-millionaire is either to run a banjaxed Irish bank while…Sat Apr 23 2011 - 01:00
Cavan Walking FestivalGo Kids: Cavan Sports Partnership has devised a weekend walking festival over the May bank holiday weekend – running from April…Sat Apr 23 2011 - 01:00
Waterford Festival of FoodGo kids: The Waterford Festival of Food in Dungarvan has a serious calendar of talks and demonstrations for foodies but it’s…Sat Apr 16 2011 - 01:00
Charlie's Antarctic expedition leaves Crean out in the coldTV REVIEW: TOM CREAN’S story has everything: courage, endurance, ambition and, at its core, the inspiring story of a teenager…Sat Apr 16 2011 - 01:00
Redbrick fit for a family on Cowper RoadDUB LIN 6: €2.75M: A handsome five-bed with grand reception rooms comes with an extension used as a family roomThu Apr 14 2011 - 01:00
Cuban missiles? This JFK saga has a much more serious crisisTV REVIEW: THE KENNEDYS (History Channel, Thursday), the new eight-part mini-series telling the story of JFK’s presidency, comes…Sat Apr 09 2011 - 01:00
