Whistleblowers and always on the blowerRadio Review: When Craig Murray was appointed British ambassador to Uzbekistan in 2002 he was, at 29, his country's youngest…Sat Aug 19 2006 - 01:00
A 'sporting' hero enjoys an easy rideRadio Review: It took Dr Michael Smurfit, or Michael as I now like to call him, around 10 minutes to realise that he had absolutely…Sat Aug 12 2006 - 01:00
Time for a national identity parade?Radio Review: No one is pining for the days when the Jacob's float was the highlight of the St Patrick's Day parade and the …Sat Jul 29 2006 - 01:00
Last train rolls awayRadioReview: John Kelly ( The Mystery Train, RTÉ Radio 1) bowed out this week with good grace, some humour and a playlist that…Sat Jul 15 2006 - 01:00
How breakfast became bland as baby riceRadio Review: One can only hope that sometime during his contract negotiations Eamon Dunphy drew himself up to his full height…Sat Jun 24 2006 - 01:00
Kissed the girls and made men cryRadio Review: For a legendary ladies' man, someone with a twinkle in his eye and a reputation for magnetism and heart-fluttering…Sat Jun 17 2006 - 01:00
And still the row rattles alongRadioReview: Weird that the managing director of a major media outlet should come across as a man in desperate need of some …Sat Jun 10 2006 - 01:00
City centre block has garden viewDublin 8: from €330,000 Few streets in Dublin have changed as radically as Cork Street and in the space of only a couple of …Thu Jun 08 2006 - 01:00
Dark thoughts that no one needs to hearRadioReview: Here's where I disagree with Matt CooperSat Jun 03 2006 - 01:00
Cries for love, fur pelts and la la lasRadioReview: There's been so little hoopla over the Eurovision in Ireland this year that I have this image of our Brian setting…Sat May 20 2006 - 01:00
Gruesome ads would be nicer neuteredRadio Review: 'Nun with a gun" and "it's nicer to be neutered" - two happily unrelated but memorable expressions heard on …Sat May 13 2006 - 01:00
Caution: blood pressure may riseRadioReview: Before The Recruits (Wednesday, RTÉ Radio 1) came on air there was one of those "listeners might find some of the…Sat May 06 2006 - 01:00
City cottage comes up rosesDundrum: €875,000: Rose Cottage at 39 Balally Terrace in Dundrum is a good example of how a quaint artisan cottage can be updated…Thu May 04 2006 - 01:00
City centre apartments with competitive pricesDublin 8: from €380,000: Hot on the heels of the launch a couple of weeks ago of Alexandra Walk, an apartment development behind…Thu May 04 2006 - 01:00
Too little time for politicsRadioReview: It was a bit difficult to concentrate on the job at hand this week because like many a wage slave who heard Donegal…Sat Apr 29 2006 - 01:00
Handsome house in the heart of RanelaghDublin 6: €3.75m The first time 24 Park Drive was advertised in The Irish Times it was described as being "a villa of attractive…Thu Apr 27 2006 - 01:00
Commuting for a livingRadioReview: Minister for Education Mary Hanafin meet the Duggans - so that next time you're moved to lecture on so-called "…Sat Apr 22 2006 - 01:00
Changing direction, changing utterlyRadioReview: Isn't Pimp My Life (RTÉ Radio 1 Tuesday) a most peculiar title for an RTÉ Radio 1 series? I suppose it was inspired…Sat Apr 08 2006 - 01:00
Refurbished townhouse near the cityDublin 4 €1.7m: One of Upper Leeson Street's smaller townhouses is for auction with an advised minimum valuation (AMV) of €…Thu Apr 06 2006 - 01:00
Throwing punches as the feathers flyRadioReview: Irish chef Richard Corrigan would rather chew his own arm off than eat a battery-farmed chickenSat Apr 01 2006 - 01:00
A clip on the ear for childish behaviourRadio Review: Unless you actually saw on TV Michael McDowell's face, going through an entire colour chart from soft baby pink…Sat Mar 25 2006 - 00:00
Crampton-built family four-bed close to Clonskeagh's amenitiesDublin 14: €1.6m Property economists who come up with low double-digit figures to describe the average growth in the second-…Thu Mar 23 2006 - 00:00
Sobering tales of trauma and griefRadioReview: Re-enactments of the goings-on at the various tribunals are the highlight of Tonight with Vincent Browne (RTÉ Radio…Sat Mar 11 2006 - 00:00
When the news is stronger than scriptsRadioReview: What does it take to edge Saturday View (RTÉ Radio 1) off its preordained course? Not even a full-blown riot in…Sat Mar 04 2006 - 00:00
Morning airwaves take a hit in the DailRadioReview: Tommy Broughan, you're a man after my own heartSat Feb 25 2006 - 00:00
Refurbished redbrick with space by a D6 squareRanelagh/€2.5m: A two-storey over garden level house at 61 Dartmouth Square is for auction on March 15th through Sherry FitzGerald…Thu Feb 23 2006 - 00:00
A story stretched to snapping pointRadioReview: The bounce has gone from his bungee - it's a saying well known to fans of Wallace and Gromit - and listening to…Sat Feb 18 2006 - 00:00
Dark heart of GalwayCrime: When Ken Bruen's 2004 crime novel The Guards was shortlisted for four American Crime Awards and then won a prestigious…Sat Feb 18 2006 - 00:00
Casey chase leaves listeners exhaustedRadio Review: Broadband has finally arrived in our kitchen so I spent too much time this week trawling through digital radio…Sat Feb 11 2006 - 00:00
Life and logos in the land of the rising debtRadio review : It's a country where consumerism has run riot, where credit cards are groaning under the weight of lifestyle …Sat Feb 04 2006 - 00:00
Easy ride for demonised media tycoonRadioReview: An interview with media mogul Rupert Murdoch is such a rare thing that The Weekend Business Show (BBC Radio Five…Sat Jan 28 2006 - 00:00
Strain-built five-bedGlasnevin: €1.25m A Strain-built five-bedroom house with a 100ft rear garden at 12 Iona Road in Glasnevin will appeal to families…Thu Jan 26 2006 - 00:00
Unstoppable flow of minister on a missionRadioReview: An interviewer would want to get up early to best John O'Donoghue, Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, because…Sat Jan 21 2006 - 00:00
Modern Ballsbridge townhouse in walk-in conditionDublin 4: €1.3m: When the Cosgrave brothers built the large Shrewsbury development around 15 years ago a number of the houses…Thu Jan 19 2006 - 00:00
Escaping a pre-life bubbleFiction : In Benjamin Kunkel's Indecision, the anti-hero (or should that be alter ego - this is a first novel), Dwight B Wilmerding…Sat Jan 14 2006 - 00:00
Mary, Mary, quite unwaryRadio review : There's a sort of irony that Mary O'Rourke spent quite a deal of air time in December explaining that although…Sat Jan 14 2006 - 00:00
How much is that Bertie into the arts?Radio Review: Listeners to Monday's Rattlebag (RTÉ Radio 1) knew they'd been sold a pup long before the Taoiseach chose How …Sat Jan 07 2006 - 00:00
Bad deeds in BaltimoreCrime: On the surface in Julie Parsons's novel, everything looks just perfectSat Dec 31 2005 - 00:00
Serving up a meagre Christmas feastRadioReview: If you didn't have to hear the weather forecast, the news or the sports results, there weren't too many reasons…Sat Dec 31 2005 - 00:00
Captivating audiences with a captive's taleRadioReview: At this distance its difficult to believe how gripped the nation was by the kidnapping of Dr Tiede Herrema.Sat Dec 17 2005 - 00:00
Wallet-watchers get that 1970s feelingRadioReview: We could have done with economist David McWilliams a lot earlier in the Budget coverage proceedings - he certainly…Sat Dec 10 2005 - 00:00
Minister for meaningless jargonRadio Review: There'll be no escaping the Budget next week.Sat Dec 03 2005 - 00:00
Debating civil liberties: tagging or shootingRadio Review : Two callers to Gerry Ryan (RTÉ 2fm, Tuesday) were concerned about one of the elements of the changes to the criminal…Sat Nov 26 2005 - 00:00
Will podcasters kill the radio star?Radio Review: Hearing that radio is dead first thing on a Saturday morning isn't exactly the best thing a radio reviewer could…Sat Nov 19 2005 - 00:00
Tackling the sensitive, secret genocideRadioReview: It is a secret genocide, said Michael Gallagher ( By Their Own Hand , BBC World Service, Monday), whose scale we…Sat Nov 12 2005 - 00:00
Learning the lessons from FernsRadioReview: The sonorous bongs of the Angelus have never sounded so completely out of tune with the prevailing moodSat Oct 29 2005 - 01:00
Something cooking on ChelmsfordRanelagh: €1.15m A three-bedroom terraced house at 29 Chelmsford Avenue in Ranelagh, Dublin 6, is the home of caterer Sarah …Thu Oct 27 2005 - 01:00
Cracking trip down memory laneRadioReview: It's Friday, it's five to five and it's..Sat Oct 22 2005 - 01:00
Tax-break apartments in the city centreDublin 8: from €350,000 Investors on the lookout for Section 23 developments are finding that the choices open to them are…Thu Oct 20 2005 - 01:00
Spacious homes with a high specMalahide: from €1.375m The second phase of the small development of luxury detached family houses at Chamley Park in Malahide…Thu Oct 20 2005 - 01:00
