UpfrontI WAS ENJOYING AN après-work cider about 15 years ago when a well-meaning colleague gave me a piece of adviceSat May 01 2010 - 01:00
The call for your country has now closedYesterday was the closing date for submissions to Your Country, Your Call. But how viable are the most popular proposals?Sat May 01 2010 - 01:00
UpfrontFR FINTAN GAVIN, the assistant chancellor of the Archdiocese of Dublin, has an interesting jobSat Apr 24 2010 - 01:00
Still learning to live with the elephant in the roomTHE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: Ten years after her first initiatives as a social entrepreneur, Caroline Casey is now exporting her …Sat Apr 17 2010 - 01:00
UpfrontTHAT DIDN’T TAKE long. Three weeks back in work and I am already nostalgic for those halcyon days of maternity leaveSat Apr 17 2010 - 01:00
Conor McPherson among seven elected to AosdánaSEVEN ARTISTS including playwright Conor McPherson and poet Vona Groarke were elected to Aosdána yesterday.Fri Apr 16 2010 - 01:00
Seven artists elected to AosdánaSeven artists including playwright Conor McPherson, poet Vona Groarke, composer Kevin Volans and architects Yvonne Farrell and…Thu Apr 15 2010 - 01:00
Nama for the naiveConfused by Nama? Think of it as colonic irrigation for the financial system. Then dream of ways to spend the €21Wed Mar 31 2010 - 01:00
Countdown to C-DayUPFRONT: IT’S NOT LIKE we didn’t prepare for a natural birthSat Apr 18 2009 - 01:00
Kenny's a better radioheadUPFRONT: I’VE BEEN spending a lot of time in the company of Pat Kenny over the course of my pregnancy, which has been very pleasant…Sat Apr 04 2009 - 01:00
Buys and dollsUPFRONT: WHEN I SIT down to write about it, about the teeny-weeny doll’s house bath mat that I purchased by mistake on eBay …Sat Mar 28 2009 - 00:00
Have duvet won't travelSOME OF YOU MAY have correctly surmised from the limited sphere of these recent columns that I don’t get out much these days. …Sat Mar 21 2009 - 00:00
Those little white dresses still leave me coldUPFRONT: MY EIGHT-YEAR-OLD niece calls for a chatSat Mar 14 2009 - 00:00
COLUMNAT MY ANTENATAL class I sit near a woman who after a few minutes confesses she has developed a mighty crush on the man who does…Sat Mar 07 2009 - 00:00
Posseting Versus Boking And Curtain Pole PokingIT’S TIME, WHILE I can still waddle around a maze of furniture without recourse to a portable resuscitation device, for the big…Sat Feb 28 2009 - 00:00
With Only Nine Weeks To Go I’m Still Allergic To CleaningI READ AN ARTICLE IN GO, The Irish Time s’ travel supplement, last week by a colleague who spent three days in Vegas and managed…Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
With Only Nine Weeks To Go I’m Still Allergic To CleaningI READ AN ARTICLE IN GO, The Irish Time s’ travel supplement, last week by a colleague who spent three days in Vegas and managed…Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
Love's fortunes feel the crunchThe strain of family responsibilities and debts at a time of job losses and pay cuts are driving an increasing number of couples…Sat Feb 14 2009 - 00:00
Northern DelightsAND SO TO Portadown for a much overdue catch-up with Queenie, my mother-in-law in waitingSat Feb 07 2009 - 00:00
Calm before the stormWE ARE SITTING watching raindrops dribble down windows from the comfort of the Sheraton Hotel on Fota Island in CorkSat Jan 31 2009 - 00:00
When big wins cause a Lotto heartacheAn ongoing dispute over a deceased Dublin woman’s Lotto winnings highlights again the pitfalls of not being fully prepared for…Sat Jan 17 2009 - 00:00
Driving AmibitionI HAVE A new guru. Come on down Maisie Moran from Nenagh, Co TipperarySat Jan 10 2009 - 00:00
That's dinner sortedHAVE YOU GOT a cock or a hen? Do you even know? Bríd and Ann, two sisters who are rural to the wishbone, say it's a very important…Sat Dec 20 2008 - 00:00
Living and dying with dignityTHE STAFF AT Northwest Hospice in Sligo town have come to know Gabrielle Gallagher well since she began availing of respite there…Sat Dec 13 2008 - 00:00
Behold CrimbozillaUPFRONT: MY BOYFRIEND HAS been dropping hints that perhaps we shouldn't bother buying each other Christmas presents this year…Sat Dec 13 2008 - 00:00
Love thy neighbourUPFRONT : HARRY LIVES next door to the house where my boyfriend grew up in PortadownSat Nov 29 2008 - 00:00
A clutter clear-outUPFRONT: I'M SORTING THROUGH boxes marked "jumble" for the car boot sale on SaturdaySat Nov 08 2008 - 00:00
Just take the pledgeSOME PEOPLE I KNOW are deeply upset about that extra 50 cent on a bottle of wine. Don't get them wrongSat Oct 25 2008 - 01:00
Careless Wispa removal reversedSODA STREAM, Chopper bikes, Space Hoppers - true icons of the 1980s every oneWed Oct 08 2008 - 01:00
Stories from the WallI HEREBY PRESENT some stories from Dublin's South Wall, including one where I take all my clothes off in lashings of rain because…Sat Oct 04 2008 - 01:00
Splashing backMY BOYFRIEND is watching Liverpool while pretending to flick through a stack of interior design magazines, writes Róisín Ingle…Sat Sept 13 2008 - 01:00
Why the Irish chicken industry is taking a batteringCappoquin Chickens is the latest poultry company to close its doorsSat Sept 06 2008 - 01:00
Getting in on the actTEEN STAR: Emma Roberts, one of the leading lights in 'Hollywood's New Wave', would like an Oscar nomination and to front a …Sat Aug 09 2008 - 01:00
Boxer deals analogue television a knockout blowThe transition to digital television begins in earnest now that Boxer DTT has been awarded the contracts to roll out set-top …Sat Jul 26 2008 - 01:00
John McNamee: A legend in his own lunchtimeBeing There: A familiar sight around Dublin, the poet has lived a life that is as rich as his poemsWed Jul 23 2008 - 01:00
Another fine messOxegen left Punchestown more scarred than a battlefield, with more Dutch Gold than an Amsterdam jeweller, but are we too quick…Sat Jul 19 2008 - 01:00
Planting something specialBEING THERE: For the men who tend to a Wicklow allotment, gardening is not just about life and growth - it is also an enterprising…Wed Jul 16 2008 - 01:00
The man who can't stop winningSince Aidan O'Brien toko over as trainer at Ballydoyle in 1996, this quiet perfectionist has come to dominate the horseracing…Sat Jul 12 2008 - 01:00
Naked truth proves liberating as thousands shiver for artGETTING NAKED for Spencer Tunick’s art installation had seemed like a fantastic idea to twentysomethings Teresa and Krystle while…Mon Jun 23 2008 - 01:00
Inquiry focuses on 'urgent need' to regulate counsellingTHERE IS an urgent need for statutory regulation in psychotherapy and counselling, the largest professional body in the sector…Sat Jun 14 2008 - 01:00
Report on counselling centre complaints welcomedFORMER CLIENTS of "life coach" Claire Hoban and the Dublin-based consultancy where she worked have welcomed the findings of a…Fri Jun 13 2008 - 01:00
Counsellor who got €250,000 from clients broke ethics codeA COUNSELLOR who received payments of up to €250,000 from her clients has been accused by a regulatory authority for the sector…Fri Jun 13 2008 - 01:00
A testing time for Togo studentBEING THERE: Thomas Atcha from Togo is sitting his Leaving Cert just after he was refused refugee statusWed Jun 11 2008 - 01:00
Where no angels fear to treadBEING THERE: Ever since she was a child, Lorna Byrne has believed she is surrounded by angels, which have guided her through…Wed May 28 2008 - 01:00
Call for long-term funding of 'essential' drug rehab programmeA DOZEN former drug addicts who completed Focus Ireland's residential support programme Step-Down are still drug-free and have…Wed May 21 2008 - 01:00
The word on the streetBEING THERE: Selling the papers is in Austin Creegan's blood - his father and grandfather worked on the same spot on Dublin'…Wed Apr 02 2008 - 01:00
Looking out instead of inRegarding V-Day. I say I'm not a believer but as most of you know by now I tend to say more than my prayers.Sat Feb 23 2008 - 00:00
Down on the pisteWe all, in our own ways, prepared for the skiing holiday to SwitzerlandSat Feb 16 2008 - 00:00
