Fash Mob
Fri, 9 Nov 2012, 3:30 pm | Rosemary Mac Cabe
I have never been a big fan of John Rocha Jewellery. There, I said it. It’s almost style blasphemy to be an Irish fashion journalist who doesn’t love everything John Rocha does, but though I do worship at the altar of his couture offerings, his jewellery has never done it for me. It’s always struck me [...]
On The Record
Fri, 9 Nov 2012, 11:11 am | Jim Carroll
Regular On The Record readers will know about The Far Side, the radio show which I presented on Dublin’s Phantom FM from 2008. The show began on the night Barack Obama was elected US president and I suppose it was apt that it ended this week on the night he was returned to the White [...]
Motors
Fri, 9 Nov 2012, 7:11 am | Neil Briscoe
So, Barack Obama has taken a second win at the world’s biggest popularity contest and has himself another four years in one of the most iconic structures around. No, not the White House, but the official presidential limousine; the vast, armour-plated Cadillac that is officially known as the Presidential State Car but which insiders [...]
Pursued by a Bear
Thu, 8 Nov 2012, 6:54 pm | Laurence Mackin
Get branded: The name Paul Rand might not mean anything to you, but you will definitely be familiar with his work. Rand was one of the greatest graphic designers ever – in fact, he almost single-handedly invented the business, and his timeless designs and logos for companies are still very much in evidence. Among his [...]
Irish Roots
Sun, 4 Nov 2012, 7:57 pm | John Grenham
A few weeks ago I wrote about the Northern Irish gravestone and graveyard management site discovereverafter.com. Like buses, you wait for ages and then umpteen graveyard management sites come along at once. First, Marie Mannion, Heritage Officer for Co. Galway, points out that the County Council is supporting a project in the North-East of the [...]
Screenwriter
Sun, 4 Nov 2012, 7:23 pm | Donald Clarke
A few readers have wondered what’s happened to The Master. Newspapers in the country next-door reviewed Paul Thomas Anderson’s picture this weekend, but it is nowhere to be seen in our own cinemas. Actually, the situation is odder. Folk in Manchester, Birmingham and Edinburgh are asking the same question. Entertainment Films, The Master’s distributor in [...]
Body and Sole
Tue, 30 Oct 2012, 5:55 pm | Shane Hegarty
1. The most dangerous corner was the VERY FIRST ONE where, having surged forward together, everyone ground to a halt to wave to the cameras massed on a platform on Harcourt St. 2. The amount of gels. A lot of us use them, and wouldn’t have survived without that goo, but some people have so [...]
Pop Life
Mon, 29 Oct 2012, 11:15 am | Una Mullally
Taking some time off to go to this and to do some of this and hopefully to see this. Blog action will return on Monday November 12th.
Home Truths
Fri, 26 Oct 2012, 1:42 pm | Edel Morgan
It’s almost the end of 2012 and let’s face it, the property market is all about reality these days…some would say grim reality so why haven’t some estate agents tempered the grandiose language in their brochures to reflect the general mood, one wonders? It’s supposed to be a new era of transparency following the introduction [...]
Minibyte
Thu, 25 Oct 2012, 6:04 pm | Ciara O'Brien
This morning in New York, Microsoft is unveiling Windows 8 and the products it hopes is going to tap into the trend for tablets that has hit the PC industry hard. We're following it live.
Politics
Tue, 23 Oct 2012, 8:52 pm | Harry McGee
It is a surprise that international geophysical bodies have not alighted onto Leinster House yet to headhunt all the expert commentators who patrol the corridors. There’s not a crack or a rift or a divide or a faultline – no matter how hairline or infinitesimal – that has not been divined by us political correspondents. [...]
The Index
Mon, 22 Oct 2012, 8:14 am | Laura Slattery
Paul Conroy isn’t a fan of crawling through cramped tunnels. “Potholing should be banned,” the British photojournalist joked. When you have to bend double as Syrian rebels illegally smuggle you into a combat zone through an increasingly airless 3 km storm drain, it helps to have a dark sense of humour. The storm drain, 4 [...]
Festival Hub
Mon, 15 Oct 2012, 11:20 am | Reviews
The Ark Maris Piper is having a party, and all her fruity friends are invited. There are the bickering Cherry twins, the opera-singing Madame Aubergine, Mr and Mrs Pear, who met at a conference, and their son William. There is poor little Peach, who keeps falling over and bruises easily. There are some veggies in [...]
Pricewatch
Mon, 9 Jul 2012, 10:31 am | Conor Pope
There have been more than 340,000 payment protection insurance policies sold in Ireland over the last five years. Many of these policies will have been mis-sold to people. Common reasons why you may have been mis-sold a PPI policy include If uou are under 18 or over 65 If you work less than 16 hours [...]
Euro 2012
Thu, 28 Jun 2012, 3:49 pm | Carl O'Malley
If, unlike me, you didn’t entirely forget about Fantasy Football as soon as the first ball was kicked in Poland on June 8th, you may still be in with a chance to win stuff. So get your act together and remove Shay Given from your side. Marketing guru Paul Healy explains… “Euro 2012 is almost [...]
Ultach
Wed, 20 Jun 2012, 10:32 am | Pol Ó Muiri
G-Day would not be an inappropriate reaction to the new Gaeltacht Bill. The Bill groups traditional Gaeltacht districts into 19 Gaeltacht language planning areas; offers some towns the chance to become Gaeltacht service towns; recognises urban communities as Irish Language Networks and brings about change to Údarás na Gaeltachta’s role and number of board members. [...]
Innovation
Mon, 28 May 2012, 11:34 am | Davin O'Dwyer
Passing a driving test is a memorable rite of passage for most people, but when Google received its driving permit in Nevada early in May, it was a turning point that might have considerably greater implications for the future of our species – and not just in terms of transport. Google, of course, has been [...]
Mechanical Turk
Wed, 2 May 2012, 9:56 am | Hugh Linehan
Today we switched over to a new, unified comment platform to replace the two separate systems which existed up until now. Existing users will need to re-register for the new system, but we hope the benefits will outweigh the inconvenience. You’ll see that users now need a social media account – Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn [...]
Dead Rubber
Tue, 1 May 2012, 1:25 pm | Ian O'Riordan
It’s an operation transformation of sorts and straightaway Fionnuala Britton is making huge strides. Without much problem, it seems, Britton has secured the Olympic A-standard for the 10,000 metres, which she now intends targeting in London later this summer. Although already qualified in the 3,000m steeplechase from last year, Britton went into the Cardinal Invitational [...]
Legal Matters
Fri, 2 Dec 2011, 3:47 pm | Carol Coulter
There’s an interesting discussion going on about the proposed new body. Check out the websites of the Human Rights Commission, Trust and the ICCL, just to start.
