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Lifestyle: December 2006

Christmas is in my heart

Berna Cox | 15 December 2006 | Culture and society

Here’s a question: When does Christmas start? This year, I saw adverts for Christmas party nights as early as July; Christmas merchandise was creeping into the shops in August; and by the time Hallowe’en came around, the witches’ hats and... Read more

The fall of France: from best wines to burgers and coke

Giovanni Morelli | 15 December 2006 | Wine

I don’t know the contents of the late Charles J Haughey’s wine cellar but I believe they were impressive. But however extensive his cellar was, I’m sure it could not compete with the cellars stocked by Jacques Chirac when he... Read more

Who do you think you are?

Berna Cox | 08 December 2006 | Culture and society

Up until relatively recently, I was quite content that I knew who I was and where I came from. I remember both my grandmothers and, whereas both my grandfathers were deceased before I came on the scene, family stories abound... Read more

Music therapy hits right note

Tríona McCaffrey | 08 December 2006 | Culture and society

My interest in the role of arts in health began over four years ago as an undergraduate music student in Trinity College Dublin. I recall being intrigued and inspired by a Monday afternoon colloquium on music therapy presented by Dr... Read more

A sophisticated genius and master craftsman

Dr John Wallace | 01 December 2006 | Art

Paolo Uccello is regarded as one of the most distinctive artists of the early Renaissance period and his painting Virgin and Child in the Irish National Gallery is regarded as one of his masterpieces. He was called ‘Uccello’, meaning ‘bird’... Read more