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Lifestyle: March 2007
If you believe this, you will believe anything I tell you
Berna Cox | 30 March 2007 | Culture and society
On his East Coast Radio show last year, Joe Harrington announced that Bray was to become part of Co Dublin. On the same day, Michael Cahill on his show on 2FM announced that the Government was going to introduce tolls... Read more
Opportunity, not concern, is seen in markets fall
Conor White | 30 March 2007 | Finance
After many months of travelling upward, equity markets had a bit of a jolt in March. The trouble really started with the CPI report from the US which carried on with a widening in credit spreads due to trouble in... Read more
Hospital of Santa Maria della Scala links art and history of medicine
Dr Brenda Moore McCann | 23 March 2007 | Art
With so much talk about a new national children’s hospital, and the inadequacies, vested interests, politics and philosophy surrounding our national healthcare system, it might be instructive to look at the one of the world’s oldest hospitals- Santa Maria della... Read more
Little old ladies at weddings gave sherry a bad name
Giovanni Morelli | 23 March 2007 | Wine
If you read the Irish Times daily, and now I rarely do, you could be forgiven for thinking that the whole country had been taken over by a wave of crime. You are probably familiar with the commoner forms of... Read more
Sad tale of a loyal dishwasher that plunges household into mourning
Berna Cox | 16 March 2007 | Culture and society
I’m gutted. Beside myself. Feeling guilty. Disloyal. Foolish. Angry. Stupid. Sad. All sorts of emotions and adjectives are assaulting me today. As I write this, my kitchen is under water and I’ve lost an old friend. Both things are difficult... Read more
Elegant squares of Georgian Dublin
Dr John Wallace | 09 March 2007 | Culture and society
Squares, as an architectural form, are found across all ages and in all cultures. The Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, Dr Steevens Hospital and Trinity College are all early examples of Dublin architecture where a central, enclosed area or garden formed the... Read more
In ancient Syria the dead were buried with a jar of tears from a loved one
Bette Browne | 09 March 2007 | Travel
In ancient Syria they buried their dead with tears from their loved one sealed in a jar. It seemed the ultimate romantic gesture, in contrast to the more prosaic Egyptians who preferred their gold. The warmth of the Syrians is... Read more
Pass me those men and I'll wipe the floor with them
Berna Cox | 02 March 2007 | Culture and society
I have always given men the benefit of the doubt when it comes to domestic issues. When others all around me start bitching and giving out about how useless men are, I’ve always tried to be reasonable. I’ve even stood... Read more
Yell and Accor are good quality growth stories
Conor White | 02 March 2007 | Finance
Yell stg631p Yell is a leading international directories business operating in the classified advertising market. The main business areas are traditional print, online and directory enquiries. Forty-six per cent of revenue emanates from the US, 33 per cent from the... Read more