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Lifestyle: May 2007
Why exams give me heebie-jeebies
Berna Cox | 25 May 2007 | Culture and society
Every year around this time, I start getting the heebie-jeebies. The various media machines starting cranking up their coverage of the Leaving Cert and I shiver at the thought. I’m not admitting how long ago it is since I did... Read more
Botrytisation method of making sweet wines is unique to Hungary
Giovanni Morelli | 25 May 2007 | Wine
Ireland enjoyed three fantastically warm weeks in April but so far May has been inclement. Let’s hope the warm weather returns because no matter what people say everything tastes better if cooked and eaten outdoors. What do you know about... Read more
Slow food can be good food
Dr Prannie Rhatigan | 18 May 2007 | Culture and society
Slow Food is an international organisation that was founded in 1989 by Carlo Petrini, an Italian food writer who was walking down the streets of Rome one evening when he saw Italian children coming out of a fast-food restaurant. He... Read more
Recent changes to ARFs should not lessen their appeal
Conor White | 18 May 2007 | Finance
Approved Retirement Funds (ARFs) were first introduced in 1999 as an alternative to buying an annuity for the self-employed and controlling directors. Initially, ARFs were to be taxed on an internal ‘net’ basis. However, this was found to be far... Read more
Camping it up this summer
Berna Cox | 11 May 2007 | Sport and leisure
For the last few weeks, I’ve been doing a little bit of personal research about camping. As we approach summer and everyone starts looking forward to their annual break, I find myself becoming more and more nonplussed by it all.... Read more
Decay of grandeur set to be relived in return to Brideshead
Dr John Wallace | 11 May 2007 | Entertainment
One of the most important novels of the 20th century is Brideshead Revisited. Ecosse Films (Becoming Jane) is set to begin filming the book for the big screen at Castle Howard in Yorkshire in June. Young actors Ben Whishaw and... Read more
Oliver Goldsmith: A wonderful writer, but a pathetic physician
Dr Patrick Rowan | 04 May 2007 | Literature
Oliver Goldsmith ambled through much of his life without achieving any great success until he started writing. Then everything changed for him. He became famous but in many ways remained the irresponsible person he was during his childhood. Oliver was... Read more