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Lifestyle: August 2007

It was all fun and games until someone got hurt

Berna Cox | 31 August 2007 | Entertainment

Maybe the numbers weren’t quite what the organisers expected and certainly the weather wasn’t what we’d all have liked, but, despite all that, the recent World Fleadh in Portlaoise seems to have been a hit. I had great intentions of... Read more

Hedge funds out of the wilderness and now in clear view

Conor White | 31 August 2007 | Finance

Hedge funds have been in existence for well over half a century, but only in recent times have they come to the fore in investment markets. For many years these investment vehicles of the very wealthy flew under the radar,... Read more

How to get your daughter, or your son, into Oxford

Dr John Wallace | 31 August 2007 | Culture and society

As a headmaster of a public school once said: “If your son is a clever boy send him to Balliol College, Oxford. However, if he is not clever, still send him to Balliol, Oxford.” What the headmaster here clearly believed... Read more

Camino de Santiago walk... an unforgettable journey

Dr Nuala O’Farrell | 17 August 2007 | Travel

For all of those generous people who sponsored me to do the Camino de Santiago walk for Multiple Sclerosis Ireland, I must say a heartfelt “Thank you“. It was an amazing experience and one I would recommend, if you can... Read more

Zero tolerance for size zero

Grace Mernagh | 17 August 2007 | Culture and society

Zero, zilch, nada. No matter how many ways you say it, it still means the same thing: nothing. In fact, the last time I heard it was when I checked my bank account by phone and was told, ever so... Read more

How underground hospitals saved the lives of soldiers

Dr Robert O'Sullivan | 17 August 2007 | Culture and society

The Channel Islands are to the west of France and are a part of the United Kingdom. In 1940, after the fall of France, they became occupied by Germany. Hitler saw them as being crucial for a number of reasons.... Read more

Siena: the city where horse racing transcends sport

Dr Brenda Moore McCann | 17 August 2007 | Sport and leisure, Travel

The beautiful Gothic city of Siena, Italy, as well as its inhabitants, are probably best understood through the Palio. Twice each summer in July and August, this popular festival takes place in the city’s central campo. Most of the thousands... Read more

Pen mightier than the spoon

Val O’Connor | 17 August 2007 | Culture and society

Recent years in popular culture has seen the rise of food as a well-oiled topic. What was once the basic sustenance of three meals a day has become the subject of TV shows, food books and miles of aspirational lifestyle... Read more

Time — the new commodity

Dr Moosajee Bhamjee | 17 August 2007 | Work / Life Balance

Time is so precious in the new society that people pay to buy time. It is done in many ways and for different reasons, most of them personal. There is no time for leisure or relaxation and it seems as... Read more

Searching for the Celtic soul rebels at the World Fleadh

Berna Cox | 17 August 2007 | Entertainment

There is one thing we’re good at in this country and that’s our ability to host and enjoy a hooley. And, by the time you read this, the mother of all hooleys should have happened in Portlaoise. For the last... Read more

In the aviation industry Ryanair is ahead of the pack

Conor White | 10 August 2007 | Finance

Forget the verbiage. Ignore the noise. Ryanair’s first quarter numbers do the talking; earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) was 23 per cent, net margin 20 per cent, EPS (earnings per share) growth over 20 per cent. And that is... Read more

He, who altered the history of art

Dr John Wallace | 10 August 2007 | Art

The art dealer Ambroise Vollard played a decisive role in the development of modern art. Incredibly foresighted, he defended unknown or ‘banned’ artists and was the first to organise a one-man show devoted to Paul Cezanne. He also supported the... Read more

Weather or witch - I'm sorry

Berna Cox | 03 August 2007 | Culture and society

There’s a very good chance that I’m responsible for the horrible weather this summer. I think I put a hex on it. Jinxed it. I didn’t mean to, you understand, but I think I did it nonetheless. There were a... Read more

A culture vastly different from the rest of America

Dr Thecla Scully | 03 August 2007 | Culture and society

Visiting the Amish community in Pennsylvania can be a rewarding and unsettling experience for outsiders who venture there. It is a place frozen in another time. Green rolling hills are dotted with Holstein cattle and weather beaten barns, people live... Read more