Berna Cox writes that young women today are increasingly ‘dating down’ — paying less attention to snaring what has traditionally been thought of as ‘a good prospect’ and paying more attention to love and friendship. A few years back, an acquaintance of mine with a daughter (her only child) in her late teens squeaked and [...]
Conor White says that while there is a lot of talk of doom and gloom – and even though the short-term prospects are poor – Ireland Inc. must plan for the inevitable recovery that will come, albeit later than expected The path for the Irish economy has become decidedly uncertain and it is not unfair [...]
Shirley Lanigan suggests that the budding gardener can learn a lot by visiting other gardens this summer – both the large show gardens and the smaller efforts made possible by dedication There are so many jobs we need to – and, it goes without saying, want to do – in our gardens throughout the summer. [...]
Berna Cox thinks that a rose by any other name would smell as sweet, but as far as she’s concerned, her name is ‘Berna’ – whatever it says on her passport Last month, a judge in New Zealand made a nine-year-old girl a ward of court so that she could change her name. Embarrassed by [...]
The Olympic Games will comprise of 302 events in 28 sports, with the motto, ‘One World, One Dream’. Dr John Wallace looks at the spirit of the eternal games, which are taking place this month in Beijing, China The appeal of the Olympic Games is a curious thing and does not appear to lie in [...]
By Terence Cosgrave Terence Cosgrave writes about his recent trip on Continental Airlines to Newark, New Jersey. He swears that this article has nothing to do with Ireland’s two-tier healthcare system and is just an article about air travel. Is there anything quite as nice as first-class air travel? In this Ryanair era, is there [...]
John Wallace looks at the recently restored film Help! starring The Beatles What impressed John Lennon about Paul McCartney when they first met in 1957, was that the 16-year-old McCartney could tune his own guitar. Lennon could not. Paul could also play When the Saints Come Marching In on the trumpet. So, he had no [...]
Berna Cox writes that while a pet can be a great soul mate, she’s not prepared to go through the inevitable rupture that comes when the pet ‘retires’ to a farm in the country. For the umpteenth time, I’m coming under pet pressure. To get one, that is. My daughters were home for a weekend [...]
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