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Lifestyle: August 2008
How to reel in a good catch
Berna Cox | 30 August 2008 | Culture and society
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... Read more
Outlook bleak, but recovery will come
Conor White | 17 August 2008 | Finance
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... Read more
Visit a few gardens to improve yours
Shirley Lanigan | 16 August 2008 | Gardening
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 -... Read more
Tring to make a name for myself...
Berna Cox | 15 August 2008 | Culture and society
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... Read more
Bird's nest soup - the extravaganza that is the Olympics
Dr John Wallace | 14 August 2008 | Sport and leisure
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... Read more
High flier crashes back down to earth
Terence Cosgrave | 14 August 2008 | Travel
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... Read more
When I was young and so much younger than today..
John Wallace | 10 August 2008 | Entertainment
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... Read more
It's a dog's life on the funny farm
Berna Cox | 01 August 2008 | Work / Life Balance
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... Read more