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Lifestyle: September 2009

Pop your cork over wine peeves

Giovanni Morelli | 25 September 2009 | Wine

Giovanni Morelli voices his wine-related annoyances and looks at some of the best red and white wines coming out of Spain at the moment... Read more

Make your garden as nice as pie with a good apple tree

Shirley Lanigan | 25 September 2009 | Gardening

Shirley Lanigan bemoans the years she wasted trying to nurture a miserable, inherited apple tree and is now seeking a replacement. Here, she offers tips for choosing an apple tree and on how to store a glut of the fruit... Read more

Other places just can't hold a candle to Emly

Berna Cox | 18 September 2009 | Life itself

Berna Cox is delighted that Emly is getting the reward it deserves, having saved her daughter from certain academic failure... Read more

James Joyce and the art of everyday living

Dr John Wallace | 09 September 2009 | Literature

With the recent publication of Prof Declan Kiberd’s commentary on Ulysses, Dr John Wallace reflects on the development of the book that revolutionised the modern novel... Read more

A berry nice crop for the autumn

Shirley Lanigan | 09 September 2009 | Gardening

Shirley Lanigan writes that with a little ground preparation and care, autumn-fruiting raspberries are one of the easiest of all fruits to grow in your garden... Read more

The perks and perils of being the baby

Berna Cox | 04 September 2009 | Life itself

Berna Cox writes that far from being spoiled and petted, the youngest child in the family always gets a rough deal... Read more

The perks and perils of being the baby

Berna Cox | 04 September 2009 | Life itself

Berna Cox writes that far from being spoiled and petted, the youngest child in the family always gets a rough deal... Read more

Don’t veg out just yet...

Shirley Lanigan | 04 September 2009 | Gardening

Shirley Lanigan says that although the growing season is almost over, there are still a few vegetables that can succeed at this time of year. Neither is it time to let your garden turn wild and tatty, after all the... Read more