Lifestyle

Dara Gantly previews the upcoming IMT Practice Management Seminar, where GPs will learn how to maximise their IT and accounting systems.

Dr John Wallace looks at a small but exceptional exhibition that is currently running at the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin.

Marie-Catherine Mousseau compares Dublin and Paris from a French point of view, and tells us she is still in shock from seeing people queue at cash machines.

Berna Cox writes that ‘meeting the family’ isn’t so bad if you brief your other half about your family’s little idiosyncrasies in advance.

Shirley Lanigan writes that this year we are enjoying a proper, old-fashioned spring after a lean and cold winterFor reasons too numerous to count, we really do deserve a glorious spring for 2009.

A Rocky Road Ahead – Irish Economic Commentary was produced recently by Dermot O’Leary, Chief Economist in Goodbody Stockbrokers.

Berna Cox takes a tumble and wonders why people get so embarrassed over things that are out of their control.

Dr John Wallace looks at Barry O’Donnell’s new book, which reveals a few home truths about surgeons and surgery in Ireland .

Bette Brown writes that Sebastian Barry’s award-winning novel, The Secret Scripture, should be read by everyone in the medical field.

Much has been written about tax incentives provided to private hospitals, but how do they work? Conor White of Goodbody Stockbrokers answers the most commonly asked questions Private hospitals in this country are generally funded by a combination of bank debt, tax equity and promoter equity.