Dig too deep and what you find might be too much to stomach Get stuck into . . .TV REVIEW: IF EVER A SERIES was crying out for an American version, it was Who Do You Think You Are? (Monday RTÉ1).Sat Jul 16 2011 - 01:00
Go KidsKinsale Arts Week: From now until the end of the summer, it seems every town and village has some sort of arts event or week…Sat Jul 9 2011 - 01:00
Copycat 'Killing' makes for tantalisingly tense viewingTV REVIEW: It seems a faithful reimagining, despite the transatlantic transplantSat Jul 9 2011 - 01:00
A revolution as familiar as yesterday's mashed potatoesTV REVIEW: ENOUGH WITH the cookery shows. We’re full. Had enough. Couldn’t manage another biteSat Jul 2 2011 - 01:00
Go KidsUp the Junction in Clonmel The children of Clonmel don’t have to be told that their 10-day festival is onSat Jul 2 2011 - 01:00
Reworking a classic, one tear at a timeIt may be missing the melodrama of the original, but a remake of 1940s Oscar-winning classic ‘Mildred Pierce’ shows television…Mon Jun 27 2011 - 01:00
The Art Books of Henri MatisseGO KIDS: If you only plan on visiting one museum over the summer then put the Chester Beatty Library in the grounds of Dublin…Sat Jun 25 2011 - 01:00
By gondola or vintage car, that's enough holiday videos, ladsTV REVIEW: ROUND ABOUT the time video cameras became affordable there was always the danger that when you went to friends’ houses…Sat Jun 25 2011 - 01:00
Pratchett's search for a way out shows reality of going to DignitasTV REVIEW: ION MONDAY night TV viewers saw a man take his own lifeSat Jun 18 2011 - 01:00
Go KidsNational Bike Week: National Bike Week begins today and many children will be able to take part in bike-friendly events throughout…Sat Jun 18 2011 - 01:00
Take five amateur chefs, stir in lots of hype, and let it simmerTV REVIEW: AROUND 10PM on Tuesday, just as the credits were rolling for Come Dine with Me Ireland (TV3, Mon-Fri), I like to …Sat Jun 11 2011 - 01:00
Street Performance World ChampionshipsGo Kids: This column has been a long-time fan of the Street Performance World Championships – because it’s got everything for…Sat Jun 11 2011 - 01:00
Go KidsTitanica: It’s the centenary of the launch of the ill-fated wonder, the RMS Titanic – and Titanica , a major new exhibition …Sat Jun 4 2011 - 01:00
It's radio on the telly as Duffy casts a cool eye over public artTV REVIEW: JOE DUFFY’S documentary Whose Art Is It Anyway? (RTÉ1, Tuesday) gave an insight into what Liveline might look like…Sat Jun 4 2011 - 01:00
National Drawing DayGo kids: Today is National Drawing Day and it’s an easy and entirely enjoyable one for children to celebrateSat May 28 2011 - 01:00
Francie Barrett is just the right hook for Traveller documentaryTV REVIEW: WE KNOW NOW that if you go far enough along the branches of a US president’s family tree, there’s bound to be an …Sat May 28 2011 - 01:00
Big fáilte for Banríon Eilís, but it was tough to fill all the airtimeTV REVIEW: ON TUESDAY morning, in my daughter’s primary-school class, they turned on the TV to watch Queen Elizabeth’s arrival…Sat May 21 2011 - 01:00
Go KidsKilkenny for kids: The people at Kilkenny Tourism know that attracting families is the key to successful tourism marketing – …Sat May 21 2011 - 01:00
Too many experts make this food exposé a stodgy affairTV REVIEW: THE WAY What’s Eating Ireland? (RTÉ1, Sunday) told it, you’d think supermarkets were the crack houses of suburbia…Sat May 14 2011 - 01:00
Go KidsInternational Day of the Family Tomorrow is International Day of the Family – well, there’s Mother’s Day and Father’s Day so…Sat May 14 2011 - 01:00
Jedward rise to the challenge despite some quiff competitionTV VIEW: THERE WAS stiff competition in the quiff department but there was never any doubt that Jedward were going to make it…Fri May 13 2011 - 01:00
DCI Tennison needs an heir, but it won't be Brenda Blethyn's VeraTV REVIEW: With her baggy M&S cardigans and haphazard approach, you can’t believe she rose through the ranksSat May 7 2011 - 01:00
Go KidsDublin Dance Festival Children’s Season : Tickets for events at The Ark, the cultural centre for children on Eustace Street, …Sat May 7 2011 - 01:00
Total makeover for a 1970s redbrickDUBLIN 6: €895,000: DECADES ago, Palmerston Rugby club was located off Milltown Road in Dublin 6Thu May 5 2011 - 01:00
It was the best kind of football drama: very little footballTV REVIEW: WELL THERE’S a first: having a good weep at a football score. Manchester United 3, Sheffield Wednesday 0Sat Apr 30 2011 - 01:00
You can choose your friends, but not your distant relationsTV REVIEW: THIS WEEK we learned that the handiest way to become a multi-millionaire is either to run a banjaxed Irish bank while…Sat Apr 23 2011 - 01:00
Cavan Walking FestivalGo Kids: Cavan Sports Partnership has devised a weekend walking festival over the May bank holiday weekend – running from April…Sat Apr 23 2011 - 01:00
Charlie's Antarctic expedition leaves Crean out in the coldTV REVIEW: TOM CREAN’S story has everything: courage, endurance, ambition and, at its core, the inspiring story of a teenager…Sat Apr 16 2011 - 01:00
Waterford Festival of FoodGo kids: The Waterford Festival of Food in Dungarvan has a serious calendar of talks and demonstrations for foodies but it’s…Sat Apr 16 2011 - 01:00
Redbrick fit for a family on Cowper RoadDUB LIN 6: €2.75M: A handsome five-bed with grand reception rooms comes with an extension used as a family roomThu Apr 14 2011 - 01:00
Cuban missiles? This JFK saga has a much more serious crisisTV REVIEW: THE KENNEDYS (History Channel, Thursday), the new eight-part mini-series telling the story of JFK’s presidency, comes…Sat Apr 9 2011 - 01:00
Go KidsHandel’s Day : Next Wednesday is Handel’s Day, as on April 13th, 1742 Handel’s Messiah premiered on Fishamble Street in Dublin…Sat Apr 9 2011 - 01:00
Talking duck and toilet-tasting ice cream keep this series freshTV REVIEW: IT’S SUCH a staple of RTÉ’s spring schedule that by now The Restaurant (RTÉ1, Sunday) should be as limp and unappetising…Sat Apr 2 2011 - 01:00
Go KidsFolk park Recognising that bringing a family out for a day trip isn’t cheap, the Northern Ireland Tourist board has a two-for…Sat Apr 2 2011 - 01:00
A leader with that certain je ne sais quoi - no, not you, EndaTV REVIEW: The French became suspicious of Sarkozy’s display of wealth and alarmed by the Rolex and the rich friendsSat Mar 26 2011 - 00:00
Go KidsLeprechaun Hunt: Even though St Patrick’s Day is gone your giant green hat and the rest of the shamrockery could still get another…Sat Mar 26 2011 - 00:00
Top of the market, top of the hillA Victorian house on almost an acre of garden in Dalkey has commanding sea viewsThu Mar 24 2011 - 00:00
Go KidsSkyfest: Who wouldn’t want to see a fireworks display that promises a 300-metre curtain of cascading silver fire? And for free…Sat Mar 19 2011 - 00:00
Welcome to the Kingdom, Supermanny's naughty stepTV REVIEW: CHANNEL 4 has the no- nonsense supernanny Jo Frost, who goes around in an old London taxi calling at the homes of…Sat Mar 19 2011 - 00:00
St Patrick’s Day FestivalGo Kids: The weather forecast for this weekend isn’t great so it’s a good opportunity to plan your timetable for the biggest…Sat Mar 12 2011 - 00:00
Nesbitt's new doctor drama follows the standard procedureTV REVIEW: IT’S ALWAYS brain surgery, isn’t it? Maybe there have been glamorous TV gastroenterologists or urologists or doctors…Sat Mar 12 2011 - 00:00
Fry's full Irish on 'Ros na Rún' puts the rest of us to shameTV REVIEW: Ros na Rún (TG4, Thursday) Dragon’s Den (RTÉ1, Sunday) Toughest Place to be a..Sat Mar 5 2011 - 00:00
National Tree WeekGo Kids: The National Tree Council has extended an open invitation to tomorrow’s launch of National Tree Week.Sat Mar 5 2011 - 00:00
Go KidsCrafted Creatures: The Ark, the children’s cultural centre in Temple Bar, has teamed up with the Crafts Council of Ireland and…Sat Feb 26 2011 - 00:00
Finely cut legal drama guilty of a few jarring momentsTV REVIEW: NOTHING QUITE like a good courtroom drama for a bit of glossy escapism (from lugubrious Rumpole to gritty North Square…Sat Feb 26 2011 - 00:00
Chirpy Charlie Bird is the wrong guy to gauge the nation's moodTV REVIEW: All agreed that Enda ‘looked like’ a taoiseachSat Feb 19 2011 - 00:00
Go KidsSnowdrop Week: Jedward’s Eurovision song Lipstick is a long, long way from Dana’s sweet ballad about snowdrops and daffodils…Sat Feb 19 2011 - 00:00
Abercrombie Fitch in Dublin? That's soooo last decadeIts appeal during the boom was being expensive and unavailable, but will teen brand Abercrombie Fitch lose its cachet now that…Sat Feb 12 2011 - 00:00
Turn on to the joys of engineeringGo Kids: Engineers Week begins on Monday and there’s a long list of family-friendly events taking place all around the country…Sat Feb 12 2011 - 00:00
It's not that 'Mrs Brown' is too mainstream. It's just not funnyTV REVIEW: There isn’t a grand panoramic feeling to ‘The Story of Ireland’, or in episode one anywaySat Feb 12 2011 - 00:00