House of writer and artist offers perfect canvas for novel makeoverDundrum: €850,000 The home of the late writer Francis Stuart, at 2 Highfield Park, Dundrum, is for sale because his wife, artist…Thu May 17 2007 - 01:00
A drenched de Valera takes the big prizeRadioReview: Small-island syndrome has a habit of smothering some interview shows, but at least Sian O'Gorman, for her new series…Sat Apr 28 2007 - 01:00
Election coverage falls at first hurdleRadio Review: There was an item about the challenge of covering an election and of keeping the electorate engaged on The Tubridy…Sat Apr 21 2007 - 01:00
Galway's water mess can't be dilutedRadio Review : The group of Galway business people funding the "fáilte romhait to Galway" radio advertisements should save their…Sat Apr 07 2007 - 01:00
What of the man in the Northern street?RadioReview: Coverage of the Northern Ireland Assembly agreement filled the news and current affairs programmes at the start…Sat Mar 31 2007 - 01:00
The phone-in show as a court of last resortRadio Review: Often, listening to phone-in radio shows, you'd have to wonder what comes over a person that they feel the need…Sat Mar 17 2007 - 00:00
Spam or ham? It's just a matter of tasteRadio Review: One man's Spam is another man's ham explained the techie guy, and as reasonable as his tone was (Click On, BBC…Sat Mar 10 2007 - 00:00
Driving away RTÉ's teatime listenersRadio Review: A difference of 3,000 listeners doesn't at first appear to be something to get overly excited about, but Matt …Sat Feb 24 2007 - 00:00
Walk-in condition on foot of renovationDublin 6/€2.75m: A two-storey over garden level period house at the Rathgar end of Terenure Road East is for auction through…Thu Feb 22 2007 - 00:00
Daddy Tubridy tut-tuts for IrelandRadioReview: You'd have to pity the Scottish playwright David Harrower (The Tubridy Show, RTÉ Radio 1, Monday)Sat Feb 17 2007 - 00:00
The unsporting schedule shuffle of RTÉRadioReview: Radio is easy business for sports fans - or so I'm toldSat Feb 10 2007 - 00:00
The unsporting schedule shuffle of RTÉRadioReview: Radio is easy business for sports fans - or so I'm toldSat Feb 10 2007 - 00:00
Restoration job on 49 acres by shores of Lough AllenCo Leitrim/€1m: News this week from the Permanent TSB/ESRI house price index that house prices in Leitrim increased by 29 per…Thu Feb 01 2007 - 00:00
Not on, relativelyspeakingRadio Review: Irish electioneering might be getting more American but at least we're still not at the point where wives have…Sat Jan 27 2007 - 00:00
Too much blather and bladder, not enough dramaRadioReview: Yes, I know the expression "that's way too much information" has gone out of fashion, but really, Derek Mooney …Sat Jan 20 2007 - 00:00
Edwardian family home in Rathgar with room to expandDublin 6: €1.25m A four bedroom house at 41 Templemore Avenue off Highfield Road in Rathgar is for sale through Douglas Newman…Thu Jan 18 2007 - 00:00
City townhouse with one-bed income earnerDublin 8: €1.4m A two-storey over basement house on 25 Longwood Avenue off the South Circular Road in Dublin 8 is for auction…Thu Jan 11 2007 - 00:00
Turkey in the fridge, a goat under the treeRadioReview: Attempting to jam a large turkey into an already overstuffed fridge on Christmas Eve was trying enough without…Sat Dec 30 2006 - 00:00
Charting the improvement in the life of RyanRadioReview: Given the time of year that's in it and in fairness to a programme which is much improved, I thought that maybe…Sat Dec 23 2006 - 00:00
Peculiar use of children in ad for adult worldRadioReview: Ever watched small children while the radio's on? Great gobs of speech can go by without causing a flicker of …Sat Dec 16 2006 - 00:00
Bored by the pre-Budget ballyhooRadioReview: Media-wise, it was the most previewed Budget ever - which meant a testing time for radio listeners who tuned into…Sat Dec 09 2006 - 00:00
The best of Duffy, the worst of DuffyRadioReview: It was chilling to hear the warm, young voice of Baiba Saulite talking about her children ( Liveline , RTÉ Radio…Sat Nov 25 2006 - 00:00
Delighting in rare sound of a teenage voiceRadioReview: It struck me only about half-way through the first programme in a new series This Is Me (RTÉ Radio 1, Saturday), …Sat Nov 18 2006 - 00:00
A Free State sacred cow gets a roastingRadioReview: Who knew Countess Markievicz was such a complete wagon? Ruth Dudley Edwards in the lecture Speaking Ill of the …Sat Nov 11 2006 - 00:00
Big Apple bargains in the mid-term breakRadioReview: The standardised school year kicked in as usual on RTÉ with several top presenters invoking the kiddie-friendly…Sat Nov 04 2006 - 00:00
A crude approach to oil safety?RadioReview: The signal for BBC Radio 4 tends to fade the further west you go on this island, so it's unlikely that too many…Sat Oct 28 2006 - 01:00
Return of the eclectic ensembleRadioReview: The trick is to remember to tune into John Kelly's new programme, The JK Ensemble , because - in my house at …Sat Oct 14 2006 - 01:00
Newstalk goes national with a low-key launchRadio Review: You don't want a new radio station to launch with a bang - loud one-off noises not being the most attractive sounds…Sat Sept 30 2006 - 01:00
Stringer-built home in Terenure strikes a chordDublin 6W: €2.75m Rathdown in Terenure, Dublin 6W, has always been a sought-after family enclave because the houses are large…Thu Sept 28 2006 - 01:00
Earache from the thrush's repetitive songRadio Review: Is there any chance that the people who make that treatment for vaginal thrush will run out of advertising money…Sat Sept 16 2006 - 01:00
Sea views light up house in former Kish restaurantDalkey: €6.5m The new owners of Kish, a four-bedroom house on Coliemore Road, Dalkey, will be hoping that there aren't too many…Thu Sept 14 2006 - 01:00
'Drivetime' on the road to nowhereRadioReview: It was technicolour taoiseach time again on Monday. He's not a pinko any more, he's greenSat Sept 09 2006 - 01:00
A sporting chance to hit the heightsRadioReview: It was a good week for someone who knows almost nothing about sport to tune in to sports coverageSat Sept 02 2006 - 01:00
Not amused by RTE's silly seasonRadio Review: August isn't the best month to get a reminder in the post that it's time to stump up €155 for the TV licence fee…Sat Aug 26 2006 - 01:00
Crampton-built four-bed in mature Clonskeagh estateDublin 14: €1.8m A two-storey redbrick extension is a popular option for owners seeking to extend their Crampton-built houses…Thu Aug 24 2006 - 01:00
Whistleblowers and always on the blowerRadio Review: When Craig Murray was appointed British ambassador to Uzbekistan in 2002 he was, at 29, his country's youngest…Sat Aug 19 2006 - 01:00
A 'sporting' hero enjoys an easy rideRadio Review: It took Dr Michael Smurfit, or Michael as I now like to call him, around 10 minutes to realise that he had absolutely…Sat Aug 12 2006 - 01:00
Time for a national identity parade?Radio Review: No one is pining for the days when the Jacob's float was the highlight of the St Patrick's Day parade and the …Sat Jul 29 2006 - 01:00
Last train rolls awayRadioReview: John Kelly ( The Mystery Train, RTÉ Radio 1) bowed out this week with good grace, some humour and a playlist that…Sat Jul 15 2006 - 01:00
How breakfast became bland as baby riceRadio Review: One can only hope that sometime during his contract negotiations Eamon Dunphy drew himself up to his full height…Sat Jun 24 2006 - 01:00
Kissed the girls and made men cryRadio Review: For a legendary ladies' man, someone with a twinkle in his eye and a reputation for magnetism and heart-fluttering…Sat Jun 17 2006 - 01:00
And still the row rattles alongRadioReview: Weird that the managing director of a major media outlet should come across as a man in desperate need of some …Sat Jun 10 2006 - 01:00
City centre block has garden viewDublin 8: from €330,000 Few streets in Dublin have changed as radically as Cork Street and in the space of only a couple of …Thu Jun 08 2006 - 01:00
Dark thoughts that no one needs to hearRadioReview: Here's where I disagree with Matt CooperSat Jun 03 2006 - 01:00
Cries for love, fur pelts and la la lasRadioReview: There's been so little hoopla over the Eurovision in Ireland this year that I have this image of our Brian setting…Sat May 20 2006 - 01:00
Gruesome ads would be nicer neuteredRadio Review: 'Nun with a gun" and "it's nicer to be neutered" - two happily unrelated but memorable expressions heard on …Sat May 13 2006 - 01:00
Caution: blood pressure may riseRadioReview: Before The Recruits (Wednesday, RTÉ Radio 1) came on air there was one of those "listeners might find some of the…Sat May 06 2006 - 01:00
City centre apartments with competitive pricesDublin 8: from €380,000: Hot on the heels of the launch a couple of weeks ago of Alexandra Walk, an apartment development behind…Thu May 04 2006 - 01:00
City cottage comes up rosesDundrum: €875,000: Rose Cottage at 39 Balally Terrace in Dundrum is a good example of how a quaint artisan cottage can be updated…Thu May 04 2006 - 01:00
Too little time for politicsRadioReview: It was a bit difficult to concentrate on the job at hand this week because like many a wage slave who heard Donegal…Sat Apr 29 2006 - 01:00
