Roses begin to bloom in first light of publicityTHE ROSES tour bus arrives in RTÉ just as Colin Farrell’s entourage is exiting after an interview with Miriam O’Callaghan. The…Wed Aug 15 2012 - 01:00
Veteran broadcaster shows deft touch with colourful and unique commentaryTV VIEW : “I BET there’s a tear in your eye wherever you’re watching this,” says Jimmy Magee as we watch a triumphant Katie …Sat Aug 11 2012 - 01:00
Playing the hits, pleasing the crowdWHEN YOU’RE a mediocre busker, existentially challenged by the apathy of passers-by, any attention feels like good attention. …Sat Aug 11 2012 - 01:00
Cookery, comedy and (of course) Craig in storeWhereas last year RTÉ celebrated its past, now it looks to the future – and it’s not all badThu Aug 09 2012 - 01:00
Give me a crash course in . . . the Curiosity Mars LandingWhat’s all the fuss about? The Mars science laboratory rover, Curiosity, left Earth in November 2011 and at 6Sat Aug 04 2012 - 01:00
Would you believe it? Sky hits us with another act of GodTV REVIEW: WHO CAN FORGET those classic editions of the Late Late Show? The one where that bishop wore a nightie, the one where…Sat Aug 04 2012 - 01:00
Historical rumpy pumpy in the Wacky Races of the RenaissanceTV REVIEW: AS INSIDERS KNOW, The Borgias (Sky Atlantic, Saturday) has long been a pet project for Neil JordanSat Jul 28 2012 - 01:00
Learning the ropes of change-ringing‘DON’T LOOK up! Look straight ahead!” says Martin Hough, who is trying to teach me how to be a change-ringerMon Jul 23 2012 - 01:00
'Just two naked dudes lying in a bush, shooting the breeze'HOLIDAY DISASTERS: IN JUNE 1995, when I had no common sense, I was holidaying with two friends in tents in bushes on the grounds…Tue Jul 17 2012 - 01:00
Mother's little shoppersSHOPPING: TWENTY YEARS ago the idea of Irish school children listing “shopping” as one of their hobbies would have been unthinkable…Mon Apr 18 2011 - 01:00
The heart of Saturday nightThe streets of Dublin may be known to come alive at night, but it takes 12 hours in a taxi to understand the racism, rage and…Mon Mar 21 2011 - 00:00
The psychology of sellingPSYCHOLOGY: CLASSICAL ECONOMISTS think of the average consumer as an inherently rational being who weighs up all the options…Mon Mar 14 2011 - 00:00
Paying bills on the dripPERSONAL FINANCE: DESPITE THE rhetoric from some at the top rungs of Irish business and politics, “living within your means” …Mon Oct 11 2010 - 01:00
The emotional cost of debtPERSONAL FINANCE: Money problems can quickly impact on mental health – with devastating results – so protecting it should take…Mon Sept 27 2010 - 01:00
Going for bankruptcy is not an option for mostPERSONAL FINANCE: IN 2008 THERE were only eight bankruptcies declared in Ireland and, despite a huge rise in indebtedness, this…Mon Aug 16 2010 - 01:00
