Absurd spectacles: Bertie's love of an opening lives onPRESENT TENSE : THE SHOT of Bertie Ahern with a pair of 3D glasses was one of the pictures of the weekSat Feb 06 2010 - 00:00
Your last chance to get 'Lost'As the final series of ‘ Lost’ hits the box tonight, viewers fret over the winding down of that rare television animal – a full…Thu Feb 04 2010 - 00:00
Ending series on a high tops viewers' expectationsPRESENT TENSE: IF YOU WATCHED the recent conclusion to The Clinic , you will know that it went not just with a bang, but also…Sat Jan 23 2010 - 00:00
Ending series on a high tops viewers' expectationsPRESENT TENSE: IF YOU WATCHED the recent conclusion to The Clinic , you will know that it went not just with a bang, but also…Sat Jan 23 2010 - 00:00
The lost treasure of the Incas? I'll give you a tenner for the lotPRESENT TENSE: SOMETIMES, I find myself mentally taking note of the scenes that we’ll next see on Reeling in the Year s two …Sat Jan 16 2010 - 00:00
The lost treasure of the Incas? I'll give you a tenner for the lotPRESENT TENSE: SOMETIMES, I find myself mentally taking note of the scenes that we’ll next see on Reeling in the Year s two …Sat Jan 16 2010 - 00:00
This Christmas, families will gather around the PC's warm glowPRESENT TENSE: IF YOU’RE A bit iffy about Pat Shortt now, you could be positively queasy by the end of ChristmasSat Dec 19 2009 - 00:00
Platform One for the delayed, overcrowded 18.15 to hellWHERE TO START with Irish Rail? Why not with the company’s greatest mind trick, the retro announcement?Sat Dec 12 2009 - 00:00
When it comes to the crunch, Tayto's deep-fried yarn has it allSO, NOW we know a new method of selling books – give away free packets of crisps with each copySat Dec 05 2009 - 00:00
Warning: this column may go up as well as downPRESENT TENSE: EIRCOM IS running some funny TV ads at the momentSat Nov 28 2009 - 00:00
As a new focus of Irish ire, Henry is the main manPRESENT TENSE: GRRR. AARGH. What an angry week it was. On Sunday night, Yusuf Islam irked a room full of peopleSat Nov 21 2009 - 00:00
We're number one for press freedom, but we must try harderPRESENT TENSE: IT’S NOT OFTEN that Ireland comes first in anything, certainly not since we began sliding down those “standard…Sat Oct 24 2009 - 01:00
From truck-stops to tree stumps, 'apparitions' are on the marchPRESENT TENSE: THE MOST illuminating aspect of last weekend’s Knock “apparition” was what wasn’t seenSat Oct 17 2009 - 01:00
Overcooked but fun sequel to the Hitchhiker Guide adventuresBOOK OF THE DAY: And Another Thing … By Eoin Colfer Penguin £14.99Thu Oct 15 2009 - 01:00
Flushed away: the 'superloo' where no one wanted to goPRESENT TENSE: WHEN IT COMES to spending a penny or two, town councils are often masters at itSat Oct 10 2009 - 01:00
The Tweet Tweet ShowPRESENT TENSE: IT SOUNDS A bit pathetic, but there was no better way to watch the first Late Late Show of the season than through…Sat Sept 12 2009 - 01:00
It has been evictedPROFILE: BIG BROTHER Channel 4's biggest success has been a show where people sit around doing very little while cameras watch…Sat Aug 29 2009 - 01:00
A pint of bitternessPRESENT TENSE: THE VINTNERS’ Federation of Ireland (VFI) has been grumbling into its pints again this week, and every breath…Sat Aug 29 2009 - 01:00
Long road to heartache starts nowPRESENT TENSE: SO, KATIE TAYLOR will get her chance to fight in the 2012 Olympics. Congratulations to herSat Aug 15 2009 - 01:00
Dastardly digital border controlPRESENT TENSE: SOMETIMES, when it comes to revolutionary technology, we in Ireland find ourselves feeling like the poor kids…Sat Aug 08 2009 - 01:00
"ll give this column two stars . . . oh, all right, one and a half"PRESENT TENSE: From teachers to toasters, we live our lives by star ratings – but who’d want to to live in a two-star world…Sat Aug 01 2009 - 01:00
Technologists turn to animals and plants to solve their problemsNEXT TIME you have a problem, ask yourself: what would a plant do? Billions of years of evolution have given animals and plants…Thu Jul 23 2009 - 01:00
Key to working better is to take more time off, says graphic designerCAREERS : IT’S A novel attitude to the unpaid leave being offered in some companies looking to cut costs, but the key to working…Wed Jul 22 2009 - 01:00
A breakthrough victory for new media?As news anchors filled time with little information, Twitter gave better valueSat Jun 27 2009 - 01:00
Tapping the tourist trapPRESENT TENSE: SOMEWHERE BACK IN the 1970s, an advertising executive thought up of an ad for Irish tourism, and ever since it…Sat Jun 27 2009 - 01:00
This sporting mid-lifePRESENT TENSE: DURING THE week, a friend wondered whether it was true that the three largest growing sports in Ireland are tag…Sat Jun 06 2009 - 01:00
Mining your personalityPRESENT TENSE: TIME INC has a new wheeze, a personalised magazine called MineSat May 30 2009 - 01:00
Prepare to watch your pay packet shrink againHave a good long look at last month’s payslip because your employer and the Government have helped themselves to a big chunk …Sat May 23 2009 - 01:00
Unreliably informedPRESENT TENSE: GOOD OLD Wikipedia: the byword for the democratisation of information - and a byword for just how unreliable …Sat May 09 2009 - 01:00
Can't stop the feverPRESENT TENSE: YOU WILL no doubt remember the anthrax attacks of late 2001, and might recall just how many scares there were…Sat May 02 2009 - 01:00
The truth beneath the trenchcoats at ColumbineDave Cullen was one of the first journalists on the scene of the Columbine high-school massacre, but it has taken nearly 10 years…Sat May 02 2009 - 01:00
Honour among peevesPRESENT TENSE: THE OLD CHESTNUT of an Irish honours system came up again this week, although this time it might possibly happen…Sat Apr 25 2009 - 01:00
Is religion good for you?PRESENT TENSE: LAST WEEKEND, it was reported that the Iona Institute had published a document saying that religious practice…Sat Apr 11 2009 - 01:00
A return to battlePROFILE: Peter Bacon’s advice on the economy seems to have been falling on deaf ears for years – now that we’re all finally …Sat Apr 11 2009 - 01:00
So how much do you earn?PRESENT TENSE: HAVE YOU been talking about how much you earn? Actually, let’s put it another waySat Apr 04 2009 - 01:00
O'Callaghan and Tubridy top 'Late Late Show' listMIRIAM O’CALLAGHAN and Ryan Tubridy have emerged as strong frontrunners to succeed Pat Kenny as presenter of the Late Late Show…Mon Mar 30 2009 - 01:00
Death through a lensPRESENT TENSE: WHEN OK! MAGAZINE this week published a Jade Goody official tribute issue, almost as many people bought it as…Sat Mar 21 2009 - 00:00
A pitch-perfect attitude to lifePeople talk of his humility with as much awe as they talk of his talent. Of course, they are in awe of his humility because of his talent. He soared, but his feet never left the ground.Sat Mar 21 2009 - 00:00
Homer's odyssey to the oul' sod'THE SIMPSONS' IN IRELAND: THE SHOW has already visited Cuba, Australia, England and Japan and last night, The Simpsons finally…Wed Mar 18 2009 - 00:00
Simpsons goes heavy on the stereotypesIt’s been running for 20 years and has already visited Cuba, Australia, England and Japan among othersTue Mar 17 2009 - 00:00
Questions only just beginningPRESENT TENSE: AT THE END of June, the last Question will be asked by a member of the audience and the last Answer evaded by…Sat Mar 14 2009 - 00:00
Picturing the BardThe recent claim that a veritable portrait of Shakespeare has resurfaced in Dublin after centuries of mistaken identity has reignited…Sat Mar 14 2009 - 00:00
You've been framedPRESENT TENSE: WHAT IS IT about the Irish and a television camera? Why is it that when we see one we invariably a) wobble in…Sat Mar 07 2009 - 00:00
Hands on at Collins BarracksIT’S EARLY afternoon in Collins Barracks, and I’m standing with a rifle by my side while a drill sergeant shouts instructions…Wed Mar 04 2009 - 00:00
A big idea - or a bad one?PRESENT TENSE: ON RTÉ’s Questions and Answers this week, the panel was asked whether they thought it was time for a national…Sat Feb 28 2009 - 00:00
Have you nothing good to say?PRESENT TENSE: YOU MAY have noticed that there’s been a lot of bad news of late. Every day. Most minutes of every daySat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
Have you nothing good to say?PRESENT TENSE: YOU MAY have noticed that there’s been a lot of bad news of late. Every day. Most minutes of every daySat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
Recession or not, here be dragons on RTÉDRAGONS’ DEN i s a TV show in which capital is put into risky businesses in the hope that they will surviveThu Feb 19 2009 - 00:00
