JobBridge: a scheme with a job to doThe Government’s internship scheme was supposed to take 5,000 people off the dole, but misuse by some employers has heaped negative…Sat Sept 17 2011 - 01:00
Check out that fridge, studentsSMALL PRINT: IT’S TIME for the college year to start, so cities are flooded with first-time studentsTue Sept 13 2011 - 01:00
Men, it's time to leave the shopping to the ladiesAN IKEA IN Australia is the latest store to roll out a man creche, where bored husbands can shirk their shopping responsibilities…Tue Sept 13 2011 - 01:00
What's that you said, Dolly?DOLLY PARTON is playing the O2 in Dublin tomorrow, nearly 45 years after the release of her debut albumTue Sept 13 2011 - 01:00
Much praise as Electric Picnic revels in successGARDAÍ ON site at Electric Picnic praised Stradbally locals, organisers and festival-goers alike, saying all groups deserved …Mon Sept 05 2011 - 01:00
Review: Arcade Fire, Main StageAtmosphere : A ridiculously excited crowd hoping to relive the band's magical 2005 set. This time they're on the Main StageSat Sept 03 2011 - 01:00
Review: James Blake, Main StageAtmosphere: That hissing noise is the sound of your lungs being punctured by the ribcage-rattling bassSat Sept 03 2011 - 01:00
Review: Rubberbandits, Electric ArenaAtmosphere : A giant digital timer counts down the seconds to Rubberbandits arrival on stage in front of an extraordinarily …Sat Sept 03 2011 - 01:00
Review: Little Green Cars, Electric ArenaLittle Green Cars, Friday, Electric ArenaFri Sept 02 2011 - 01:00
Goodnight - and good luck?SMALL PRINT: WITH THE deadline for RTÉ staff to apply for one of 75 voluntary redundancy packages fast approaching on September…Wed Aug 31 2011 - 01:00
Over to the weather - did they get it right?SMALL PRINT: AFTER A WARM April, we were convinced this would be a tropical summerWed Aug 31 2011 - 01:00
A Spotify for books?SMALL PRINT: BOOKSHOPS MAY HAVE suffered due to the online migration of book sales, but the book-publishing industry still manages…Tue Aug 30 2011 - 01:00
Why Hilton loves the hip-hop RoseWhen the Dublin Rose performed a ‘hip-hop dance’ at this year’s Rose of Tralee, she brought the event to the attention of the…Fri Aug 26 2011 - 01:00
Take a walk on the wild sideSMALL PRINT: THE LE Cool Walking Tours of Dublin are kicking off again with some new dates announced (see lecoolwalkdublinWed Aug 24 2011 - 01:00
TV Musical manoeuvres from a 'Lork'SMALL PRINT: IF YOU’RE looking for slightly different orchestral manoeuvres than you may be used to, this Thursday, the Irish…Tue Aug 23 2011 - 01:00
Will 'X Factor' songs remain the same?THE REAL sign that the summer is over is the return of The X Factor tomorrow nightFri Aug 19 2011 - 01:00
When the whole world's a stageSome are good, some are bad, some are insufferable: you know it’s summertime when the buskers take over the streetsFri Aug 19 2011 - 01:00
Independent music we lost in the fireSome 165 independent music labels are struggling to restock after rioters burned a London warehouse to the ground last week – …Wed Aug 17 2011 - 01:00
Brave the elements for some outdoor cultureSMALL PRINT: DESPITE THE constant threat and frequent reality of rain, the never-arriving heatwave, and occasionally very chilly…Tue Aug 16 2011 - 01:00
Product placement - matches made in TV heavenSMALL PRINT: KENCO IS straight out of the traps to become the first company with (official) paid-for product placement on Irish…Tue Aug 16 2011 - 01:00
Why Ryan's swift exit is the way to goSMALL PRINTS: IT’S HARDLY BEEN a slow news week, but in the midst of it all, a bombshell dropped that would cause chaos, leading…Thu Aug 11 2011 - 01:00
The end of Wikipedia as we know it?SMALL PRINT: ACCORDING TO Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia, the expansion of the site is slowing downWed Aug 10 2011 - 01:00
Sharks we love to hateSMALL PRINT: GOOD NEWS FOR shark film fans: Bret Easton Ellis has teamed up with the writer of Taxi Driver , Paul Schrader, …Wed Aug 10 2011 - 01:00
Sober news for clubsSMALL PRINT: A few years ago a hotel and bar in Donegal became Ireland’s first non-alcoholic bar, after problems with its license…Mon Aug 08 2011 - 01:00
Saint found in cereal? Makes a nice change from the IMFAugust marks the start of silly season, when real news is in short supply and anything goes – even on the front pageSat Aug 06 2011 - 01:00
Animal crackersSMALL PRINT: THE ENNISCRONE BLACK Pig Festival is in full swing this weekendFri Aug 05 2011 - 01:00
The making of Ryan TubridyA MAN IS poking at Ryan Tubridy’s head in a building at the back of an unassuming home in a sprawling housing estate in Co Kildare…Fri Aug 05 2011 - 01:00
Time not the only thing watches tell as status symbol lives onOPINION: Fingleton’s watch is offensive on two counts: cost and symbolismThu Aug 04 2011 - 01:00
The bluffer's guide to surviving the Dublin Horse ShowSMALL PRINT: It’s time to brush up on your horse-show etiquette in order to get the best out of this year’s shindigWed Aug 03 2011 - 01:00
Happy Birthday MTV: 30 years down the tubeSMALL PRINT: MTV is 30 today, and over the past three decades, the station has revolutionized popular cultureMon Aug 01 2011 - 01:00
Size matters - to the Miniature Book SocietySMALL PRINT: IF YOU’RE WONDERING whether the best things come in small packages, you might want to head along to the Miniature…Wed Jul 27 2011 - 01:00
Outdoor cinema tempts fate . . .SMALL PRINT: YOU HAVE TO HAND IT to those who battle against the Irish summer, offering weather-dependent fare and keeping their…Wed Jul 27 2011 - 01:00
Relax: the Superquinn sausage is safeSMALL PRINT: THEY ARE one of the best-loved parts of an Irish breakfast, a product smuggled through airports to emigrants, reminisced…Wed Jul 20 2011 - 01:00
Round of applause as White takes festival helmSMALL PRINTS: THE NEWS THAT Willie White, below, has been appointed artistic director and chief executive of the Ulster Bank…Tue Jul 19 2011 - 01:00
The Abbey follows Alice down the rabbit holeSMALL PRINTS: ITS BEEN OVER twenty years since the Abbey has produced a musical, but next year, one of the most ambitious and…Tue Jul 19 2011 - 01:00
All at sea: throw yourself into these water activitiesSMALL PRINT: LANDLUBBERS: this one isn’t for youMon Jul 18 2011 - 01:00
It's the season to be app-happySMALL PRINT: USEFUL smartphone apps make everything betterMon Jul 18 2011 - 01:00
Some men 'freer' than othersSMALL PRINT: With news that Ryan Tubridy is to receive the freedom of Connemara entitling him to free haircuts, potatoes and…Wed Jul 13 2011 - 01:00
Review of Primal ScreamPrimal Scream playing Screamadelica at the Heineken Green Spheres stageMon Jul 11 2011 - 01:00
Review of Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them AllReview of Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All on the Heineken Green Spheres stage at Oxegen today.Sun Jul 10 2011 - 01:00
Audiences screeched at the rain and finally gave themselves to rock and rollAcross sideshows and other temptations, the music wove its magical spellSat Jul 09 2011 - 01:00
Clare Maguire 'needs to find niche'REVIEW: Clare Maguire - 2fm Hotpress Academy Stage, FridayFri Jul 08 2011 - 01:00
Big Doctor is watching youSMALL PRINT: If you’ve ever got bored or irritated by people updating their Facebook statuses by moaning about how sick they…Fri Jul 08 2011 - 01:00
