Higher callingAN ENORMOUS FLYING beast is trying to drag me out of the water and whisk me into the air high above Dublin BayWed Jul 04 2012 - 01:00
Word on the street TroikanomicsWhat it means: Ever wonder if you’ve been taken for a ride on a trans-Europe express to nowhere? Ever suspect we’ve all been…Sat Jun 30 2012 - 01:00
Westlife's grand finale at Croke ParkWESTLIFE PLAY their last-ever concert tonight at Croke Park in Dublin, bringing to an end a massively successful 14-year career…Sat Jun 23 2012 - 01:00
Word on the street Global WeirdingWhat it means: Scientists may have made serious breakthroughs in genetics and quantum mechanics, but when it comes to the weather…Sat Jun 23 2012 - 01:00
Dublin celebrates Bloom's perambulationYOU NEEDED your parasol to celebrate Bloomsday on Saturday, as rain and sunshine took turns to look down on Dublin’s annual celebration…Mon Jun 18 2012 - 01:00
Word on the street ManklesWhat it means : Scary things usually come out at night, but the hot summer days are bringing out something truly terrifying – …Sat Jun 16 2012 - 01:00
Petty and his crew still pack a punchIT’S BEEN 20 years since Tom Petty and his Heartbreakers graced Europe with their presence, so it’s no surprise the 61-year-old…Fri Jun 08 2012 - 01:00
Then & now Lucy Irvine, castaway“WRITER SEEKS ‘WIFE’ for a year on a tropical islandSat Jun 02 2012 - 01:00
Getting Ziggy with itCD CHOICE: DAVID BOWIE/ The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders from Mars EMI *****Fri Jun 01 2012 - 01:00
The view from after the counter culture‘I’M A 21st-century man,” declares John Sinclair, poet, political activist and one-time manager of Detroit proto-punk band The…Tue May 22 2012 - 01:00
Word on the street LifeloggingWhat it means : At the supermarket checkout in front of you, there’s a nerdy chap with some strange contraption affixed to the…Sat May 19 2012 - 01:00
His sky's no limitCD CHOICE: Richard Hawley/Standing at the Sky’s Edge Parlophone ****Fri May 04 2012 - 01:00
Word on the street SpaversWhat it means: In these cash-strapped times, everybody is looking for a bargain, and a whole slew of websites has popped up …Sat Apr 28 2012 - 01:00
Then & Now Arundhati Roy, novelist and activistSHE WON THE Man Booker prize in 1997 for her debut novel, but since then not a single work of fiction by Arundhati Roy has featured…Sat Apr 07 2012 - 01:00
Word on the street MantyhoseWhat it means: Funny how girl things suddenly become guy things, at the slightest whim of a marketing execSat Mar 31 2012 - 01:00
Then & now Rosie Swale, adventurerIN 1971 SHE sailed around the world in a catamaranSat Mar 17 2012 - 00:00
Word on the street cash mobWhat it means : We know all about the flash mob, whereby a group of people – summoned via Facebook or Twitter – gather at a …Sat Mar 17 2012 - 00:00
Then & now Gerry McAvoy musicianFANS OF Rory Gallagher are looking forward to May 31st, when the Rory Gallagher International Tribute Festival kicks off in the…Sat Mar 10 2012 - 00:00
Then & now Alex Winter, actor/directorIN 1989, TWO most excellent dudes embarked on a bodacious time-travelling adventure that brought them fame, fortune and righteous…Sat Mar 03 2012 - 00:00
Word on the street SoLoMoWhat it means: Good mantras often come in three words that lend lend themselves to easy repetition; like Reduce, Reuse, Recycle…Sat Mar 03 2012 - 00:00
Fun, flakes and the financial crisisFICTION: Various Pets Alive and Dead , By Marina Lewycka Fig Tree, 364pp. £12.99Sat Mar 03 2012 - 00:00
The DecemberistsWe All Raise Our Voices to the Air (Live Songs 04.11-08.11) Rough Trade ****Fri Mar 02 2012 - 00:00
Word on the street EgotouristWhat it means : It’s the time of the year when people start thinking about their summer holidaysSat Feb 25 2012 - 00:00
Word on the street ShowroomingWhat it means : You’ve seen the perfect designer dress online, at a rock-bottom price, but oh, if only you could try it on before…Sat Jan 28 2012 - 00:00
Then & now The HobbitsIN THE EARLY noughties, moviegoers were enchanted by the adventures of four brave hobbits – Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin – in…Sat Jan 21 2012 - 00:00
Word on the street filter bubbleWhat it means: So, you’re plugged in to the web community, sharing common cyberspace with your Facebook friends and Twitter …Sat Jan 21 2012 - 00:00
Putting The Byrds on their rightful perchHaving incurred the wrath of The Smiths’ Morrissey and Van Morrison following biographies of both, is elusive rock writer Johnny…Mon Jan 16 2012 - 00:00
Then & now Catherina McKiernan, athleteAS WE COUNT down to the 2012 Olympics in London, thoughts turn to some of our great Olympians of the pastSat Jan 14 2012 - 00:00
Word on the street AmazeballsWhat it means: Some things are just so awesome no superlative is sufficient. Bieber’s Jesus tattooSat Jan 14 2012 - 00:00
Then & now Erik EstradaWE’VE BEEN LOOKING back at 50 glorious years of RTÉ and marvelling at how they’ve managed to keep us entertained over an entire…Sat Jan 07 2012 - 00:00
Word on the street JanopauseWhat it means: It’s New Year’s Day, and you’re getting hot flushes, twitches and bloatingSat Jan 07 2012 - 00:00
Word on the street Squeezed MiddleWhat it means : No, it’s not what happens when you eat too much Christmas pud and then try to compress yourself into a slinky…Sat Dec 31 2011 - 00:00
