Jaysus, isn’t the battle for lamppost supremacy truly raging throughout the country? I drove to Cork last week and nearly...
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Big Voter is Watching You
Big Voter is Watching You
I slipped up this year. Usually I have my ‘No Canvassers Please’ sign instated in my front room window well before the...
Broke but chic
Broke but chic
We’re all tightening our belts (in a literal sense, we can still dream about the physical kind) these days. Staying in is...
You've got the will…but have you the power?
You've got the will…but have you the power?
Put your mind back to when you were four years old. Imagine a friendly grown-up sat you down, put a lovely sweetie or square of...
An arm and a leg
An arm and a leg
Ever heard the old adage, ‘You can’t put a price on your health’. What a load of old claptrap. Pick up the phone and...
Keeping Mum
Keeping Mum
I reckon that a majority of young girls assume they will one day become a mother, many years before they begin to consider the...
Did i shave my legs for this?
Did i shave my legs for this?
On hearing about the death of an older person, the immediate Irish reaction is to ask: ‘How old was he?’ This tends to be...
Getting your wires crossed
Getting your wires crossed
Did you ever wish the man in your life would get in touch with his feminine side, or find yourself begging your wife to stay...
Small world
Small world
I’ve come across the term global village before, in the context of how the internet and technology in general has made...
Just call me Ms
Just call me Ms
I didn’t feel compelled to change my surname after I got married. It wasn’t exactly a strike out for feminism on my...
Anna The Great
Anna The Great
I had intended to write about International Women’s Day in this week’s column. Two Irish teachers at Our Lady of...
Poor but blessed
Poor but blessed
At the time of writing, speculation is rife throughout the city that major job losses are on the cards for Bausch and Lomb....
