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- Post no bills…Conor Pope | Pricewatch »Not a great day for O2 in The Irish Times. First there’s the post below this one… and then there is...
- What would you like to see on our shores?Rosemary Mac Cabe | Fash Mob »I asked this yesterday, and responses were very mixed – from Comptoirs des Cotonniers to Old Navy,...
Living Today »
- 'You have no idea what's going on beneath people's clothes'
You're now as likely to see a tattoo on a lawyer as on a salty sailor, and - costing €100 an hour to apply - body art rivals pricey jewellery as a status symbol. At a convention in Dublin last weekend, artists and enthusiasts celebrated their tattoos and told Tara Brady the stories behind them
- Remember that Twitter friends are not all made equal
CYBERSORTER: This week our social media agony aunt looks at unwelcome social advances and how to keep the personal touch on Twitter
Motors »
- Muscular beauty that's a hoot to drive
ROADTEST: NISSAN JUKE 1.6 SPORT: SO WHAT exactly is the Nissan Juke? Is it an SUV? Well, sort of. Is it a small family hatchback? Well, a little bit, yes. Is it easy to put into a category? Absolutely not.
- Talking 'bout an evolution
FIRSTDRIVE VW PASSAT: WHEN WE think of iconic models that have made Volkswagen the global brand it is today, the Beetle and Golf trip off the tongue. But another model has been equally important: the Passat. It has been on the road for 37 years and, as it enters its seventh generation, sales are approaching 15 million, making it the third-best-selling VW model of all time.
Homes & Property »
- Overseas buyer sought for Four Seasons
The Ballsbridge hotel is expected to sell for around €30 million, writes JACK FAGAN
- Arcade gets a makeover
The decades-old Creation Arcade off Dublin’s Grafton Street is to be redeveloped, writes JACK FAGAN
Consumer »
- To rent or not to rent?
PERSONAL FINANCE: For homeowners looking for more space but unable to take on a second mortgage, renting out their home and letting another property might be an option – but what are the possible pitfalls of such a move?
- Paperless billing: who benefits?
PAPERLESS BILLING: E-billing is being sold as the solve-all cure for our modern ills – save time! Save the environment! But who’s really making the savings? Because if big companies are backing the move, it’s probably not you
Food & Drink »
- Cooking for Carême
A wintry French classic anyone can master, and it tastes even better made in advance and reheated – perfect for busy cooks, writes DOMINI KEMP
- Food file
MARIE-CLAIRE DIGBY rounds up the latest food news
Style »
- Something for everyone
WALKING THE SHOP floor with Deirdre Devaney, fashion and beauty director of Arnotts, she’ll pounce on convincing examples of good winter buys as she sweeps through one fashion brand after another. To illustrate a broad price reach, she whips out a padded black nylon coat from Marc Cain, then a Burberry-style trench from Ralph Lauren and a classy camel number from Aquascutum – with ascending price tags. “We’ve done a lot of weeding and editing, adding missing layers,” she explains. “There are fewer brands and less clutter.” The “missing layers” to which she refers are the younger brands such as Hobbs NW3, Boutique by Jaeger and Anglomania, between the “non-threatening” Hobbs, LK Bennett and Gerald Darel, and the more up-scale labels.
- Upwards and outwards
Ah, the power of make-up. There I was, battling one of those mysterious “viral bugs” (is that the fall-back diagnosis doctors use when they don’t actually know what’s wrong with you?) and feeling totally washed out and far from glamorous. But a five-minute visit to the ladies’ and voila – looking (and therefore feeling) better all round.
Travel »
- Grown-up fun in Orlando
GO FLORIDA: CONOR POPE finds that Orlando in Florida – a city synonymous with fun for younger age groups – is also a pretty good place for adults to have a blast as well
- Taking the healthy option in Thailand
GO HONEYMOON: After a hectic tour of honeymoon hot spots around the world, DENISE and MARK DUFFIELD-THOMAS – winners of the Ultimate Job in Ireland – chill out in Bali and Thailand
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