The damage after the delugeCrime: The Tin Roof Blowdown By James Lee Burke Orion, 384pp. £12Sat Jan 12 2008 - 00:00
The last word - and it's goodbyeRadio Review Friends asked whether there was a tipping point, a moment when the radio was hurled out the window and the letter…Sat Dec 29 2007 - 00:00
Shopping with the ScroogesRadio Review: Just when you think you've heard every possible angle on Christmas shopping - Pat Kenny's (Tuesday) producers…Sat Dec 22 2007 - 00:00
Looking for a bit of common decencyRadio Review: Didn't get to hear any radio this week? Lucky youSat Dec 1 2007 - 00:00
Masterful bluster-busterRadio Review: There must have been a point - say about two minutes into the interview - when Kevin Dawson wished he too was …Sat Nov 24 2007 - 00:00
The Minister is on the lineRadio Review: Despite the acres of coverage and general brouhaha over the Late Late Show's ditching of Dr John Crown, one of…Sat Nov 17 2007 - 00:00
A live arts show without enough lifeRadio Review: It wasn't exactly an outcry - that'd be a bit on the dramatic side - but, when Rattlebag was cancelled two years…Sat Nov 10 2007 - 00:00
Scaling the food mountainRadio Review: Butter mountains beside wine lakes, grain mountains towering over milk lakes - no one talks about them now (and…Sat Oct 20 2007 - 01:00
A terrible conclusionRadio Review: The radio was blaring in a taxi I took on Saturday, and when the news came on with updates of the "gang-related…Sat Oct 13 2007 - 01:00
From flats to a comfortable family home with pizzazzDublin 6: €1.25m Killeen Road off Dunville Avenue in Dublin 6 is a cul-de-sac lined with redbrick terraces of modest-sized houses…Thu Oct 11 2007 - 01:00
Former Florence nursing home restored with careBray: €1.8m: The last time 6 Florence Terrace in Bray, Co Wicklow, was on the market it was a very different proposition than…Thu Sep 27 2007 - 01:00
Balanced on the RockRadioReview: Northern Rock customers gnawing their fingers to the knuckle might not have appreciated the bouncy musical intro…Sat Sep 22 2007 - 01:00
Classic redbrick with add-onsDublin 8: €885,000 It's the extras that buyers in this market are looking for and this terraced redbrick, off Dublin's South…Thu Sep 20 2007 - 01:00
Missing voicesRadio Review: Why aren't the tribunals broadcast? A radio broadcast would, in the scheme of the overall costs, be as cheap as…Sat Sep 15 2007 - 01:00
The Lowe down on the high notesRadio Review: Going purely on the "what's rare is wonderful" theory, I had high hopes for a new comedy show, The Eamon Lowe …Sat Sep 8 2007 - 01:00
Now summer has finished, radio can beginRadio Review Was it really necessary for radio this summer to be so in tune with the weather? Dreary, enervating and, for the…Sat Sep 1 2007 - 01:00
Well-presented off WhitworthDrumcondra: €950,000 In this market, presentation is going to be key for people putting their house on the market and that's…Thu Jul 26 2007 - 01:00
Saying it with flowers can leave a bad tasteRadioReview: On Thursday, One Planet: Flower Power (BBC World Service) was another programme to make you pause in the aisle …Sat Jul 14 2007 - 01:00
Taking a little licence with our credulityRadioReview: Heartfelt protestations of personal conviction usually come across on air as something to be admiredSat Jun 30 2007 - 01:00
From rolling greens to dull dens of iniquityRadioReview: On Drivetime Sport (RTÉ Radio 1, Wednesday), Des Cahill sounded awestruck by the greensSat Jun 16 2007 - 01:00
House of Scudding Clouds designer has heavenly touchesDublin 14: €560,000 It's always interesting to see what an interior designer does with her own place - especially a young designer…Thu Jun 14 2007 - 01:00
Are you ready for your history grind?Radio Review In the spirit of solidarity with all those stressed-out teens sitting the Leaving, I went for a bit of educational…Sat Jun 9 2007 - 01:00
Wincing over the water coolerFiction Joshua Ferris's glittering debut novel is a brilliant, tragicomic view of office life with a sharply satirical sideswipe…Sat May 19 2007 - 01:00
House of writer and artist offers perfect canvas for novel makeoverDundrum: €850,000 The home of the late writer Francis Stuart, at 2 Highfield Park, Dundrum, is for sale because his wife, artist…Thu May 17 2007 - 01:00
A drenched de Valera takes the big prizeRadioReview: Small-island syndrome has a habit of smothering some interview shows, but at least Sian O'Gorman, for her new series…Sat Apr 28 2007 - 01:00
Election coverage falls at first hurdleRadio Review: There was an item about the challenge of covering an election and of keeping the electorate engaged on The Tubridy…Sat Apr 21 2007 - 01:00
Galway's water mess can't be dilutedRadio Review : The group of Galway business people funding the "fáilte romhait to Galway" radio advertisements should save their…Sat Apr 7 2007 - 01:00
What of the man in the Northern street?RadioReview: Coverage of the Northern Ireland Assembly agreement filled the news and current affairs programmes at the start…Sat Mar 31 2007 - 01:00
The phone-in show as a court of last resortRadio Review: Often, listening to phone-in radio shows, you'd have to wonder what comes over a person that they feel the need…Sat Mar 17 2007 - 00:00
Spam or ham? It's just a matter of tasteRadio Review: One man's Spam is another man's ham explained the techie guy, and as reasonable as his tone was (Click On, BBC…Sat Mar 10 2007 - 00:00
Driving away RTÉ's teatime listenersRadio Review: A difference of 3,000 listeners doesn't at first appear to be something to get overly excited about, but Matt …Sat Feb 24 2007 - 00:00
Walk-in condition on foot of renovationDublin 6/€2.75m: A two-storey over garden level period house at the Rathgar end of Terenure Road East is for auction through…Thu Feb 22 2007 - 00:00
Daddy Tubridy tut-tuts for IrelandRadioReview: You'd have to pity the Scottish playwright David Harrower (The Tubridy Show, RTÉ Radio 1, Monday)Sat Feb 17 2007 - 00:00
The unsporting schedule shuffle of RTÉRadioReview: Radio is easy business for sports fans - or so I'm toldSat Feb 10 2007 - 00:00
The unsporting schedule shuffle of RTÉRadioReview: Radio is easy business for sports fans - or so I'm toldSat Feb 10 2007 - 00:00
Restoration job on 49 acres by shores of Lough AllenCo Leitrim/€1m: News this week from the Permanent TSB/ESRI house price index that house prices in Leitrim increased by 29 per…Thu Feb 1 2007 - 00:00
Not on, relativelyspeakingRadio Review: Irish electioneering might be getting more American but at least we're still not at the point where wives have…Sat Jan 27 2007 - 00:00
Too much blather and bladder, not enough dramaRadioReview: Yes, I know the expression "that's way too much information" has gone out of fashion, but really, Derek Mooney …Sat Jan 20 2007 - 00:00
Edwardian family home in Rathgar with room to expandDublin 6: €1.25m A four bedroom house at 41 Templemore Avenue off Highfield Road in Rathgar is for sale through Douglas Newman…Thu Jan 18 2007 - 00:00
City townhouse with one-bed income earnerDublin 8: €1.4m A two-storey over basement house on 25 Longwood Avenue off the South Circular Road in Dublin 8 is for auction…Thu Jan 11 2007 - 00:00
Turkey in the fridge, a goat under the treeRadioReview: Attempting to jam a large turkey into an already overstuffed fridge on Christmas Eve was trying enough without…Sat Dec 30 2006 - 00:00
Charting the improvement in the life of RyanRadioReview: Given the time of year that's in it and in fairness to a programme which is much improved, I thought that maybe…Sat Dec 23 2006 - 00:00
Peculiar use of children in ad for adult worldRadioReview: Ever watched small children while the radio's on? Great gobs of speech can go by without causing a flicker of …Sat Dec 16 2006 - 00:00
Bored by the pre-Budget ballyhooRadioReview: Media-wise, it was the most previewed Budget ever - which meant a testing time for radio listeners who tuned into…Sat Dec 9 2006 - 00:00
The best of Duffy, the worst of DuffyRadioReview: It was chilling to hear the warm, young voice of Baiba Saulite talking about her children ( Liveline , RTÉ Radio…Sat Nov 25 2006 - 00:00
Delighting in rare sound of a teenage voiceRadioReview: It struck me only about half-way through the first programme in a new series This Is Me (RTÉ Radio 1, Saturday), …Sat Nov 18 2006 - 00:00
A Free State sacred cow gets a roastingRadioReview: Who knew Countess Markievicz was such a complete wagon? Ruth Dudley Edwards in the lecture Speaking Ill of the …Sat Nov 11 2006 - 00:00
Big Apple bargains in the mid-term breakRadioReview: The standardised school year kicked in as usual on RTÉ with several top presenters invoking the kiddie-friendly…Sat Nov 4 2006 - 00:00
A crude approach to oil safety?RadioReview: The signal for BBC Radio 4 tends to fade the further west you go on this island, so it's unlikely that too many…Sat Oct 28 2006 - 01:00
Return of the eclectic ensembleRadioReview: The trick is to remember to tune into John Kelly's new programme, The JK Ensemble , because - in my house at …Sat Oct 14 2006 - 01:00