From I Have Grave News » Music:
Another childhood illusion shattered, another comfort zone wrecked. Belgian punk “sensation” Plastic Bertrand has admitted he wasn’t the singer of his one and only UK hit ‘Ça Plane Pour Moi’. Is there nothing left we can believe in?
This is far more devastating than the Milli Vanilli ‘scandal’ of 20 years ago. Poor [...]
From Bibliocook: All About Food:
Between Little Missy, my work as a freelance journalist and the Husband setting up his own business, it’s not so easy to get away these days. As a result, any time we do head off, there’s as much food packed into the time as possible.
Last weekend we waved Little Missy [...]
From Daly Planet: Critics of Big Brother have never been convinced that the reality TV show has any merit as a social experiment. Yet, as the final series draws to a close, it can be credited with teaching us one thing — people love to tan.While the design of the house, the challenges and the [...]
From Bibliocook: All About Food:
There are times when a book arrives at exactly the right time. Elizabeth Carty’s Shrewd Food, with its focus on – as the subtitle says – a new way of shopping, cooking and eating, is that book. As Carthy points out in her introduction, food does not have to be [...]
From Daly Planet: The new Criminal Bill allowing householders to use force to defend themselves and their property seems in many ways to unnecessary in as much as the current law already allows that option IF the householder has no way to retreat from the threat of violence. I thought it would be interesting to [...]
From Daly Planet: By Susan DalyFriday Jul 23 2010THE thrill of the chase is not confined to the track during the Galway Races. While some racegoers admittedly come to watch hundreds of kilos of horseflesh sweating to the finishing line, for many the excitement is all in the heaving throngs of bodies in the course [...]
From Daly Planet: The Galway Races are upon us so for the Irish Independent’s special supplement, I got a guided tour of Galway hotspots by TG4 weatherman Daithi O Se:DID you hear the one about the Kerry weatherman who got caught in the rain without a brolly? Dingle native Daithi O Se is used to [...]
From Bibliocook: All About Food:
There are times when a book arrives at exactly the right time. Elizabeth Carthy’s Shrewd Food, with its focus on – as the subtitle says – a new way of shopping, cooking and eating, is that book. As Carthy points out in her introduction, food does not have to be [...]
A journalist award being run by the European Commission to recognise excellence in journalism in coverage of the issues of poverty and social exclusion. The competition is open to all print, online and audiovisual journalists reporting on issues related to the year’s themes.
From I Have Grave News » Music:
Congratulations to Ireland’s musical pride and joy Jedward, who yesterday crashed into the UK Singles Chart at number 80 with their magnificent cover of Blink 182′s ‘All The Small Things’.
Congratulations must also go to the Grimes brothers (and their fans) for scoring a number one album here in their homeland, where their 15 minutes in [...]
