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My girl is clever, but dresses far too tarty - see what Rosanna thinks

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:05:02 +0000

Q I was attracted to my girlfriend due to how little she had on when we met in a nightclub. I fancied she'd be a lot of fun. Since getting together we've spent a lot of time hanging out, and I've discovered that there's a lot more to her than just being a party girl.

Would you pay over €1,000 a year for hair extensions?

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:05:02 +0000

the number of Irish beauties paying to have someone else's hair glued to their own is rapidly growing. It's because the feeling of long, lustrous flowing locks is utterly addictive, say our writers -- and hair extensions devotees -- Laura Butler and Alexandra Ryan

we can all learn from these sad death-bed regrets

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:05:02 +0000

It's too late to do much about regrets when you're dying, yet what if you had a chance to change things for the better while you're still healthy?

Reasons why you just can't shift that weight

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:05:01 +0000

WORSE than the age-old adage 'no pain, no gain' is its lesser known distant cousin 'all pain, no gain'.

Sex is still the answer for the over 40s

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:05:01 +0000

THIS weekend I learned that there may be less time left for some serious jiggy jiggy than I had previously anticipated. In fact, I shall have to be vigilant about not losing my sexual urges altogether in a few years time.

Weaning on finger foods stops obesity

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:05:01 +0000

Weaning babies on finger foods rather than spoon-fed purees could prevent them becoming obese in later childhood, according to new research.

'I should be out shopping for cake toppers and bridesmaids dresses but I'm leaving my fiance for a four-month solo trip aro und India'

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:05:02 +0000

I'VE been engaged to my boyfriend for the past 10 months, and tomorrow I walk up the aisle. It will be the aisle of a Boeing 747 that will take me away from my fiance for four months, on my solo adventure through India.

Sex: The sexual addictions of the rich and famous

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:05:02 +0000

Dismiss sex addiction as an excuse for weak behaviour, and you're ignoring an "explosive sexual health issue" heading our way, warns a leading sex-addiction expert.

Revealed: the fitness guru who keeps our stars in tip-top shape

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:05:02 +0000

MEET the woman responsible for the fabulous figures of Ireland's biggest female stars.

My cancer 'clock' was like a ticking bomb

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:05:02 +0000

It's two years ago since I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Usually, the response to a diagnosis like this is tears, shock and a sense of disbelief. This didn't happen to me. Instead, I put my head down and got on with coping with surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Yes, I cried during chemo but only because my bones were throbbing. When I finished my treatment, I was told that my chances of recurrence were about 25pc and that the first two years after diagnosis would be the most dangerous time for this to occur.

Check out this range of products for silky smooth skin

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 10:05:02 +0000

If you're going to be pale and interesting, it's best to have silky smooth skin to compensate for the lack of bronze glow.

Handmade Soap Company cleaning up

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:05:02 +0000

THE Handmade Soap Company is something of an inspiring Irish success story. In 2009, Donagh Quigley's thatching business was struggling as a result of the recession. While on holiday in the Australian rainforest, and on the lookout for a new business idea, he discovered a thriving cottage industry making and selling handmade soaps.

Imitation is the highest form of flattery, but...

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 10:05:02 +0100

For the most part, I'm nobody's idea of a style maven. Though sometimes, once in a blue moon, I'm made to feel like one.

Come on rugby boys, make women proud on and off the pitch

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 10:05:02 +0100

What goes on on tour, stays on tour... that's the deal, right? When a load of blokes get together to do whatever blokes do, we women draw a delicate veil over the whole thing and try not to ask questions. That's unless there's the appearance of a love bite, a new tattoo or some unlikely undergarments in the laundry, of course.

Puppy love puts patsy in her place

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 10:05:02 +0100

In relationships there are always compromises as Pasty was to find out. When Jose made the big decision to come to Ireland to find the love of his life, he didn't come on his own. Instead, he came with his best pal, Indi. It was a sort of two-for-the-price-of-one package that Patsy hadn't bargained for.

Five doors and two cylinders ... now that is A1

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:05:02 +0000

This is the closest thing to austerity Audi actually do.

New Hyundai Veloster should win Noble Peace Prize

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:05:02 +0000

IT'S the study that wraps up the oldest argument in motoring, once and for all. Or does it?

Toyota's €20k seed grants

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:05:02 +0000

CAR manufacturers Toyota Ireland have provided €20,000 in seed grants to the ECO-UNESCO 'Clubs in Action' programme this year.

Mercedes begin fightback with the sleek C220

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:05:02 +0000

OVER the years various executives would ask me: 'Mercedes or BMW?'

Skoda go and do it again with a 'Superb' 4X4

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:05:02 +0000

The Superb has already established itself as the best luxury car in the non-executive segment, but now it has gone one step further.

FlyBe's Irish routes

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:05:02 +0000

TOURISM chiefs have welcomed the announcement by UK airline Flybe to introduce three new services from Britain.

Facing a fanatical 65km of sking is enough to make me shiver

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:05:02 +0000

THE idea of 65km of skiing in one day will either fill you with dread or delight. For me, it was a little of both.

Sun, ski and cruises -- celebrating the best in travel

Sat, 26 Nov 2011 10:05:02 +0000

DESPITE tough times in the sector, the travel industry celebrated the best in the business at the Irish Travel Trade News awards last night.

Will holidays with Aer Lingus end in tears or take off?

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 10:05:02 +0100

Like all parents, they consulted the genealogy before naming the child, in case it conjured up the memory of a dodgy ancestor.

Sicily Factfile

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 10:05:02 +0100

We travelled to Sicily with Topflight and Aer Lingus staying at the four-star-plus Hotel Hellenia Yachting Hotel in Giardini Naxos, where prices start at €999 on a B&B basis.

Easy ways you can make more money - and most can be done from home

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:05:02 +0000

Few of us have escaped a cut in household income over the past few years. If you're lucky enough to have held on to your job, chances are you've seen your pay packet shrink - though the bills don't seem to.

Writing's on the wall for tidiness

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:05:02 +0000

"I drew you a boat mummy!" Ely declared gleefully.

A Treasury of minor milestones

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:05:02 +0000

When one of my friends got married his mum presented him with a beautiful gift. It contained Christmas tree ornaments which she had collected for him -- one for every year of his life.

Celebrity name game has me feeling blue

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:05:02 +0000

It was a long wait last Sunday before the official confirmation. Early reports claimed that Beyonce and Jay-Z's new baby girl was called Ivy Blue Carter, and my heart sank. While I love to hear of a healthy new baby coming into the world this particular story stopped me in my tracks.

Testing times for mums of allergy sufferers

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:05:02 +0000

The first time Cal tried peanut butter he was two. It was his first ever contact with nuts and he spat out the food as soon as it hit his tongue. Despite not ingesting it, his lips swelled up within seconds, his face broke out in hives and became red and itchy.