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Frank Roche: Cross' bred for another final say

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

AIB ULSTER CLUB SFC FINAL: Crossmaglen (Armagh) v Burren (Down)(Morgan Athletic Grounds, Tomorrow, 3.15)

Frank Roche: Summer' set to finish in style

Sat, 01 Oct 2011 10:05:02 +0100

THE last time Summerhill were high kings of Meath, the Lyons brothers were in their pomp and Sean Boylan was still a year away from masterminding his first All-Ireland triumph with the Royals.

Dan White: Making cash from proper ty is a whole new ball game -- and even sport aces lose

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 10:05:03 +0100

EX-Meath Gaelic footballer Colm O'Rourke has been hit for a judgment of €853,000 for unpaid property-related debts. He is the latest sports personality to fall victim to the property bust. He won't be the last.

Sinead Ryan: Don't just shrug as prices rise -- find yourself a better deal

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 10:05:02 +0100

Honestly, they're like lemmings -- no sooner does one utility company jump off the cliff than they all follow.

Con Houlihan: Twists

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 10:05:02 +0100

As a small boy I couldn't believe in the Ice Age. It was hard to imagine that there was no life in this island. And now it seems that I was right. The remains of a small boat found in the Shannon Estuary about 15 years ago caused the scientists to revise their beliefs radically. It delighted me that sometimes the romantics are right.

Sinead Ryan: Here's how we can get that €100m from those car tax cheats

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 10:05:01 +0100

While the IMF is busy clobbering us with new and imaginative cutbacks, I wonder if it's aware that there's an easy-peasy €100m sitting around waiting to be collected by cash-strapped local authorities for roads, water services, playgrounds and whatever else councils use our money for.

Suzanne Power: Destroy

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 10:05:02 +0100

In life you have to learn to paddle your own canoe. Sometimes that may be hard on other people.

Marisa Mackle: I take my hat off to stay-at-home mums

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 10:05:02 +0100

I put my hands up. Guilty as charged. I used to be the type of woman who would look down on stay-at-home mothers. I used to think they were lazy people, sitting at home all day doing nothing apart from arranging coffee mornings with other stay-at-home mums and occasionally driving their 4x4s to amuse themselves.

Suzanne Power: Dig the dirt elsewhere - I'm too busy living

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

I know recently I was talking about being a barbecue dunce. It doesn't stop me from going to other people's though. We spent Sunday being fed beautifully with a group of people I hadn't met socially before. The women among us are all writers and discovered we are not known for being domestic deities.

Sinead Ryan: Yet again, children not adults to pay for school budget cuts

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 10:05:02 +0100

IN tackling the necessary budget cuts for schools, the Government has opted, in time-honoured fashion, to hit children rather than teachers.

Marisa Mackle: I've found the perfect hoilday spot - home

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 10:05:02 +0100

The kids are back in school. Hurrah! Normality has been restored and parents are breathing secret sighs of relief. It's been a very long summer. It's nice to be back in a routine again.

Suzanne Power: Minutes

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:05:02 +0100

I was stuck for a column this week. My brain was in deep freeze. My whole body hurt because I could only think of one thing: my son fell out of a tree and was knocked unconscious.

Dan White: As markets crash, is there a safe place for your nestegg?

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:05:02 +0100

If French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the George and Mildred of international finance, thought that their meeting on Tuesday would calm the international financial markets, they were very much mistaken.

Sinead Ryan: Starting school at five? Parents will be paying the price

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 10:05:03 +0100

Aren't parents supposed to be a child's primary educator? Aren't we told again and again that trusting our instincts regarding their development is key?

Gerry O'Carroll: How a minister tried to influence me over case of city criminal

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 10:05:02 +0100

THE race to the Aras is shaping up to be a no-holds-barred fight to the end.

Sinead Ryan: How to sniff out the hidden extras and best deals in the health insurance maze

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 10:05:02 +0100

Apathy is a health insurer's best friend. There are only three providers in this restricted market and the different plans are a minefield to get through.

Marisa Mackle: Watch out, I’m back in the driving seat

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 10:05:02 +0100

I've just bought a new car. I can't drive it yet. Well, not unless I have a proper driver in the car with me, but still, I'm excited. It's not my first car.

Sinead Ryan: it's not too late to rescue the exam year

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:05:01 +0100

As the teachers themselves might say: Do the Maths.

Sinead Ryan: Don't be ripped off ... loan companies are not the answer

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

It's surprising to hear an organisation using the words "fleeced", "ripped off" and "expensive" about its own industry but when it comes to so-called "debt management" companies, it sounds about right to me.

Dan White: What about us?

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 10:05:02 +0100

Last month, in the face of all of the evidence to the contrary, the ECB increased official eurozone interest rates.