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One-night stand sees Croker roar
Vincent Hogan Monday October 12 2009
You can't drive far on the south side of Dublin city these days without the plump silhouette of Lansdowne Road stealing your attention.
Julia Roberts angers Hindus as worshippers are banned from their temple
Tuesday September 22 2009
Julia Roberts, the Hollywood actress, has angered Hindu villagers in India who were barred from celebrating one of their most important religious festivals while she shot scenes from her new film in their temple.
The cure for insomnia? A trip with my DP...
Wednesday September 02 2009
This summer, I let a few of my male colleagues organise a short trip to Germany. Keeping it simple, we extended the invitation to the men only (after a few of the women laughed away our overtures) and I duly left it to my friend Mr Moobs to book flights and accommodation.
India's natural high
Sunday May 03 2009
A COUPLE of months ago, I turned a corner and saw one of the most beautiful sights upon this earth. It has been incredibly hyped, but it managed to live up to it all. I was in the central Indian city of Agra with a friend of many years standing, and we walked along a passageway lined on either side by impressive red sandstone walls, which brought us to a large open green space; to our right was a sandstone archway.
Is Unesco damaging the world's treasures?
Wednesday April 29 2009
It's supposed to be the gold standard for conservation. But is Unesco's World Heritage project harming the very places it seeks to protect?
The stars guide to Amen Corner
Thursday April 09 2009
It's the most precious 1,170 yards stretch of real estate in sport, as much a landmark to the golf enthusiast as The White House or the Taj Mahal. Dreams of Masters glory are made and broken at holes 11, 12 and 13 at Augusta National, universally known as 'Amen Corner' since Herbert Warren Wind first used the term in 'Sports Illustrated' in 1958.
The dying game
Wednesday March 11 2009
How do you want to die? It’s not a cheerful or a very welcome question, but it’s the one we’ll all have to ask one day. How would you want it to happen – quietly, violently, quickly, slowly? Should it be philosophical or action-packed; unashamedly secular or swathed in religious observance; done by your own hand or with the help of another? Should it be in private or in public?
