Wednesday, February 10 2010

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Royal romps: Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Henry VIII and Natalie Dormer as Anne Boleyn inThe Tudors

Grab her thigh -- now

Saturday January 30 2010

Film directors can be very precious about their work. There is a reason why the "director's cut" tends to only make it as an added extra on the DVD -- only diehard fans can sit through their full, ass-numbing vision.

Don't go abroad to see dolphins

Thursday January 28 2010

I refer to the advice given by Tom Hall in the travel section entitled 'Swimming with dolphins' (Irish Independent, January 16).

Tourists come in search of traditional experiences associated with Ireland including pubs and Guinness, according to the latest edition of 'Lonely Planet Ireland'. Photo: Getty Images

Craic and pint of plain still your only man for visitors

Wednesday January 20 2010

THE chat, the craic and the porter black remain Ireland's best lures to draw tourists to our shores and not our new-fangled chai lattes, spas and Pilates classes, the new edition of 'Lonely Planet Ireland' claims.

Great Arts Quiz 2009

Sunday December 27 2009

Once more, with feeling, it's over for another year. You've eaten all round you, unwrapped your pressies and had the mandatory family row. Now you can really relax. Our annual Great Arts Quiz has become as much part of the festive rituals as kissing under the mistletoe. So get yourself a glass of mulled wine and a mince pie, light the fire, take down this page and slowly read, as Yeats would say. Our inspired quiz setter Alison Walsh has looked back over a year in the arts and she covers the gamut from high brow to low -- so expect an X Factor question. As usual we like the whole family to join in, so all areas of the arts are covered from ballets to books via visual art and architecture. And, as ever, we've a superb prize for the best boy or girl in the class. Good luck and a very happy New Year to artists and lovers of the arts everywhere.

Rebels swell with pride as travel bible hails 'crackling' Cork

Tuesday November 03 2009

WHEN the global travel bible 'Lonely Planet' names any city as a must-see destination, it usually results in a surge of hometown pride and increased visitor numbers.

Avoid paying over the odds for travel cash

Sunday August 02 2009

IF you're flying off to the Big Apple this bank holiday Monday, or planning your trip to the FIFA World Cup in South Africa next year, you've probably managed to snap up a good deal on long-haul flights. But don't blow whatever savings you've made by paying over the odds for your holiday money.

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