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The truth hurts: Taoiseach was right
IT CAME as a surprise to me that Enda Kenny's comments about greed and excessive borrowing were met with such anger in recent days but as they say, the truth hurts.
Wedding Open Day in Donabate
A SPECTACULAR Wedding Open Day is planned for the Waterside Hotel in Donabate where the seaside hotel will showcase what it offers for the prospective happy couple.
Borrowers caught up in wealth illusion
WHEN TAOISEACH Enda Kenny last week attributed the country's economic collapse to a madness for borrowing that gripped the population in the heady days of the Celtic Tiger, he sparked a chorus of howling indignation, some of it from the most unlikely quarters.
No planes, I'll take trains and automobiles
SOMETHING STRANGE has happened to me since the boys were born - I now throw my head in my hands at the thoughts of flying.
I've finally joined Twitter, yet early signs are not great
I FINALLY succumbed to the draw of social networking and joined Twitter recently.
Where are they now? No.. 11
WHAT TENNIS fan can ever forget Ivan Lendl? Many of us willed him to win Wimbledon back in the late '80s, only to see him capitulate twice in the final.
Five things learnt this week
Horse trainer Peter Casey turns the RTE airwaves blue after his horse Flemenstar wins at Leopardstown. The man's celebration plans are now a Youtube sensation. Tracy Piggott told him he would get them all into trouble. Peter didn't care.
Getting active
WALKERS have turned out in force at Newbridge House in Donabate as part of a nationwide campaign to get people moving. Organised by the Irish Sports Council in conjunction with popular RTE show Operation Transformation, Mayor of Fingal Cllr Gerry Mcguire was on hand to signal the start of the walk.
Emigration not a choice but a necessity
IT IS hard to fathom what exactly Finance Minister Michael Noonan was thinking when he claimed that emigration is a ' lifestyle choice' for young people who are abandoning this country in their droves.
Hospitals must prioritise hygiene
THE LEVEL of hygiene in many hospitals today is nothing short of appalling as reports of the deaths of three premature babies in Belfast in recent weeks have confirmed.
Inside Lifestyle
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- Church an easy target on education issue
- Hedgehogs a challenge for vets
- Little is known about extra thin hairworms
- Eat Your Veg!!
- A leading expert in weight loss
- Congress Bell calling us back to God's love
- 'Recovering' the value of your pension in these times of risk
- The arrival of the vibroplate has got us all in the mood for getting fit
- 5 THINGS WE LEARNED THIS WEEK
- Forget the Globes; Gervais deserves Oscars
- Rat fleas were key players in Black Death
- All animals need interaction with others of their own kind
- Meticulous, elegaic portrait of FBI man
- Biggest games of 2012
- Law must be applied to all citzens fairly
- Sonic tailor made for the IOS platform
- In these difficult times, credit control cannot be overlooked
- Phone companies show no concern for bill payers
- Many choose to ignore their health
- Karma's not fair! Am I paying for my sins in a former life by gaining weight?
- Is Keane the future of RTE soccer punditry?
- 5 THINGS
- Where are they now? No... 9
- Microchip system can be the key for watching your pets
