Haggling hits the high streets : Sunday Times. August 24 2008

A trip around Dublin’s shopping centres reveals stores can be persuaded by some bartering

One dream?

Before the Olympics began I had decided that I wasn’t going to watch the games because of the blatant human rights violations in China. I watched the protests on the route of the torch and saw some of a protest in central Dublin.
However, I began watching the swimming last week and since then have been [...]

Going Daft

House hunting is one of my least favourite things to do in life. Once you make up a list of places available you have to spend hours trapsing from one place to another and then once you get there you are confronted by the house of your dreams or absolute hell…with fungus on top. 
I find [...]

Eisteddfod

This is Eisteddfod week in Wales. This time two years ago I was trying to pitch a tent in a field in Swansea.
I’ll try and describe the Eisteddfod – a Welsh language festival which is centred around one week of competitions in a giant pink marquee. There are also cultural events like clog dancing and choirs, poetry and [...]

Late for Work? Blame the monkey!

We all have days when we can’t get out of bed and those extra few minutes in bed mean we miss the bus/ train/ quiet roads.
People traveling on the N11 had good reason to be late this morning, but I wonder if bosses believed their excuse:
Just when motorists thought they’d seen every conceivable reason for [...]

Don’t Beleive The Hype

I worked in theatre marketing for year in the UK. It was a beautiful theatre next to the sea and I worked with a great (but small) team of people who tried to keep the place afloat.
It would often be disheartening to work hard on promoting a show – using all the journalistic contacts you [...]