Happy 2009 to one and all. It’s that hideous time of year again – the beginning – when we all attempt to cleanse our inner and outer spirits by doing things like giving up smoking, drinking and eating. Gym memberships rise and sales of stuff that might bring happiness plummet. In other words, sufferance [...]
Like George Clooney before him, Simon Cowell nearly didn’t make the cut to be Solo And Famous, but the recent news that he split with girlfriend of six years, former model Terri Seymour, changed all that. And we were only too delighted to hear it, even if Seymour is going around saying there will always [...]
Christmas in the ’80s - back then there was a permanent recession. In fact it was so perennial that we kind of didn’t know any different and were, therefore, pretty content. Fast forward two decades or so and it’s recession time again, albeit in different setting. We’ve had the boom years, the period of [...]
Oh mother of God. And pardon the pun with the use of the word mother. Or is it irony? Whatever. Just as last month we wondering if poverty was the new property, this month we were hit with the statistic that single and childless people are more likely to be poor. Yep. Single people without [...]
So many gates these days – and we don’t mean the ones at the front of your house. No, we are referring to Kerry-gate and Manuel-gate, which was when Kerry Katona made a show of herself on national TV and Russell Brand and Jonathon Ross made a show of themselves on national radio.
It was Katona [...]
BOYZONE LAUNCHES ‘GAY’ VIDEO
Boyzone are apparently the first ‘boy band’ (aren’t they all grown men now?) to feature a gay couple in their music video as singer Stephen Gately gets sensual with a male actor in their latest single ‘Better’. In the video the other members of the band can be seen getting close with [...]
Pub Crawler took in an ordinary Friday evening in the legendary O’Donoghue’s in Dublin 2, which made for an interesting experience.
Another Friday night in Dublin, another non appearance from the recession. In fact, the beer garden of O’Donoghue’s on Merrion Row was totally thronged with after-work revellers who, perhaps, fearing the worst in the future, [...]
Table For One skipped the eating out this month – there is a credit crunch don’t you know – in favour of reviewing a take out coffee.
There was a time when an Irish coffee (not the alcoholic kind) meant powdery Maxwell House. You put a spoon of it in a cup and added the milk [...]
Solo Stays In has one thing to say at this time of year – The X Factor
It’s all very simple really and we won’t hold you up telling you. It’s X Factor season and if that doesn’t keep you indoors with nice bottle of wine on a Saturday night, nothing will. You don’t have to [...]
Whether your desired respite from being single involves a one night stand, a fling or an actual relationship, there is yet another method you can use as the way in which to fulfill these needs - stalking. Yes, it’s controversial, but notoriety aside, how acceptable is it really? Well, that’s a loaded question and it [...]