Archive for July, 2003

How long will it be before Ireland’s rich-list contains names such as Abramovich or Chang?

Kitchens have become extraordinary things. A kitchen obsession is gripping the land and this is very evident in the middle shelves of any good newsagents.

The US is sinking into the red so fast, that at current rates of borrowing, by the year 2006 their total debt will amount to 45% of their GDP. With figures like these, are predictions of its economic recovery being voiced prematurely?

There is an old saying amongst fighter pilots which is that you only take flak when you are close to the target

I interviewed a couple of graduates recently for a job. One, a cousin of a friend of mine, went out before the interview and bought a new designer suit for £900.

As I write, I’m listening to the drip, drip, drip of water — lovely, cold, fresh water as it leaks through a light fixture in the sitting-room

What country is Ireland’s fastest growing trade partner, our exports to it having increased tenfold over the past decade?

You are all degenerates. The world is in a catastrophic state, society has become enfeebled and communities are under threat

I felt like a woman last week. This happens to me regularly. It is something that has been with me since my late teens but became more of a problem in my early 20s

In 1989, no less than 44 per cent of sex workers in Chiang Mai, Thailand,were HIV positive.