TIME AND A PLACE FOR OUTDOOR GEAR
The line between practical outdoor clothing and fashion has been blurred, muddied and disregarded. No, you can’t have both. You’re either...
EMBARRASSING YOUR CHILD IS ONLY NATURAL
If you saw an old Renault 12 on the road these days you’d regard it as a classic car, but back in the late 1980s it was what you might...
HOW TO CHANGE TOGS GRACEFULLY
Irish men are renowned for many things. We’re witty, we’re good writers, and we’re not too bad at sports like boxing, rugby and...
JUST TAKE THE COMPLIMENT
You’ve heard the urban myth about the Polish lady who thought the word ‘Penneys’ was an expression of thanks used by Irish people? She...
WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE
I was about turn my head and start the familiar opening line of the lecture: ‘When I was your age...’, but I had to stop myself. There...
LEAVE MY NAME ALONE
Hello, I’m Joe. And if your name is Joe, then you’re also the victim of an ongoing campaign against you and your good name. It is a...
WATCH OUT FOR THE GURRIERS
Watch the news, listen to the radio or browse through a paper or magazine, and you’ll discover something is missing from society and has...
CHECK SHIRTS AND BEING FASHIONABLE
‘I love a man in a checked shirt,’ said no woman ever. They profess a fondness for a man in uniform or a chap in a tuxedo, but you’ll...