Reviews

Declan Hassett's works of nostalgia have been hugely popular over the past fifty years but Brian O'Connell is unconvinced by Sisters

To enjoy the sites of most tourist meccas, patience, time or insider knowledge are the main requirements. Unless it's January in Venice writes Harry Browne

With the fear of being branded a weirdo by friends and family, Eoin Butler sells out and puts all his collection on an iPod. Oh dear

Two separate exhibitions by two different artists highlight the changing face of contemporary art in Ireland says Billy Leahy

With fervent media backing, Pete Doherty became the latest rock icon. Was it through talent, old school rock 'n' roll excess, or just so a few hacks could get a slice of the pie asks Eoin Butler

A recent walk around Dublin's Moore Street only offered up some of its darker mysteries. Gone are the antique Silver Cross prams and with them cries of 'two for a pound.' Instead, metal-framed box stands display the usual fruit and vegetables. I happily filled a full green bag with carrots, broccoli, apples and bananas for only €5, a tiny fraction of what the same would have cost in any supermarket.

From the smog of the capital to the steam of the Lacandon rainforest, Eoin Bassett leaves Mexico with a heavy heart

Like its food and music, Spanish wines can be fiery, interesting and with a rustic panache, which add happy alternatives to bland global manipulations of taste palettes aimed at pleasing the unadventurous.

A legendary victory by Munster over the All Blacks made for a legendary success of a play. Paul Meade describes what it was like to put on a pair of rugby boots and perform in Alone It Stands

The most difficult restaurant to find is one where you immediately want to take all your friends to so that you can get to go again and again. Somewhere you always will feel welcomed and you can snuggle in, imbibe some red wine or a big pint and sit for hours over good food which doesn't cost the earth. I think I've found it.