Sharp rise in cooking at home - Bord Bia Irish Times | THE NUMBER of people cooking at home rather than going out for a meal has risen sharply, according to new research published by the Irish Food Board. | Some 63 per cent of those surveyed said they cooked a meal at least a few times a week, up from 56 per cent in 2005. | The PERIscope review of con...
Don't make a tough time worse, say tourism firms Irish Times | BUDGET SUBMISSION: TOURISM IN IRELAND is unlikely to come out of the doldrums for another two years, and the Government should ensure that December's budget doesn't make life harder for the travel sector, according to the Irish Tourist Industry Confederation. | The organisation, which has made the...
Car sales buoyant in October BBC News | New car sales increased significantly in Northern Ireland last month, up 40% on October last year. | The figure is close to levels recorded in 2007, the best year on record for new car sales in Northern Ireland. | The upturn is being attributed to ...
eRevMax / RateTiger announces strategic growth plan TravelDailyNews eRevMax/RateTiger announced its new corporate and management structure, together with plans for global expansion through organic growth and acquisitions. | With the development and introduction of new products over the last few years, eRevMax has bec...
Sharp rise in cooking at home - Bord Bia Irish Times | THE NUMBER of people cooking at home rather than going out for a meal has risen sharply, according to new research published by the Irish Food Board. | Some 63 per cent of those surveyed said they cooked a meal at least a few times a week, up from ...
Poultry play Irish Times | KNIVES IN HENS, Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin Previews Fri-Sat, Nov 9-28 8pm Euro23-Euro28 01-8819613/14In 1995, David Harrower's debut play caused a sensation in Edinburgh. Knives in Hens won awards throughout Europe has been translated into dozens ...
President cuts her personal cloth BBC News | With her country facing what some are describing as its worst ever economic crisis, the President of Ireland has shown that she is not immune to the chill wind of cutbacks. | With many households around the country desperately trying to reduce outg...
Dublin board confident of deal by spring Irish Times | DESPITE DUBLIN County Board chief executive John Costello setting a November 1st deadline for the announcement of a new sponsor, the board remains confidant a new deal will be in place before the National League's start next spring. | There will be...
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Travel Awards 2009 winners The Guardian | The full list of winners announced at this year's Guardian, Observer and guardian.co.uk Travel Awards | The IguazĂș Falls, South America's largest and this year's favourite overs...
Tobacco traders fired up over ban The Times | There is a long list of people who are barred from entering the shop of Edinburgh tobacconist Alan Myerthall. Gordon Brown, Alistair Darling, the chancellor, and former first min...
Spain subsidises stays for seniors in off season Irish Times | HOLIDAY DISCOUNTS: THE SPANISH government has launched a new subsidised off-peak holiday programme for the over-55s, with all-in stays in four-star hotels costing Euro365 for one...
Lost for words - saving the mother tongue BBC News | Harassed mothers used to apologise that their homes were "a bit through other." | What with the "weans", they had had little time to "red up" but how about if they were to "wet a pot of tea"? | A new survey c...
2,000 pubs will close in next 10 years, study claims Irish Times | MORE THAN 2,000 rural pubs are set to close their doors in the next decade as their owners retire and the next generation opts not to continue in business, a new report has predicted. | This is on top of existing figures which show that 1,500 pubs ...
Applying science to chicken feed BBC News | Northern Ireland scientists have developed a new type of "high energy" chicken feed which uses the principal by-product of biodiesel production. | Biodiesel is the production of diesel fuel using vegetable oil or animal fat. | The by-prod...
Standard of living likely to stay lower permanently, OECD warns Irish Times | LIVING STANDARDS in Ireland are likely to remain "permanently lower", the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said yesterday in a new report on Ireland. | Lower wages are necessary to restore stability to the economy, the organisation said, while consideration should be given to reducing the minimum wage over time. | Job...
