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A miscellany of stories fromThe Irish Times
Homeless on the Capitol's doorstepEvery evening they show up outside the ATT offices at 14th and H Streets, men and women clutching sleeping bags and small tents, staking out a few square metres to bed down for the night. The overhang of the building protects them from rain, and it is well lit. Warm air wafts up through the grates of the metro. By 10pm, the pavement is carpeted with dozens of homeless people. It is exactly two blocks from the White House, writesLARA MARLOWE , Washington Correspondent
Food & Drink »
Time for a big macFOOD: OVER THE YEARS, I’ve been lucky enough to go skiing once or twice, despite being pretty rubbish at it. With age, comes wisdom. The sort that dictates that towards the end of a few days holiday, when the legs get wobbly and weak, and the hangover shakes become the most consistent part of any snow-plough, I convince myself I’ll end up breaking a leg if I persist, and find any excuse to ski less and wander around the village more, blaming my reluctance to take part on old knee injuries.
Carluccio's wayWhen Antonio Carluccio, the 72-year-old restaurateur, writer, TV presenter and self-proclaimed godfather of Italian gastronomy, says: “I have decided that 90 per cent of people would benefit”, he’s not talking about a spoonful of olive oil a day; he’s referring to psychiatric care, specifically his experiences as a patient at the Priory Clinic.
Style »
Penneys from HeavenFASHION: Fashion has never shone so much and cost so little, as evidenced by Penneys’ latest razzle-dazzle, rock’n’roll collection
Clothes LinesDEIRDRE McQUILLAN rounds up this week's fashion news in brief
Travel »
Bargains after the bells?The recession means plenty of good-value holidays are on offer if you’re planning a honeymoon. But an uncertain future means we’re less keen to commit to luxury getaways before we have to.ALANNA GALLAGHER gets some tips from travel agents andFIONA McCANN takes a ‘minimoon’ closer to home
A piece of paradiseEndless unspoilt beaches, affable locals and dirt-cheap but miraculously easy-on-the-body Tanduay rum made the Philippines the perfect location forFERGAL QUINN
Homes & Property »
Country house style in CarrickminesBuilt 14 years ago, there’s great flow to the space in this five-bedroom house on three-quarters of an acre, priced at €2.25m, writesROSE DOYLE
When new homes go badTHE PEOPLE living in a handful of newly-built houses in a small estate in Dublin were distinctly unimpressed when sewage started backing up into their homes earlier this year. It became clear that the problem wasn’t isolated to a single house or two so the residents employed an engineer to investigate the problem.
Motors »
- Goverment delays biker training
COMPULSORY BASIC training for motorcyclists will not be introduced this year despite a promise in the Government's Road Safety Strategy that all learner bikers would have to undergo formal, basic training by the end of 2008.
- Early completion for M4/M6
THE FIRST of the State's new inter-urban motorways, the 194km M4/M6 route from Dublin to Galway, has been completed six months ahead of deadline and is on schedule to open before the end of the year.
