What's going up and what's going down thIs week
GOING UP
Ooh-aah CantonaKen Loach's Looking for Eric puts the spotlight back on the Frenchman (above with the director).
Ted.com"Riveting talks by remarkable people." This is one of the best websites going, worth checking on a daily basis. It has something challenging for everyone.
ObjectifiedGary Hustwit's documentary is one of the highlights of the "Stranger Than Fiction" festival at the IFI later this month. It's a look at the creativity at work behind everything from toothbrushes to tech gadgets.
Roadside standsWe love careering to a stop for Wexford strawberries.
Recessionary ratesThe good news is you can now stay at Delphi Mountain Resort for €79 per night during the week; €99 at weekends. Fabuloso!
Getting your dog a haircutCosts €40, renders dog unrecognisable and provides hours of fun for all the family.
CalamariThe crispiest, and tenderest is served at Carluccios. Pull up a seat in the sun.
Dining al frescoFrom the funky new beer garden at Jo'burger, Blackrock, to the stone wall opposite O'Dowd's in Roundstone, outdoors is where it's at.
GOING DOWN
ATM glareWe don't want to complain about anything in this weather, but the office curmudgeon is growling about not being able to read texts or ATM screens in all this sunshine.
AntsThey're back … and they're gobbling up that powder that's supposed to exterminate them.
Uggs in summerGirl, you've got to let them go.