Index

WHAT'S HOT Julia GillardThe Aussie PM went viral after her epic sexism speech excoriating the Leader of the Opposition

Maeve HigginsHer new book of essays is properly hilarious

Spook of the 13th LockNamed after a poem, this Dublin based trad/rock band are causing quite the stir. We predict epic success

Take a hikeThe air is crisp, the colours are glorious

CloughtoberfestCloughjordans musical fest in late October pays tribute to gypsy jazz and guitar master Django Reinhardt

Brack AttackIt's firm, it's fruity. With butter or without. We all like Halloween's lovely loaf

Silver Threads of HopeA terrific collection featuring stories by Kevin Barry, John Boyne, Emma Donoghue, Roddy Doyle, Dermot Healy, John Kelly and plenty more, and it's all in aid of Console

WHAT’S COLD

Your big daySurvey says the typical Irish wedding costs €23,400. What recession?

Electronic babysittersChildren have spent a full year glued to screens by the time they reach age seven

Solid as a rockSeemingly not. Hollywood's veteran couple Danny de Vito and Rhea Pearlman call it quits after 30 years

Want, like?Facebook has begun testing a want button to create more revenue. We're still waiting for the don't like button

After dinner mintsSales of the wafer-thin variety are plunging as we slump on the sofa watching box sets instead of entertaining

Umbrella office thievesThey are not communal property. This is not communism. Stop it now

Pocorn. In a chocolate barWas there an accident in the factory? Explain yourselves, Cadbury