The Irish Times Index

A guide to what's hot and what's cold.

A guide to what's hot and what's cold.

What's hot

Long johns Take that girlie pair of tights, give them a pirate-style name, and the lads are only too happy to wear them.

The Dundrum loos Finally, an architect realises that you need room for your shopping bags in the cubicle.

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Blyk Free mobile calls and texts when you accept a few text ads a day. In the UK soon. Can we have it here, too, please?

Fair-trade Trinners The TCD campus gets into ethical shopping.

Michael Longley's collected poems As he said himself, "a milestone, not a headstone".

Front-loading prepacked sambos All the goodies facing outward and nowt beyond the first bite. The gastro equivalent of a push-up bra.

What's cold

Unscooped poop In a heap of leaves near you. Tread carefully.

Ultan John Worst name ever for a musical act. Not even a tribute band.

Shoes by Imelda Marcos We want quality, not quantity, darling.

McWilliamsisms "Decklanders", "Hi-Cos" and other glib labels. Enough already, David.

The Halloween hangover Just what are we supposed to do with these 65 fun-size Twixes?