A guide to what's hot and what's not.
WHAT'S HOT
Chippers that deliver If we're going to be couch potatoes, we'll do it wholeheartedly.
The Ryder Cup windfall Rent out your gaff for €7,000 that week and head to Barbados. Now that's what we call a plan.
Blackberries Raid a neighbouring hedge today.
Dublin Fringe Festival Starts September 12th, so research your options now on www.fringefest.com.
New year's resolutions Forget January - this is the true season of renewal.
Print.google.com Books from the world's great libraries, now searchable online.
Autumn TV schedules Goodbye reality shows; hello drama.
WHAT'S COLD
Full Irish breakfasts No wonder our B&B industry is in crisis. Put something else on the menu, please.
GAA gougers Lads - without getting all crickety - please show a bit of sportsmanship.
Thousand-island-dressing pizza Four Star's latest offering looks like something conceived in rationing times
Shops that make redeeming their gift tokens difficult Please uncurl your lip. They're not butter vouchers. We're not asking for cash back. And no, it hasn't expired.
Pedestrian lights Those little red men who don't turn green when they're supposed to should all be sacked.
Starbucks arrives in Dundrum You could call it an anticlimax, but it's even more boring than that.
Reopened schools Parents are broke. Children are miserable. Everyone else is stuck in traffic.