An evening for book lovers; Irish author listed for $100000 award; Cork stories

Charity evening for book lovers Irish authors will host a charity event next month in association with Eason Book Club to raise funds for Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin. Cecelia Ahern, Donal Ryan, Claudia Carroll, Susan Loughnane, Niall MacMonagle, Christine Dwyer Hickey, Martina Devlin and Sinéad Moriarty are among the authors taking part in An Evening for Book Lovers at 10 Ormond Quay, Dublin 1 on Friday, October 16th. The evening begins with a drinks reception and supper, followed Read more [...]

Opinion: Leave Warrington alone, we have George Formby and a cursed Buddhist …

The town doesn't deserved to be branded the least cultural place in the UK, argues Wazza native Rebecca Monks Rebecca and her family had to travel miles to find any decent culture 'Fancy a bit of culture?' asks the Daily Mail (somewhat ironically); 'definitely don't go to Warrington.' As it happens, I have a confession to make: even though I am a writer for this arts and culture publication, I am from Warrington.To put that into context, that means I grew up in a small town without any historical Read more [...]

How Visual Systems Make It Easier to Track Knowledge Work

Walk into any fitness center, health club, or gym in the country and you’ll see yourself. Or rather, reflections of yourself. It doesn’t matter whether the gym is one step up from a cave or a posh Park Avenue fitness emporium — you’ll see mirrors, and lots of them. The mirrors aren’t a manifestation of the customers’ narcissism. They’re actually there for an important purpose: to help people do their exercises properly. The mirrors act as a real-time check on your activity, Read more [...]

Montpellier To Host EnterNext’s 6th Tech Conference

EnterNext, the Euronext subsidiary dedicated to promoting and growing the market for small and medium-sized companies (SMEs), today announced that it would hold its next Tech Conference in Montpellier on 29 September. This will be the sixth regional Tech Conference, coming after similar events in Bordeaux, Nantes, Lille, Lyon and Toulouse. Dedicated to examining financing options for innovative businesses, the conference will give participants an opportunity to learn more about the tools and initiatives Read more [...]

Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie puts Grade II listed Kent home on the market …

Christine McVie, 72, has been spending an increasing amount of time in London since rejoining Fleetwood MacSo now, she has decided to put stunning Grade II-listed country home in Kent village of Wickhambreaux on saleShe is selling the mansion - where she wrote some solo material following band's disintegration - for £3.5millionIt boasts six bedrooms, four reception rooms, a three-bedroom outhouse, two cottages and sprawling gardensBy Sophie Jane Evans for MailOnline Published: Read more [...]

Donald Trump to speak at summit for listed anti-gay hate group

Donald Trump will speak at a summit for a listed anti-LGBT hate group alongside Kentucky clerk Kim Davis, despite efforts to appear more ‘gay friendly’. The reality TV boss, who is currently the frontrunner for the Republican Presidential nomination, was confirmed today to speak at this weekend’s Values Voter Summit, organised by the Family Research Council. The Family Read more [...]

Newly listed properties in UK hits eleven year low

There is no sign of the supply issues in the UK housing market abating with estate agents reporting that the number of new properties has dropped to an eleven year low.The data from the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) shows that the number of properties available to buy per estate agent branch fell by a third in the last month.There are now 38 houses available per branch in August, compared to 55 in July. This is the lowest level of supply seen since January 2004, when 38 properties Read more [...]

Malcolm Turnbull Brushed Kirribilli House, So Stayz Have Listed It For Rent

Unusually for Australian PMs, Malcolm Turnbull has announced that he won't be residing in Kirribilli House, thanks all the same. He'll be staying put in his waterfront Point Piper digs to, ya know, be 'closer to his grandson'.Given he's brushed Kirribilli House, rental company Stayz has done the only sensible thing and listed it.YES, THEY ACTUALLY PUT IT ON THEIR WEBSITE. "A spacious and illustrious home that is steeped in history with beautiful, uninterrupted views Easterly towards Sydney. Will Read more [...]