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Fun, fearless feminism?

Helen Gurley Brown's Single Girl's Cookbook (Photo credit: tiny banquet committee) I had an interesting time researching this piece on legendary Cosmopolitan editor Helen Gurley Brown for The Tubridy Show (presented by Dave Fanning) earlier today. As a feminist myself I find HGB pretty fascinating. She seemed to be determined, outrageous, fun and fearless... [...]

2012-08-16T16:43:24+00:00 August 16th, 2012|Categories: Opinion|Tags: Cosmopolitan, Dave Fanning, feminism, Helen Gurley Brown, people, Sex And The Single Girl, Tubridy Show|

Ireland’s friendliest city?

Edit: please leave a comment below if you'd like to volunteer! I’ve always considered Cork to be Ireland’s friendliest city, and given the week that’s in it, it’s good to be mindful of the impression we give to visitors. Initiatives like the Lonely Planet iPhone app, the postering campaign, and twinning with various cities [...]

2011-03-16T11:02:40+00:00 March 16th, 2011|Categories: Opinion|Tags: Celtic Tiger, Cork City Council, economy, Ireland, people, tourism|