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Is it wheely good? Pru checks out Dublin’s new Dublin Wheel
Wandering around the Point Market a few weekends ago, we took a notion to ride the new Dublin Wheel, anchored in the docklands just beside the O2. We’d a vague idea that we’d heard about its appearance previously, but neither of us realised it was in fact the opening weekend. That’ll explain the queue, so.
Handing over €9 each, we waited. And waited. And then waited
Mean Maureen samples the life of a movie extra
The King of Mean has returned after three months in Portugal, tanned from the beaches and golf courses and full of enthusiasm and ideas for novel ways of making a few extra euro. He’s also extremely smug, having borrowed a friend’s empty apartment for the summer and lived off the fat of the land for next to nothing.
Looking at me critically he said I looked
Weepy Wednesday: Doctor Zhivago
Last week we gushed over Robert Pattinson but this week we’re taking a step back in time, to 1965 to be precise, with a classic pick for Weepy Wednesday - the war-torn love story that is Doctor Zhivago.
Set against the backdrop of World War One, the Russian Revolution and the Russian Civil War Doctor Zhivago tells the story of Yuri Zhivago (Omar Sharif), a man
Weepy Wednesday: Remember Me
Last week here at Prudence Towers we inaugurated Weepy Wednesday and dished up a couple of old favourites for discussion. But for our first official post we thought we would go with something a bit more recent and a bit more, sigh, hunky. So what better choice than R-Patz’s first venture after the Twilight bubble, the soppy tear-jerker that is Remember Me.
The film sees Pattinson
Weepy Wednesday: An introduction!
We've got Man Monday and Tasty Tuesday ensconced on the blog and lovers of alliteration that we are, we've decided to inaugurate Weepy Wednesday too. A discussion yesterday in the office prompted much clasping of hands to bosoms as we recalled the books, films, songs, (and in one case, the ads) that make us blub.
Needless to say, Beaches, Steel Magnolias, Terms of Endearment and the
Mean Maureen records her memories for posterity
I’m planning to write (yet another!) book. But this one isn’t going to be for profit (which in the current market, is just as well) - it’s just going to be for fun.
You see I have six gorgeous grandchildren – one of whom is a US citizen and lives in Boston – and I want them to know their background and the people who went
Fun for Free: Kids treats at Imaginosity at No 29 and Hamleys
I’ve just returned from a fabulous – and slightly expensive - trip to New England in the US, where in Boston and the gorgeous Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard, we rubbed shoulders with many of the beautiful people. We were thrilled when we heard that President Obama, his wife Michelle and two little girls, Sasha and Malia were also on their way to holiday in
Frugal Focus: Freefun.ie
Get your Dublin kicks for less with www.freefun.ie. The site lists all that’s hip, happening and free in the capital and is a great way to impress your impoverished pals with your savvy knowledge of what’s going gratis right now.
Enjoy some opera in the open, learn a new language or have a fun day out with the kids, all whilst proving your prudent credentials and
21st Century Read at South Dublin Libraries’ innovative digital download system
By Prudence intern Deirdre McCurry
In my eagerness to share the joy of the frugal find with you lovely Prudence readers, my blogging fingers started to twitch as soon as I heard about South Dublin Libraries’ innovative digital download system. The library network is enthusiastically embracing the electronic age by offering electronic and audio books for free download (yes, dear readers, FREE!) to library members. To
Total Eclipse (of the heart): Are you Team Edward or Team Jacob?
With the launch of the third in the Twilight saga, Eclipse, imminent, we got into a bit of a debate in the office as to who fancied who.
To say it descended into a bit of a heated debate would be fair, so we thought we'd put it to a public vote. Above you can see the Pru Crew who support Team Edward: we've got ed
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