... COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS The Top 10 gift guide What will you find in your stocking on Christmas Day? JOHN MEAGHER asks the shops what are going to be the best-sellers this year TOP 10 TOYS Old reliables jostle with new pretenders at the nationwide toy retailer ...

... s to purchase a Kavanagh's most inglorious moment as the Rovers' goalkeeper occurred during a Monaghan county new football, but when the new ball was inflated it proved to be out of round and had to be surreptitiously swapped for the Lough Egish ball ...

... demand for top quality finance professionals. Robert Gibson in London CASH rich Irish investors have become a new force to be reckoned with in thecommercial property market of the City of London by investing 5g.£384.5m during 2001. According to the City office ...

... to improve John O'Leary's mood. Only London lie below Wicklow and they won't relish this away trip. Verdict: Antrim LEITRIM v LONDON Carrick-on-Shannon. 2.00 Referee: P O'Reilly (Longford) EVEN at Ruislip, London offer little threat; away from home, there ...

... The Queen Mother (TOP LEFT) In blitzed London in 1940, and last year with her grandson and great-grandsons PA than bureaucracy or expense, for the lack of enthusiasm. The Mirror reported concern in royal circles at the lack of public interest, and quoted ...

... The Irish sale at Sotheby's in London also included a major painting by Orpen entitled Interior at Oonsilla with Mrs St George, which fetched €l.4m. But it was the extraordinary archive of unpub.. lisped, illustrated letters to Mrs St George between ...

... one small girl. And, of course, she's the one to solve the problem. The illustrations are Fitzpatrick's familiar blend of outstanding watercolours and witty action. Still charming new generations, three titles by Shirley Hughes (Red Fox £4.99 UK each) have ...

... was for legal reasons. A new jury, of seven men and five women, has since been sworn in, although Mrs Justice Rafferty has also ruled that, in order to protect Prince William and Prince Harry, Burrell cannot try to illustrate in open court the depth of ...

... AMAZINGLY, nobody shouted 'Stop!' All Green TD John Gormley a former Lord Mayor said was: It is just wrong. First, seven mature London Plane were felled at the Abbey St-O'Connell St junction to allow an underground electricity sub-station to be built for the ...

... asked if he knew dancers became insepara- gtr: . c and will appear on Chan- why Then they moved to London to Liberty X as part of the Smash try and start new careers and share a Hits Pollwinners Party. .flat together. Little more is known about how Kelly ...

... bucolic gardai in your local barracks' Thanksgiving, which is for feasting; then comes Christmas itself, for the giving of presents; and finally there is the wassailing of New Year's. As Kathy spoke of such pleasures as Macy's parade, a football game that is ...

... inclua,_ their historical origins, cultural complexities and their psychological effects as well as over 300 illustrations by renowned illustrators. This is a beautifully presented collection and would make a wonderful gift. Yann Arthus-Bertrand is well ...