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Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:05:10 +0000 30 http://businessandleadership.com/img/b-and-l-footer-logo.gif http://businessandleadership.com/news/section/5/life 276 37 The Jamaican sprinter and three-time Olympic gold-medallist Usain Bolt (pictured) has been named as the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for the second year in a row, after continuing his amazing sprinting blitz in 2009 when he won three more gold medals at the World Championships. http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20811/life/usain-bolt-serena-williams-win-laureus-awards http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20811/life/usain-bolt-serena-williams-win-laureus-awards Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:04:00 +0000 Life NUI Galway's recent Alumni Awards paid tribute to the achievements of the university's 70,000-strong graduate community worldwide. http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20810/life/nui-galway-pays-tributes-to-alumni http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20810/life/nui-galway-pays-tributes-to-alumni Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:57:00 +0000 Life The 23rd European Fine Art Fair, or TELAF, opens in Maastricht in the Netherlands today and this year's highlights include a bed that once belonged to the great French diplomat Talleyrand, the Italian Expressionist Marino Marini's greatest picture, one of the last major paintings by Paul Gauguin and a key early work by Damien Hirst. http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20805/life/23rd-european-fine-art-fair-opens-today http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20805/life/23rd-european-fine-art-fair-opens-today Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:18:00 +0000 Life There was more bad news for beleaguered music group EMI yesterday with Pink Floyd winning a UK High Court case that prevents the company from selling single downloads from the band's concept albums on the internet. http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20795/life/pink-floyd-wins-high-court-case-against-emi http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20795/life/pink-floyd-wins-high-court-case-against-emi Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:58:00 +0000 Life Random House is set to publish a book-lover's check-list, 'Have You Read?', by the well-known academic John Sutherland. http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20781/life/random-house-acquires-book-lovers-check-list http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20781/life/random-house-acquires-book-lovers-check-list Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:22:00 +0000 Life Irish chef Darina Allen has won the Food category of the André Simon Book Awards for her cookery tome Forgotten Skills of Cooking. http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20780/life/darina-allen-wins-andre-simon-book-awards http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20780/life/darina-allen-wins-andre-simon-book-awards Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:16:00 +0000 Life The new season of the KBC 'Music in Great Irish Houses' Festival received its official launch yesterday, marking its 40th year in existence. http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20733/life/music-in-great-irish-houses-festival-turns-40 http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20733/life/music-in-great-irish-houses-festival-turns-40 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:26:00 +0000 Life Businesses in Galway city have received a massive boost today with the announcement that the city has been chosen as the finish port for the 2011- 2012 Volvo Ocean Race. http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20732/leadership/galway-chosen-as-finish-port-for-volvo-ocean-race-2012 http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20732/leadership/galway-chosen-as-finish-port-for-volvo-ocean-race-2012 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:51:00 +0000 Leadership Bord Gáis Energy has today announced its three-year headline sponsorship agreement with the Irish Book Awards. http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20697/marketing/bord-gais-energy-sponsors-irish-book-awards http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20697/marketing/bord-gais-energy-sponsors-irish-book-awards Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:17:00 +0000 Marketing There was Irish success at the Academy Awards in Hollywood last night as Richie Baneham took the award for best visual effects on the James Cameron sci-fi epic Avatar. http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20620/life/irishman-wins-oscar-hurt-locker-sweeps-awards http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20620/life/irishman-wins-oscar-hurt-locker-sweeps-awards Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:30:00 +0000 Life The Galway singer-songwriter Adrian Crowley has won this year's Choice Music Prize for Irish Album of the Year 2009. http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20549/life/adrian-crowley-wins-choice-music-prize-2009 http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20549/life/adrian-crowley-wins-choice-music-prize-2009 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:56:00 +0000 Life Fáilte Ireland has welcomed the decision by the Lonely Planet travel guide to place Ireland's as one of the world's top 10 friendliest countries, describing it as 'not surprising'. http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20540/life/ireland-ranks-among-top-10-friendliest-nations http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20540/life/ireland-ranks-among-top-10-friendliest-nations Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:57:00 +0000 Life The Labour Party has called for the art collection belonging to the Central Bank and the Financial Regulator to be made accessible to the public. http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20534/life/labour-calls-for-central-bank-art-to-be-made-public http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20534/life/labour-calls-for-central-bank-art-to-be-made-public Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:26:00 +0000 Life The Central Bank and the Financial Regulator are seeking to hire an art consultant to manage its art collection. http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20501/life/central-bank-financial-regulator-seek-art-consultant http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20501/life/central-bank-financial-regulator-seek-art-consultant Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:58:00 +0000 Life Stories from five Irish authors have been included in book published to help earthquake-stricken Haiti. http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20487/life/five-irish-authors-feature-in-haiti-book http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20487/life/five-irish-authors-feature-in-haiti-book Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:12:00 +0000 Life While Ireland's museums lie at the heart of the country's cultural fabric, they must show the clear public benefits of the state funding they receive, the Minister of State with special responsibility for the arts Martin Mansergh TD has said. http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20485/life/museums-must-use-state-funding-wisely-minister-says http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20485/life/museums-must-use-state-funding-wisely-minister-says Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:49:00 +0000 Life New York-listed auction house Sotheby's has reported the second-highest net income ever for its fourth quarter, thanks to an improvement in auction commission margins and cost cutting. http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20437/life/sothebys-reports-second-highest-net-profit-ever-in-q4 http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20437/life/sothebys-reports-second-highest-net-profit-ever-in-q4 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:15:00 +0000 Life Irish rock band U2 were by far and away the top-earning music act in the world last year, according to Billboard magazine. http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20413/life/u2-top-billboards-2010-money-makers-list http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20413/life/u2-top-billboards-2010-money-makers-list Mon, 01 Mar 2010 08:41:00 +0000 Life Hodder & Stoughton has announced it is to publish two children's books from bestselling author John Grisham. http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20393/life/john-grisham-to-pen-childrens-books http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20393/life/john-grisham-to-pen-childrens-books Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:09:00 +0000 Life It has proved to be a very good week for comic-book sellers with a Batman comic last night breaking through the US$1m sales barrier set only a few days ago by a Superman comic. http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20389/life/batman-beats-superman-in-record-comic-book-sale http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20389/life/batman-beats-superman-in-record-comic-book-sale Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:12:00 +0000 Life Asked to name the third best-selling artist in the world at auction during 2009 and you might be forgiven for plumping for a household name such as Henry Matisse or Damien Hirst. You would, however, be very much mistaken as that position is currently held by a relatively unknown Chinese artist, Qi Baishi. http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20338/life/unknown-chinese-artist-no-3-in-top-sellers-list http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20338/life/unknown-chinese-artist-no-3-in-top-sellers-list Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:17:00 +0000 Life Jumper Productions, a new Irish film production company specialising in TV commercials and online content has officially launched. http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20302/marketing/irish-film-production-company-officially-launched http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20302/marketing/irish-film-production-company-officially-launched Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:04:00 +0000 Marketing The heads of RTÉ 2fm and Today FM are this afternoon appearing before an Oireachtas Committee today to discuss what the stations have been doing to support and encourage Irish musicians. http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20294/life/2fm-today-fm-heads-before-oireachtas-committee http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20294/life/2fm-today-fm-heads-before-oireachtas-committee Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:21:00 +0000 Life We might be in the midst of a recession but try telling that to the comic-book fan who has just bought a rare comic book for a record US$1m. http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20251/life/superman-comic-book-sells-for-record-us-1m http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20251/life/superman-comic-book-sells-for-record-us-1m Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:58:00 +0000 Life The Irish puppeteer Eugene Lambert has died at his home in Dublin, aged 82. http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20230/life/death-of-puppeteer-eugene-lambert http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20230/life/death-of-puppeteer-eugene-lambert Tue, 23 Feb 2010 07:07:00 +0000 Life The three-time Olympic gold medallist Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt has inked a deal to write two books with HarperCollins. http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20217/life/jamaican-sprinter-usain-bolt-inks-two-book-deal http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20217/life/jamaican-sprinter-usain-bolt-inks-two-book-deal Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:14:00 +0000 Life The number of people visiting Ireland's cultural institutions during 2009 was up by almost 23,000 people compared with 2008, the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism Martin Cullen TD said today. http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20214/life/visitors-to-irish-cultural-institutions-rise http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20214/life/visitors-to-irish-cultural-institutions-rise Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:32:00 +0000 Life Music group EMI has indicated that it does not intend to sell Abbey Road music studios in its first public statement on the future of the iconic facility. http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20205/magazines/emi-indicates-it-does-not-intend-to-sell-abbey-road http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20205/magazines/emi-indicates-it-does-not-intend-to-sell-abbey-road Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:42:00 +0000 Magazines A Dublin man has received a BAFTA for his work on the special visual effects in the sci-fi epic Avatar. http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20190/life/bafta-success-for-dubliner-hurt-locker-sweeps-awards http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20190/life/bafta-success-for-dubliner-hurt-locker-sweeps-awards Mon, 22 Feb 2010 08:10:00 +0000 Life Irish actress Saoirse Ronan could be in line for a leading actress award at the Orange British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs), which take place in London this Sunday. http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20175/life/bafta-fever-hots-up-ahead-of-awards-this-sunday http://businessandleadership.com/news/article/20175/life/bafta-fever-hots-up-ahead-of-awards-this-sunday Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:07:00 +0000 Life