D Tuesday, September 15, 2009 METRO Model Jude Nabney at the launch of Bow Boutique at the Powerscourt Centre wearing an evening dress in red and white raw silk. It was created by Kerry Designer of the Year 2009 Matt Doody and inspired by the Cork Dry Gin bottle to launch the companys campaign The Gin Picture: Brian McEvoy Red and white active elderly can live longer ADULTS who continue or begin to exercise in later life appear to live longer and have a lower risk of disability, research at Jerusalems Hebrew University Medical Centre has shown. Active adults aged between 78 and 85 were 15 per cent less likely to die than non-active adults. Exercise also led to more independence, less loneliness and better general health. THE memoirs of former French president Jacques Chirac have been delayed so a cigarette can be removed from the cover. The image of the 76- year-old with a lit cigarette was unacceptable for modern readers, said the publishers. It is the latest example of changing habits in a nation once synonymous with smoking Gauloises. Chirac cigarette is stubbed out Letter: ODonoghue Cost of hotel drops by 26% THE COST of Irish hotel rooms has dropped faster than in any other European country. The average price of a hotel room in the first half of the year fell 26 per cent compared with the same period last year, the latest Hotels.com Hotel Price Index revealed. Between January and June, customers paid 80 per night on average, compared with 108 a year before. The 80 price is the least expensive in Western Europe and the fourth cheapest in Europe. Galway is the most expensive Irish city, with a room costing 110 per night. Odonoghues explanation of expenses not enoughBY eLLeN OreILLYPRESSURE was mounting on the Ceann Comhairle last night as Oppsition parties demanded he apologise for running up lavish expenses. John ODonoghue broke his silence on the controversy over chauffeur-driven lim- ousines, the Cheltenham races and first- class travel, claiming he accepted some of bills appeared high, but stopping short of an apology. He said he had always acted in good faith and with probity. But in his letter to Dil colleagues, the Fianna Fil TD claimed he was not told how much the luxuries would cost. And he said he expected to be treated with the same privilege as Government ministers at home and a visiting dignitary when abroad. Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny dismissed the former Arts, Sports and Tourism Min- isters three-page explanation as insuffi- cient. He said: A full explanation is re- quired, and an apology. The speaker of the Dil has refused to comment on the scandal after he ran up hundreds of thousands of euro on flights, courtesy cars and functions abroad with his wife while he was minister. Flights costing 9,000 each and limou- sine bills of more than 12,000 were put on expenses. Around 175,000 was spent on first- class travel and hotels. index.html2.html3.html4.html5.html6.html7.html8.html9.html10.html11.html12.html13.html14.html15.html16.html17.html18.html19.html20.html21.html22.html23.html