IrishTimes: ANOTHER LIFE:THISTLEDOWN drifts through gaping doorways; grass springs up on unpaved roads; brambles lean in from the fences with this autumn`s rich abundance of fruit. Thus nature haunts Ireland`s ghost estates with memories of lost meadows, hedgerows and leafy neighbourhoods. But landscape, once changed, is soon forgotten, and in the sullen aftermath all talk of "greener" planning can seem mere blackberry pie in the sky. Still, national life grinds on, and Brussels keeps up …