Women can be single, childless and happy - but why won't they talk about it?GIVE ME A BREAK: THE STIGMA of being a “spinster” belongs back in the 1950s, or so I thought as a married person who hasn’t …Tue Mar 02 2010 - 00:00
Modern Ireland: meet the familiesA report this week identified various family types now common in Ireland, the products of social changes including immigration…Sat Feb 27 2010 - 00:00
Sex-laced yarn may be portrait of author's psycheBOOK OF THE DAY: Revenge by Sharon Osbourne Sphere 371pp, £12.99Wed Feb 24 2010 - 00:00
You know the dental drill: pain, pain, pain and a huge white lightGIVE ME A BREAK: I WOULD RATHER scream in agony through three more natural childbirths than go to the dentistTue Feb 16 2010 - 00:00
Miracle taste in a new pasteBROWN THOMAS and two Irish distributors are vying to be the first to bring shiny tubes of what is being touted as a miracle food…Fri Feb 12 2010 - 00:00
Don't blame parents for cyber-psychological bullyingGIVE ME A BREAK: THE PLAYGROUND of the internet sometimes causes our children distress, and we don’t need Microsoft, the National…Tue Feb 09 2010 - 00:00
What makes a trial newsworthy?Most trials that receive blanket media coverage, such as that of Eamonn Lillis, involve middle-class people who have committed…Fri Feb 05 2010 - 00:00
A brunette, a redhead and a blonde reveal their true colours‘Unconventional’ research unveiled at the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition claims there is truth behind the stereotypes…Tue Jan 12 2010 - 00:00
A brunette, a redhead and a blonde reveal their true colours‘Unconventional’ research unveiled at the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition claims there is truth behind the stereotypes…Tue Jan 12 2010 - 00:00
'The School' comes to terms with media spotlightIt took the consent of hundreds of parents before cameras were allowed into a Dunboyne school to film a documentarySat Jan 09 2010 - 00:00
'The School' comes to terms with media spotlightIt took the consent of hundreds of parents before cameras were allowed into a Dunboyne school to film a documentarySat Jan 09 2010 - 00:00
Can this man really save Irish tourism?TOURISM IRELAND is hoping that Ronan Keating will work his magic for the ailing Irish tourism industry, with a new 13-week Sunday…Fri Jan 08 2010 - 00:00
Can this man really save Irish tourism?TOURISM IRELAND is hoping that Ronan Keating will work his magic for the ailing Irish tourism industry, with a new 13-week Sunday…Fri Jan 08 2010 - 00:00
Celebrity infotainment: it's enough to make your head explodeGIVE ME A BREAK : HAIRDRESSERS never have copies of the Economist , the Financial Times or the British Medical Journal lying…Tue Jan 05 2010 - 00:00
Celebrity infotainment: it's enough to make your head explodeGIVE ME A BREAK : HAIRDRESSERS never have copies of the Economist , the Financial Times or the British Medical Journal lying…Tue Jan 05 2010 - 00:00
Staying charitable after you're goneCharities have long benefited from being remembered in wills, whether it’s the bequest of a two-bedroom apartment or €50,000, …Wed Dec 09 2009 - 00:00
Don't let the shops suck you in on St Stephen's DayGIVE ME A BREAK: THERE’S A woman, let’s call her Ethel, who has several school-going children, and spends her free mornings …Tue Dec 08 2009 - 00:00
Why are modern parents still so bad at giving 'the talk'?GIVE ME A BREAK: REMEMBER BACK when the big media stories were driven by “it”? You know – sex, divorce, teen pregnancy. How …Tue Nov 17 2009 - 00:00
Pride and purpose for FatimaThe regeneration of Fatima Mansions in Dublin is a massive step forward for the community, but many fear progress will halt if…Wed Nov 11 2009 - 00:00
No future for young when education system is part of the pastGIVE ME A BREAK: LIKE A LOT of parents experiencing the Leaving Cert for the first time, I’m watching my child go through a …Tue Nov 10 2009 - 00:00
What's really killing the footfall on Grafton Street?GIVE ME A BREAK: SHOPPING ON Grafton Street is supposed to be an “event”Tue Nov 03 2009 - 00:00
Did a drug lead to killing?Shane Clancy’s mother and stepfather alleged on ‘The Late Late Show’ that antidepressants caused him to stab three people, and…Sat Oct 10 2009 - 01:00
As adult women, we keep playing dollsGIVE ME A BREAK: WHY DO we enjoy seeing women as victims? Why are we so much less likely to empathise with victorious women? …Tue Oct 06 2009 - 01:00
Age of radio rageIN THE US, radio and TV news have become such hotbeds of unrelenting verbal aggression that president Barack Obama was moved …Wed Sept 30 2009 - 01:00
Ireland became a breeding ground for self-serving narcissistsGIVE ME A BREAK: NARCISSISTS ARE some of the loneliest people in the world, except they never learn how lonely they are until…Tue Sept 29 2009 - 01:00
If you've been left in the lurch, blame Bedsit GuyGIVE ME A BREAK: I’M LIVING in bedsit land againTue Sept 22 2009 - 01:00
Please - get a little laughter in there somewhereI SWEAR IF I hear the words Nama or Lisbon one more time I’m going to scream. Oh yea, forgot, did that alreadyTue Sept 15 2009 - 01:00
Hotels 'being run by banks'CREDIT CRUNCH: BANKS ARE effectively managing 30 hotels, in order to keep capital allowances alive and minimise losses, it has…Sat Jul 25 2009 - 01:00
Hotel prices elevated for U2 gigs and racesRISING RATES: FESTIVALS AND concerts allow hotels to rack up their rates to heights that could make ticket touts enviousSat Jul 25 2009 - 01:00
Travel agents say the stats lieTRAVEL DROP-OFF: INTERNATIONAL travel by Irish consumers remained healthy in the first quarter of 2009Sat Jul 18 2009 - 01:00
Etihad finds a way to keep earache at bayAIRLINE NANNIES: TRAVELLING with young children can be a nightmare – especially for other peopleSat Jul 11 2009 - 01:00
On fireflys and perfect summersGIVE ME A BREAK: WHEN I WAS a kid growing up in Baltimore, Maryland, there were two big events on hot summer days: the arrival…Tue Jul 07 2009 - 01:00
The great property famineGIVE ME A BREAK: ‘COACH DEPARTS for Killary Fjord where guests participate in a low level walk along the old famine roadTue Jun 30 2009 - 01:00
A case of one-way thinkingGIVE ME A BREAK: DÚN LAOGHAIRE Rathdown County Council has really gone and done it this timeTue Jun 23 2009 - 01:00
Our culture of shameGIVE ME A BREAK: MONSIGNOR TOM COONAN does not recall using the word “ruffians” in relation to boys detained in Daingean reformatory…Tue Jun 16 2009 - 01:00
Brüno isn't funny, he's offensiveGIVE ME A BREAK: TWO THINGS ARE exercising my patience at the moment: Sacha Baron Cohen’s new film and the Leaving CertTue Jun 09 2009 - 01:00
Don't end up in the wrong place warns websiteMISTAKEN DESTINATION: WHEN YOU BOOK your holiday, it may be a good idea to look at a map.Sat Jun 06 2009 - 01:00
For love or money . . . you decideGIVE ME A BREAK: SHOULD I BE telling my daughters to marry rich? To throw away the notion of falling in love and settle for …Tue May 26 2009 - 01:00
Malaria threat to young Irish travellersFEVER ALERT: THREE OUT OF FOUR young Irish travellers are oblivious to the risk of malaria when they travel to the fever’s hot…Sat May 23 2009 - 01:00
The tweenie Hitler? Oh, pleaseGIVE ME A BREAK: MY KIDS SAW through Hannah Montana before I’d ever heard of herTue May 19 2009 - 01:00
Have a bit of respectGIVE ME A BREAK: ON THE DORT the other day, a group of secondary school rugby players were discussing their upcoming debsTue May 12 2009 - 01:00
I knew I was old, but a hippy? Me? Surely notGIVE ME A BREAK: I WAS chattering away to Matt Cooper on The Last Word about my desire to start a slow communication movement…Tue May 05 2009 - 01:00
What Boyle says about beautyGIVE ME A BREAK: ‘BEAUTY IS TRUTH; truth, beauty’ – that is all, Ye know on earth, and all ye need to knowTue Apr 21 2009 - 01:00
Hostelworld strikes deal with EasyjetINDUSTRY NEWS: IRISH COMPANY Hostelworld.com has entered a partnership with UK airline Easyjet. HostelworldSat Apr 11 2009 - 01:00
The politics of the bedroomGIVE ME A BREAK: I HAVE IT ON good authority from a source in the hotel industry that when Bill and Hillary Clinton travelled…Tue Apr 07 2009 - 01:00
Travel TalesRugby nuts were booking flights on the web as soon as details of the France-Ireland match in next year’s 6 Nations tournament…Sat Apr 04 2009 - 01:00
Holidaymakers hold out for last minute dealsSUMMER BOOKINGS: NEARLY HALF OF consumers will book their major holiday at the last minute this yearSat Apr 04 2009 - 01:00
A few years make such a differenceGIVE ME A BREAK: THE FIVE OF US hadn’t had a family holiday together in three yearsTue Mar 31 2009 - 01:00
How we can all help keep Ireland Sink afloatGIVE ME A BREAK: MICHELLE OBAMA’S arms are so amazing that they should be reproduced in chocolate for tourists visiting DC and…Tue Mar 17 2009 - 00:00
This band widow's Rocky roadGIVE ME A BREAK: ‘IT’S A PRETTY long midlife crisis – a pretty public one as well.” That’s my eldest talking.Tue Mar 10 2009 - 00:00
