How €10 can help you in hard timesGIVE ME A BREAK: THE OTHER NIGHT on the way home from work I was so laden down with stuff that I left a bag on the Dart platform…Tue Feb 24 2009 - 00:00
First Lady spurs new arms raceGIVE ME A BREAK: A LOT OF ATTENTION has been focused on Michelle Obama’s clothes, with Vogue magazine celebrating her sense …Tue Feb 17 2009 - 00:00
The lessons we can learn from JadeGIVE ME A BREAK: I DON’T KNOW about you, but I have always liked Jade GoodyTue Feb 10 2009 - 00:00
When the time comes to let goGIVE ME A BREAK: IT WAS LIKE an old fashioned Irish wake, with aunts and uncles pressing money into his handTue Feb 03 2009 - 00:00
Irish hotel bags top spot from incognito criticTRAVEL AWARDS: THE TRAVEL AWARDS were flying around this week, with Irish destinations reaching the topSat Jan 31 2009 - 00:00
Presidential pillow talkGIVE ME A BREAK: I’M AT one of those industry dinners where we’ve all dressed up and made small talk and eaten the four courses…Tue Jan 27 2009 - 00:00
A prayer for healing and soft landingsGIVE ME A BREAK: HEALING SOMETIMES comes in unexpected ways. Everybody has a few black holes of hurt in the soulTue Jan 20 2009 - 00:00
Should we all migrate to hotels?GIVE ME A BREAK: WOULDN’T IT be nice to live in a hotel? Breakfast buffet daily, fresh linens and towels, a swimming pool, gym…Tue Jan 13 2009 - 00:00
Ringing out the old self, ringing in the newGIVE ME A BREAK: BEING BORN OVER the Christmas/ January period is no fun, because having a birthday at this time of year condemns…Tue Dec 30 2008 - 00:00
How we have spent our holiday cashTOURISM TRENDS: A BLAST FROM the good travel times of the past came this week in the form of the Central Statistics Office's…Sat Dec 27 2008 - 00:00
Magic in the snowIt's not as handy as the shopping centre, but a visit to Santa at home in Finland is magical for kids - and grown-upsWed Dec 17 2008 - 00:00
Have yourself a guilty little ChristmasGIVE ME A BREAK: HOW MANY CHRISTMASES this year will be dominated by guilt and obligation? There are the visits you have to …Tue Dec 16 2008 - 00:00
Keeping the first family togetherGIVE ME A BREAK: FOR THE FIRST time in their young lives, my children feel proud to be US citizens.Tue Nov 11 2008 - 00:00
If a friend can't tell you, who can?GIVE ME A BREAK: I'VE REACHED THE stage in life where I can't resist giving other people advice.Tue Nov 04 2008 - 00:00
Fictionalised portrait of Laura Bush dissolves into dull polemicBOOK OF THE DAY: American Wife By Curtis Sittenfeld, Doubleday, 558pp, price £11.99Mon Nov 03 2008 - 00:00
'Virtual strip search' refusedFull body scanners show everything about you, making them so intrusive that some civil liberties campaigners have described the…Sat Oct 25 2008 - 01:00
Fewer trips as Irish travellers tighten beltsTHE MONTH of August saw a drastic fall in the number of Irish trips overseas compared with the previous AugustSat Oct 25 2008 - 01:00
No room at the Japanese inn for foreignersJAPAN MIGHT BE mounting a major international campaign to draw more tourists, but most Japanese inns and hotels don't want foreign…Sat Oct 18 2008 - 01:00
In-flight filter for web accessIMAGINE YOU'RE trapped in midair in a cramped economy seat beside a fellow passenger who is surfing the internet - for porn.Sat Oct 18 2008 - 01:00
The mother of all debs' seasonsGIVE ME A BREAK: IT'S DEBS SEASON and parents on Hysteria Lane are on stress alertTue Oct 14 2008 - 01:00
Don't take this pledgeGIVE ME A BREAK: WHEN I FIRST heard the term "father-daughter virginity ball" in relation to the "purity movement" in the US…Tue Sept 30 2008 - 01:00
Live the dream, says screen holiday firmTHEMED BREAKS: IT'S NOT ENOUGH for travellers to view a fantasy on the cinema screen: they want to live it, tooSat Sept 27 2008 - 01:00
DAA predicts passenger dropAIRPORT TRAFFIC: IT MAY BE building Terminal 2, but Dublin Airport Authority is predicting a drop in passenger numbers next …Sat Sept 27 2008 - 01:00
How much can you save doing things yourself?Conor Pope's Go Holiday DIY column has shown that by doing it yourself you can save a lot of money - but not in all casesSat Sept 27 2008 - 01:00
Credit to the mammies who changed society, one boy at a timeGIVE ME A BREAK: WELL DONE, Irish mammies! Well done also to dads, wives, girlfriends, teachers and daughters, but especially…Tue Sept 23 2008 - 01:00
Bunk down in a Boeing, says hostel ownerINNOVATION: TRUST THE SWEDES, creators of Saab and minimalist design, to reinvent the aircraftSat Sept 20 2008 - 01:00
Stories of adoption that need to be heardGIVE ME A BREAK: THIS WEEK, I'm handing the column over to the readersTue Sept 16 2008 - 01:00
Cruise liners change courseFUEL COSTS: AS CRUISE LINERS get bigger so do their fuel billsSat Sept 13 2008 - 01:00
Haunted by a pregnancy in the pastGIVE ME A BREAK: Having given birth in secret as an 'unmarried mother', a friend now wants to meet her childTue Sept 09 2008 - 01:00
Wine wisdomSo popular are the wine classes taught by award-winning Irish sommelier Lisa O'Doherty that her "Wine School" at selected O'Briens…Sat Sept 06 2008 - 01:00
Shopping for artArt Ireland's Maria McMenamin hosts leading Irish and international galleries this week for the inaugural Dublin Art Fair '08…Sat Sept 06 2008 - 01:00
Singles gear up for weekend of matchmaking on Clare IslandFESTIVAL: ABOUT 80 SINGLES aged 30-55 will descend on Clare Island, in Co Mayo, on Friday, September 19th, for a three-day event…Sat Sept 06 2008 - 01:00
Straight-shooting Palin hits the targetGIVE ME A BREAK: Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin has life skills we need in the White House - from her experience…Tue Sept 02 2008 - 01:00
'Have you by any chance lost a snake?'My neighbours knew to come to my door when they found a snake in their garden. But why did I get it in the first place?Tue Aug 26 2008 - 01:00
The Boss and the King to feature at New York rock'n'roll shrineSATELLITE MUSEUM: CLEVELAND'S Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's first satellite museum is to open in New York City in November.Sat Aug 23 2008 - 01:00
Dublin men survive risky climbRESCUE: Mad dogs and Irishmen go out in the noonday sun - in their beachwear, to climb a mountain, without adequate water or…Sat Aug 23 2008 - 01:00
World's top airports make child's play of travelling with the familyFLIGHT SURVEY: "AIRPORT" and "child-friendly" are two words that most parents wouldn't put together.Sat Aug 16 2008 - 01:00
Detonating those blasts from the pastSince 'The Irish Times' went free online a whole new world of readers has opened up..Tue Aug 12 2008 - 01:00
Riveting reading for all the wrong reasonsGIVE ME A SUMMER BREAK: A number of authors seem to be trying to push women back into the home from the workplace in the name…Tue Aug 05 2008 - 01:00
Fertility holidays the latest hot trend to catch on in IrelandALTERNATIVE RETREATS: THE FERTILITY HOLIDAY is the latest trend for women who want children but have had difficulty becoming…Sat Aug 02 2008 - 01:00
Dramatic rise in travel figures skewed by an early EasterCSO STATISTICS: THE TRAVEL BUSINESS is celebrating the latest CSO figures, which showed a dramatic 18Sat Aug 02 2008 - 01:00
Brand ManagerINTERVIEW: Meet the man behind the careers of many of Ireland's top performers, Noel Kelly, who is now setting up media courses…Sat Jul 05 2008 - 01:00
A children's party and a child's painGIVE ME A BREAK: A baby's legs being broken in Zimbabwe put our own fears for our children's future into perspectiveTue Jul 01 2008 - 01:00
Putting the bite on food manufacturersThe food industry tries to convince us that it has our best interests at heart - despite selling us processed products that aren…Fri Jun 27 2008 - 01:00
One in three addicted gamblers femaleWOMEN TARGETED: WOMEN HAVE become hooked on online gambling - an industry worth €400 million in Europe, the US and Canada alone…Wed Jun 25 2008 - 01:00
Going to the dogsCANINE TOURISM: HOTELS THAT accept canine bookings surely only exist in the US, right? Well, no: dog-friendly destinations are…Sat Jun 21 2008 - 01:00
The last word on first ladiesAs the contest to be next president of the US enters the final straight, here's what women who insist on standing by their men…Fri Jun 20 2008 - 01:00
