Mel Finn and her husband escaped for a night in Dublin, and were welcomed home ‘like long-lost relatives from The Titanic’

Mel in her Terrace Suite at The Chancery, Dublin

Mel in her Terrace Suite at The Chancery, Dublin

Mid-way through my treatment at the Chancery Hotel, I was starting to bitterly regret requesting ‘firm pressure’ for my back massage.

I wondered if I was secretly some kind of sado-masochist as the therapist kneaded my stiff muscles with a startling amount of enthusiasm.