FFrance Read More Parisian fantasy: at a family trip to Disneyland, my cynicism melts away – The Irish Times2026-06-22 The plan was simple. Show my children the real Paris. In my mademoiselle era I had dreamed in…
IIreland Read More Olivia Dean, Alanis Morissette and the other best things to see in Ireland in the week ahead – The Irish Times2026-06-18 Events of the week Has Ireland ever seen a 12-day spell with so many outdoor and arena shows…
BBusiness Read More Pension millionaires to benefit from higher tax relief over coming years – The Irish Times2026-05-26 The standard fund threshold (SFT) on Irish pensions has been at the same level since 2014, but in…
IIreland Read More David Attenborough and Ireland: ‘He was so kind and charming. He joked about my lovely accent’ – The Irish Times2026-05-08 David Attenborough was hailed as a “global treasure” by Mary Robinson this week, as the natural history presenter…
EEconomy Read More Debt shame: ‘I was going to lose my home … It was one of the darkest times’ – The Irish Times2026-04-11 The aftershocks of the financial crash are still being felt almost two decades on with the number of…
BBusiness Read More How to avoid being influenced into spending your hard-earned money – The Irish Times2026-03-11 Have you taken the bait on the jersey, barrel leg pants yet? If you’re a midlife woman with…
IIreland Read More You would have to be borderline insane – or American – to feel nostalgic for 1970s Ireland – The Irish Times2026-02-22 The other day, while wasting my time in the preferred contemporary style – scrolling on my phone in…
IIreland Read More Have you considered egg-freezing? Is it viable in Ireland? – The Irish Times2026-02-15 The French government, concerned about the country’s falling birth rate, is writing to every 29-year-old in the country…
IIreland Read More You have more transparency buying a steak in Ireland than you do a home – The Irish Times2026-02-15 Quite often a new article appears about the housing market, and I know it means I am going…
IIreland Read More Visiting from France, my daughter found Ireland hard to love – The Irish Times2025-11-16 Every afternoon, Granddaughter Number One gets an afternoon snack in playschool called le goûter: it’s a fresh, buttered…
GGreece Read More ‘Irish people really value privacy but in Greece it is completely different’ – The Irish Times2025-11-04 Annie Angelopoulou had never been to the west of Ireland before she moved in 2017 from her native…
BBusiness Read More We all hate doing our financial admin. Here’s how to get on top of it – The Irish Times2025-10-01 Life is an endless loop of administration tasks that never get done, it seems. Want to check your…