Holidays
Damien O'Reilly on 08 Sep 2021
Damien’s Diary: taking time to count our blessings
While on a break in Ljubljana, Damien O’Reilly takes some time to reflect on how people’s attitudes to certain things differ across the continent.
Amii McKeever on 25 Aug 2021
Editorial: epic parenting fails on holidays? “Be grand!”
When holidaying in Ireland, it might rain, kids will constantly look for food and you will most definitely forget to bring something. It isotally worth it, for the people you meet writes Amii McKeever
Contributor on 18 Aug 2021
Mindfulness with Catherine Callaghan: that holiday feeling
It is possible to get that ‘holiday feeling’ from your every day life – you just need to allow yourself the time to just be, writes Catherine Callaghan.
Damien O'Reilly on 18 Aug 2021
Damien O’Reilly: taking in the cities less travelled
Are you someone who has trouble ‘switching off’? Damien O’Reilly admits he is, as he enjoys his ‘holiday’ in Brussels
Amii McKeever on 21 Jul 2021
Are there more buzzards about or was I just oblivious to what’s around me?
Stick with holidaying at home or now that you can travel or go abroad for a holiday? If there is nothing more than weather taking you, will you go? Amii McKeever is staying put.
Katherine O'Leary on 21 Jul 2021
Katherine O’Leary: on holidays but still farming
A holiday in Donegal proves to be utter bliss, but farming never stops as Katherine O’Leary found herself outside a big shed in Ballymena.
Ask Miriam on 14 Jul 2021
Dear Miriam: ‘My parents want to go to Lanzarote on holidays’
Dear Miriam, I’m concerned that my parents want to go on holidays to Lanzarote in August
Anne O'Donoghue on 09 Jun 2021
Living Life: Belfast’s busker boy
Thom Southern started out busking on the streets of Belfast. The same streets would ultimately catapult his music career, leading him to Nashville, England and a record deal, writes Anne O’Donoghue.
Ask Miriam on 02 Jun 2021
Dear Miriam: Working from home and childcare
Dear Miriam, I’m working from home and want to get childcare for the summer, but my husband’s not up for it.
Janine Kennedy on 12 May 2021
Interested in taking your kids camping? Here’s what you need to know
With the Government urging us to ‘Think Outdoors’ as society begins to reopen, Janine Kennedy shares the benefits of camping with your kids.
Contributor on 09 Sep 2020
Desperate Farmwife: how do I get holiday-mode husband all the time?
This week, our Desperate Farmwife makes a shocking realisation after tearing (sorry, taking) her husband away from the farm for a family holiday.
Maria Moynihan on 05 Aug 2020
‘I thought I had every nook and cranny of the country conquered at this stage’
Staycationing in Ireland this summer has thrown up more than a few surprises, writes Maria Moynihan
Margaret Hawkins on 29 Jul 2020
School preparation in a COVID year
It will be a term like no other, so how do you prepare your child for school with COVID-19? Educators and a farming couple make their points.
Anne O'Donoghue on 29 Jul 2020
Meet me in Munster
With the summer of the staycation well underway, Anne O’Donoghue gives her top picks for places to visit while travelling in Munster
Ask Miriam on 17 Jun 2020
I’m not comfortable with the cousins visiting this summer due to coronavirus
Dear Miriam, I’m not comfortable with the cousins visiting this summer due to corona virus
Anne O'Donoghue on 05 Feb 2020
Advertorial: spring into spring with a hotel getaway
Midterm is the perfect time for just about anyone to get away. We have some great hotel options for you around the country this spring
Contributor on 29 Jan 2020
The Portuguese countryside, a holiday with a difference
Planning a holiday involving young children, many people opt for the default seaside resort. Suzanne Campbell shows us there are plenty of other family friendly options, such as rural Portugal
Mairead Lavery on 22 Jan 2020
Round the Kitchen Table: guests of the nation
The chat is fine and lively around the dining room table at Ross House as B&B operators from the west of Ireland discuss the ups and downs of their business. Mairead Lavery writes
Contributor on 31 Aug 2019
Exploring the Wild Atlantic Way part II: southern peninsulas
In part two of a series touring the Wild Atlantic Way in a Volkswagen camper van, Eadaoin Moore explores the southern peninsulas with her boyfriend Stephen Morris
Ask Miriam on 14 Aug 2019
My husband's siblings don't want us to rent out the family home as Airbnb
My husband’s family don’t approve of our plan to turn the old farmhouse into an Airbnb