Summer solutions to survive the school holidays on a budget

Ruth O’Connor asks three of Ireland’s creative mums how they survive the holidays without breaking the bank

Is this the clarion call of every modern child over the school holidays? The last few weeks of the summer holidays draw in and many parents breathe a collective sigh of bittersweet relief. Because,

although the tedious prospect of endless lunches and homework is on the horizon, so too is the uniformity and regularity of schooldays with occupied (and hopefully tired-out) children and consistent childcare arrangements for many parents.