THERE are times in your life when it all becomes too much: when your stress busting reserves are at zero and the most benign request or unexpected situation can send you into floods of tears.

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Planning a hen weekend or girlie getaway with a difference? Pól Ó Conghaile has a pamper-tastic selection of weekend breaks at every price point.

MY seven-year-old was not impressed.

You’ve heard Sigmund Freud’s line about the Irish being immune to psychoanalysis.

THEY soothed our senses, purified our pores and massaged the nine-to-five from our system.

Ireland’s first purpose-built luxury destination spa is to create 100 jobs in the south east, it was announced today.