My inner puritan didn’t like one of the playgrounds at the new Center Parcs in Longford. (Just so you know, ourselves and the kids got a two-night stay for free, which is a bit of a laugh because I’m about as influential as Theresa May.)

With more and more people becoming interested in the origins of our food, Christmas is the perfect time to learn from the past, writes food historian Regina Sexton.

The Abbey has marked William Shakespeare’s 450th birthday by producing Twelfth Night, says Pádraic Killeen.

FRANÇOIS Hollande’s sexual adventures are a private matter, with no bearing on his public role — French public opinion confirms.