Whisk her away from the daily grind with some great trips, treats and events, selected by Pól Ó Conghaile

CHARLIE McCREEVY used one to carry his budgets into the Dáil, Mary Robinson carried one on her shoulder on her first visit to Leinster House as president, and the Anglo-Irish Agreement was signed in a specially commissioned green one.

WE’VE come a long way from the singing leprechauns and Celtic kitsch that used to choke up tourist shops.

Boots Ireland is to hold a designer bag auction to raise funds for Action Breast Cancer (ABC), a project of the Irish Cancer Society, during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.