Don’t fret about how to fill the remainder of the school holidays as there are things to do — and also it’s good for children to experience a bit of boredom now and again, writes Kate O’Reilly.

Childcare, abortion, and support for small businesses will be key targets for newly elected Fine Gael TD Kate O’Connell during her first term in the Dáil.

London-based Irish novelist Kate O’Riordan is one of the chief screenwriters on the hit ITV-PBS show Mr Selfridge, says Conor Power.