Movies have long had the power to spark tourist trends, but changing viewing habits and increased TV production values mean it’s the small screen that’s now inspiring serious wanderlust, writes Carolyn Moore

If you’re looking for a family-friendly place to ski that won’t break the bank, then Valberg is the place, says Conor Power    

Colm O’Regan reckons if you have any kind of assets worth more than a fiddler’s fart, get your will done.

I’m really browned off with France’s kneejerk attitude, writes Suzanne Harrington

As a purveyor of opinion about cars, I am not actually supposed to get involved in the selling of them in case it besmirch any reputation I might have by way of fairness, impartiality, and even-handedness, writes Declan Colley

Furniture designer Eileen Gray was one of Ireland’s most pioneering women, yet most of us have never even heard of her. That’s all set to change now Orla Brady is playing her in a new movie, writes Esther McCarthy.

A new film unveils the bitter fallout between Eileen Gray and Le Corbusier over their iconic villa in the south of France, writes Ellie O’Byrne

 

The French Riviera has long been the playground of the rich and famous. Darragh Murphy experiences the high life – but on a limited budget.

Jonny Wilkinson may not have known what he was unleashing when he mused aloud near the end of last year that Matt Giteau was such an “exceptional” player, that he didn’t quite know how Australian rugby could have ever let one of the most gifted playmakers in Wallaby annals disappear to work his wonders in Europe.

 

Paul O’Connell has “changed beyond belief” in a late-career surge that has earned him his two-year move to French club Toulon, according to Reggie Corrigan.

Whatever mystery remained over the end of Paul O’Connell’s rugby career evaporated last night as the Munster icon and Ireland captain signed a one-year deal with three-time European champions Toulon.

The Roc Lago Rojo hotel in Torremolinos is currently one of Travelfox.ie’s best selling hotels and is included in a list of over 55 holidays by the company. 

FRANCE: The billionaire CEO of the Chinese conglomerate Tiens has given 6,400 of his best salespeople a holiday that started in Paris and ended with a parade on France’s Cote d’Azur.

Irish attempts to reclaim the country’s place at the summit of European club rugby next season look like becoming even more difficult if the news from France that Marseille is being lined up to host the 2016 Champions Cup final rings true.

This may be the Rugby Champions Cup’s inaugural season, but the feeling this weekend, as the two semi-finals are contested on French soil, is one of familiarity, given the identities of the four clubs involved.

I was still feeling so devastated following our midweek debacle against Monaco that I was left struggling to muster sufficient enthusiasm to wander around to our encounter with Everton.

France coach Philippe Saint-Andre has relegated powerful centre Mathieu Bastareaud to the bench for Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations clash against Wales in Paris.

Wasps 20 Leinster 20: European Champions Cup Pool 2: Matt O’Connor put a mostly positive spin on a game that got away from his Leinster team in Coventry on Saturday, but there can be no escaping the difference between the worth of a home and an away berth in the last eight.

Leinster have the quality to win out but Clermont, Toulon, Northampton or Bath are the more likely winners.

Let’s start with a question. What, in your opinion, is the most important fixture on the sports calendar this week?

This week, Liam Neeson stars in action thriller A Walk Along The Tombstones, a utopian society unravels in sci-fi adventure The Giver, and the tale of an exclusive Oxford University clique in The Riot Club.

From food to fashion, movies to music, our critics pick their hot 100 for autumn.

IF you ever want to test parental, familial and romantic bonds to see how cool-headed you really are, how much you actually love your children, and how strong your relationship is, pile them all into the car.

Jellyfish are becoming more numerous but though their stings are painful, researchers are examining their tourism potential, writes Dan Buckley

An increasing number of films are being made for the 50 plus market, and the trend is set to grow, says Margaret Jennings.

Leinster will look to the latest crop of academy graduates and not the open market as the province looks to bounce back from their Heineken Cup quarter-final loss to Toulon.

Toulon 29 Leinster 14

With beautiful beaches, a sunny climate and cheap prices, Tunisia is winning tourists back.

Saints of the Shadow Bible

FRANCE is the most visited country on earth — 80-something million of us go there each year. So there’s no point going on about it, because you’ll already know all about the French joie de vivre, savoir vivre, savoir faire, sang froid, maybe even the hauteur or froideur if you commit a faux pas like turning up topless to the village post office to buy stamps, having walked a mile along a Cote d’Azur beach in 35 degree heat.

Costa del Kinsale lives up to its foodie rep

If you’ve ever wondered how Hollywood actors would fare in a real apocalyptic scenario (nope, me neither), then This is the End (16s) may well be your perfect movie.

Glengarriff actress Clodagh Downing has secured an offer for a distribution deal in Cannes for her first short film.

Adam Scott delivered a first green jacket for Australia as he won a tense Masters in a sudden death play-off over Argentina’s Angel Cabrera at Augusta National last night.

FLYING to your family holiday destination may have its advantages in terms of speed, but there’s a lot to be said for taking the scenic route by car.

FLYING to your family holiday destination may have its advantages in terms of speed, but there’s a lot to be said for taking the scenic route by car.

US president Barack Obama has arrived in France to join world leaders at a G20 summit overshadowed by Europe’s debt crisis and surprise plans by Greece to hold a referendum on the EU bailout deal.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy will hold emergency talks today with European leaders in a last-ditch bid to salvage his G20 meeting following the Greek referendum turmoil.