7 inspirational quotes from the IMAGE PwC Businesswoman of the Year Awards 2026
7 inspirational quotes from the IMAGE PwC Businesswoman of the Year Awards 2026

Shayna Healy

This unique Shankill home is all about light and space
This unique Shankill home is all about light and space

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Executive Chef at Fallon & Byrne Hugh Higgins shares his life in food
Executive Chef at Fallon & Byrne Hugh Higgins shares his life in food

Sarah Gill

See all the pictures from The IMAGE PwC Businesswoman of the Year Awards 2026
See all the pictures from The IMAGE PwC Businesswoman of the Year Awards 2026

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These outdoor furniture sets will elevate any garden this summer
These outdoor furniture sets will elevate any garden this summer

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The IMAGE PwC Businesswoman of the Year Awards 2026 winners are…
The IMAGE PwC Businesswoman of the Year Awards 2026 winners are…

Leonie Corcoran

Real Weddings: Anna and Steve’s intimate Cork city celebration
Real Weddings: Anna and Steve’s intimate Cork city celebration

Edaein OConnell

Social pictures: The launch of the Volvo EX60
Social pictures: The launch of the Volvo EX60

Megan Burns

Page Turners: ‘One Year’ author Susan Bennett
Page Turners: ‘One Year’ author Susan Bennett

Sarah Gill

Natalie Farrell: A week in my wardrobe
Natalie Farrell: A week in my wardrobe

Edaein OConnell

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How to actually enjoy holidays when you’re a parent (hint: go all-inclusive)


by Antoanela Safca
26th Jun 2023

Photograph: Getty

Let’s be honest, there’s no proper rest for parents on a holiday. All-inclusive holidays are not exactly ‘travel’, but they are mind expanding, they are oh-so-restful-and-replenishing for parents and they are staying on this writer's holiday rotation for the foreseeable future.

Like all snobs, I have a very clear idea of what’s good and what’s bad. And that clarity applies to travel – I know exactly what constitutes ‘great’ travel. I can boast about it at any ol’ gathering, when everybody else has only their regular, touristy holidays to talk about.  I like nothing more than telling anyone who’d listen about the time I took a windowless bus for a winding four-hour drive in India, when...

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