I'm spending the next couple of days in Limerick researching the book I am writing. And I'm hoping for "the luck of the Irish". I'm going to see a way of life which is totally alien to me - and 99.9% of you too. I know it will be riveting and unbelievable in...

When Fiona Phillips first mentioned that she was quitting her TV sofa because she was shattered, I had an inkling about the real reason behind it all. I didn't think it was just to spend more time with her two sons, 4 and 9, because she would have left earlier if that...

There's no doubt that having babies is an expensive business, but should maternity pay be tripled? The European Commission is proposing changes to give women full pay for the first 18 weeks of maternity leave. This more than triples the amount currently received by...

I felt really humbled after reading the difference one woman has made to improve the lives of others following the catastrophic Tsunami. This is a second guest post by Audrie who describes a charity she set up following a holiday to India. This is her story: Before...

As I write this, I suspect we all have full bellies. Many tens of thousands in under developed countries do not. Yet it is those who do not suffer food shortages on their table that voice the loudest protest at what plant scientists are trying to achieve to help solve...

I hope someone in Government or with authority reads this story because a hard working woman's life could depend on it. Maybe many other lives too as our economic downturn results in homeowners facing crippling debt just to survive, to pay their everyday bills. I...