The internet is full of websites, Twitter feeds and Facebook accounts dedicated to helping you to get the most out of life while spending as little as possible and investing well, writes  KEVIN CASEY 

Inch, Strandhill, Bundoran . . . Ireland's popular surf spots are well known. But where do serious adrenalin junkies go? In an extract from his new book,  KEITH DUGGAN joins a crew in Co Clare whose lives revolve around pursuing wild waves

 FASHION: OF ALL THE things the “Oirish” are known for, fashion is not high on the list. There is no disrespect intended to those involved in our fashion industry, but even they would have to admit that they come in behind the craic agus ceoil, smiling eyes and dancing feet, Bono, Michael Flatley, Sinéad O’Connor and the Corrs, even behind Aran jumpers – although they could, at a stretch, be classified as “fashion”.

Decorative items from Carrigglas Manor in Longford are some of the many lots on offer at the Adams country sale

 My business is . . . Ardkeen Quality Food Store, an independent food retailer in Waterford.

 GO SPAIN: A short bus trip up the mountains from the Costa del Sol lies a paradise for ramblers, writes  ÉANNA BROPHY 

 PARIS MOTOR SHOW: CARMAKERS DEALING with weak consumer appetite in the battered European market pointed towards inevitable cuts to plant capacity and labour costs at the Paris Motor Show, which opened last week. Company bosses were resigned to a further slump in demand, as industry gloom overshadowed the no-frills small cars and gleaming cars displayed on the stands. But there was still some new metal on show that will be coming to Irish forecourts in the coming months.