What's been the best decade of your life so far and why?From the time I joined TV3 until now really. It's the time my career really took off, I met Peter, we married and I had our two girls.What secret skill or talent do you have?I can cook ... purely because I love food. I love having time to prepare nice meals.If there were one song you associate with your youth what would it be?Mary from The Four Of Us.On what occasion is it OK to lie?To save someone else getting hurt -- to protect another's feelings ... I think?What do you consider the greatest work of art?Anything from Gottfried Helnwein. He is a modern-day genius.Which local star in any field should the world outside Ireland know about?Designer Deborah Veale.What is your greatest regret?My late 80s perm -- damn you Kylie Minogue!What is your ultimate guilty pleasure?Bubbles.What has been your biggest recession sacrifice?Dining out, which has greatly improved my culinary skills -- needs must!What living heroes or heroines do you have?Gay Byrne for his natural ability and ease. Tom Dunne because he makes me smile. Norah Casey for her business acumen and beautiful heart. Bono for being the biggest rock star in the world and always striving to save it. Oprah Winfrey for being so inspirational.Who is the love of your life?My husband (Peter Devlin, musician).What are the consolations of getting older?Not suffering fools.What is your best chat-up line?"So Peter, tell me about your new album."

As a Microsoft ambassador, Lorraine's passion for her family and education has been enriched through the apps, devices and services she has discovered; like 'Babel' to help learn French and 'OneNote' to keep track of her busy lifestyle. As someone who spends a lot of her time travelling , Lorraine travels with her Surface and accesses everything she needs. www.microsoft.com/en-ie