‘It took away the last few things my son enjoyed … his world really narrowed’ – The Irish Times
On the night Storm Éowyn landed last year, Joan Comer woke at 3am and realised that the baby…
I’m not saying it’s wrong to wear a weighted vest while running, but… – The Irish Times
At first I thought I’d seen someone running through the park in a bulletproof vest. I’ve spent years…
Senator Pauline Tully on being brutally attacked by her husband in 2014 – The Irish Times
At 11am on Christmas Eve 2014, Pauline Tully heard a loud knock on her front door. She had…
‘My DNA test said I’m 99% from a particular part of Ireland’ – The Irish Times
How agreeable are you? I can be a chronic people pleaser, and sometimes that can be a weakness.…
How the rise of Ozempic is reversing the progress on body positivity – The Irish Times
The potential ripple effect of the health revolution that is Ozempic is difficult to overstate. For starters, it…
‘I’m a different person now to who I was a couple of years ago. I’ve evolved’ – The Irish Times
We’re sitting in the front room of Ryan Tubridy’s mews home in Monkstown, south Co Dublin, where we…
The Silver River has been badly devalued but it could thrive again – The Irish Times
Near the top of the long, rounded spine of hills that make up the ancient Slieve Bloom mountains…
‘I lived one life until I was 26, then life changed’ – The Irish Times
One of Liam Cullinane’s toughest tests after joining the French Foreign Legion in 1985 was a gruelling night…
‘Even though I was fit and energetic the weekends were gone’ – The Irish Times
After a festive season of excess and indulgence, the concept of dry January can hold a certain appeal…
‘I don’t really do anger any more, and I’m very glad not to’ – The Irish Times
How agreeable are you? I don’t even agree with myself. My job is to watch movies, have opinions…
Boy (7) strikes it lucky by finding one of the world’s rarest minerals near his home in Cork – The Irish Times
Around lunchtime on March 1st, 2024, Patrick Roycroft, geology curator at the National Museum of Ireland, was given…
Thinking about a clear out? Don’t just chuck everything in a skip – The Irish Times
Thinking of doing a post-Christmas clear out? About a third of us blitz our homes at least annually…