100 pounds in 7 months: This time, weight loss was differentWhen a mother-of-three started eating healthily and set fitness goals, everything changedTue Nov 07 2017 - 06:01
From Limerick to London with flowersAoife Power grew green fingers in Dublin’s parks, but now her world is window boxesSat Nov 04 2017 - 06:00
Is there educational value in a €1,600 school skiing trip?Most second-level schools now organise overseas tours for students. But many question if they are too expensive and have any educational valueMon Oct 30 2017 - 12:00
New York Marathon: All I need is the air that I breathe . . .David Crosby is running the marathon despite having had a double lung transplantMon Oct 30 2017 - 02:01
Older, and wiser, studentsColleges are catering to a rapidly-growing section of the population: retireesTue Oct 24 2017 - 00:00
The kitchen gadgets food pros can't do withoutBlending, blitzing and the one-pot wonder are always close to hand in these kitchensSat Oct 21 2017 - 00:00
Early detection key to surviving cancerThe role of three general categories; genes, age and lifestyle, in the diagnosis of cancerMon Sept 25 2017 - 07:00
Smartphones delay babies' language, and shorten their sleepA Canadian study finds screen time is linked to an expressive language delayMon Sept 11 2017 - 00:00
At first I thought I was hungover: A stroke at 28 years oldHeart disease and stroke cause many deaths in Ireland each year. Three survivors speakTue Sept 05 2017 - 06:00
Beating the stigma of obesityFailing to accept obesity as a disease contributes to stigma, shame, stress and ultimately the worsening health of patients, says consultantMon Aug 21 2017 - 07:00
Turning a holiday house into your full-time homeHoliday houses that are big on memories or in great locations can spark a life changeSat Aug 19 2017 - 06:00
My 1980s debs: a borrowed wedding dress and big hairBroadside: Sure we were only gorgeous, we thought: the height of fashionMon Aug 14 2017 - 06:00
Rock climbing puts you on top of the world in body and mindAdrenalin-pumping rock climbing can help combat depression, and gets you fitTue Aug 08 2017 - 07:00
Holy orders: a Clare convent becomes a B&BThe O’Malleys – hospitality veteran Pat and teacher Aoife – spotted the potential in Spanish PointSat Jul 22 2017 - 00:00
Forget expensive holidays - lasting memories are countEmbrace your summer adventures and create new experiences together as a familyTue Jul 18 2017 - 06:00
Meet the relocators making people feel at homeMoving here from another country need not be the bureaucratic nightmare you fearedSat Jun 10 2017 - 00:00
From LA to Lissadell – the kitchens where cooks love to workDonal Skehan, Constance Cassidy, Deborah Donnelly and Nessa Robins invite us inSat Jun 03 2017 - 00:00
Can you learn a foreign language online?Apps and web tutors claim to offer a cheap way to gain fluency - but are they effective?Tue May 30 2017 - 00:00
Home Front: Garden design tips from a lawyerThis week’s edition also visits an artist on Achill Island and looks at floral furnitureSat May 27 2017 - 00:00
Stub it out for good: it is never too late to quit smokingUse the available supports to increase your likelihood of kicking the deadly habitTue May 23 2017 - 06:00
Preschools without walls: why children need outdoor playToo much screen-time and inactivity is depriving young people of vital lifeskillsTue May 16 2017 - 22:08
Do you really need to take supplements during pregnancy?Research says ‘multivitamin and mineral preparations promoted for use during pregnancy are unlikely to be needed’Mon May 08 2017 - 06:00
‘If I reach the end of the day and haven’t fallen apart, I consider it an okay day’The more we discuss depression, the easier it becomes for sufferers to seek help and find a means of copingTue May 02 2017 - 07:00
Design regrets? These architects have a fewThree who designed their own homes come clean about the mistakes they madeSat Apr 29 2017 - 07:00
Bog oak, dog prints and a Nazi tureen: the antiques tourists wantOwners of antique shops reveal the eclectic gifts visitors to Ireland covet the mostSat Apr 22 2017 - 06:00
Get embarrassed about bowel cancer and it could be too lateDon’t ignore the symptoms: some 1,000 people die from disease in Ireland every yearTue Apr 18 2017 - 07:00
Grabbing oesophageal cancer by the throat‘Sometimes nothing can help but always believe in the amazing medical teams’Tue Apr 18 2017 - 06:00
Yes, menopause has an upside – you could get fitterResearch shows the menopausal years are the perfect time for physical exerciseTue Apr 11 2017 - 06:00
Is reclining your seat on the plane the height of bad manners?Broadside: Your squashed knees are all about their high-flying sense of entitlementMon Apr 03 2017 - 06:00
Home brew: an expert guide to the best coffee makersSix professional coffee lovers reveal how they prepare their own coffee at homeSat Apr 01 2017 - 06:00
High heels for babies? Grotesque, ugly and shockingPee Wee Pumps - infant footwear that is a step too farFri Mar 31 2017 - 10:30
The future is much brighter for people diagnosed with cancerSarah McGinley is just one of the many people with a positive ending to their cancer story. She was diagnosed with cancer of the thyroid just after giving birth to her son in 2015Mon Mar 20 2017 - 12:00
Learn another language and keep your brain fitMultilingualism has social, cognitive and wellbeing advantages for people of all agesMon Mar 20 2017 - 07:00
Irish holiday homes - who's buying?Foreign customers are in short supply, but the Irish are spending againWed Mar 15 2017 - 02:00
Cash for carrots: wrong ways to make a child eat healthilyDon’t lure them with a lollipop to eat greens, or keep serving food they don’t likeMon Mar 06 2017 - 14:00
Saying goodbye to the Merriman TavernDrawing pictures for Enya, and singing songs for Planxty was all part of life over the bar in Scariff, Co ClareTue Feb 28 2017 - 07:00
'What would we say if teen boys turned up at discos wearing little more than jock straps?'A teenage disco in Kilkenny caused uproar by enforcing a dress code and banning what they called 'deplorable' dresses but boys have dress codes too. What's wrong with injecting elegance into the lives of young people?Mon Feb 20 2017 - 16:30
'Gender equality in shows like Doctor Who? It's a pointless and petty argument'Broadside: Women don’t need to stand in men’s shoes, they can have their own charactersMon Feb 20 2017 - 08:00
It’s all to play for as GAA targets a healthy IrelandMickey Harte and star players tour country’s clubs to battle obesity epidemicMon Feb 20 2017 - 06:00
What can we learn from the strictest school in Britain?Tiger Teachers: Principal of Michaela Community School Katharine Birbalsingh and her staff have published a book to educate other teachers and parents of the benefits of strong disciplineFri Feb 17 2017 - 06:00
Psoriasis has affected absolutely everything in my lifeUp to 140,000 people in Ireland have psoriasis with many developing psoriatic arthritisTue Feb 14 2017 - 21:00
Your tech whiz children may not be able to mind themselves onlineSocial media can make youngsters, whose emotions are already in turmoil, anxiousTue Jan 31 2017 - 00:01
Stove Safety: 11 tips to avoid a stove-related fire in your homeStoves mean a warmer home and lower fuel bills but with installation issues and a lack of safety certification, stove-related domestic fires are on the riseWed Jan 18 2017 - 12:30
Why are basic manners, like thank you cards, seen as old fashioned?Broadside: A thank you costs nothing, so teach your child to acknowledge presentsMon Jan 16 2017 - 06:00
Forget the gym – find your own way to fitness in 2017Whether it is Nordic walking, gravity-defying yoga or hockey, it’s all about having funSun Jan 01 2017 - 08:00
Christmas emergency: the people ready to answer your callAs the country slows down for Yuletide many rescue workers will be hard at workTue Dec 20 2016 - 00:00
Sing out loud and proud – it will make you feel betterAll of us are touched by songs and music, and singing can improve your health and moodTue Dec 13 2016 - 01:00
Strictly going dancing a great way to keep in shape“Get out and shake your booty - It’s good for the body, the mind and the spirit. We were born to dance”. Arlene Harristakes lessons from the expertsSun Dec 04 2016 - 15:00
Children of working mothers have better social and everyday skillsChildren who attend creches or spend time with grandparents do better than those of stay-at-home parentsMon Nov 28 2016 - 06:00
Russell Brand’s ‘genderless’ daughter not one of his better ideasBroadside: to bring up a child without referring to gender is nonsenseMon Nov 21 2016 - 10:30
