‘Good news: Rihanna is fat. And Amal is dangerously thin’Jennifer O’Connell: Let me save you the trouble of reading the internetSat Sept 02 2017 - 06:30
Texas floods: the freeway shark and other fake newsThe great white from Hurricane Sandy has turned up during Hurricane HarveyWed Aug 30 2017 - 10:10
‘I haven’t had Botox, but I’m thrilled you should ask’Why is it that women are so desperate to become less than we are – smaller, younger?Sat Aug 26 2017 - 06:30
14 of the most memorable Irish hashtags #hashtag10We've rounded up some of the most popular, influential and quintessentially Irish hashtags of the past decade.Wed Aug 23 2017 - 07:25
Taylor Swift: from saccharine songstress to fearless feministAfter the ‘groping trial’, the debate over whether she is a good or bad role model is overSun Aug 20 2017 - 06:00
Having a baby in Ireland ... Having a baby in AustraliaJennifer O’Connell: Babies die because of limited access to ultrasound in IrelandSat Aug 19 2017 - 06:30
Here's how to make a city graffiti-proofNo wall painted during the Waterford Walls festival has ever been tagged or vandalisedWed Aug 16 2017 - 05:00
What I learned while shopping: Girls are babes. Boys are leadersJennifer O’Connell: Clarks shoes isn’t the only peddler of back-to-school stereotypesTue Aug 15 2017 - 09:00
‘I was seven-years-old the first time I had a panic attack’Jennifer O'Connell: Despite a growing openness, we still fear mental-health issuesSat Aug 12 2017 - 05:30
Conor McGregor, Crumlin and the Kinahans: an unrecognisable DublinA Conor McGregor article in ESPN magazine makes Dublin sound like 1920s ChicagoTue Aug 08 2017 - 15:18
Ireland’s over-50 entrepreneurs: ‘My bones tell me I’m 65, but my brain tells me I’m 25’With life expectancy growing, many of us will live for decades after our retirement, These over-50s entrepreneurs decided to start new careers later in lifeSat Aug 05 2017 - 07:00
Switch it off: why your phone is harming your sleepA digital device in the bedroom, even if it isn’t used, is associated with poor sleepSat Aug 05 2017 - 06:00
Breasts are back. If you're Rihanna. Or under 40But don't think you can just put your lady lumps in any old underwired M&S number. Oh noWed Aug 02 2017 - 14:00
‘Grandad had never manicured before. How hard could it be?’Jennifer O’Connell on red nails and the (grand) father of inventionSat Jul 29 2017 - 06:00
It’s like we started out in ‘Ibiza Uncovered’ and ended up in ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’Women are shielding themselves from advancement, not harassmentSat Jul 22 2017 - 07:00
Bumbling dads and enslaved mums: Has sexist advertising had its day?A new report says sexist ads aren’t just annoying – they restrict our choices, aspirations and opportunitiesFri Jul 21 2017 - 12:00
‘My gym is decorated with equipment from Jamie Dornan’s Red Room of Pain’I’d like to be able to hold down a grown-up, long-term relationship with a gym. Instead, I have short-term, meaningless flingsSat Jul 15 2017 - 07:00
Welcome to the creepy, troubling FacebookvilleFacebook is building a village for its workers in Silicon Valley – bringing a whole new meaning to work-life integrationWed Jul 12 2017 - 06:00
Ed Sheeran steps back from Twitter. Maybe we should all do the sameSocial media has shown us that when humans gather with no rules, savagery prevailsSat Jul 08 2017 - 06:00
The domestic abuser next doorAbusers do not always look like abusers – and victims can look like gentle giantsSat Jul 08 2017 - 05:00
The male biological clock is ticking tooWhy, in the face of scientific evidence, is the idea of a male biological clock still a taboo?Tue Jul 04 2017 - 13:00
What Ken thinks: The inner life of a beautiful eunuchBarbie’s feminist, identity-fluid boyfriend is having unsettling private thoughtsSat Jul 01 2017 - 07:00
Ireland’s Generation X: ‘We really are the squeezed middle’The 35s-54s are struggling financially more than any other age group. Four people tell their storiesSat Jul 01 2017 - 06:00
No one cares that Google is snooping in their inboxGoogle is to stop reading users’ emails. But do we really care about online privacy?Tue Jun 27 2017 - 06:00
Scratch off Ireland’s gloss and you’ll uncover an ugly placeJennifer O’Connell: Irish people may be kind but the systems that govern us are notSat Jun 24 2017 - 06:09
Can you send me a pic? The growth of ‘sextortion’ in IrelandParents cannot imagine their children sharing sexual photos of themselves. But they doSat Jun 24 2017 - 06:00
As Ant McPartlin goes to rehab, what happens to Ant & Dec?The TV star’s plight may start a conversation about men’s mental health and infertilityMon Jun 19 2017 - 00:30
Single fathers: “You might be a lone parent, but nobody parents alone”Four fathers who ended up going it alone share their very different experiencesSat Jun 17 2017 - 06:12
In life, there’s a big difference between ‘urgent’ and ‘important’Jennifer O’Connell: I’m getting better at prioritising the truly irreplaceable stuffSat Jun 17 2017 - 06:09
‘Before this happened to me, I didn’t even know what pro-choice meant’We ask women who proceeded with or terminated pregnancies what they did and whySat Jun 17 2017 - 06:00
Melania Trump, the reluctant first ladyShe’s hardly a subversive, but Melania Trump has failed in her first duty as first lady: to make the US president look goodSat Jun 17 2017 - 06:00
Death by narcissism: The rise of selfie fatalitiesTwenty-nine people have died while taking selfies in 2017. Only five have died in shark attacksFri Jun 16 2017 - 05:00
‘Why I’m happy to celebrate my returnoversary to Ireland’Jennifer O’Connell: ‘Ireland is a gorgeous country which we seem determined to maim’Sat Jun 10 2017 - 06:09
My child’s arm is broken, but is our health system?Jennifer O’Connell learns some life lessons from a trip to A&ESat Jun 03 2017 - 06:09
Downstressing: How to get out of the rat raceWe speak to three people who decided enough was enough and changed their lives for the betterSat May 27 2017 - 08:10
Jennifer O’Connell: ‘If you want advice, find an Irish granny’Students should remember that grandmothers – not billionaires and popstars – know bestSat May 27 2017 - 06:09
How to talk to your children about ‘an attack on children’Experts advise on how to help a child understand the Manchester Arena attackTue May 23 2017 - 13:30
Redwater: Hokum, geography errors and wooden dialogueTV Review: As a tourism initiative for Waterford, it’s a roaring success. But as a drama ...Mon May 22 2017 - 09:36
‘Choosing not to give your kids a religion is seen as weird and selfish'Opting out of Communion is not easy in Ireland. We wouldn’t segregate children by their parents’ politics. So why are we segregating them by their parents’ religion, or lack of it?Sat May 20 2017 - 06:09
Over-competition in sport is bad for children’s mental healthFinding physical activity they enjoy more important than relentless drive for successSat May 20 2017 - 06:00
‘On my worst days, lipstick is the answer. That and gin’Jennifer O’Connell: Does the world really need research on what men think about why women wear make-up?Sat May 13 2017 - 06:09
Richard Dawkins: ‘Why not have a Dáil prayer to the fairies?’Atheist author rails against Ireland's blasphemy law but says he would ‘love’ Irish citizenshipSat May 13 2017 - 06:00
Eurovision 2017: everything you need to knowWhen is it on, what are Ireland’s chances and is ‘sounds like Ed Sheeran’ this year’s trend?Tue May 09 2017 - 05:00
Jennifer O’Connell: ‘I had a black eye on my wedding day’My eye was fused shut by a mosquito bite. It was the best day everSat May 06 2017 - 06:09
Ivanka Trump: multimillionaire heiress who’s just like youBlonde ambition: She’s a ‘gateway Trump’ – and just as big a menace as her fatherSat May 06 2017 - 06:00
‘Never assume a woman is pregnant. Even if her waters break’Jennifer O’Connell: Small talk is fraught with peril. A few rules can help avoid catastropheSat Apr 29 2017 - 06:09
Why half of Irish mothers work during maternity leaveOpinion: Employers can’t punish women for being pregnant. We manage that ourselvesTue Apr 25 2017 - 06:00
‘Yes, folks, the boom is back. Just not for the likes of us’Jennifer O’Connell: The hope. The greed. The nauseating sense of deja vuSat Apr 22 2017 - 06:10
If you watch rape or murder on Facebook Live, you’re guiltyOpinion: More than 1 million people have watched the killing of Robert Godwin. It’s not just an internet problem. It is a humanity problemSat Apr 22 2017 - 06:00
Yes, yes, yes: It’s a Victorian-era Irish sex toyThis ‘ladies companion’ from an Anglo-Irish family is to be auctioned in Co MeathWed Apr 19 2017 - 12:40
