In pursuit of the perfect coffee shop, with a little chat on the sideJennifer O’Connell: ‘The best coffee shops require something all the Starbucks community noticeboards in the world can’t emulate: an actual community’Sat Apr 15 2017 - 06:10
‘I did not know guilt until I had a smartphone’Jennifer O’Connell: Love should mean rarely having to say you’re sorry – certainly not 2,629 times in 11 yearsSat Apr 08 2017 - 06:10
Irish sportswomen’s ‘Saipan moment’Will outrage over Ireland’s soccer team change how women’s sport is treated?Sat Apr 08 2017 - 06:00
Want the baby to stop crying? Be Danish. Or don’t breastfeedDanish and Japanese babies cry least,according to a new global studyTue Apr 04 2017 - 09:53
‘I swore off auctions on account of there being no more room, and the threat of divorce’Jennifer O’Connell: ‘Your first successful bid at an auction is like an alcoholic’s first sip of booze’Sat Apr 01 2017 - 06:10
BO, cursing, toplessness: What you can’t do on a planeFootwear and manners are a must . . . and a Christmas tree is surprisingly OK with DeltaSat Apr 01 2017 - 06:00
Want public-service journalism? Get today’s ‘Daily Mail’With its sexist front page, the ‘Mail’ has unintentionally done humanity a favourTue Mar 28 2017 - 15:53
Jennifer O’Connell: Loving someone with Alzheimer’s is a silent griefYet amid the slow loss, there are moments when glimmers of the person emerge from the shrouds of the diseaseSat Mar 25 2017 - 06:10
Buying drugs online: ‘It’s so easy. It sucks you in’Tech-literate drug users are buying steroids, cheap medicines and ecstasySat Mar 25 2017 - 06:00
Waterford’s 46km greenway opens for cyclists and walkersOff-road track, along an old railway, includes coast, viaducts, tunnel and spectacular gorgeSat Mar 25 2017 - 06:00
Celebrity children’s books: the good, the bad and the GallowayBritish politician George Galloway is to write a children’s book. Celebrity alone will not sell his efforts to such discerning readersSat Mar 18 2017 - 00:00
St Patrick’s Day Quiz: 17 questions to test your IrishnessDo you have a genuine claim to citizenship, or are you as Irish as soda bread biscotti?Fri Mar 17 2017 - 00:05
‘I am haunted by the names of the Tuam babies, what would they have become?’Ireland has always been a good place for children to grow up – as long as they were the “right” kind of childrenWed Mar 15 2017 - 11:25
Don’t believe the robot hype: putting bots to the testMy weather bot recommends snowboots in spring. Another confuses trains and planesSat Mar 11 2017 - 06:00
What’s your county’s claim to fame?A cure for leprosy? The Connemarathon? The home of Botox, or Viagra? Birthplace of the MGM lion? Whatever its claim to fame, know your county’s bragging rightsSat Mar 11 2017 - 06:00
‘Your rental market is like the Hunger Games’International tech workers say Dublin's high salaries don’t always cover rent, childcare and health costsSat Mar 11 2017 - 06:00
Jennifer O’Connell: Why I’m giving up ‘awesome’ for LentI’m going to focus on rediscovering some actual awe rather than looking for it onlineSat Mar 11 2017 - 05:10
Jennifer O’Connell: Irish people can’t cope with domestic helpWe clean before the cleaner arrives and we make the cups of tea for the au pairSat Mar 04 2017 - 06:00
Was smartphone distraction the cause of the Oscars error?When Brian Cullinan should have been giving Warren Beatty the right envelope, he was tweetingTue Feb 28 2017 - 13:40
Jennifer O’Connell: The toddler has discovered ‘unboxing’A boy called Ryan opens toy boxes on YouTube and now his parents are extremely wealthySat Feb 25 2017 - 05:10
Bono meets Mike Pence: it was hard to watch this very awkward bromanceThe U2 frontman seemed oblivious to Pence’s history on Aids and gay rights when the two met recently in MunichTue Feb 21 2017 - 19:31
Jennifer O’Connell: ‘Technology has made idiots of us all. Or maybe it’s just me’I was going to be late for a safer internet event because I had broken the first rule of not being a colossal idiot on the internet, by having the same password for every single thingSat Feb 18 2017 - 06:10
What children learn from PewDiePie, Stampy and DanTDMAnti-Semitic messages have been found in the videos of one of YouTube’s ‘Let’s Play’ stars. So how child-friendly are the hugely popular vloggers?Sat Feb 18 2017 - 06:00
'My Ireland' poem is a thundering, vibrant look at Ireland todayPoet Stephen James Smith manages to tread the line between knowing and clever, and full of heart and raw emotionWed Feb 15 2017 - 22:17
Being on your own on Valentine's Day: four singletons speakAs Valentine’s Day approaches, the pressure to pair up is strong – but some are resisting the pullSat Feb 11 2017 - 10:05
Jennifer O’Connell: The Shed brought our house to the brinkThe husband is a dab hand at the Ikea bookcase so what can be so hard about a shed?Sat Feb 11 2017 - 05:00
Do you download illegally? Are you morally okay with that?Film and music fans reveal their downloading and streaming habitsFri Feb 10 2017 - 09:00
Jennifer O’Connell: Third-baby broodiness is a slippery beastIt waits in the wings and creeps up on you, just when you thought you were done with nappiesSat Feb 04 2017 - 06:10
Jennifer O’Connell: The State should not buy LuggalaOpening the national chequebook is not the way to secure its futureFri Feb 03 2017 - 05:00
Jennifer O’Connell: ‘Idea we are poster children for drinking in pregnancy is horrifying’Study about Irish women and alcohol is scaremongering and meaninglessSun Jan 29 2017 - 09:49
How to beat fake news and faulty statisticsIn a sea of ‘alternative facts’, Daniel Levitin wants to help people get to the truthSat Jan 28 2017 - 05:00
How many men in suits does it take to open a new sports arena?Answer: One to cut the ribbon, and 12 to not notice anything wrongFri Jan 27 2017 - 14:35
Jennifer O’Connell: Being an adult does not mean being stressed and anxious all the timeWhen it comes to a work culture, give me Paris over Palo Alto any daySun Jan 22 2017 - 08:39
Having babies young: how does it work out?Doctors say Irish women should have children younger. But is it realistic? We talk to a mix of parents about having children at an early ageSat Jan 21 2017 - 05:00
Is sugar the new smoking?Unless we change our diet, Ireland risks becoming the fattest nation in the worldFri Jan 20 2017 - 07:00
Celebrity MasterChef review: A deliciously ridiculous showThe first episode served up a familiar blend of tears, technique and . . . stolen codMon Jan 16 2017 - 23:00
Jennifer O’Connell: ‘I don’t have to be good at running, just at going for a run’Yes, I’ve joined a gym, but I don’t want to talk about it, so pretend it hasn’t happenedSat Jan 14 2017 - 06:10
Fitness trackers: the good, the bad and the ugly of wearable techWhen it comes to our health, more knowledge may not always be a good thingSat Jan 14 2017 - 06:01
White actor playing Michael Jackson makes singer’s daughter ‘want to vomit’Paris Jackson says Joseph Fiennes’ TV portrayal of the black singer is ‘offensive’Thu Jan 12 2017 - 17:00
The January cliches: running, Nutribullets and ending your marriageWorkplaces reek of dirty runners, reheated soup and the pious stench of self-flagellationThu Jan 12 2017 - 13:00
Jennifer O’Connell: Where are the older female role models to emulate?Women's writing for Women's Day: For older men in the public eye, there are far more choices than ‘shockingly sexy for his age’ or ‘amusingly eccentric’Sat Jan 07 2017 - 06:10
Feeling lonely? You’re far from aloneLoneliness can be a silent assassin that wreaks havoc on people’s lives – and experts want it to be a health-policy issueSat Jan 07 2017 - 06:00
My new year’s anti-resolution: to embrace glorious boredomJennifer O’Connell: We are terminally frightened of boredom. This is a problemFri Jan 06 2017 - 06:00
Forget hardline new year resolutions; focus on gentle aspirationsStart with easiest thing, do it again. Repeat 66 times. Take a bow, you’ve kept a resolutionSat Dec 31 2016 - 06:10
Jennifer O’Connell: Don’t be a Zucker for social media in 2017After two years in the US tech industry, I do not believe Silicon Valley is creating a humane worldTue Dec 27 2016 - 12:00
Don’t manterrupt, you deplorable! Best putdowns of 2016This year gifted the world a rich array of expressions of annoyanceMon Dec 26 2016 - 06:00
Jennifer O’Connell: have a mediocre little ChristmasWing it by channelling Gwyneth and Nigella with wrapped pebbles, soup tins and stale cakeSat Dec 24 2016 - 06:10
Meet the ‘Irish Attenboroughs’ who answer call of the wildThese four dedicated conservationists work with the planet’s most endangered speciesSat Dec 24 2016 - 06:01
Pay, feminism, water charges. What not to talk about over Christmas dinnerNavigate the minefield with our guide to the year’s top Yuletide conversational no-nosSat Dec 24 2016 - 06:00
Jennifer O’Connell: To escape the grim reality of 2016, look to the sporting godsAn overheard conversation finally provides proof of the healing powers of sportSat Dec 17 2016 - 06:10
