Clara Lara is simple, old-fashioned fun – no wonder it worksAre We There Yet? In this unusually warm summer, the Co Wicklow funpark is paradiseFri Jul 27 2018 - 06:00
This summer, treat your children to a ‘Yes Day’Are We There Yet? Struggling to entertain the kids through the long holidays? Struggle no moreFri Jul 20 2018 - 06:00
School’s out: how to avoid over-scheduling kids during holidaysAre We There Yet? Plenty of camps and excursions to keep everyone entertainedFri Jun 29 2018 - 06:00
Bringing children to a festival? Take a hatchet to your own funAre We There Yet? We've been bringing our kids to festivals for years but the jury is still outFri Jun 15 2018 - 06:00
Ziggy is a hamster, and the last pet I’m ever saying yes toAre We There Yet? Parental guilt? Looks like you'll be buying a petFri Jun 08 2018 - 06:00
Róisín Ingle: With the landslide for Yes, I finally felt like I belongedThe referendum result was Ireland confirming that women are equal citizensSat Jun 02 2018 - 04:00
Things to do with children this weekend: they are in for a treatAre We There Yet? From sandcastle building to writing Limericks, boredom is not an optionFri May 25 2018 - 06:00
A Wee Spontaneous Mini-Break is good for the soulAre We There Yet? We’d only been gone a day but it felt like we were away for a weekFri May 11 2018 - 06:00
‘Ugly crying in the back of a taxi? My mother said there'd be days like this'Róisín Ingle: I do not think I was just crying about my dental pain this weekFri May 04 2018 - 06:00
Confessions of a shouty parent: I’ve invented the Shout Jar. It’s not really workingAre We There Yet?: Three things to do with your children this weekendFri Apr 27 2018 - 08:57
My daughters want blow torches and feminist badges for their birthdayAre We There Yet: Birthday parties with a differenceFri Apr 20 2018 - 11:27
‘It is sad to hear and read the debate dividing this country’The Women’s Podcast: A look back at the letters written to this newspaper by Irish women in the run up to the 1983 abortion referendumMon Apr 16 2018 - 13:00
Fail. Fail again. Fail better – the story of my parenting lifeAre We There Yet? But here’s something I did right: my children read books for pleasureFri Apr 13 2018 - 06:00
My family are those annoying people at Tayto ParkAre We There Yet? ‘Tearing the arse out of it’ is our official family mottoFri Apr 06 2018 - 06:00
What’s making you happy? Good hair days, the grand stretch and a Japanese SpitzWe asked what was making you #IrishTimesHappy – here’s what you saidFri Mar 30 2018 - 06:00
Thirty-one great things to do with kids over the Easter breakMake like an Easter Bunny and hop along to some of the great breaks and days out on offerThu Mar 29 2018 - 18:48
Magic words: 'Mum, we made the dinner. It's pan-seared sea bass'Are We There Yet? Some kids watch slime videos, mine watch MasterchefFri Mar 23 2018 - 06:00
We’ve found a new pop idol. Her name’s Sigrid, and she wears mam jeansAre We There Yet?: As Taylor Swift was too angry and scantily clad, we needed a replacementFri Mar 09 2018 - 06:00
Building an igloo in Dublin’s Fairview Park: ‘We might put it on AirBnB’Dublin architect Catherine Mara and her family – with a little help from passersby – turned heads with their iglooFri Mar 02 2018 - 16:24
Snow prayers, promises and raging against our new weather cultureAre We There Yet? The best things to do with children in the chilly weatherFri Mar 02 2018 - 06:00
‘For spontaneous silliness with the kids in your life play this game’Are We There Yet? Consequences is a very old parlour game, but perfect for modern families who enjoy spontaneous silliness – plus it’s healthier and more fun than the iPadFri Feb 23 2018 - 06:00
Aoife Thornton: Blond comment was ‘frustrating ... I’d like to be taken seriously’FG Cllr Aoife Thornton spoke to Roisin Ingle on the latest episode of The Women’s PodcastThu Feb 22 2018 - 17:37
Grief counselling by the frozen peas. A story about snowflakesAre we there yet? My friend Aisling died, and I just tried to get on with things, as you doFri Feb 16 2018 - 13:17
My mother moved in for a week and now I don’t want her to leaveAre We There Yet? Old-fashioned telly, feminist chats and bottomless pots of soup – I could get used to this.Fri Feb 09 2018 - 12:45
Goodbye, Cocoa Atelier. Parting is such sweet sorrowTo paraphrase Ms Golightly, nothing bad ever happened thereFri Feb 02 2018 - 10:40
One day there’ll be nobody to nag about homework. ‘The little hands will be gone’Are We There Yet? Parenting is saying the same things over and over again seven million times a day to a deeply apathetic audience.Fri Jan 26 2018 - 08:53
‘She’s gone’ her sister told me. Remembering Aisling McDermottAre We There Yet? My kind, clever, outrageous and courageous friendFri Jan 19 2018 - 00:00
Why we need to tell our children it’s all right not to feel okayAre We There Yet? The First Fortnight mental health arts festival has lots for kids to doFri Jan 12 2018 - 12:47
Things to do with kids in 2018? Read to them, go for walks and play more DobbleAre We There Yet? Soak up the history at the Dead Zoo or try one of the Christmas pantosFri Jan 05 2018 - 09:29
What books for kids will be under your tree this Christmas?Are We There Yet? From David Walliams to Rebel Girls, these are your favouritesFri Dec 22 2017 - 06:00
The best child-friendly restaurants in Ireland. What made our list?With a little help from Twitter, we select some great restaurants to feed you and your childrenFri Dec 15 2017 - 09:52
What’s making you happy? Kind plumbers, homecomings and SantaEach week we ask what’s making you #IrishTimesHappyFri Dec 15 2017 - 06:00
Things to do with children this weekendAre We There Yet? Here are some fun family events, from festive singing to flea markets to take your mind off awkward parent teacher meetingsFri Dec 08 2017 - 07:10
The year: 1984 The choice: Late Late Toy Show or Wham! in RDSAre We There Yet? Memories of Toy Shows past and things to do with children this weekendFri Dec 01 2017 - 08:29
What's making you happy: a good night’s sleep, tidy beds and a very old dresserWe asked what was making you #IrishTimesHappy here’s what you saidFri Dec 01 2017 - 06:00
As many successful people are discovering, life is a bit like Slippery StairsAre We There Yet? A diverting list of things to do with the children in your lifeFri Nov 24 2017 - 08:29
Need inspiration for things to do with children this weekend?Are We There Yet? Read this if you’re scratching your head about things to do with kidsFri Nov 17 2017 - 08:37
U2 at Trafalgar Square? Winning this audience is no battleParadise Papers? Not here - the only show worth talking about in London was U2Sat Nov 11 2017 - 21:53
U2’s Edge says he understands anger over Paradise PapersCriticism of Bono inevitable, says guitarist; sometimes band ‘don’t get nearly enough stick’Sat Nov 11 2017 - 20:49
Is ice-cream the new pulled pork/doughnuts? It’s beginning to feel like itAre We There Yet? Things to do with children this weekendFri Nov 10 2017 - 21:46
‘I sat and cried at the kitchen table thinking of Simon Fitzmaurice’Having children around is a great reminder of the life-enhancing mantras you forget as an adultFri Nov 03 2017 - 00:00
What can you do with children this bank holiday weekend?(Sc)are We There Yet? Creepy clowns, Macnas mayhem and deadly dancing. Halloween is coming ...Fri Oct 27 2017 - 07:18
There are two types of parents: organised ones and the rest of usAre We There Yet: In this new weekly guide we have family events from spooky shenanigans to cheap cinema ticketsFri Oct 20 2017 - 08:31
Marian Keyes: ‘There’s an awful lot of riding in my book’The 53-year-old author talks love, alcohol, depression and the mystery of marriageSat Sept 09 2017 - 06:00
To understand abortion travel, you have to be thereThe ‘Not At Home’ exhibition is an attempt to recreate the experience of the 170,000 Irish women who have travelled abroad for abortionsMon Aug 28 2017 - 07:10
How Ruth Fitzmaurice found her tribe in Ladies Cove, GreystonesFitzmaurice's memoir 'I Found My Tribe' is a joyful and raw account of life after her husband’s MND diagnosisSat Jul 01 2017 - 06:00
Gay Byrne asks Enda Kenny: will you take a job in Europe?From the Archive: Following his resignation, we look back at the ‘Ask Me Anything’ answers Kenny gave in 2014 on everything from his legacy to his dress senseThu May 18 2017 - 01:00
A day with Martin McGuinness: Jane Fonda, fishing and staring down a soldier‘Charming’ but ‘slightly terrifying’. Róisín Ingle recalls two encounters with the late politicianTue Mar 21 2017 - 13:19
The Ann Lovett letters: sorrow, shame, anger and indignationFrom the archive: Thirty-four years ago, a 15-year-old girl in Granard, Co Longford, died giving birth in secret. Here are letters written in response that were read on the ‘Gay Byrne Show’ in 1984Tue Jan 31 2017 - 09:00
A flying visit to Santa’s Command Centre in Lapland‘He’s definitely the real Santa. He knew our names and he speaks Finglish’Mon Dec 19 2016 - 01:00
