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Agenda
A selection of human interest reporting, interviews, opinion and lifestyle features.
‘I spent €5,000 a year on cigarettes’: How one Dubliner kicked the habit
Robyn Sadlier found support of HSE Quit team’s cessation coach invaluable after 20 years of smoking
My friend sends me a dizzying list of pills for what she calls ‘biohacking perimenopause’
My generation prefers to trust the hive mind to the health system when it comes to caring for our bodies and minds. The results can be mixed
I long to escape the tyranny of self-care
Women as carers; we know this story well, we’ve watched it crush female potential since the start of history but ... now there’s something even more insidious — the self-care industry
A neuropsychologist’s view on how to thrive in an angry, unpredictable world
All emotions serve an evolutionary purpose — the key is not to hide from anger, but to harness it productively
Christmas is associated with drinking in a manner that would be outrageous any other time of year
If you’re trying to avoid alcohol too, remember that this is all temporary. Granny’s glass of sherry at 10am - temporary. Uncle asleep in the boot room on St Stephen’s day - funny and temporary
Love and the housing crisis: Living together because the rent is too high
To what extent has the fabric of our intimate lives in post-recession Ireland been shaped by the real economy?
Look out ladies. Elon Musk has plans for your womb
The pronatalist movement has roots in creepy tradwife visions, but does that matter if it leads to financial supports for families?
At home there’s an apron with the slogan ‘Calor Housewife of the Year 1985′
The reality for participants in the Housewife of the Year contest was a far cry from the aspirational tradwife trend on Instagram
‘This keeps me awake at night’: How will Ireland’s climate worsen over the next 20 years?
The speed of decline in the ocean current system known as Amoc will determine whether Ireland can adapt or face catastrophic impacts
Stop doomscrolling and read this instead. Your brain will thank you
A neuropsychologist on how to cope when the world is in turmoil
How you should dress, eat, sleep: We live in the age of peak advice that nobody wants
There are endless books and apps and influencers whose entire purpose is to tell you how to live. The phrase 'the blind leading the blind' comes to mind
If you need a reason to stay in bed this bank holiday, here’s what too little sleep is doing to you
There’s a good reason why the Guinness World Records team has banned attempts to stay awake
‘Organise childcare’ means one of two things: ask Granny or take a day off work
Unless you have a reliable and obliging childminder willing to shift their schedule to accommodate the whims of Simon Harris, the election is yet another headache for parents
‘It feels like a bomb was dropped on us’: Parents protest over plan to move secondary school 8km away
Children face 40-minute journey time in rush-hour traffic to get to new school location, say parents
I went for a 13-week appointment and experienced the deafening agony of the silent sonogram
When you are accustomed to a national fluency in the language of grief, miscarriage can be desperately lonely
I thought that after a month of not drinking, my relationship with alcohol would fix itself. I was wrong
The idea that a month of abstinence can help you regain control and become a ‘better drinker’ is a myth for any alcoholic
When should your boss call the Garda? The labour law questions raised by Sinn Féin controversies
Internal investigations and the provision of references are fraught territory for employers, say workplace experts
Liam Payne’s death is a tragic end to the story of five cheeky boys who charmed millions
One Direction singer’s death begs questions about the pressures of fame and the support offered by the music industry to young artist
‘A day of hope’: Irish hospital patients get access to ‘early phase’ cancer drugs
Patients with advanced cancer now able to participate in testing of potential new treatments previously available only abroad
Are you entitled to go on maternity leave a second time straight after your first ends?
Some employers may not be ‘best pleased’ about a second maternity leave being taken so soon after the first
Galway children face ‘cars travelling at 80km/h’ as walk-to-school week begins
Lack of footpaths at Crumlin National School in rural Ireland highlight challenge of getting more pupils to walk or cycle from home
‘The salary isn’t close to what I’d need for a place of my own’: UCD researchers frustrated by pay
One postdoc has moved 80 miles from Dublin for housing, while another is unable to bring in family because of lack of accommodation
‘Everyone is upset, stressed and shocked’: Ukrainian families in south Dublin face relocation on Monday
‘Everyone hopes and prays that something will be organised this week so we can stay long-term’
My child got burned at his check-up. It summed up our crumbling public health system
I haven’t used the word ‘kip’ since I was a teenager, but this was the least suitable place on earth to examine a toddler
Meet the budget’s real winners: A family of five on an income of more than €70,000
Interplay of temporary and permanent measures means that this is a budget for better off people with children – the more the better
‘Ludicrous, irritating and very wrong’: E-Scooter users on public transport ban from Monday
Incidents abroad involving lithium batteries overheating and causing fires on trains and buses have prompted a prohibition from next week
‘Chicken curry is very popular’: What to expect on school menus as free scheme is extended
Free hot school meals programme to include all 3,000-plus primary schools from next year
What changes have been made to inheritance tax in the budget?
Budget 2025: Everything you need to know about the inheritance tax cut which comes into effect today
Remote working: ‘Surely the company won’t force my team back into the office if they suspect we might all quit?’
We ask experts in all aspects of workplace engagement for their views and solutions on issues resulting in conflict or stress for employees
Cosmetic surgery tourism: Demi Moore’s new film shows what influencer videos won’t – the scalp infections and weeping wounds
The Substance is a cautionary tale that focuses on the dark side of our growing obsession with cosmetic procedures
Budget 2025: What do under-35s want?
Housing woes: ‘I think it’s awful that young people feel they have to go away … there’s no housing for young people’
Have Irish immigration numbers risen ‘too quickly’? How Ireland compares to other European countries
An analysis of immigration numbers following Leo Varadkar’s remark that people are ‘right’ to believe numbers have risen too quickly
Would you benefit under a Sinn Féin budget? Winners and losers in the alternative plan
Budget 2025: Party always intended to pledge higher spending than Coalition, but will voters trust it to balance the books?
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