Lack of social interaction is linked to increased risk of dementia, poorer physical health, lower psychological wellbeing and reduced cognitive functioning

By the time Annette Egan was in her late 60s, she had reached ‘rock bottom’ after living alone in her Dublin childhood home for 27 years

‘Feed the Scousers’ chants are imbued with anti-migrant and anti-Irish sentiment

Older person’s support group to tell Oireachtas committee 20.5% of people they support have housing issues

This isn’t just a boat trip. It’s an access pass to a world where we don’t belong

Social media can be force ‘for bad as well as for good’, says managing director

Ukraine’s president Zelenskiy makes cameo at scandal free ceremony after Oscars chaos

Murphy was devoted to his family who were rightly proud of his achievements, priest says

There are many other demands for funding, says Varadkar in response to Sinn Féin

Study finds three-quarters worry about making payments in error

‘Most vulnerable will continue to suffer’, lone-parent organisation One Family says

Dublin-born flautist was among the first to fuse jazz and Irish traditional music

People have died for their belief in transubstantiation or papal infallibility

Development of 97 apartments on three blocks planned for former Murphy & Gunn site

Patrick Freyne: She has no French yet she’s thriving in a Parisian marketing firm?

These apps will help you stay calm, organise your gift list, track Santa or dance like an elf

‘We’ll have a Christmas tree with a compulsory Lego Christmas village underneath’

New manager was isolating in a hotel while watching his side draw 3-3 with Brentford

Emer McLysaght: We have an odd national obsession with how our celebrities speak

The entrants held smart, well-informed views on the challenges facing the planet