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For You
A selection of the best human interest reporting, interviews, opinion and lifestyle features.
Parents of children with special needs should not have to fight for everything
SNA U-turn is another sign the Government just doesn’t get it
It’s easier to be healthy and fit when work stops at 6pm
Long, expensive commutes, multiple winter chest infections and dark mornings seemed to make getting healthier feel much more of a chore than it does now
Stay-at-home parents too often forgotten when it comes to measuring their value
Families need to put insurance and pension cover in place to make sure illness or death does not create a financial crisis
Life at Ireland’s biggest boarding school: ‘I have so much more independence’
At Kilkenny College, a co-educational school under Church of Ireland patronage, student boarders are given a voice
As raising a child tops €15,000 annually parents need a long-term financial plan
With raising a child estimated to cost €15,000 annually, parents are advised to have a long-term financial plan
Too slow, Nespresso! Reader’s ‘infuriating’ three-month wait for a coffee
One reader shares his ‘perplexing and infuriating’ experience of clicking, couriers and customer service calls
Why former supermodel Tyra Banks is prompting unexpected philosophical questions
Docuseries on America’s Next Top Model is latest example of moral certainty of the present age
‘I wonder if I made a mistake giving up work. My son can be really demanding’
Ask the Expert: He is not a great sleeper and wants my attention all day long
Irish people tend to underestimate impact of meat-free diet on our carbon footprint
How much time we spend talking about climate change measures may be key to better understanding
News of the search for Deirdre Jacob and Jo Jo Dullard opened a capsule into another time
The search was at a disused quarry between Baltinglass and Blessington near where I grew up. Isolated and vast, it looks like nowhere else
56 Days author Catherine Ryan Howard: ‘The premiere of the Amazon show ‘was just pure joy’
Prior to streaming, the trailer for Amazon Prime’s adaptation of Ryan Howard’s novel 56 Days had more than 78m views. It’s a ‘fever dream’ for her
‘I feel sexually muted but I don’t want to blow up my marriage’
Ask Roe: Sex with my husband has always been fine, nothing more. It’s familiar to the point of numbness
You would have to be borderline insane – or American – to feel nostalgic for 1970s Ireland
The reductive vision of a bucolic Irish past might seem absurd to most Irish people, but it lands in a different way for conservative Americans
Killiney treehouse at the centre of planning dispute remains in place – for now at least
Plus: a clarity correspondent at RTÉ, cyclists escape safety crackdown and basket-weaving courses expand overseas
Family of woman killed by partner with mental illness speak out on ‘double tragedy’
‘There’s nothing to forgive,’ say sisters of Maud Coffey, whose partner was found not guilty of her murder by reason of insanity
If 36,000 new houses were built last year, why were only 58 sold to buyers in Dublin?
In reality, we don’t actually know for certain how many houses we’re building
Where is Larry Murphy now? Convicted rapist’s name back in headlines 15 years after he fled Ireland
Families of Jo Jo Dullard and Deirdre Jacob faced another anxious week as gardaí conducted a new search
Ireland’s low urban population has left us with a problem of extreme commuting
As Clare and Tipperary people know, Ireland has become a country of sprawl, of suburbs creeping into countryside and towns and villages choked with traffic
‘As a parent, I’m terrified of AI’: Have we reached the end of the ‘sharenting’ era?
Sharing images of your kids online used to be no big deal, but times have changed and parents are changing their ways
Parents on posting: ‘We’ve opted out, so my child is being excluded’
As concerns grow around safety, identity theft, consent and AI, attitudes to sharing images on social media are changing
Oscar nominee Rose Byrne: ‘When I go through passport control in Ireland they say welcome home’
The star on the ‘incendiary’ If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, her Australian identity and women in comedy
Mark Moriarty’s step-by-step guide to flavour-filled, exciting vegan cooking
Vegan food has come a very long way in Ireland and aren’t we lucky that it has?
Jen Bray: ‘When I was getting so anxious about book publicity, I had to examine why’
The journalist and debut novelist on a life-altering attack, forging a career in writing and learning to take risks
Why is Ireland boycotting the Eurovision but not the Nations League?
Some people claim boycotts make no difference. No one will even notice Ireland’s absence from the Eurovision, they say. Well, the people of Ireland will notice
Is it any wonder young women fantasise about becoming stay-at-home girlfriends?
We did everything feminism told us to do. We got an education. A good job. But we don’t feel free. We’re frazzled and burnt out
How to treat blackheads and clogged pores with ease
Simone Gannon’s guide to tackling congestion – and why cleansing matters more than you might think
We are in the age of ‘looksmaxxing’: Consider the glass floor truly smashed
Technological progress is giving us the means to forsake the very traits that make us human
Mothers of boys are worrying the most about raising ‘good men’
I am in awe of the women in my life raising sons - and I’m so glad it’s not me
Here’s how an architect would renovate this two-bed home in Dublin 8
John Dobbin advises how to make this Kilmainham house a comfortable, modern home
Patrick Freyne: If I could marry a TV show, I’d choose this one about a bearded man
From a warm, funny series about connection to the embodiment of cuddly evil, these are the recent(ish) shows I’ve liked most
New homes in Dublin, Kildare, Meath and beyond: Your guide to what’s on the market and coming soon
Newly built housing developments on the market around the country
Five homes on view this week in Dublin from €345,000
New to the market in Artane, East Wall, Goatstown, Dún Laoghaire and Booterstown
Fawn restaurant review: Finally, a sensibly priced wine list not designed to underwrite the kitchen
The menu in this Co Galway spot is fire-led, with cooking at its best when it’s kept direct
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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