Tom Clonan wins Seanad byelection by 160 votes after close race
Maureen Gaffney edged out after failing to get required number of Chu transfers in final count
The quintessential ‘tomorrow’s problem’ of pensions policy is addressed
Inside Politics: Idea of sorting out auto-enrolment option has been mooted for decades
Seanad byelection: Hugo MacNeill tops poll in first count
Security analyst Tom Clonan and psychologist Maureen Gaffney are not far behind
MacNeill seen as Seanad byelection front runner ahead of count
Former Dublin mayor Hazel Chu also a contender to fill seat left vacant by Ivana Bacik
‘I’m a gay man in my 40s who is not single by choice’
Tell me about it: His relationship ended and he wants marriage and a family
Maureen Gaffney: Middle age has more in store for you than you think
You are still optimistic, but it’s tempered by realism about what’s possible
The Big Dip: We’re rattling towards peak unhappiness from our 30s to late 40s
Maureen Gaffney: At midlife your sense of time flips from ‘time since birth’ to ‘time left’
Maureen Gaffney: There’s a new life stage between middle age and old age
Whether you do or not, you must live and plan life as if you will live into your 90s
Maureen Gaffney: ‘In middle age, you’re in your prime’
The psychologist’s new book is a love letter to humanity in all its stages
Maureen Gaffney: What are we missing most? Each other
Only when we can meet others will the sense of possibility in our lives be restored
‘Want a lift?’ Five potentially infectious social scenarios, and how to get out of them
Covid-19: It's easy to suddenly find yourself in a risky situation. Not so easy to wriggle out of it
Coping with Level 3 restrictions: ‘Take mini-breaks from Covid in your head’
Four mental-health experts on how to cope with the limited lives we’ve been asked to lead
‘We’ve got a real chance to reimagine our cities’: 20 ways to improve urban life after lockdown
Covid-19 gives us a chance to push reset, to see the space, not the things crowding into it
Maureen Gaffney: ‘Covid-19 has scored a direct hit on our most basic psychological drives’
Forget the ‘new normal’ and live in the ‘now normal’, advises the clinical psychologist
Social distancing: When someone comes too close, how do you get them to back off?
It’s not a time to assert your rights. Just protect yourself, says psychologist Maureen Gaffney
Broadcaster Marty Morrissey to be honoured by UCC for achievements
Awards will also be presented to yachtswoman Naomi James, chef Ross Lewis, psychologist Maureen Gaffney and surgery professor Calvin Coffey
Divorce, Irish style: The wait just adds to the heartbreak
Maureen Gaffney: When a long-term relationship fails, physical and mental health suffers enormously
Whatever happened to the teenage summer job?
Picking strawberries or waiting tables used to be a rite of passage. But the summer job as we know it may be disappearing
Maureen Gaffney: Why and how do we fall in love?
Love is one of the essential nutrients of life, psychological growth and happiness
TV3’s ‘Tonight Show’ risks running out of conversation
With a fourth night added, even Matt Cooper and Ivan Yates might not have enough to say
Does Ireland need a dedicated minister for loneliness?
Fianna Fáil senator praises creation of job by Theresa May but psychologist opposes idea
Trumpwatching: harmless sport or unhealthy obsession?
The US president is a ubiquitous media presence who turns ordinary citizens into news junkies. Some Trumpwatchers look back on a year dominated by the Donald
What Irish broadcasting needs: more Bibi Baskins
Ray D’Arcy’s interview with former broadcaster shows what Irish radio is missing
Brian Wilson and two major operas for Galway Arts Festival
Galway International Arts Festival marks its 40th birthday with biggest ever line-up
Chicken soup for the self-help fanatic: my secret library
Reading books aimed at personal growth has always been a furtive activity for many
Why we must collect unpaid water charges
Money must be collected if we are serious about society where people are willing to contribute generously to common good
Ten practical ways to ease your anxiety
Anxiety presents itself to many on a daily basis but support services are there, as are measures to reduce it
Westport award sculpture now up for an award of its own
‘The Sentinel’ piece was commissioned to mark victory in ‘Irish Times’ competition
Maureen Gaffney: Why Fine Gael’s election strategy is not working...yet
It’s hard to worry about the risk to a recovery you don’t believe in
Lawnmower parents cutting a new swathe for their offspring
A new breed of protective parents are clearing a path for their children
The childcare conundrum
Next week’s budget may finally address Ireland’s childcare crisis, but moving beyond sticking-plaster solutions will take political commitment that has so far been absent
Focus on Féilte: Can teachers and parents get along?
The benefits of a good home-school relationship – and how to manage it – will be discussed at this year’s Féilte education festival
Studies prove ‘no differences in children’ raised by gay or heterosexual couples
Fergus Finlay says quality of parenting the ‘single most important thing for a child’
Survey reveals the most borrowed library books in Ireland
To mark Library Ireland Week ‘The Irish Times’ surveyed the country’s libraries
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