Young-onset dementia: ‘Nobody can tell us which day Wayne’s going to wake up and not know me’
Couple share their story of living with young-onset dementia, a condition that affects almost one in 10 cases of dementia in Ireland
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Nearly half of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by addressing ‘14 modifiable risk factors’
Things you can do to try to maintain good brain health include exercise and getting your vision and hearing checked
Black Paddy: ‘I was homeless for three years in Ireland. I’ve been through everything under the sun’
Parenting in My Shoes: When parenting happened, it ‘changed my life’
Back to school: ‘Enough about the kids, won’t someone please think of the parents?’
Jen Hogan: Back to school is a period of adjustment for us all but there are ways parents can make the transition a little easier for everyone, including themselves
Four Irish session beers perfect for the last few weeks of summer
These lower-alcohol beers are great thirst-quenchers
The anxious camper’s first music festival experience: I brought ear plugs, a sleep mask and a book
Stepping outside your comfort zone and into a tent at a music festival isn’t for the faint of heart
‘My body parts are beginning to creak. I’m compensating for this by religiously going to the gym five days a week’
Physical strength-building is key as we get older and can prevent falls and bone-breaking. It also furnishes benefits such as wellbeing and social interaction
IBD: ‘I’ve known people who have been nervous to leave their house’
Despite more than 40,000 people in Ireland living with inflammatory bowel disease, it is still not widely spoken about
Why Covid cases are rising this summer, and the latest dominant variants
Dr Muiris Houston: Given the latest summer surge, experts are doubtful that a winter seasonality is in the offing
The simple home-maintenance jobs that are ideal to do at this time of the year
While Irish summer weather may not be ideal for the beach or a barbeque, it can be just right for taking care of jobs around the house
Organising a ‘walking bus’ can save time and money and improve kids’ health
Just 24% of children travel to school on foot these days, a fall from 45% in 1986 – Ireland’s little walkers have become passengers
The best wines, beers and cocktails to drink with strawberries
How to Drink Better: Ideally you need something with a little sweetness and light, refreshing fruits
Holidaying with small children on the Portuguese Riviera: A bit like hauling a ship over a mountain
A holiday in Cascais could be very relaxing. Enter: small children
Are there cheaper alternative to Center Parcs at home or abroad?
With peak-season prices of almost €3,000 for a week at the Longford holiday park, we’ve gathered 10 other options to consider
Ageing with notable panache and more than a little verve
‘When the time comes to put me out to grass ... out to the island, where I can wander the byways and boreens’
It’s hard not to feel sorry for teenagers these days
Jen Hogan: With limited job opportunities and little to do over the three months, teens can struggle in summer
Exercise is great, but are you resting too little or too much?
Getting fit is a cycle of fatigue and repair. Choosing when to rest can be as important as exercise itself
I Am Not an Alcoholic: ‘When I stopped drinking, others were not as excited as I was to finally escape the box’
Part 20: ‘Becoming a non-drinker changes you, or, at least, it changed me’
The value of age: ‘Arts have often been seen to be a luxury’
Several studies highlight encouraging older adults to shift behaviour and embrace the arts as a health promotion strategy
Irish Life has paid €1.73bn in dividends to overseas parent since it was bought from the State a decade ago
The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk
Down syndrome: ‘Sarah regards herself as a businesswoman... she’s certainly breaking the stereotype’
Sarah Casey, who was born with Down syndrome 21 years ago, is turning her ‘bun truck’ into a thriving business
‘My doctor came in and asked how I was feeling. I said he had ruined my life’
I was very annoyed I couldn’t play on the slide in the local park, like my schoolfriends could. So, I blamed my doctor
‘We will be going through divorce very soon and have not told our children’
Ask the Expert: Don’t view ‘telling the children’ as a single conversation, but rather as an opening up of communication between all of you
The good (and bad) habits to start (or stop) for your teeth
Regular brushing and visits to the dentist are vital for healthy teeth, but do you have other habits that could be undoing all the good work?
Air fare wars: Why summer flight prices are nosediving - and where to find the best bargains
The received wisdom is the passenger who books early get the cheapest flight. Not this year
Which TV shows are good for kids?: ‘If they watch something like Cocomelon, it drives them mental’
Summertime is stressful for parents but is your television an acceptable form of babysitting? Are some programmes more suitable than others or do we overestimate their educational or damaging effects?
Fear of flying: ‘It’s getting on the flight that is the issue. I’m flying in my head for months beforehand’
For people who avoid flying due to aerophobia, a GP, counsellor or therapist could help them start living life to the fullest
‘An injection for hay fever transformed my summer’
Due to its side effects, Kenalog is not without controversy
Orla Tinsley: The movie that shows the power of love
Spruce up your broomsticks and oil your frogs, it’s about to get spooky and slimy again, as Practical Magic Two is on the horizon
13 ways to boost the health benefits of a holiday
‘If you’re bringing small children, you’re not going on a holiday, you’re going on a trip’
Holidays with children is largely the same chaos in a different location
Off we headed, with no plans to broaden our minds whatsoever
‘The more passively you use Twitter, the more detrimental effects you have on your wellbeing’
Logging on to X/Twitter is likely to exacerbate feelings of loneliness, boredom, outrage and political polarisation, researchers at the University of Toronto found
How a new system of medication management for homeless patients can improve insights - and add empowerment
Streamlining and safeguarding of treatment of homeless patients upon their discharge into the community among projects funded for innovations in urban healthcare
‘My lovely, clever, kind nine-year-old daughter seems to have low self-esteem’
Ask the Expert: Having low self-esteem involves a lifelong journey learning to love and accept yourself as ‘good enough’
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