‘Am I too old to wear this?’: It’s a question I never thought I’d ask but here I am
Jen Hogan: Motherhood can also bring limitations, but only if we impose them on ourselves
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A selection of the best human interest reporting, interviews, opinion and lifestyle features.
Cannes 2025: Will Paul Mescal scoop an award, how will Bono’s film go down, and 10 other questions about this year’s festival
With so many films that premiered at the French festival up for the best-picture Oscar in recent years, the Cannes film festival is back at the centre of the movie world
In Lebanon I eat lunch and listen for the thrum of planes, the blasts of bombs
Beirut Letter: I am unused to the sudden contrast between joy and violence, and feel a deep disquiet
Simple styling hacks to refresh your wardrobe for spring/summer, no shopping required
Corina Gaffey: Make your outfits feel fresh with surprising pairings, layering and the ‘wrong shoes’
Want to understand what money does to your brain? Look at this photo
Almost everything shaping US politics in 2025 has been about the pursuit of money
Chef for Heinz, Oral-B for Colgate: Here are cheaper alternatives to buying US products hit by tariffs
How to swap your Nikes for Adidas trainers and other suggestions to avoid buying more costly products from Trump’s America
My daughter drags us on to rollercoasters but is wary of the monkey bars. People are a mystery
I usually pass the time on funfair rides by trying to calculate where I will land when whatever contraption I’m strapped into snaps off
Influencer James Kavanagh on life in Kilkenny: ‘I wanted a big house, the fantasy of a big house’
Finding themselves priced out of Dublin and Cork, Kavanagh and husband William Murray opted for the good life instead
‘A passionate lover from 12 years ago has popped up on a dating app. Should I find out where I stand?’
Ask Roe: ‘He claims to be looking for a long-term commitment and I can’t stop thinking about him’
Zuckerberg saying AI will cure loneliness is like big tobacco suggesting cigarettes can treat cancer
It’s a solution that can only lead to a deeper emptiness and to a lonelier, less human world
Girls’ participation in sport falls off a cliff in their teens. The skorts row shows why
There is no rational reason for forcing players into skorts – and plenty of reasons against
The ‘gentrification’ of Dublin: ‘Young people are coming in, buying houses and gutting them’
With house prices continuing to rise, homebuyers are moving to traditionally more affordable neighbourhoods in Dublin to get on the property ladder
Landlord ended lease of tenant who worked from home after ‘massive increase’ in electricity bill
Residential Tenancies Board says notice of termination was invalid, but rules out compensation
Anyone not coupled up gets the message – no dogs or singletons welcome
Single? You'll pay more on holiday, in the supermarket and for your tax bill
Gen Z is leading the charge back to the office
Data shows younger staff – more than baby boomers – crave the connection and routine of in-person work
Naoise Dolan: Moving home to Ireland was an easy decision. Here’s what I’ve learned
Living abroad helped me embrace my heritage and realise just how cultured we are
Skorts: Newstalk’s Andrea Gilligan gives the Camogie Association’s pig-headedness short shrift
Radio: The Newstalk host covers the camogie controversy in her signature style
Sunscreen: All you need to know to pick the best SPF for your face, scalp and body
You can invest all the time and money you want in skincare products, but if you’re not wearing sunscreen every day, it’s really all for nothing
‘It comes from fear’: Aoife Daly on parents’ battles to get autistic children into schools
Inspectors find ‘almost all’ schools in study had criteria which could limit enrolment of pupils with learning difficulties
Skorts v shorts: ‘They’re awkward, and if it’s your time of the month it’s just not comfortable’
Fear of exposure is one of the most common issues raised by players in the skorts debate
Gender pay gap: Ireland’s worst offenders in 2024 on hourly pay
Construction companies made up eight of the 15 companies with the lowest representation of women in the top 25 per cent of earners
Now that I am a bus driver extraordinaire, I can pass my wisdom on to you
There’s no point in daintily pumping the huge brake pedal with your toes because next thing you’ll be through the window of a Spar
Landlord moved family out of property for daughter who only stayed there ‘for weekends’
Arrangement terminated due to claim daughter required home, but tribunal hears she never moved in full-time, staying at the property ‘for weekends’
The Pullman review: Is this restaurant on a train carriage travelling towards a Michelin star?
On a beautifully restored train carriage at the Glenlo Abbey Hotel in Galway, the food has purpose and ambition, with some flaws
I have become a person who goes to the gym three times a week. Maybe because I can stop working without guilt at 6pm
It might primarily be a change of location, but moving forces you to re-evaluate the entire landscape of your life
‘I was overheard saying my date wasn’t very good-looking. Now he’s blocking me’
Tell Me About It: I thought being back in the job after extended remote work would be great, but it’s becoming nightmarish
Look inside: Graham Norton selling his homes in London and New York
Irish broadcaster seeks buyers for multimillion-euro properties in London docklands and Manhattan
Why most families can’t afford to take paternity leave
Even though parental leave has personal, family and social benefits, only half of fathers take their two-week entitlement
‘If the parent isn’t confident cycling, they’re not going to let their child cycle’: New Dublin training ground for biking opens
Mobility school aims to create awareness about road safety among cyclists, to promote use of bicycles and reduce our carbon footprint
Conclave explained: A graphical guide to the election of a pope
Odds are on a short conclave to elect Pope Francis’s successor, with 267th pope likely to be picked by Thursday or Friday
Irish in Australia on why returning home is not an option: ‘It’s lifestyle, it’s opportunity’
Irish expats unimpressed by Government ‘rhetoric’ attempting to lure them home
‘I didn’t expect to find an exciting life in Dublin’
Guilherme Parisi moved from Brazil to Dublin in October 2024 to take up a job at a German multinational company who he worked for since 2019
Coins, batteries and toys: What happens when a small child swallows something dangerous?
Dr Muiris Houston: Foreign bodies may enter a child’s ears, nostrils or mouth, with potentially serious consequences
Older people and downsizing: ‘We hated selling our home but it became a necessity’
Mobility issues and being closer to family are reasons to ‘right-size’ in your twilight years - but don’t leave it too late
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