Living with illness: ‘I was told to go and spend time with my family’Maurice Kavanagh’s long catalogue of illness ended with dread advice - but he’s still upbeatFri Apr 03 2020 - 06:01
Isolation on the Wild Atlantic Way: ‘I stopped here for the day – and never left’Jobs are scarce on Arranmore, but for one Polish man it’s the perfect place to live nowSat Mar 28 2020 - 06:00
One woman’s triumph over adversityLiving with a limb disorder gave Meg O’Gara the courage to launch a design businessFri Mar 27 2020 - 06:01
Coronavirus: How to keep children happy, learning and entertained at homeSchool work, baking, exercise, online resources... Help is out there, even if you can't go anywhereMon Mar 23 2020 - 13:10
Living paycheck to paycheck, we decided to leave Dublin and move to the countryLife was getting expensive for Andrew Miller’s young family. It was time to buy in a place they could affordSat Mar 21 2020 - 06:00
Missing Laura Brennan: ‘It’s been an incredibly tough year’Laura’s family on coping without her and the huge success of her HPV vaccine campaignSat Mar 21 2020 - 06:00
Menopause: ‘I genuinely believed I was slowly dying’Sallyanne Brady endured years of ‘hell’ before receiving hormone replacement therapyFri Mar 13 2020 - 06:01
Escape to the chateau: The Irish buyers with grand designs on French livingThe appeal of buying a pile in the French countryside is alive and wellSat Feb 29 2020 - 06:00
A cardiac problem that could strike at any timeLouise Hoey and her children tested positive for genetic condition Long QT syndromeMon Feb 24 2020 - 06:01
‘Swedish people don’t worry about buying a home until their late 30s’Returning home, Mags Boland Murphy is set to build on family land in WexfordSat Feb 22 2020 - 06:00
Recovering from cancer and bereavement through runningParkruns have become a huge part of Lucy Lambe’s life after her cancer diagnosisThu Feb 20 2020 - 06:01
‘Attitude is everything’: How to feel great in your 60sMaintaining good mental and physical health is key to staying young at heartFri Feb 14 2020 - 06:01
Childbirth can be another source of trauma for women who were abusedA sexual abuse survivor and mother is running courses to address this important issueFri Feb 07 2020 - 06:01
Remembering Christie Hennessy: ‘I’m in mourning every day, but am putting my best foot forward’On World Cancer Day, Hermione Ross remembers her father, the singer-songwriterTue Feb 04 2020 - 06:01
‘The building boom is back. It took us 14 months to find a builder’Rebooting this Wexford home to make the most of the views took longer than expectedSat Feb 01 2020 - 01:00
The cost of a Dublin cottage refurb: ‘We struggled with the mortgage lending rules’Edwina Kestell and Colm Egan didn’t initially realise the extent of work requiredSat Jan 18 2020 - 06:00
Meningitis: ‘I am faced with the fear of never being able to run again’Dublin man who fell ill with disease in 2017 tells of difficult battle to return to full healthWed Jan 15 2020 - 06:01
50 peaks in 50 weeks: ‘I don’t really know what I’m doing and am sure to get lost’Kildare man Dermot Behan has pledged to climb 50 mountains in Ireland during 2020 to raise funds for the LauraLynn Children’s Hospice.Wed Jan 15 2020 - 06:01
‘Don’t move to a commuter town – a lonely and isolating experience’It took two house moves for this Dublin couple to find the right home, in Co MayoSat Jan 11 2020 - 06:00
Living with endometriosis: ‘My dream of having a family was over’Gynaecological condition is difficult to diagnose and in many cases can be life alteringFri Jan 10 2020 - 06:01
Bleak house? 10 ways to spruce up your home that won’t break the bankIt’s time for new beginnings. Here are some tips on how to give your home a whole new lookSat Jan 04 2020 - 06:00
‘It was costing us €4,000 a month to live in Dublin – we couldn’t make ends meet’Gavin Glass and Amy Walsh have left the pricey capital for a fresh start in WexfordSat Dec 14 2019 - 06:00
Forever Christmas in EnnisThe entire ground floor of this Co Clare home is bedecked with baubles and some decorations even stay up all year roundSat Dec 07 2019 - 06:00
‘Every day I wish I could have availed of the HPV vaccine’Kim Hanly has had a lengthy journey with cervical cancerMon Nov 25 2019 - 06:01
Paper knickers, I can’t wait: What to do when spa treatments go wrongMassages and facials should leave you feeling Zen, but what if you’re just sore?Sat Nov 23 2019 - 06:00
Living with IBD and an ileostomy bag: ‘Tough times don’t last but tough people do’‘My first thought was that I was dead but a nurse appeared and said I was alive – it was a relief’Thu Nov 14 2019 - 06:01
Mageean has taken big strides to look after her mental wellness‘I now have so many mechanisms and exercises which I use regularly in order to help me deal with the mental challenges’Mon Nov 04 2019 - 06:01
‘Leaving the oncology ward, I wondered what I was going to do with myself’Daffodil Centres offer vital support for people during and after their cancer diagnosisWed Oct 23 2019 - 06:01
‘I don’t feel my asthma is properly managed. It has a real hold over me’Asthma requires regular monitoring and review and often worsens in Irish wintersThu Oct 17 2019 - 06:01
We will never forget the words, ‘your daughter ... won’t see her first birthday’‘The only way we are getting through this is by firmly believing that our babies couldn’t stay with us for a reason’Tue Oct 15 2019 - 06:15
‘My family are so caring, but when I close the door I’m alone’Staying social and active in old age can keep loneliness at bay and reduce dementia riskThu Sept 26 2019 - 06:01
Tony O’Donoghue: ‘I was really still a child when I lost my dad’Campaign highlights importance of early detection in treatment of prostate cancerTue Sept 24 2019 - 06:15
Puppy love: Meet the owners looking after dogs with special needsCaring for a blind puppy or a dog with epilepsy is costly but their owners wouldn’t have it any other waySat Aug 24 2019 - 06:00
Breast cancer awareness: Changes you need to look out forA Breast Aware app shows women signs and symptoms to act on immediatelyWed Aug 07 2019 - 17:01
Travelling back in time: Memories of my interrailing youthIn 1991, having just turned 20, I headed off around Europe on the adventure of a lifetimeSat Jul 27 2019 - 06:00
Are you using audio protection?The message is loud and clear: use earbuds to prevent damage to your hearing at gigsMon Jul 22 2019 - 08:01
Feet first: Why running is good for our mental healthRunning has been shown to enhance our mood, reduce stress and anxiety and helps to improve our sleep qualityTue Jul 16 2019 - 06:01
There’s something for everyone on the new Suir Blueway in TipperaryWith its rich history and myriad of outdoor pursuits, there’s a lot more to this county than hurlers and horsesSat Jul 13 2019 - 06:00
‘How do you get a bikini body? You just put on a bikini’It’s holiday season, which means body-image pressures for too many Irish womenSat Jul 06 2019 - 06:01
‘Nothing could have prepared me for the news that he had stage 3b lung cancer’After her husband Martin died from the disease just five months after being diagnosed, Venetia Quick is urging people to be aware of the symptoms of lung cancerMon Jul 01 2019 - 07:01
Think summer camps are just for kids? Here are some great ones for adults tooLearn to play Irish music or speak the language, to sail, cook, understand wine – and much moreSat Jun 29 2019 - 06:00
Colouring up for cancer: ‘If I had ignored my smear, I don’t know where I would be right now’Cancer survivor Melanie Hearns will be taking part in the Irish Cancer Society’s Colour Dash to raise much-needed fundsWed Jun 19 2019 - 17:01
MND: ‘Although I can no longer play my beloved bass, I can still sing’‘My initial reaction was complete numbness: my body shut down as I tried to comprehend the news’Tue Jun 18 2019 - 17:01
Diagnosed with cancer in your 30s: ‘It felt surreal, like it wasn’t real life’Fit and healthy, everything changed for Deirdre Ruane when she started developing strange symptomsTue Jun 11 2019 - 06:01
Leaving the kids at home for a blissful child-free holiday in LanzaroteThere is something so deliciously relaxing about a few days away sans les enfantsSat Jun 08 2019 - 06:00
Should you take your child out of school early to avail of cheaper summer holidays?Many parents say they can only afford a break during term-time. But experts say children risk losing out on educationTue May 28 2019 - 00:00
‘I hit the ground and I knew I would never walk again’A cycling accident left sports mad Mark Nugent paralysed but he refused to let it stop him from pursuing his athletic goalsFri May 24 2019 - 06:01
Are Irish mammies ready for their children to embrace apprenticeships?Snobbery is one reason why parents are fixated on higher education to the exclusion of all else. But ‘earn-and-learn’ options are making a startling comebackTue May 21 2019 - 00:00
‘I broke down when I realised the future I thought my little boy had was gone’Joshua McCarthy (12) has pachygyria, a very rare and life-limiting brain conditionMon May 20 2019 - 07:01
Aran Islands: A tour for food loversGabriel Faherty shows visitors how Aran Islands Goat’s Cheese is made, and takes them on a food tour of Inish Mór tooSat May 18 2019 - 06:00
