Back to school costs: Handy tips you can use to ease the financial burden
It’s an expensive time of year, but resourceful use of WhatsApp uniform swap shops and taking stock of usable existing items are among ways of cutting back
Middle-aged, middle-class cocaine use: ‘Even if he stopped today, I don’t know would we ever get him back’
Once seen as a young person’s drug, cocaine has become much more prevalent among older age groups and across all strata of society, at weddings, in pubs and at work events
Paul Newman: ‘He was kind of like a big kid himself. He just loved to play,’ daughter says
Clea Newman says working for the children’s charity network, which includes Barretstown, is her full-time passion
We couldn’t afford Rome due to our ridiculous number of children. Galway it was
I still feel 25, never mind 25 years married, though my right hip begs to differ
A summer of down time: how can three months with nothing to do be good for teenagers?
We often hear how it’s good for kids to be bored, but surely that depends on how long it’s for
The loss of never becoming a grandparent: ‘You always assume it’s going to happen to you’
Parenting Taboos: It’s normal to feel a sense of loss if you know you won’t have grandchildren, but it’s important to respect your adult children’s decisions
The summer juggle: How to work while the kids are off
Hurray for no more homework, lunchboxes or hurried school mornings. But boohoo for the panic and stress of school holidays
Irish influencers trolled on Tattle Life: ‘They said I’m a bad mum. That I’m ugly. They wrote my address on it’
Social media influencers in Ireland have been the subject of ‘horrific’ commentary on the gossip website, including about their children.
A walk down memory lane in front of the TV took a darker turn
Jen Hogan: A family viewing of Housewife of the Year proved to be an eye-opening experience
John Simpson: ‘It’s been great to watch how Ireland went from a pretty backward country to a real powerhouse in Europe’
Veteran journalist and broadcaster, now 80, on the dangers of his profession and his continuing affinity with Ireland
Ireland’s young adults on the future: ‘We are lost, forgotten about, no prospects’
From the housing crisis and precarious work to putting off big life decisions such as marriage and children, four people aged 19-37 are wary of what’s ahead
‘I’ll be grand,’ I reassured my concerned child and headed on my merry way
It’s not something I’ve ever enjoyed – my own company, or walking for no reason
Ireland’s rising rents: ‘Our budget would have been €1,300 a month, there isn’t even anything listed for that’
With rents across the State rising at the fastest rate in decades, people tell us about the challenges tenants face
Wills and family fall-outs: ‘Money and grief bring out the worst in people’
The absence of a will or a poorly prepared one can result in bitter disputes between surviving family members. Six people share tales of conflict and resentment
‘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