Jennifer O’Connell: There are no winners in trans-rights culture warJK Rowling’s tweet launched the latest salvo in a toxic war of wordsSat Jun 13 2020 - 01:00
School just one day a week after the summer? Joe McHugh has got to be kiddingParents know ‘blended learning’ is no substitute for a real education. It sells us all shortFri Jun 12 2020 - 17:15
Lockdown lifted: Summer finally arrives in Dunmore East‘When customers come here for dinner, they don’t want to think about Covid’Tue Jun 09 2020 - 01:00
If there is a defining American value today, it is rageAnger is Trump’s weapon. It’s the reason his lies are not just tolerated, but embracedSat Jun 06 2020 - 01:00
Normal People Class of 2020: The nine college friends in the seriesMeet the ‘Lirheads’: the nine college friends who ended up cast together in Normal PeopleSun May 31 2020 - 06:00
Remaking Ireland: Five positives from the pandemicThe crisis poses huge threats but also shows us ways forward in health, housing, work and lifestyleSat May 30 2020 - 06:00
Jennifer O'Connell: Sil Fox has a point about #MeToo and hashtag justice‘Believe women’ is a trite, reductive slogan that is equally offensive to everyoneSat May 30 2020 - 01:00
Prof Luke O’Neill: ‘It’s definitely beatable, Covid-19’‘Black Death went away, 1918 flu went away, Swine flu went away. It’s beatable, this one’Sun May 24 2020 - 06:00
Going anywhere nice this year? Just back to the 1970s, thanksAfter 10 weeks of abnormality, a belt of the crozier will no longer be enoughSat May 23 2020 - 01:00
Normal People: Marianne’s Italian villa is now available to rent on AirbnbCould it be a perfect spot for your own lingering glances or unspeakably tense dinner party?Thu May 21 2020 - 12:00
Face masks: The definitive guide to when to wear them, how to wash them, and the chin tuckCoronavirus: Now you’ve made your own fabric mask, here are the rules for using itMon May 18 2020 - 15:16
Jennifer O’Connell: Endless dithering on children and education is unconscionableCovid-19 has exposed system’s shortcomings and Government has failed to act effectivelySat May 16 2020 - 01:00
The Johnny Ronan coronavirus videos show an Ireland that never went awayJennifer O’Connell: The footage is unsettling when juxtaposed with closure of Bewley’sSat May 09 2020 - 01:00
When a scientist’s love life is bigger news than Covid-19 deaths, something is wrongProf Neil Ferguson and his girlfriend broke UK lockdown rules. But he’s not a politicianWed May 06 2020 - 13:22
Going for a walk today? These are the rules you need to followJennifer O’Connell has written down the unwritten rules of walking in the age of Covid-19Mon May 04 2020 - 05:00
Fertility treatment and coronavirus: ‘The Covid-19 baby boom jokes are hard to take’Fertility clinics reopen next week. What does that mean for those awaiting treatment?Sat May 02 2020 - 06:00
What happens if Covid-19 shuts off the Irish emigration safety valve?The outlook for Ireland’s young people is particularly bleakSat May 02 2020 - 05:00
What are working parents supposed to do between now and September?It won’t have been Cheltenham-goers or second-home owners who derailed our efforts to beat the virus, but harassed working parents desperate for a childcare solutionSat May 02 2020 - 01:00
Plastic snugs and seats for all: The pub after the pandemicWe won’t have ‘packed pubs’ anytime soon, so how will going for a socially distant pint work?Sat Apr 25 2020 - 06:00
Could New Zealand’s ‘bubble’ strategy offer a way out of lockdown?Plan might help people adhere to coronavirus restrictions as public’s patience wanesSat Apr 25 2020 - 01:00
Meghan and Harry’s tabloid ‘divorce’ won’t turn off the tap of public attentionThe trouble is, the Markle-Sussexes aren’t actually attempting to retreat from public lifeMon Apr 20 2020 - 13:15
After Covid-19: What kind of life will be waiting on the other side?People share their experience of the pandemic and their hopes for life afterwardsSat Apr 18 2020 - 06:00
We need to talk about reopening schools, for everyone’s sakeWe seem to be in danger of delaying the issue of schools reopening until autumn when we should be trying to follow DenmarkSat Apr 18 2020 - 01:00
The Irish town trying to fight back against coronavirusBehind the closed shutters, there is hope and resilience in WaterfordTue Apr 14 2020 - 03:29
Jennifer O’Connell: Beware the benevolent tech billionairesIt is possible to act out of both compassion and self-interest simultaneouslySat Apr 11 2020 - 01:00
‘Humbled’ Andrew McGinley asks supporters to help others in their communitiesBereaved father received more than 1,000 letters and cards after self-isolation appealWed Apr 08 2020 - 14:26
Coronavirus anxiety keeping you awake? Here’s how to get more sleepBad sleep and anxiety feed off each other and deplete immune systems. But there is hopeSat Apr 04 2020 - 06:05
Restarting Ireland: When and how will we ‘get back to normal’?Optimists say July. Others September. We will return – gradually – to a much changed worldSat Apr 04 2020 - 06:00
Jennifer O'Connell: For some people, home is the most dangerous place of allPandemics are good for hard men. Spare a thought for their victimsSat Apr 04 2020 - 01:00
Jennifer O'Connell: Covid-19 is normalising mass surveillance of citizensTrack-and-trace strategy to contain coronavirus uses citizens’ personal dataSat Mar 28 2020 - 00:33
Coronavirus: ‘China is suddenly looking very attractive’Irish man David O’Connor’s business recruiting teachers to work in China is boomingFri Mar 27 2020 - 17:11
Waiting for a coronavirus test: Six days and one hospital visit later, and still no test‘My real problem is lack of communication. I don’t even know if the HSE received the referral’Mon Mar 23 2020 - 16:27
The coronavirus crisis is an opportunity to make the most of our childrenJennifer O'Connell: We all love our kids, but had we forgotten how to enjoy them?Sat Mar 21 2020 - 06:04
Waiting for a coronavirus test in Dublin: ‘My chest is raw. My lungs ache’Odhrán Allen is 47, a lifelong asthma sufferer who ‘ticks the box for every symptom’Fri Mar 20 2020 - 05:05
Coronavirus: How to practise social distancing while queueing and walkingShould you climb into ditches to avoid people, or hide from friends in the supermarket?Thu Mar 19 2020 - 06:04
Jennifer O'Connell: Sole weapon to beat coronavirus is our safe togethernessIf we don’t take drastic social distancing actions, no one will be safe – young or oldWed Mar 18 2020 - 01:04
St Patrick’s Day in Waterford: ‘It was eerie... There were no people on the streets’With unused festival floats and closed shops, the city had no sign of a day of celebrationTue Mar 17 2020 - 17:03
How do we preserve our empathy in the grip of coronavirus?Jennifer O’Connell: How do you navigate tightrope between responsibility and getting on with it?Sat Mar 14 2020 - 06:03
Isolation is never easy. For a person with dementia it’s especially difficultIreland’s largest dementia day care centre is rapidly adapting to coronavirusSat Mar 14 2020 - 06:00
Medics on Ireland's coronavirus frontline: ‘We got protective shields from a hardware shop’GP Geoff Plant says one difficulty for his practice is trying to keep up with changing guidelinesSat Mar 14 2020 - 01:00
How to work from home: set boundaries, bribe your kids, avoid naked partnersWorking from home is not an excuse to wear pyjamas, scoff biscuits and binge-watch TVWed Mar 11 2020 - 06:00
Laura Madden, Weinstein’s Irish victim: I was No 6 on his ‘secret hit list’The words ‘very bitter’ were by her name. Weinstein wanted her investigatedSat Mar 07 2020 - 06:00
Flooding: ‘It will be April before the floodwaters go down’Farmers in Clare and Galway fear they will be forgotten about when the water recedesSat Mar 07 2020 - 02:00
Harvey Weinstein’s Irish whistleblower: ‘I spent my life blaming myself. It was his fault’The assault on Laura Madden occurred in 1992 when he interviewed her in a Dublin hotelThu Mar 05 2020 - 21:06
Harvey Weinstein’s conviction is good. But it hasn’t changed the world‘A rape case is still extremely difficult to win ... Weinstein hasn’t changed that’Sat Feb 29 2020 - 06:00
Coronavirus: Where should you sit on a plane to avoid infection?Only the 11 people nearest an infected passenger have a high probability of getting illFri Feb 28 2020 - 16:00
Why you can’t publish a Weinstein #MeToo story in IrelandIreland’s very restrictive libel regime would have made such reporting very problematicThu Feb 27 2020 - 12:20
Jennifer O’Connell: Why are women in midlife so unhappy?Catholic Ireland told us we didn’t matter. Feminism told us we did. No wonder we’re confusedSat Feb 22 2020 - 06:04
Quizzes, influencers, IRA memes: How Election 2020 was won onlineOnline culture has reshaped the political landscape, but the quality of information variesSat Feb 15 2020 - 06:05
Gwyneth Paltrow’s genius is to recognise something the porn industry has known for yearsI have never understood why the actor gets so much grief, particularly from other womenSat Feb 15 2020 - 06:04
