‘I know how to get people fit’ – how I survived a week of special-forces-style trainingRachel Flaherty: Military fitness week focused on reaching small goals and building confidenceTue Apr 09 2019 - 06:01
After five hours and 35,000 steps across Dublin my sore feet felt goodRachel Flaherty: Finishing a task that I had put off for years was overwhelmingly satisfyingTue Mar 26 2019 - 06:01
Is a lunchtime workout worth the hassle?The changing room is another part of the workout as I shower with lightning speedTue Mar 12 2019 - 06:01
Weight loss became easier when I stopped trying to be perfectRachel Flaherty: It never worked, but I was attached to all-or-nothing dietingTue Feb 26 2019 - 06:01
My unhappy relationship with food and my body, and what I did about itHow journaling gave me back a feeling of being in control of my body and mindTue Feb 12 2019 - 06:01
‘Hiking makes me feel vulnerable but the mountain doesn’t care who you are’A year after Rachel Flaherty realised her relationship with food and fitness had to change, she finds herself on the mountain topMon Jan 28 2019 - 06:01
I’ve fallen in love with running. How did that happen?Rachel Flaherty: It feels alien to yearn for an exercise I’ve thought of as a form of torture for so longSat Jan 26 2019 - 06:00
‘My habits, whether good or bad, have ultimately led to my weight loss’Rachel Flaherty: You don’t need the perfect plan to lose weight – you just need to keep goingTue Jan 15 2019 - 06:01
Firefighters bring Bray fire under control after street shutdownCommuters have been asked to avoid the area on the Main StreetFri Jan 04 2019 - 13:20
Two staff hospitalised after shooting in Dublin takeawayGardaí arrest two men, aged 44 and 18, following the incidentTue Jan 01 2019 - 13:17
Car passenger dies after crash in Co MeathWoman is left seriously injured following separate road incident in the countySat Dec 22 2018 - 21:31
KBC bank branches attacked amid protest outside Dublin headquartersThree attacks on KBC offices in less than 48 hours amid Roscommon eviction controversySat Dec 22 2018 - 17:36
How the hell does an overweight person lose weight without trying over Christmas?Giving myself a break, letting go of the shame and guilt contributed to my weight-lossMon Dec 17 2018 - 06:22
Weight-loss diary: It’s time to face my nemesis – runningI have spent months telling myself I don’t have a body built for running. No moreMon Dec 03 2018 - 06:37
Child alert update: missing three-year-old Jake Jordan found safeMan arrested after child was taken from his home in Wexford in the early hours of Monday morningMon Nov 26 2018 - 10:58
New appeal for information on Robert Sheehan’s murder in 2012‘The smallest piece of information could help close this case and bring justice to the family’Mon Nov 19 2018 - 13:30
Weight-loss: ‘I gained four pounds. My fear of failure returned’One of the challenges of weight-loss is not to overreact when things don’t go to planMon Nov 19 2018 - 06:01
‘What are the best ways to improve my health, lose weight and feel better?’I've spent enough time feeling guilty about food now I want to form new habitsTue Nov 06 2018 - 06:01
Weight Loss: ‘Why are we doing this? Are we nuts? This is terrifying’Zip lining challenge a test of bravery that gave me great sense of achievement afterwardsTue Oct 23 2018 - 06:01
Thousands protest over ‘decades of neglect’ in Tipperary townMarch organiser says 22 retail outlets empty in town which has become an unemployment ‘blackspot’Sun Oct 21 2018 - 14:41
My weight loss is slow and fluctuates but it has stayed offIt was just over a year ago I weighed myself and I was five stone overweightMon Oct 08 2018 - 06:01
My weight-loss plan is driving me up the wallsMy first rock climb proved terrifying and exhilarating in equal measureTue Sept 25 2018 - 06:45
Weight loss: My friend called my fitness holiday a fat campRachel Flaherty: I was incredibly anxious on my first fitness holiday. Would I hold others back?Tue Sept 11 2018 - 06:01
Temperatures to hit 23 degrees as autumn arrivesMany areas dry at first but rain in west will spread to the east coast by eveningSun Sept 02 2018 - 09:48
Two die in separate road crashes in Tipperary and OffalyMotorcyclist (40s) killed on N24 in Tipperary; pedestrian (38) killed outside TullamoreSun Sept 02 2018 - 08:02
Man dies after crash between motorbike and truck on the M1Southbound carriageway reopens between J4 and J5 in DublinWed Aug 29 2018 - 12:04
I’m stuck in the weight loss plateau – three stone gone, two more to goI’ve been the same weight for 120 days and I’m frustrated. Time for a mindset changeTue Aug 21 2018 - 16:58
Higgins says Ireland can take pride in its peacekeeping recordPresident marks World Humanitarian Day by urging Irish people to support policies to help bring an end to poverty and violenceSun Aug 19 2018 - 22:10
Hiker hospitalised after he is hit by falling sheep on Irish mountainA rescue team of 17 people treats the teenager on a steep slope on Slieve BearnaghSun Aug 19 2018 - 16:15
Landlords ignoring rental caps, says housing charityResidential Landlords Association says Daft exaggerating rental increasesFri Aug 17 2018 - 15:52
Weight loss: ‘I lost three stone and I'm stronger now’My relationship with food became warped when I went on my first ‘proper diet’. At 5st overweight, I realised my mindset had to changeThu Aug 16 2018 - 16:53
Family concerned for 57-year-old man missing from DublinPatrick Holland was last seen at his home in Pearse Street on bank holiday MondayWed Aug 08 2018 - 10:14
Gardaí appealing for help to find missing 29-year-old womanRachel Garland was last seen in Dublin city centre on Saturday morningSun Jul 08 2018 - 15:03
Varadkar and May speak after PM secures approval for soft BrexitTaoiseach says he looks forward to seeing detailed proposals for future future EU-UK relationshipSat Jul 07 2018 - 15:22
Urgent recall of frozen vegetables from Irish supermarketsThe Food Safety Authority of Ireland also recalls pestos over salmonella concernsSat Jul 07 2018 - 10:46
Tourists' visits to Ireland up 7.6% in 2018Biggest increase in visitors from North America and EuropeWed Jun 27 2018 - 17:53
Shot fired during armed robbery at a M9 service stationThree men and one woman, all aged in their 20s, were arrested at a house in Carlow townWed Jun 06 2018 - 12:11
Savita’s father calls for repeal as campaigns target undecided‘I hope the people of Ireland will remember the fate of our daughter on the day of the referendum’Sun May 20 2018 - 10:02
Teenager dies after car crash in Co CavanThe 18-year-old died after the car he was driving collided with a second vehicleSat Apr 28 2018 - 09:38
Two men charged over cannabis seizure worth €1.5 millionCo Down drugs haul may be one of Northern Ireland’s largest seizures, says PSNISun Apr 01 2018 - 10:49
Road users urged to be careful as weather warnings issuedHeavy rain and strong winds set to hit on Sunday evening and weather alerts in placeSun Apr 01 2018 - 10:49
Elisha Gault’s mother pays tribute to her ‘beautiful, intelligent baby’Body of 14-year-old girl found on Sunday in River SuirMon Mar 26 2018 - 12:50
‘We just can’t believe it’ - Crosshaven celebrates €5.6m lotto jackpotAre you Ireland’s newest multi-millionaire? Co Cork residents hopeful winner is localSun Mar 25 2018 - 11:54
Pressure mounts on Government to scrap Shane Ross’s judicial Bill‘The AG is correct to describe the Bill as a complete dog’s dinner. The reason it’s a dog’s dinner is because the chef is Shane Ross’Sat Mar 24 2018 - 16:54
Fr Ted fans flock to ‘Craggy Island’ on 20th anniversary of Dermot Morgan’s deathEvents include Priest’s Dance Off, The Lovely Girls competition and Ted’s Got TalentThu Feb 22 2018 - 14:25
Ireland’s top 10 beaches for 2018 revealed by TripadvisorThe travel site users voted beaches in counties Kerry, Cork, Donegal, Galway and Sligo as the bestThu Feb 22 2018 - 08:44
Snow warning extended as gardaí warn of hazardous road conditionsMonday morning commuters warned to leave extra time as temperatures dropSun Feb 11 2018 - 22:03
Snow to sweep over east of country as temperatures fall sharplyMet Éireann warns of frost and ice on roads and footpaths as temperatures drop to -5Mon Feb 05 2018 - 13:11
U2 concert tickets in Dublin sell out as extra Belfast show addedFans enraged as tickets appear on resale sites for hundreds and thousands of euroFri Feb 02 2018 - 13:34
U2 announce concert dates for Dublin and BelfastThe Irish band will play in the 3Arena and SSE Arena this October and NovemberMon Jan 29 2018 - 13:43
