10 things to do in Ireland this May bank holiday weekendDress up as a nun, swim the Shannon, listen for a corncrake or take in some jazzThu May 02 2019 - 23:05
A daily wonder – the enduring magic of the sound of birdsong at dawnDerek Mooney’s Dawn Chorus programme will once again share the treat with radio listenersSat Apr 27 2019 - 06:00
What is lifestyle medicine, and how it can benefit youDr Beth Frates’s five steps for doctors to prescribe lifestyle changes to patientsThu Apr 25 2019 - 07:01
What is a sustainable community and how do we become one?Other European countries, government websites and the 6 Rs will show us howThu Apr 25 2019 - 00:00
‘The grief following the death of your child lasts a lifetime’Jimmy Edmonds and Jane Harris needed film and other grieving parents after son’s deathTue Apr 23 2019 - 17:01
Social farming: a harvest for us allExposure to the land can help those with disabilities, mental health issues or dementiaThu Apr 18 2019 - 07:01
Have a great outdoors EasterWalk, climb, cycle or simply sit in the outdoors this EasterSat Apr 13 2019 - 06:00
How cystic fibrosis impacts me: four people tell their storiesA school pupil, college student, working professional and new mother tell usWed Apr 10 2019 - 17:01
Dublin turns to Vienna for affordable housing solutionVienna has developed a hugely successful housing rental model that could work hereTue Apr 09 2019 - 00:00
Can food sharing initiatives reduce food waste?Trinity College research assesses viability of global trend of growing, cooking and sharing foodThu Apr 04 2019 - 06:00
Campuses where everyone is a student of natureSeveral Irish universities provide the public with maps and audio guides to biodiversitySat Mar 30 2019 - 06:00
Edible straws could replace single-use plastic itemsUCD-led project aims to reduce food waste to landfill and plastic pollutionFri Mar 29 2019 - 17:35
Majority of cancer patients in Ireland don’t see a dietician as part of treatmentStudy finds half of cancer patients have a diet-related problemThu Mar 28 2019 - 16:08
Will an opt-out register improve rates of organ donation?Government proposes legislation which will assume people consent to giving major organsWed Mar 27 2019 - 07:01
The service station smartphone app for disabled driversThanks to Niall El-Assaad getting a tank top-up has never been easier for wheelchair usersThu Mar 14 2019 - 17:01
Getting to the virtual heart of a pressing cardiac problemA virtual heart failure clinic enables GPs speak to a hospital-based consultant cardiologistTue Mar 12 2019 - 17:01
Matt Haig: How to survive in this age of anxietyThe author on the benefits of stripping back to the ‘acoustic version’ of lifeSat Mar 09 2019 - 07:00
What a dump – the landfills that became parksThe worldwide trend of converting former landfills to public parks is slowly gaining ground in IrelandSat Mar 09 2019 - 06:00
Trinity College Dublin stubs out outdoor smoking on campusFrom National No Smoking Day onwards, TCD will become a tobacco-free campusTue Mar 05 2019 - 14:01
Bringing sustainability in universities up to the next levelDo sustainability rankings work or are they just self-congratulatory gestures?Thu Feb 28 2019 - 06:00
Learning to live with visual impairment from inherited disorderRare conditions presented Patrick Cotterell with challenges he has learned to manageMon Feb 25 2019 - 04:01
The doctor who treats the problems of modern lifestylesDr Rangan Chatterjee believes stress has become a major problem for many peopleThu Feb 21 2019 - 17:01
‘People thought I was a smoker but a genetic disorder caused my breathlessness’Shortness of breath and frequent nose bleeds can be symptoms of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasiaWed Feb 20 2019 - 07:01
Pollardstown Fen: A hidden nature reserve in Co KildareTranquil peatland which is home to variety of rare species is a beautiful place to visitSat Feb 16 2019 - 06:00
PKU: ‘At first, I thought I was the only one feeling like this’Failure to keep diet in check can result in anxiety, memory loss and tirednessTue Feb 12 2019 - 17:01
Kerry O’Flaherty: ‘You have to set yourself realistic targets and goals’Olympic runner Kerry O’Flaherty on motivation, training and supporting other runnersSat Feb 09 2019 - 06:01
Environment benefits from blooming interest in native flowers‘We need to let nature back in or we risk losing its vital free services’Sat Feb 09 2019 - 06:00
Epilepsy, seizures and sport: ‘It’s about normalising life and taking the stigma away’It’s frightening to see a child having a seizure but there are plenty of ways you can helpMon Feb 04 2019 - 17:01
It’s Ireland’s deadliest cancer – so why aren’t we more sympathetic?Nine out of 10 cases are caused by smokingMon Jan 28 2019 - 10:01
The man who wants to drag environmentalism back to natureEden Project co-founder says establishment is getting response to climate change wrongSat Jan 26 2019 - 06:00
New equipment erases need for long-term reminders of cancerNo more body markings for St Vincent’s breast cancer patientsThu Jan 24 2019 - 07:01
Irish grassroots activists leading the climate change uprisingLack of policial action on climate change has spawned a movement of strong, committed environmental activistsSat Jan 19 2019 - 06:00
‘Complexity’ of fatal foetal abnormality diagnosis underlinedDoctors and politicians say medical professionals not legislators should make decisionSat Jan 19 2019 - 00:03
How Irish universities are involved in their students’ healthThe international healthy campuses initiative encourages healthy lifestyles for those at third levelFri Jan 18 2019 - 07:01
Call for better awareness of ‘quiet cancers’Neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) are still widely unknown but relatively commonFri Jan 11 2019 - 07:01
Living Architecture: Investigating the interface between biology and architecture – a new vision for homes and citiesLiving organisms can be used in the construction of buildings and to heat and light themThu Dec 27 2018 - 06:00
Beware the ghost of Christmases past: Nostalgia can be oppressivePsychologist warns against being too attached to tradition and leaving work pile upThu Dec 20 2018 - 17:01
Health Board: Upcoming conferences, talks, campaigns and eventsAvoid poisoning, ring in new year quietly, give blood, attend talks and quit smokingSun Dec 16 2018 - 03:01
Doctor warns about painkillers after Brian O’Driscoll revelations‘We shouldn’t be surprised elite sports players take prescription painkilling medications’Thu Dec 06 2018 - 15:10
Responding to climate change good for our healthPolicymakers should grasp ‘greatest global health opportunity’ of 21st century’Thu Dec 06 2018 - 01:26
Coping with serious illness is child’s playFor young patients at Our Lady’s in Crumlin, the hospital’s play specialists are crucially important in aiding recoveryWed Dec 05 2018 - 17:01
How Waterford uses the arts to heal minds as well as heartsIreland’s longest running arts and health organisation the Waterford Healing Arts Trust is making a real differenceMon Dec 03 2018 - 05:01
The farms that let you choose and cut your own Christmas treeIreland faces a Christmas Tree shortage in seven years after the 2018 heatwaveSat Dec 01 2018 - 06:00
More doctors seeking help for mental-health problemsYoung doctors are increasingly suffering from stress, burnout, depression and drugs and alcohol addictionWed Nov 28 2018 - 07:01
COPD: ‘I tell people not to smoke and to live one day at a time’Sufferers of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease speak about how they cope with their conditionTue Nov 20 2018 - 17:01
Health Board: Upcoming conferences, talks, campaigns and eventsPublic seminar on clinical trials, chemsex education course, charity run and moreSun Nov 18 2018 - 05:01
Health Board: Upcoming conferences, talks, campaigns and eventsCancer research, mental health, premature birth and bereavement on the agendaMon Nov 12 2018 - 03:01
