What good are citizen scientists?Can people who volunteer to collect data really help protect the environment?Sat Jan 16 2016 - 01:00
Is a digital detox part of your 2016 wellness plan?If you need to break the cycle of information overload and nonstop distractions, read onTue Jan 05 2016 - 01:00
Why a woodland walk is good for your headWalking in nature, whether it’s in a forest or by the sea, can boost your health and wellbeingSat Jan 02 2016 - 01:00
Get outdoors over the Christmas holidaysThere are numerous fresh-air activities taking place all over the country during the seasonThu Dec 24 2015 - 08:00
Kid's Christmas: Jack and the Beanstalk at The HelixThere is no room for prima donnas and very little space for double entendres and adult-only jokes in this showThu Dec 17 2015 - 05:45
Women in Dublin hold cross-cultural events after Paris attacksMuslim and Christian women meet in Dublin to express a solidarity that transcends religionTue Dec 15 2015 - 01:00
Body image: ‘It’s all a trap to keep us in our place and to slow us down’Attacking a woman’s appearance is part of violence against women, FemFest hearsTue Dec 15 2015 - 01:00
Putting people in green housesWe’re making progress, but Ireland still needs to change how it thinks about sustainable homesSat Dec 12 2015 - 01:00
Story of bereavement takes top spot in St Patrick’s film competitionJason Reddan’s film looks at the story of a young woman after the her brother’s deathWed Dec 09 2015 - 15:14
My Health Experience: The broken bones that put a musical career on hold‘I have been very accident prone . . . I must be the most scarred violininst ever’Tue Dec 08 2015 - 06:00
Event guide: Beautiful and beastly Christmas fun for kidsPantos, ice-skating, workshops and concerts: there’s something for everyoneMon Dec 07 2015 - 06:00
Buildings at Risk: Ammunition fort in Phoenix Park fires up for revivalAn attempt to blow up this historic munitions depot, as a signal for the 1916 Easter Rising, failed and the building has fallen into disrepair. The protected structure has had some work but it needs moreThu Dec 03 2015 - 04:30
My Health Experience: ‘I would be paralysed from the waist down if I didn’t have surgery’It’s five months now since my second surgery and I still feel like I’ve been through the warsTue Dec 01 2015 - 01:00
Taking the initiative in facing up to alcohol addictionDependence on alcohol and other drugs is so prevalent in Ireland that it is often ignored – but the time has come to start a conversation about it, say doctorsTue Dec 01 2015 - 01:00
Is harming the environment a sin?As world leaders prepare for the UN climate summit, religious figures are meeting in Ireland to consider how Pope Francis is influencing the politics of climate changeSat Nov 28 2015 - 04:00
Technology and wellbeing: Mental health needs its place on campusReachout.com study says half of students find online mental health information can be unreliableTue Nov 24 2015 - 01:00
Film brings ‘twilight world’ of dementia into focusMoments of clarity in the midst of confusion: a new film explores the world of people with dementiaTue Nov 17 2015 - 06:00
UN Climate Change Conference: ‘I will be embarrassed to be Irish in Paris’Trócaire, Oxfam Ireland and Friends of the Earth will be watching as world leaders meet for the Cop21 summit. They’re already disappointed by the Government’s ‘inaction’Sat Nov 14 2015 - 01:00
Rural towns may hold answer to Dublin housing shortageHeritage Council suggests incentive to live in historic centresThu Nov 12 2015 - 04:00
Zen and the abstract art of detangling the mindZentangle is a form of meditative drawing that helps people relax their mindsTue Nov 10 2015 - 01:00
Remember that problem with the environment?The environment became an unpopular subject during the economic boom and was barely mentioned during the recession. As ‘The Irish Times’ launches enhanced coverage of environmental issues, we ask campaigners and policymakers how to reframe the messageSat Oct 31 2015 - 01:00
Squatters bring life to old buildingsAn anarchist collective in Dublin city centre has transformed an abandoned 19th century building into a social centre hosting gigs, screenings and workshopsThu Oct 29 2015 - 03:56
Helping Ireland’s old conservatories to shine in all their gloryThe Great Palm House in the National Botanic Gardens and the restored conservatory in Woodstock Gardens form part of our ornate heritageSat Oct 24 2015 - 01:01
Breathing life into historic city buildingsWith the right approach vacant historic buildings in Dublin can be revived for practical useThu Oct 22 2015 - 02:50
Raising awareness of the Cinderella of blood cancersOne small patient-support group is raising the profile of a group of rare cancers of the bone marrowTue Oct 20 2015 - 01:00
Behind the News: Kieran Rose, planning expertNama’s plan to build 20,000 houses will help Dublin’s housing crisis, but the capital faces other hurdles as well, according to the city plannerSat Oct 17 2015 - 01:00
Not mad or bad, just broken: how some people get pushed over the edgeThe world is a harsh place. Let’s bring back kindness and patienceSat Oct 10 2015 - 02:00
Behind the News: Kevin Baird, heritage trusteeThe Irish Heritage Trust is excited to be taking over Strokestown Park and the Irish National Famine Museum, says the trust’s chief executiveSat Oct 10 2015 - 01:00
'I never saw myself as being different from anyone else': where doctors go for helpMedics are just as likely as others to have mental health problems and there is help for themTue Oct 06 2015 - 15:00
Behind the News: Daragh Connolly, pharmacistPharmacists are finding themselves on the front line of crime – and even being stabbed, as one was this weekSat Oct 03 2015 - 01:00
Open House Dublin aims to open eyes and minds to architectureThe popular festival gives the public access to more than 80 buildingsThu Oct 01 2015 - 01:55
Buildings at Risk: Race to stop Shackleton Mill grinding to a haltA 19th century mill, that produced flour until 1998, and Georgian house near Lucan were bought by Fingal County Council in 2002 but their future is in questionTue Sept 29 2015 - 12:40
Diagnose, prescribe, discharge: changing roles in healthcareMany healthcare professionals now have direct responsibilities for patients in challenging circumstances as the hierarchy of general practitioner and consultant-led care begins to change. Three professionals tell Sylvia Thompson about the enormous changes they have experienced in the past decadeTue Sept 29 2015 - 06:00
Behind The News: Young Scientists, Eimear Murphy and Ian O’SullivanIrish students will compete in the Intel science fair in US after impressing judges in MilanSat Sept 26 2015 - 01:00
Smaller plates, tidy worktops: How to redesign your way out of mindless eatingChanging the food environment can encourage people to eat more healthily, almost without them realising itTue Sept 22 2015 - 06:00
Behind the News: Michael McCabe, disability rights activistAt a Dáil vigil this week, people with disabilities – more than one in seven of Ireland’s population – protested against cuts that stop them living independentlySat Sept 19 2015 - 13:00
Teenagers are missing out on clinical trial benefitsAlmost 100 per cent of children with leukaemia take part in clinical trials but the figure drops to 45 per cent for 16 to 23-year-olds, which lessens their chances of being curedTue Sept 15 2015 - 01:00
Behind the News: Pat Carey, Irish Red CrossThe organisation is ready with food, water and shelter for refugees from SyriaSat Sept 12 2015 - 01:00
Giving patients the power to make themselves betterPhysiotherapy is about working with patients to find the solution that best suits themTue Sept 08 2015 - 01:00
Behind the News: Dr Íde Delargy, professional health advocateDoctors, dentists and pharmacists can be slow to seek help for mental-health and substance-abuse problems. A new scheme aims to be on standby with supportSat Sept 05 2015 - 01:00
Behind the News: Aoife Kirwan, MS campaignerAoife Kirwan, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis when she was 23, had to fight to get the medication she neededSat Aug 29 2015 - 01:00
Ireland’s industrial heritage: the past you might not know we hadOur industrial history is often overshadowed by Britain’s. National Heritage Week wants us to celebrate a legacy that paved the way for how we live todaySat Aug 22 2015 - 01:00
Behind The News: Léan Kennedy, Irish Guide DogsNew campaign focuses on right of access for guide and assistance dogs to food premisesSat Aug 08 2015 - 01:00
Breast cancer: could it be treated with drugs alone?Oncologist Arnie Hill says research could see potentially fatal disease become manageable conditionTue Aug 04 2015 - 12:00
Behind the News: Conor Newman, volunteering fanVolunteers are more important than ever to our communities and to our awareness of our past, says the chairman of the Heritage CouncilSat Aug 01 2015 - 01:00
Walking for wellbeing: taking steps to maintain people’s mental healthA new group aims to create natural encounters to help people ’get out of their head and into their body’Tue Jul 28 2015 - 01:00
Caught in the EU’s netWe should be proud of our fisherman – but misguided rules mean it’s a dying trade, according to Cara Rawdon, a trawler skipper in Greencastle, Co DonegalSat Jul 18 2015 - 01:00
Behind the News: Susan Cliffe, Hiqa inspectorThe Health Information and Quality Authority is to start monitoring patient nutrition and hydration, plus use of antimicrobial drugs. What will it involve?Sat Jul 11 2015 - 01:00
Healthy Ireland: What is its mission, and will it be realised?The Department of Health’s health and wellbeing programme may be in need of a roadmap to successTue Jul 07 2015 - 05:00
