It’s that time of year again. The so-called most depressing day of the year has arrived and with it comes your annual reminder that nobody likes Mondays – especially this one. But while it may be tempting to be consumed by Blue Monday’s gloomy reputation, we’ve prepared 10 articles that might take your mind off that new diet, grey weather, dark evenings and a frustratingly long wait until your next payday.
Although Blue Monday may have been dreamed up by some PR guru or travel company – and many dismiss as nonsensical pseudoscience – it’s a great excuse to share some funny, lighthearted and interesting articles.
If these don’t work, take yourself back to 1987 with New Order’s hit song Blue Monday. The January Blues can’t get to you through all that new wave synth.
Laugh in the time of Corona: Favourite funny books
No, I don't want to read about the bloody plague, thanks. I want to smile, laugh even. if you feel the same way, These might help
Patrick Freyne: My highest ever accolade was being designated fourth toughest boy in fifth class
Schooldays I'll Never Forget: How did I do it? I channelled The A-Team's 'Howling Mad' Murdock
The return of luxury, once-in-a-lifetime holidays
Destinations such as the Maldives set to be popular as 2022 promises a return to long-haul travel
Ross O'Carroll-Kelly: 'Andrea Shotton called me maskier than thou,' Sorcha goes
We're high-fiving over dodging Omicron. It shows you how far the bor has been lowered
Irishisms: A beginner's guide to ructions, dotes, yokes, fierce eejits and mé féiners
This guide will help you not make a bags of Hiberno-English
Murmuration of starlings: How our stunning front-page photograph was taken
James Crombie, press photographer of the year, spent months chasing the perfect shot
Tiny home: How a Cork musician built her own little house for €12,550
Áine Duffy hand-built a secluded home in Cork with help of family and friends
The 20 best places to live in Ireland: What they are like and what they cost
The longlist in the Irish Times Best Place to Live in Ireland 2021 contest
Conor Pope: My summer of Irish staycations cost nearly €10,000
Our Consumer Affairs Correspondent tots up the cost of his summer in Ireland
'I owe my life to Paddy': Mayo pub mystery unlocks the spirit of a small town
Fiona Murphy's late father religiously stopped at one Swinford pub, she finally solved the puzzle
