‘I only want a part-time relationship. Can I put my kids through a second marriage break-up?’
Tell Me About It: ‘I am very physically attracted to my husband, and this makes it hard to actually leave’
Advice
Motors Q&A: Do I owe VAT on a car from Northern Ireland?
Practical advice on your motoring queries, from buying, selling or issues you have with your current car
‘Getting around to it is the thing’: A new system to register enduring power of attorney
Families can take steps before a health crisis prevents a loved one from making their own decisions. There are three pillars of planning ahead
‘I’m married but have fallen in love with a woman at work’
Ask Roe: ‘Should I try to get counselling for our marriage, or just go with what I feel is right?’
‘I have two problems, feel under terrible pressure and lack the resources to fix either’
Tell Me About It: ‘I feel very strongly that I am being pushed out by the organisation. I won’t go though’
Existing tenants won’t allow us access to view the home we hope to buy. What can we do?
Landlord says tenants will not permit prospective purchasers to view property while they remain in situ
What are the best affordable cars for short trips?
Motors help desk: Practical advice on your motoring queries, from buying and selling to issues with your current car
‘What can we do to help our anxious son through his last exams?’
Ask the Expert: ‘He knows the stuff, but he can panic on the day of exams’
‘My husband was married before and I feel like I’m sloppy seconds’
Ask Roe: How can I trust my husband’s love and commitment, when he has offered it all to someone else before? I am really very scared
‘It’s like my husband has got himself an AI therapist. He says he now feels fully heard’
‘Suddenly there’s no longer just two of us in this relationship, and I now feel very judged by AI’
How to import a camper van in Ireland
Motors help desk: Practical advice on your motoring queries, from buying and selling to issues with your current car
‘The lift in our apartment building hasn’t been working for weeks. What can we do?’
We live on fourth floor with a toddler and having to climb flights of stairs many times a day is affecting our lives
‘My husband is more emotionally intimate with his female therapist than he is with me’
Ask Roe: ‘I hear them laughing. When I mention this, he says I am invading his privacy by overhearing’
‘How can I grow columbine plants in my flower beds?’
Use a combination of sowing techniques to increase your chances of success
What are the best options for replacing an 11-year-old diesel?
Motors help desk: Practical advice on your motoring queries, from buying and selling to issues you have with your current car
‘I can’t believe I let this wonderful woman slip through my fingers’
Tell Me About It: We had a huge row where I accused her parents of scheming against me
‘My toddler constantly touches her baby sister’s head, sometimes roughly’
Ask the Expert: ‘How can we support her to change this habit while waiting for support from an occupational therapist?’
My neighbour has been cultivating land they don’t own. What can be done?
The land they are claiming borders the public domain
‘My wife lets the children sleep in our bed while I am kicked out to the guest room every night’
Ask Roe: I was away for work for a while and the children started sleeping in our room every night. I feel excluded
‘I’ve helped people clear debt for 30 years’ – here’s how to tackle it
Better with Money with Aideen Finnegan
‘I recently met a fantastic man through work. He is divorced, but I am married’
‘My husband is a good man. It’s just there is nothing there between us any more’
Why are some insurance companies refusing to quote imports?
Motors help desk: Practical advice on your motoring queries, from buying and selling to issues you have with your current car
I have a disability and worry about escaping from my apartment in the event of a fire
Would my apartment management company be at fault if the building went on fire and I died?
‘Will we need planning permission to install a staircase to our attic?’
‘I am conscious of possible planning and building regulation implications and resale considerations’
‘I take hours to orgasm and my husband can’t last that long’
Ask Roe: Our current approach upsets me because I feel my man doesn’t want to continue for my pleasure or orgasm
‘An older man was chatting up my date, I’m humiliated and reluctant to let it go’
Tell Me About It: I actually thought we were in a relationship and I am reluctant to let it go
There is damp in our attic following an insulation upgrade. Am I right to be concerned?
‘The company that installed the insulation said this was a normal effect in cold weather’
Will the Chinese brands roll over the big premium players? It could go one of two ways
Motors help desk: Practical advice on your motoring queries, from buying and selling to issues you have with your current car
Why planning is so important for your home renovation
People frequently underestimate the impact and the cost of smaller, less obvious decisions
‘My husband wants our child in mainstream schooling, but I want to look at alternatives’
Ask the Expert: She’s quite artistic, funny and highly emotionally intelligent, but struggles academically at school
The person looking to buy my house wants a €75,000 discount
Property Clinic: Potential buyer has surveyor’s report saying my property requires remedial work
‘I’m a man in my 40s and feel like I don’t have any real friendships’
Ask Roe: I always make an effort to fit in, but I worry this is now coming across as desperate
‘My partner keeps asking for an open relationship’
Tell Me About It: ‘He says we are boring and as consenting adults we can expand our sex life into something more exciting’
Volvo told me not to fully charge my new EV due to fault – what now?
Motors help desk: Practical advice on your motoring queries, from buying and selling to issues you have with your current car
The lift in my apartment building is broken and there’s no money to repair it. What can I do?
Property Clinic: I pay into the sinking fund every year but there isn’t enough money to cover the required works
‘My husband says he just wants to live together as friends’
Ask Roe: ‘He repeatedly reassured me we were not in trouble but now he is saying I am the problem’
‘I don’t know if I trust my husband any more. Should I hire an investigator?’
Tell Me About It: I know when he is not being honest after 30 plus years together
I want to do a simple extension on my three-bed semidetached house. How do I keep the costs down?
Property Clinic: I’ve read that even ‘simple’ extensions can run over budget or fall foul of regulations
How should I replace a 26-year-old diesel ‘jeep’?
Motors help desk: Practical advice on your motoring queries, from buying and selling to issues you have with your current car
‘My daughter gets anxious and overwhelmed, and it can escalate into angry outbursts’
Ask the Expert: When the meltdown is over, she doesn’t understand why she was so angry
‘I’m very clear on dating apps that I want love. The dates agree initially but then disappear’
Ask Roe: Much to the dismay of my nervous system, situationships seem to have become the default setting
How can I get rid of scutch in my favourite flower bed?
It comes back again with a vengeance whenever I dig it out
‘I asked the woman in the bookshop on a date and she bolted. I feel mortified’
Tell Me About It: ‘Did I misread what I took as inviting signals?’
Here are the cars worth importing from the UK to Ireland in 2026
Motors help desk: Practical advice on your motoring queries, from buying and selling to issues you have with your current car
Birds nesting above my apartment balcony are waking me up at 5am. What can I do?
Property Clinic: These birds are very loud and disruptive. Can they be removed?
How to get over a family feud: ‘I’ve shed a lot of tears over how my sisters treated me’
In today’s world where oversharing seems to be mandatory, many people take to social media to air grievances
‘My partner’s blunt communication style is grating on my nerves. Should we break up?’
Ask Roe: How my partner expresses himself is starting to take from my enjoyment of the relationship. What should I do?
‘My close friend is marrying a good-looking man who uses people – should I say something?’
Tell Me About It: I really love my friend and worry that if I say anything she will be hugely hurt and push me away
Can an EV replace a VW Golf GTD estate?
Motors help desk: Practical advice on your motoring queries, from buying, selling or issues you have with your current car
‘My son has intense meltdowns, including hitting, when asked to do reasonable things’
Ask the Expert: Things can escalate so quickly that it is frightening
‘I have four children and feel overwhelmed all the time’
Ask Roe: At 53, I feel like a hamster on a wheel. I’m stressed, anxious and resentful of taking on more tasks, even if they are essential
‘I’m on the verge of walking away from my friend who seems to be a narcissist’
Tell Me About It: I was aware they had become distant from other friends in the past, but never knew exactly why
Which small used automatic car is best for a learner driver?
Practical advice on your motoring queries, from buying, selling or issues you have with your current car
‘Our children are grown and I don’t know what is left in our marriage without them’
Ask Roe: If the distance between you feels considerable, that does not necessarily mean the relationship is over
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Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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