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Agenda
A selection of human interest reporting, interviews, opinion and lifestyle features.
‘I spent €5,000 a year on cigarettes’: How one Dubliner kicked the habit
Robyn Sadlier found support of HSE Quit team’s cessation coach invaluable after 20 years of smoking
My friend sends me a dizzying list of pills for what she calls ‘biohacking perimenopause’
My generation prefers to trust the hive mind to the health system when it comes to caring for our bodies and minds. The results can be mixed
I long to escape the tyranny of yoga, fruit and my weekly glycolic peel
Women as carers; we know this story well, we’ve watched it crush female potential since the start of history but ... now there’s something even more insidious — the self-care industry
A neuropsychologist’s view on how to thrive in an angry, unpredictable world
All emotions serve an evolutionary purpose — the key is not to hide from anger, but to harness it productively
Christmas is associated with drinking in a manner that would be outrageous any other time of year
If you’re trying to avoid alcohol too, remember that this is all temporary. Granny’s glass of sherry at 10am - temporary. Uncle asleep in the boot room on St Stephen’s day - funny and temporary
Love and the housing crisis: Living together because the rent is too high
To what extent has the fabric of our intimate lives in post-recession Ireland been shaped by the real economy?
Look out ladies. Elon Musk has plans for your womb
The pronatalist movement has roots in creepy tradwife visions, but does that matter if it leads to financial supports for families?
At home there’s an apron with the slogan ‘Calor Housewife of the Year 1985′
The reality for participants in the Housewife of the Year contest was a far cry from the aspirational tradwife trend on Instagram
‘This keeps me awake at night’: How will Ireland’s climate worsen over the next 20 years?
The speed of decline in the ocean current system known as Amoc will determine whether Ireland can adapt or face catastrophic impacts
Stop doomscrolling and read this instead. Your brain will thank you
A neuropsychologist on how to cope when the world is in turmoil
How you should dress, eat, sleep: We live in the age of peak advice that nobody wants
There are endless books and apps and influencers whose entire purpose is to tell you how to live. The phrase 'the blind leading the blind' comes to mind
If you need a reason to stay in bed this bank holiday, here’s what too little sleep is doing to you
There’s a good reason why the Guinness World Records team has banned attempts to stay awake
‘Organise childcare’ means one of two things: ask Granny or take a day off work
Unless you have a reliable and obliging childminder willing to shift their schedule to accommodate the whims of Simon Harris, the election is yet another headache for parents
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
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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Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices