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Make sure you use beef mince with a higher fat content

Simone Gannon rounds up the latest spa and beauty experiences from Galway to Dublin

People seemed more upset with a man missing a game to have a family than with a man who missed a birth for a match

‘I’m just wrecked all the time,’ says the author and entertainment lawyer of her hectic double life

From cockles on crystal bread to red mullet over fire, these are special dishes

Chef Sessions will feature well-known chefs and restaurants across Dublin

Caoimhe Dowling’s menswear collection Bedlam makes its debut at Copenhagen Fashion Week

Take a trip into the mystic to find gargoyles, stone circles and a sense of the otherworldly

Ask Roe: Marriage and children are on the horizon for us but I’ve started to question whether it is what I want

It’s important to recognise the fine line between the gardening jobs that can and can’t be safely carried out at this time of year

From sport-loving clans to outdoorsy adventurers, every family develops its own habits

How to Drink Better: John Wilson has done all the important research so you don’t have to

The key trick with peppers is to pre-roast them with some olive oil and salt

These mushrooms will be delicious with a mixed herb salad

The bulgur wheat can be cooked while the peppers are roasting

It turns out my attention span was never really broken - I just needed to lock my phone in a box

Pregnancy over 40 would once have raised an eyebrow, but not any more. For an increasing number of parents, having a child when they are older is no accident

‘He’s on Tinder. I think he might have gone out on one or two dates with Amie with an -ie’s mother as well’

We want to hear from readers about the places in Ireland they like to visit where they are guaranteed great food experiences

Mayo-born actor on her new play at the Gate Theatre, getting a ‘cringey’ photo with Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders, and coming from a long line of women who ‘live into their 100s’

It’s not just the delicately balanced cycle of the seasons that’s being disrupted, but also our understanding of that cycle

Motherhood in Ireland is changing, with more babies born to women over the age of 40 – and indeed, 45 – than ever before

We want to hear from readers about the places in Ireland they like to visit where they are guaranteed great food experiences

Wine consumption is falling in general, but I expect these slightly different options to be on the rise this year

Simone Gannon on the time-saving winners that make her make-up effortless

The Fabulous Pharmacist Laura Dowling is on a mission to open up the conversation about women’s bodies

The Beckham family conflict gifted us one of the best weeks on the internet - we can’t get enough of other people’s messy relationship dramas

It’s groovy, it’s confident, the room is spectacular and the service is extraordinary

One of Ireland’s most photographed women went from a factory job to a career on the catwalk and the covers of fashion magazines

Ponies, play trails, pilgrimages and Antarctic explorers: These new visitor experiences will help keep your wanderings close to home in 2026

Ask Roe: I left her to go travelling, but I found out she was seeing someone else and I feel really hurt

Journalist’s debut novel is being pitched as Baby Reindeer from the stalker’s perspective

Yes, it would be nice to be able to get a metro from Dublin Airport to the city centre, but let’s not forget the positives

Many roses have been slow to settle into their normal cycle of winter dormancy in milder parts of the country

How to Drink Better: We all know a ‘wine buff’ who deserves to be tested

With cinema-goers flocking to Hamnet, about the life of Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway, Stratford-upon-Avon is bracing itself for an influx of visitors

Rhys Reddin is my outside-centre and possibly best player and I’m including my own kids in that

Last year, I used my phone as respite - doomscrolling, listening to podcasts in the shower and audiobooks while going to sleep

The head gardener at the National Botanic Gardens in Kilmacurragh always had one eye on the past and one on the future

Get off your phone and out into the real world with this inspiring list of screen-free things to do in the year ahead