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I do not want to eat these vegetables, the young man says with his appearance.
Bernard O'Shea: Five things I've learned about counting calories
Counting calories is like watching your bank balance in real-time — except the overdraft is biscuits, and the interest rate is guilt

Thu, 17 Jul, 2025

Karen Byrne and Jake Carter celebrate their engagement at local pub
Karen Byrne and Jake Carter celebrate their engagement at local pub
The pair met in 2018 when Carter was partnered with professional dancer Byrne on the hit dancing show Dancing With the Stars

Thu, 17 Jul, 2025

My Wedding Day with Niamh Hogan: 'We didn’t have any rings, we got matching tattoos instead'
S My Wedding Day with Niamh Hogan: 'We didn’t have any rings, we got matching tattoos instead'
Founder of Holos Skincare Niamh Hogan married her husband Paul in 2017 in an unconventional but meaningful ceremony that celebrated their family

Wed, 16 Jul, 2025

Country singer Lisa McHugh shares neurological disorder diagnosis
Country singer Lisa McHugh shares neurological disorder diagnosis
The singer-songwriter recently learned that she has Functional Neurological Disorder after “an incredibly scary” and “very difficult" few weeks spent in the hospital

Wed, 16 Jul, 2025

'Things are going to get a whole lot busier': Broadcaster Anna Geary announces pregnancy
'Things are going to get a whole lot busier': Broadcaster Anna Geary announces pregnancy
The former camogie captain, broadcaster, and author shared the exciting news with her fans on social media

Tue, 15 Jul, 2025

Discover Ireland's hidden gems with these memorable guided tours
Discover Ireland's hidden gems with these memorable guided tours
There are many ways to explore Ireland, and guided tours offer a unique insight into our culture, history, and landscape. We spoke to three seasoned tour guides to learn what makes a truly memorable experience for visitors and locals alike

Mon, 14 Jul, 2025

I'm just living the green life
Caitríona Redmond: What is dynamic pricing, and how will it affect the weekly shop?
According to the Collins English Dictionary, dynamic pricing is the practice of offering goods at a variable price depending on the level of demand, customer, or the state of the weather.

Mon, 14 Jul, 2025

Unhappy woman feel lonely in crowd
Vanishing act: The realities and impacts of ghosting on those left behind
Dominic Pettman's experience of witnessing his father's brother ghost his family has led to a life-long fascination with the act of ghosting. He chats to Suzanne Harrington about the age-old practice.  

Sun, 13 Jul, 2025

Sad young girl feeling lonely sit alone in coffee shop
Dear Dáithí: My future in-laws are freezing me out — what should I do?
"It’s easy to see where the conflict is coming from on your side. You’ve been placed outside the gang by his family — they are treating you unfairly, they don’t see you on the same level, and an uncertainty has been cast over you by them."

Sun, 13 Jul, 2025

Saturday with Virtue Shine: If I wasn’t in the West of Ireland, I’d love to be in Ghana's Aburi mountains
Saturday with Virtue Shine: If I wasn’t in the West of Ireland, I’d love to be in Ghana's Aburi mountains
"The first thing I do, as I do every morning, is check in on my children to make sure everyone is well. I check in with myself too."

Sat, 12 Jul, 2025

EMMA & CIAN
Wedding of the Week: Cork couple Emma and Cian's dream big day in Kerry castle 
Emma Barry Murphy, Wellington Road, Cork, and Cian Griffin, Carrigrohane, Cork, are wed in Ballyseede Castle Hotel, Co Kerry

Sat, 12 Jul, 2025

My Life: Jerry Lee Lewis borrowed cash from me. I never got my fiver back
My Life: Jerry Lee Lewis borrowed cash from me. I never got my fiver back
Our Spotify was a wireless with a choice between opera or crooners like Bing Crosby. 

Sat, 12 Jul, 2025

What a Difference a Day Makes: I was given a second chance after a stroke at 47
S What a Difference a Day Makes: I was given a second chance after a stroke at 47
Cauvery Madhavan’s latest book is The Inheritance - she’s at the West Cork Literary Festival tomorrow at 11.20am in Bantry Bookshop.

Sat, 12 Jul, 2025

Diary of a Gen Z Student: Put a sock on it, millennials — think of the children (me)
Diary of a Gen Z Student: Put a sock on it, millennials — think of the children (me)
"From what I’ve seen in historical documents, like the stacks of early 2000s magazines in the attic of my house, ankle socks were once the ‘it’ thing."

Fri, 11 Jul, 2025

Influencer Annalivia Hynds marries long-term partner Ruairi McGivern in hometown of Newry
Influencer Annalivia Hynds marries long-term partner Ruairi McGivern in hometown of Newry
The couple, who are well-known on social media, tied the knot in Newry this week 

Fri, 11 Jul, 2025

Teens in circle holding smart mobile phones - Multicultural young people using cellphones outside - Teenagers addicted to new te
Bernard O'Shea: There are five types of social-media user — which one are you?
Forget horoscopes or your closest friend — your phone knows you better

Thu, 10 Jul, 2025

My Wedding Day with Sabina Brennan: 'We had our reception in the most beautiful room at Clontarf Castle'
S My Wedding Day with Sabina Brennan: 'We had our reception in the most beautiful room at Clontarf Castle'
Neuroscientist Sabina Brennan looks back on her 1987 wedding, which included a TV crew, a ripped dress, and a missing father-in-law

Tue, 08 Jul, 2025

Grandmacore: Why Gen Z is embracing old-fashioned slow hobbies
Grandmacore: Why Gen Z is embracing old-fashioned slow hobbies
‘Grandmacore’ is taking social media by storm, as Gen Z finds inspiration and comfort in a host of hands-on, old-fashioned skills, writesDeirdre McArdle

Tue, 08 Jul, 2025

Derry Fleming: 'Losing three friends to cancer made me realise you have to live while you can'
Derry Fleming: 'Losing three friends to cancer made me realise you have to live while you can'
The viral father and son duo from Co Kerry tell Jenny McEntegart about their social media success, Tadhg’s life as a new dad, and why Derry is embracing retirement

Tue, 08 Jul, 2025

Woman Unsatisfied with Internet Order Receiving Bad Shoes
Caitríona Redmond: These are the red flags to look for when buying online
Buying from online community marketplaces can be full of pitfalls

Mon, 07 Jul, 2025

Whatever happens, I'm with you
Dear Dáithí: I have a life-changing disease, but I don't want to tell my family
"I think you should pick a day and time and go for it. You probably know yourself which one of them to call, just do it."

Mon, 07 Jul, 2025

Aisling Rawle: 'I feel like we’re living in The Truman Show'
Aisling Rawle: 'I feel like we’re living in The Truman Show'
Aisling Rawle's debut novel - written in a six week 'fever dream' - has already earned rave reviews on both sides of The Atlantic and been named Good Morning America's book club pick for July. Aoife Barry meets the Leitrim woman behind one of this summer's must-reads.

Sun, 06 Jul, 2025

Run in the Dark's Mark Pollock: 'I don't know what the next South Pole is yet'
Run in the Dark's Mark Pollock: 'I don't know what the next South Pole is yet'
Sudden onset blindness spurred Mark Pollock to become an adventure athlete, and when a fall from a second-story window damaged his spinal cord he had a new mission — to cure paralysis. Now, as he calls a day on his Run in the Dark global fundraiser, he tells Noel Baker about his next chapter

Sun, 06 Jul, 2025

Wedding of the Week: 'When we met, I had a black eye and his ear was stitched together' 
Wedding of the Week: 'When we met, I had a black eye and his ear was stitched together' 
Kristine Reidy and Keith Lacey were married at St Mary's Church, Feohanagh, Co Limerick, and held their reception in Fitzgeralds Woodlands House Hotel & Spa, Adare

Sat, 05 Jul, 2025

My Saturday with Donncha O'Callaghan: Mum made sure we stayed really tight after my dad died
My Saturday with Donncha O'Callaghan: Mum made sure we stayed really tight after my dad died
'We go to mass at 6pm in St. Columba’s in Douglas. If you make a decision to get involved with baptisms, communions and confirmations, I think you’ve got to buy in a bit too'

Sat, 05 Jul, 2025

My Life: UCC's Stephen Bean - 'I found friendship in a leper colony'
My Life: UCC's Stephen Bean - 'I found friendship in a leper colony'
The retired filmmaker opens up about a formative experience that shaped his relationships

Sat, 05 Jul, 2025

Diary of a Gen Z Student: The differences between Irish and Portugese men when it comes to flirting
Diary of a Gen Z Student: The differences between Irish and Portugese men when it comes to flirting
"Browsing in a shop, ordering a coffee, reapplying sun cream, burning my feet on scorching hot sand. Everything was an opportunity for love, I soon learned."

Fri, 04 Jul, 2025

What a Difference a Day Makes: Selling my business to prioritise my young son after an ADHD diagnosis
S What a Difference a Day Makes: Selling my business to prioritise my young son after an ADHD diagnosis
Scientist, entrepreneur and mother-of-one Dr Barbara Paldus tells Helen O’Callaghan about the life-changing decision to sell her business and prioritise her son, after he’d been diagnosed with ADHD and doctors warned he was at risk of very serious self-harm.

Thu, 03 Jul, 2025

'It was not an easy decision': Singer-songwriter Garron Noone cancels remainder of Irish tour
'It was not an easy decision': Singer-songwriter Garron Noone cancels remainder of Irish tour
The Mayo native posted a statement on his official Facebook page, Garron Music, on Tuesday evening

Wed, 02 Jul, 2025

'A journey I never imagined': Irish designer Jennifer Wrynne shares cancer diagnosis
'A journey I never imagined': Irish designer Jennifer Wrynne shares cancer diagnosis
The 36-year-old said she discovered a lump “by complete accident” and encouraged women to check their breasts regularly

Wed, 02 Jul, 2025

My Wedding Day with Fair City's Lynseyann Mulvey-Bowe: ‘We had 50 guests — it was intimate'
S My Wedding Day with Fair City's Lynseyann Mulvey-Bowe: ‘We had 50 guests — it was intimate'
A couple on our screens in Fair City and in real life, Lynseyann Mulvey and Karl Bowe tied the knot in an intimate wedding on the Cilento Coast in Italy.

Tue, 01 Jul, 2025

Capital FM Summertime Ball 2025 - Wembley Stadium
Jessie J says she ‘misses being active mum’ as she recovers from cancer surgery
The 37-year-old shared an update after her surgery.

Tue, 01 Jul, 2025

No Name Clubs: Helping Cork teenagers navigate modern life
No Name Clubs: Helping Cork teenagers navigate modern life
No Name Clubs are a safe space for all young people, and research has shown that they have a profound, long-term affect on their members, writes Gemma Fullam

Mon, 30 Jun, 2025

Different pronouns in a questionnaire
Dear Dáithí: My teenager is using new pronouns — how can I be supportive?
"...we must be there for our children. I know a lot of people think that this is some kind of fad, or young people trying to be different, and will eventually go away. It won’t, and we need to deal with it."

Mon, 30 Jun, 2025

Hands putting segregated household garbage to separate trash bins - plastic, cardboard, bio, metal and glass.
Caitríona Redmond: Make sure you're disposing of refuse properly — you might save a few bob
Check your bins to make sure you’re disposing of your refuse correctly. You will reduce the risk of a hefty fine and the internal mortification of receiving a photo of your own rubbish.

Mon, 30 Jun, 2025

Wedding of the Week: Cork couple head 'over the rainbow' for Kerry castle celebration 
Wedding of the Week: Cork couple head 'over the rainbow' for Kerry castle celebration 
Alison Driscoll and Alan Bell are wed in Ballyseede Castle, Tralee, Co Kerry 

Sat, 28 Jun, 2025

My Saturday with Maïa Dunphy: I try to stay off social media at weekends
My Saturday with Maïa Dunphy: I try to stay off social media at weekends
"Breakfast is eggs on toasted McCambridges brown bread, and sometimes half an avocado, because I’m financially reckless."

Sat, 28 Jun, 2025

Diary of a Gen Z Student: I'm just naturally this pale — and fake tan is more effort than it's worth
Diary of a Gen Z Student: I'm just naturally this pale — and fake tan is more effort than it's worth
"Fake tan is a part of our culture — like Guinness, and being shouted at for leaving the immersion on."

Fri, 27 Jun, 2025

Couple Whispering
Bernard O'Shea: Five things I've learned to whisper around the kids
Children are lovely until they start quoting you verbatim at the school gate.

Thu, 26 Jun, 2025

Donie O’Sullivan wins Emmy — but ‘still no South Kerry Championships’
Donie O’Sullivan wins Emmy — but ‘still no South Kerry Championships’
The Kerry man has been working with CNN since 2016

Thu, 26 Jun, 2025

Young Woman Expressing Frustration While Covering Her Ears Against a Bright Yellow Backdrop
Richard Hogan: Why we all lose our temper — and what it really means
"Losing your temper isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but if it is constant in your life, well then it can significantly impact on your mental and physical health"

Thu, 26 Jun, 2025

Lauren Sanchez,Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos alters Venice wedding plans after threat of inflatable crocodiles
Amazon founder reportedly forced to change venue for his wedding celebrations in Italian city

Wed, 25 Jun, 2025

My Wedding Day with Kirsten Mate Maher: I didn't worry about rain — Carlow Weather said it’ll be fine
S My Wedding Day with Kirsten Mate Maher: I didn't worry about rain — Carlow Weather said it’ll be fine
Kirsten Mate Maher, the 2018 Rose of Tralee, reflects on her wedding to Ger Butler

Tue, 24 Jun, 2025

mom and daughters sitting on a rock
I went on a post-Leaving Cert holiday with my son, here's how we got on
After the Leaving Cert, teenagers traditionally go on sun holidays with peers to unwind, but some are opting to go with family, instead, to eschew the partying and to ease in to adulthood, says Arlene Harris

Tue, 24 Jun, 2025

group of happy young people dancing at the beach on beautiful summer sunset
How to prepare your teenager for a safe post-Leaving Cert holiday
Going abroad with their friends is an opportunity for growth, but it is not without its risks, and parents will have their concerns, says Arlene Harris

Tue, 24 Jun, 2025

'It's been very healing': Corkman's 170km walk raises €20k for parental bereavement charities
'It's been very healing': Corkman's 170km walk raises €20k for parental bereavement charities
Corkman Finbarr Buttimer set out on a walk from Cork city to Dingle last week - as his journey comes to a close midweek, he's raised nearly €20,000 for parental loss charities Féilecáin and FirstLight - ten times the target amount

Mon, 23 Jun, 2025

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