Lifestyle
News from Ireland
Ellen Keane: ‘My ex-boyfriend and I co-parent our two dachshunds — he slags me because I treasure one more than the other ’
The former Paralympic swimmer on the freedom of retirement from sport, developing coeliac disease, and her dre…
Three to try: Super non-alcoholic spritzes to tickle your taste buds
This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. The action you just performed …
Modern Morals: A bridesmaid sent me a snarky text demanding €180 for hen party expenses – I want to say no
I now don’t want to go because of her, but I also don’t want to be the person who increases the cost for every…
Bill Linnane: Traipsing from queue to queue at The Cure, I had plenty of time to think about my life choices
Middle age means minor irritations become major bugbears, even if the soundtrack is excellent
An Irish Goodbye... from Milan: ‘It sounds terrible, but the hardest part about living in Italy is Italian people’
Donegal make-up artist Grace McConnellogue moved to Italy 10 years ago, where she lives with her Argentinian h…
From Mayo curse-breakers to a Lidl pub brawl, celebrity weddings and shark bites – these were the biggest moments of summer 2026
It was a summer to remember as temperatures soared, Ireland’s athletes roared and McGregor was floored
Orla Dempsey: How to get the walk-in wardrobe of your dreams without blowing the budget
This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. The action you just performed …
Ruth Medjber's life stories: ‘I do not want to pass forward the inherited shame’
Each week, photographer Ruth Medjber asks one person to share a tale from their own life. This week, she meets…
When the A-rated house won’t let you escape the heat of a roasting hot Irish summer
Did anyone ever imagine that one day an Irish homeowner would complain that their A-rated house was simply too…
HSE urges parents to avail of free RSV immunisation for babies as nationwide rollout set to begin
This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. The action you just performed …
19th-century Wicklow cottage with four bedrooms hits market for €275,000
This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. The action you just performed …
Things to do this weekend
The summer holidays may be coming to an end and it’s back to school for many families, but that’s even more re…
‘Having a night nurse meant Mam got all her wishes at the end - she just wanted to be in her own bed, at home, with her own people around her’
When Una Leonard’s mother Pauline succumbed to a rare form of cancer earlier this year, the Irish Cancer Socie…
Louise McSharry: Sophisticated scents at pocket-friendly prices
These high-street buys show grown-up fragrances don’t have to blow the budget
The Divorce Diaries: ‘It was the couples therapist who called out the abuse’
In our Divorce Diaries series, we speak to people in Ireland about their experience of marriage and divorce. T…
10 stylish transitional jackets to take you into autumn and beyond
With unpredictable weather presenting a wardrobe challenge, we asked stylists for their favourite outerwear so…
‘We have a formula’ — these four Irish couples have holidayed together since 2004. They haven’t missed a year
The Tipperary friends take turns organising their annual getaway, and they’re still going strong...
Mary McCarthy: ‘Why I’m choosing the Old-Money Face option at 50 over Botox and filler’
Mary McCarthy says choosing to be an OMF – Old-Money Face – is not ‘giving up’; it’s about looking brighter an…
Restaurant review: ‘We end up ordering too much food — but it’s rare to encounter a menu so refreshingly free of cliches’
The chef at this switched-up Stoneybatter spot is not afraid to take brilliant risks
Geraldine Herbert: After M9 horror, here are eight ways to make Ireland’s roads safer
From physical separation to alcolocks, common-sense measures could save lives
Can reading spicy books improve your sex life
Smut didn’t begin with BookTok. From Judy Blume and Jackie Collins to audiobooks and sexy dragons, women have …
Do you have the ‘September Scaries?’ Here’s eight simple ways to reset your wellbeing this autumn
Experts share how subtle changes can make a difference to how you feel heading into winter
Real Health: Is your phone controlling you?
We check our phones dozens, even hundreds, of times a day, often without realising how much they interrupt our…
From Playboy cover to Glastonbury slot: Five looks from Dolly Parton’s career
The country music legend and philanthropist has died aged 80, prompting an outpouring of grief around the worl…
International Dog Day 2026: Do you have the cutest dog in Ireland? Send us your photos to show them off
This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. The action you just performed …
Irish owners say companionship is the thing they love most about dogs
Irish dog owners have ranked companionship as the thing they love most about their pets in a Dogs Trust survey…
Bruce Willis’ daughter says she is ‘so grateful’ for the time she has with him
The 71-year-old actor has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD).
Four-bed Wicklow bungalow with mountain views on market for €329,000
This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. The action you just performed …
Diarmuid Gavin: Six lessons in gardening from this year’s dry summer
Why we need to make our plots more resilient sooner rather than later
Stay Well: My 14-year old son is weight training in school with his rugby team. Is this safe?
With so much emphasis on weight training, we ask the experts how teens can approach it safely and effectively
Pól Ó Conghaile: Was summer 2026 the beginning of the end for Ireland’s July and August sun-holiday habit?
Despite extreme heat, ‘if the price is keen and there is a desire to go, the Irish will travel,’ one travel ag…
‘We thought we would lose Clodagh – but by some miracle, she was here to stay’: Raising a child with a severe traumatic brain injury
Deirdre and Jonny Parkinson’s ‘world crumbled around them’ when their youngest daughter received a devastating…
Dr David Coleman: I’m worried about my child starting secondary school in September – will they adjust?
Take it easy on your child and on yourself as you both navigate this big change and learn how the new school w…
‘Peequality’ at last as female urinals set to cut long queues for the women’s loo at Electric Picnic
Ladies, listen up! Electric Picnic-goers will be more than familiar with the pain of dozens-long toilet queues…
Harry Styles took break from music due to pressure: ‘I was a bit in my head’
The former One Direction star said he needed to focus on ‘living from the inside out’.
Irish Harry Potter star Evanna Lynch ties the knot
The 35-year-old is best known for her role as Luna Lovegood in the popular fantasy film franchise.
‘Preparation is essential’: How to survive a rainy Electric Picnic 2026 as downpours and thunderstorms forecast
Alan O’Reilly of Carlow Weather, beauty journalist Triona McCarthy and adventurer Pat Falvey share their top t…
‘You need a lot of space... they aren’t Chihuahuas’ - inside the world’s only theme park for Saint Bernard dogs
Barryland in Martigny, 137km east of Geneva, is the world’s only theme park dedicated to the Swiss dog breed
Tanya Sweeney: I tried and failed to stop my daughter growing up in a ‘girly bubble’ — she’s now part child, part lip gloss
This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. The action you just performed …
From Harry and Meghan’s royal return, to the Beckham feud: Why we just can’t look away from famous family drama
Would we care quite so much if all was well in the royal camp? Not likely — but in our defence, we also love a…