Coeliac disease: ‘I was diagnosed in my 30s, despite having none of the typical symptoms’
Meath woman Marina Corrigan, whose daughter also has the autoimmune condition, shares what it’s like living with coeliac disease
FND: ‘I have accepted that, sometimes, doing things like a weekend away means some days of pain, exhaustion and seizures’
Niamh Cummins was told her functional neurological disorder would go away once she read about it, but it hasn’t been that simple
‘It is nice to know future surgeons gained skills because of my dad’: Body donated to science is returned to family two years on
Does someone who donates their remains for medical research receive a burial?
Older people and downsizing: ‘We hated selling our home but it became a necessity’
Mobility issues and being closer to family are reasons to ‘right-size’ in your twilight years - but don’t leave it too late
Heart attacks in women: ‘I really had no idea I was having one’
New research reveals ‘alarming gaps in awareness’ of heart attack symptoms among women
‘Injecting yourself daily is difficult to navigate at work’: Managing fertility treatment while working
Meath woman Lisa McGee says being open with managers about her experience alleviated stress
Cancer: ‘It wasn’t a lump, just a difference in how it felt. When it didn’t go away, I went to see my GP’
After being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2022, Amy Carswell had a ‘difficult experience’, but she has ‘come out the other side a fit and healthy woman’
‘I lost a lot through my bulimia – including some of my teeth and a lot of time’
Now a year into recovery, Róisín Doyle (24) shares her long struggle with eating disorders. She says when you’ve had enough, you’ll know that you’re ready to recover
‘If my smears had been read correctly, I would not have developed cervical cancer’
Ireland has one of the highest rates of cervical cancer in Europe but screening and early intervention are helping more women survive the disease
Eating disorders: ‘I wouldn’t speak to my worst enemy the way I talked to myself’
Bulimia, anorexia and other such disorders affect almost 190,000 people in Ireland, but help is available
‘It’s a very different experience today’: The changing face of boarding schools in Ireland
International students are boosting enrolment numbers in a sector that has been in slow decline
Loneliness: ‘I usually say I’m fine, but the reality is, most days, I’m at home by myself with my memories’
Ireland is the loneliest country in Europe, statistically. Campaigners want urgent Government action
Storm Éowyn aftermath: Hotels provide electricity hub for locals in search of plug sockets
For many of those left without power local hotels, community centres and cafes have been a lifeline
Useless, unsuitable or insulting? The bad gifts you got for Christmas could be just what someone else is looking for
Charity shops urge public to donate the presents they would rather forget
Pancreatic cancer: ‘I just can’t explain what it felt like hearing those words’
Symptoms of pancreatic cancer can be difficult to spot, but the sooner the patient is diagnosed the better prospects they have of survival