A week in my . . . role as dementia adviser: ‘We want to enable people with dementia to be independent for as long as possible’Maeve Montgomery is a dementia adviser with the Alzheimer Society of IrelandWed Mar 04 2015 - 07:00
Behind the News: UCC student Michael HanrahanUniversity College Cork is being recognised as a health-promoting university. A medical student explains what it means for college lifeSat Feb 28 2015 - 01:00
Behind the News: Vincent Jennings, newsagents’ representativeAs the JTI Ireland tobacco company threatens to sue the Government over plain-packaging legislation, the Convenience Stores & Newsagents Association says the new look will barely affect salesSat Feb 21 2015 - 01:00
Abandoned Marlay Park cottage gets new leaseCottage orné in Rathfarnham’s Marlay Park is new the headquarters and gardening school premises for the Royal Horticultural Society of IrelandWed Feb 18 2015 - 15:00
Behind the News: Tidy Towner, Kathleen Collins of BallybunionThe Tidy Towns contest is changing and volunteers say they need clearer guidanceSat Feb 14 2015 - 01:00
Buildings at Risk: Belcamp House, DublinFormerly a boarding school and seminary, Belcamp features an Oval Room modelled on the White House and a miniature castle in honour of US president George WashingtonThu Feb 12 2015 - 01:00
Behind the News: Michelle Tierney, motherBritish MPs have approved mitochondrial donation. How might Irish families benefit from a change to IVF law here?Sat Feb 07 2015 - 01:00
Behind The News: Returning retirees face three-year wait for housingCouple returning from Spain discuss three-year wait for subsidised accommodation in KildareSat Jan 31 2015 - 11:00
Behind the News: Kevin Woods, the leprechaunistWoods tells how he introduces visitors to the little people of CarlingfordSat Jan 24 2015 - 01:00
A week in my . . . public health clinic: ‘Generalist nature of our work is what makes it specialIn this series we talk to health professionals and look behind their titles and job descriptions to get an insight into their working lives. This week: Margaret Scargill, a public health nurse in Co WicklowTue Jan 20 2015 - 08:00
Behind The News: Orla Kelleher, occupational health managerPressure on hospitals can take a toll on staff, so self-care is being promoted at Bon Secours Hospital in CorkSat Jan 17 2015 - 01:00
Living in Dublin’s Mansion HouseFormer residents recall births, weddings, music lessons and pizza parties in the house on Dawson Street, which has been the official home of Dublin’s Lord Mayor for 300 yearsSat Jan 17 2015 - 01:00
Behind the News: Gillian Bird of the DSPCANeglected horses are a bigger problem than abandoned puppies this JanuarySat Jan 10 2015 - 01:00
Sylvia Thompson’s Running Diary: ‘Running is back in my life and I should keep it there’After her level of fitness slipped, the Get Running programme got Sylvia Thompson back on trackFri Jan 09 2015 - 17:00
Behind the News: Weather forecast for airports and emergency servicesAviation forecaster Michelle Dillon on the responsibility of forecasting the weather for airports and rescue helicoptersSun Jan 04 2015 - 08:00
Things to do after Christmas day: Seasonal walks, swims and street festivalsThere’s more to Christmas activities than the ‘12 Pubs’ crawl. Here are some things to do from Christmas Day to early JanuaryWed Dec 24 2014 - 06:00
Blood Bike East – freewheelers for a great causeGroup of motorcycle enthusiasts deliver blood and tissue samples and essential supplies to hospitals out of hours for freeMon Dec 22 2014 - 12:00
Christmas after a family deathThe first December after the loss of a loved one can be hard to bear. Distract yourself. Socialise only if you feel like it. And don’t be afraid to crySat Dec 20 2014 - 01:00
An Irishwoman’s Diary on camping under the stars in AustraliaCamping as part of the national psycheTue Dec 16 2014 - 01:01
Behind the News: Lisa Murphy, DLR LexIcon librarianDún Laoghaire’s new central library, designed by Car, Cotter & Naessens, opened this week. What’s it like to work in?Sat Dec 13 2014 - 01:00
Behind the News: Rural businessman Bernard CoyleThe Government says everyone will have high-speed internet by 2020. The chairman of Mr Crumb, which supplies Marks & Spencer, Waitrose and Tesco from a communications black spot in Co Westmeath, talks about the long wait for rural broadbandSat Nov 29 2014 - 01:00
Behind the News: Simon Murray, islanderSome Irish islands face cuts in their services. One resident of Inishbofin says it might destroy their communitiesSat Nov 22 2014 - 01:00
Behind the News: student Calvin O’BrienThe Chats for Change campaign has been encouraging students to talk about stress and other mental-health problemsSat Nov 15 2014 - 01:00
Coping with the ups and downs of hormonesWomen in their 30s and 40s tend to be more hormonally stable, but issues emerge in the earlier and later yearsTue Nov 11 2014 - 01:00
Behind the News: Raw-milk supplier Owen CrawfordAs the Department of Agriculture decides whether to ban or regulate raw milk, one farmer talks about why he drinks and supplies it on his farm in Co TipperarySat Nov 08 2014 - 01:00
More than 250,000 people a year are ‘Garda vetted’ – but what exactly does it involve?Background checks will soon be compulsory rather than optional for anyone working with children or vulnerable adults. But not everybody is sure how well the system will workSat Nov 08 2014 - 01:00
Behind The News: Anti-Roma protests in WaterfordGaby Muntean, a Roma community development worker talks about life in Ireland for her communitySat Nov 01 2014 - 01:00
Behind the News: Silver Surfer Paddy CreanThe 85-year-old has won a Golden IT award for his web-design and other online work – all of which helps him stay in touchSat Oct 25 2014 - 01:00
Buildings at risk: Kilmacurragh House, Co WicklowOne of the last Queen Anne-style houses in Ireland, it is believed to have been designed by William Robinson, who also did Kilmainham Hospital and Marsh’s LibraryThu Oct 23 2014 - 01:00
An exercise in logic: life skills to manage obesityAt Loughlinstown hospital, classes give patients the skills and confidence to make real changesTue Oct 21 2014 - 01:00
Behind the News: Tracey Wade-Greally, who opted for a humanist weddingThe number of humanist ceremonies is at its highest ever. What makes people choose this type of wedding?Sat Oct 18 2014 - 01:00
‘We know the best treatment for diabetes. We need funds to deliver it’Caring for diabetes patients in the community is the best model but it is not happening due to lack of moneyTue Oct 14 2014 - 01:00
Behind the News: Patrick Guerin, who lives with schizophreniaIn the week of World Mental Health Day, the 50-year-old speaks about what it’s like to live with mental ill healthSat Oct 11 2014 - 01:00
Behind the News: Eileen Finnegan, psychotherapistMany young sex offenders began by downloading internet images of children being abused, according to One in Four, whose treatment services now extend to abusersSat Oct 04 2014 - 01:00
Buildings at risk: Former Liberties hub set for new lease of lifeYears of decline have taken their toll on the elegant Francis Street building. A developer plans to renew it and create a vibrant Covent Garden-type amenityThu Oct 02 2014 - 00:00
From bottle to breastfeeding: a hard journey to contentmentIf breastfeeding doesn’t work out at first, it is possible to relactate and try again at a later stageTue Sept 30 2014 - 17:38
Registration nation: giving healthcare professions legal protectionLack of an overseeing body in some categories leaves a question mark over standardsTue Sept 30 2014 - 01:00
Health Experience: ‘They're going to give Ciara some of my solar system’About 60 of six-year-old Ciara O’Farrell’s joints are affected by the most severe type of juvenile arthritisTue Sept 30 2014 - 01:00
Behind the News: Ebola doctor Gabriel FitzpatrickThe chairman of Médecins Sans Frontières in Ireland has just returned from the organisation’s treatment centre in Sierra LeoneSat Sept 27 2014 - 01:00
Are we doing enough to promote healthy eating?What efforts is the food industry making to reduce obesity in Ireland?Tue Sept 23 2014 - 01:00
Behind the News: Age campaigner Ellen ReddinThe 74-year-old activist says that older people surviving on old age pensions can’t afford any more hidden chargesSat Sept 20 2014 - 01:00
Buildings at Risk: Former Richmond Asylum, GrangegormanOfficially opened in 1815, the building now has a collapsed roof, all of the windows are broken or boarded up, and the site is surrounded by overgrown vegetationThu Sept 18 2014 - 01:00
Behind the News: Farm worker John MurphyIrish farmers are helping people with intellectual disabilities and mental-health problems to find fulfilling workSat Sept 13 2014 - 01:00
Behind the News: Mongol Rally rider Stephen AllenThe Limerick man was one of only three motorcyclists to complete the 16,000km route – raising €12,000 for charitySat Sept 06 2014 - 01:00
Clinical aromatherapy: How herbs can help patients sleep, heal and feel comfortedOnce treated with scepticism, essential oils can be used alongside hospital treatmentsTue Sept 02 2014 - 01:00
Behind the News: Edel Grace, wind farm opponentAn €80m wind-turbine project got the go-ahead this week. But local campaigners say their fight is not over yetSat Aug 30 2014 - 01:00
Behind the News: Ultan Hoey, emigrant studentGrowing numbers of Irish students are waiving their CAO offers and choosing colleges on the ContinentSat Aug 23 2014 - 01:00
Behind the News: Environmental awareness officer Joan TarmeyClare County Council is playing messages to holidaymakers to get them to clean up after their dogs. Its environmental awareness officer says it’s having a big effectSat Aug 16 2014 - 01:00
