I started dating again after becoming physically disabled. Here are my stories
Common denominator in these encounters is a fundamental assumption: disability diminishes desire, desirability, or both
For You
A selection of the best human interest reporting, interviews, opinion and lifestyle features.
I’m a school principal. I find it unsettling what First Holy Communion has become
If you ask about the religious aspect of the day then it is often brushed off as naive or beside the point
Saint Francis Provisions review: Wonderful food and wine in a Kinsale room built for chat
Michelin recognised the service ethos of owner Barbara Nealon and it shows in every aspect
Dating apps struggle with the AI revolution as users lose faith
Hard-to-spot scams and fake profiles have swamped dating apps. Can the industry recover?
How did this avant-garde French festival feel like Kerry’s Puck Fair to me?
Sitting in the green-shuttered Montmarte cabaret bar, I felt as though I were back in the comforts of a Kerry snug
Taoiseach was wrong to dismiss comparisons with famine-era evictions. Here’s why
At a time when evictions have surpassed 19th-century levels, it is ill-advised to suggest lessons can’t be learned from the past
I’m nervous meeting my brother after two years in different hemispheres
Now that both our parents are dead, he is the only other living custodian of our shared past
The ‘two good salaries but still broke’ problem: What’s behind it and what can you do?
Tax, children, new mortgage, lifestyle creep or bad planning: the many reasons you can feel the pinch
Irish house prices to increase by ‘more sedate’ 4% in 2026, says Bank of Ireland
New homes drive market as affordability remains ‘stretched’ and second-hand sales continue to decline
Our Deadly Summer by Emer McLysaght & Sarah Breen: Fast-paced millennial mystery
Co-authors successfully transition from humorous contemporary fiction to darkly comic crime
Nearly half of Irish adults do not think they are financially literate
Women less likely to directly invest in shares, hold private pensions and have personal savings
‘We had to learn that Irish people refuse tea three times when they come to your house’
Award-winning author Jen Thorp says Ireland ‘is one of the great countries for people doing literary work in English’
Pension millionaires to benefit from higher tax relief over coming years
Government relented on raising standard fund threshold only when it became hard to fill top public-sector jobs
The Help author Kathryn Stockett on being fired by her publisher and feeling like a failure
Midway through writing The Calamity Club, her ‘difficult second novel’, the bestselling Mississippi author was fired by publisher. In retrospect, she says, it was a blessing
Why does this cheery, propulsive love song make me feel so wretched?
It sounds like music, but not like anything that needed to be made
‘I am very high,’ my friend told ChatGPT. ‘How can I get to sleep?’
When I was recently offered a go of some edibles by a fellow 50-something, I thought about it for a moment
This Is Also a Love Story by Sally Hayden: Fearless reporting from Ireland’s most vital journalist
Love ‘feels like a form of resistance’ for writer who refuses to stop humanising people whose humanity is denied by others
To call Irish people anti-Semitic is a collective punch to the stomach
Those who wrongly label Ireland in such vile terms fail to see protests against Israel’s barbarity are motivated by humanity, not hatred
I’m riddled with ADHD apparently, and medication has changed my life
It’s not all speed and roses, but with five medicated months under my belt I can tentatively say something is working
Five of the best bronzing products for a summer glow
From sheer liquid tints to richly pigmented creams and high-shine body oils, these formulas stand out
The camogie skorts story went global. One year on, nothing has changed for the game
Late fixture changes and absence of a grant only two examples of enduring inequalities
Even before conception, intending parents can boost a baby’s health
Steps can be taken to affect outcome of the pregnancy and long-term health for mother and child
Summer Camps: A guide to the best and most popular sports camps in Ireland
A guide for parents to the best Irish summer camps, from badminton and basketball to rock climbing and surfing
The Libertine review: Promising start for new Dublin 8 gastropub
Some tweaks are needed, but there is good potential here – and my cocktail was great
I lost 15kg and didn’t use GLP-1s: no one believes me
I’ve been bigger my entire adult life and, yes, I am still ‘bigger’ but I’m not as big. And I’m happy
The art of children’s books: ‘The words and pictures are not necessarily telling you the same thing’
Author Patricia Forde and illustrator Paddy Donnelly have formed a special collaboration on The Island of Bees
Summer camps for children: The best and most popular non-sports camps in Ireland
From singing or learning a language, to archaeology and cookery, here are some of the camps on offer this summer
New-build four-bedroom mews overlooking the canal in Dublin 8
Number 8 Canal View Mews is built on land from gardens on South Circular Road and offers a five-star interior and A1 energy rating
‘I’m a massive fan of Female Invest, which is such a great platform to learn how to invest’
Me & My Money: Majken Bech-Bailey, sommelier
Marilyn Monroe at 100: What her films reveal about the woman behind the myth
Decades after her death, she continues to attract speculation and fantasy, but her performances are neglected
Doireann Ní Ghríofa: ‘In the past someone like me would have been brought to an asylum’
Author Doireann Ní Ghríofa on her new novel about a derelict mental hospital and how she writes ‘really weird books that are hard to describe’
‘Way more than just drinking outside’: Young people on reclaiming Dublin’s Drury Street
Dublin drinking hotspot has been the subject of a polarising debate about the purpose of the street
Sarah Gilmartin: ‘Even before relationships and infidelity, desire is a great driver’
The fiction reviewer turned writer on her new novel, Little Vanities, writing early and often, and novels versus short stories
Fianna Fáil at 100 is a white man’s party with a woman problem
No party can claim to have ‘something for everyone’ when it has a woman problem like Fianna Fáil’s
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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