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Saturday 23 February 2019

Twenty years after the violent death of Dublin teenager Raonaid Murray, there's still no consensus as to who might have killed her

Close to home: The long hunt for Raonaid's mystery killer

Glenageary is the embodiment of that loaded phrase 'leafy south Dublin'. One needs especially deep pockets to afford a home in this suburb next to Dún Laoghaire.

Home & Garden

Millboro House: Built-in kitchen pantry and orangery are one of the many features in this Georgian property

When you shoot family photos in your back garden, you hardly consider that one day your snaps could end up solving a mystery or conspiracy of global historic importance.

Evans in the Irish Cancer Society Shop on Capel Street, Dublin. PHOTO: TONY GAVIN

Life

'We got a Gucci bag and sold it for €50’ - Irish charity shops seeing donation boom thanks to Marie Kondo-effect

The Marie Kondo effect is "sparking joy" in charity shops, which...

Life

Roddy Doyle's Charlie Savage: 'Songs haul us back into our pasts in a way that nothing else really can'

I heard Luther Vandross a couple of days ago and I started crying.

The study monitored over 350 children aged between four and 11, some of whom were from Ireland. Stock photo

Health & Wellbeing

Skin patch can help children develop more tolerance to peanut, study involving Irish children finds

A skin patch can help children develop more tolerance to peanut, according to new research.

Mary Kenny, writer and author. Photo: Tony Gavin

Family

They're gaining new popularity, but are boarding schools a prison or a paradise?

In an age where equality is so widely extolled, private education is thriving and most private schools in the Dublin area are over-subscribed.

Homes

Four Dublin homes with stunning coastal views on the market

A choice of four properties with stunning coastal views, which could be yours for under €1million.

Fired up: At Pi Pizza, the dough is superb. Picture: Caroline Quinn

Food Reviews

Review - 'With the star offering unavailable, Pi Pizza is wholly enjoyable - but not life-changing'

Early on a Wednesday evening, there's a 45-minute wait for a table at Pi Pizza, which doesn't take bookings.

Aloo tikki with spiced peas and sweet and sour yoghurt

Recipes

Award-winning chef Sunil Ghai of Pickle brings a taste of north India to Ireland

Sunil Ghai's menu combines traditional street food and family-inspired dishes. Sunil's mother was the pickle-maker for the household and his restaurant on Dublin's Camden Street is named as a tribute to her, an acknowledgement of her influence and his roots, and a mark of respect for the homemade and the authentic.

Gardens

Diarmuid Gavin: 'Give your summer flowers a head-start by sowing seeds indoors this weekend'

As the days grow longer and green shoots start to appear even through frozen ground, many of us are itching to get gardening again.

Meghan on her way to the $75,000 baby shower venue. Photo: AP

Comment

Fiona Ness: 'Forget the lavish gifts, Meghan - nipple cream is your new bestie'

Candy floss machines, harpists, flower arranging lessons, there was ne'er a twin breast pump in sight when Meghan Markle's new besties met to throw the duchess's baby shower this week.

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Ruairí McKiernan and his wife Susan Quirke

Two Irish restaurants triumph at inaugural World Restaurant Awards in Paris

Review: 'Bad timing meant the talented chef behind Bowls was on a day off when we visited, much to our dining disappointment'

'Ramen touches people in a way few dishes do' - This Japanese staple is having a moment here in Ireland

Clodagh McKenna: Tempting sweets for your sweet for Valentine's Day

Impeccable food, cosy nooks, and rooms with a view: 30 of the best romantic restaurants in Ireland

The wine buff: The best bubbles to buy this Valentine's weekend

Food & Drink

Carene Lecaille from Normandy pictured in the Merchant O’Shea’s Bar enjoying a Dingle Gin
Photo: Kyran O'Brien

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Six Nations City Guides: 8 great pubs n' pit-stops in Rome!

Five fab things to do in Nicaragua now that travel advice has changed

Dallas Flyers' Club: Direct flights from Ireland make Texas an easy trip

Ireland's best breakfasts revealed - hot hotels and 'hidden heroes' of Georgina Campbell Awards

Can human beings and animals live happily ever after on the Galapagos?

Travel News

Road-racing legend Michael Dunlop to launch Irish Motorbike and Scooter Show

Is diesel dead when 99.9pc of emissions are mopped up by the motor itself?

Getting down and dirty where it matters most for our cyclists

Eddie Cunningham takes three new Peugeots for a drive: Peugeot 508, Rifter, Partner

Knowing your PCP will save money - new research

Are you buying a new or second-hand car? Ask the experts

Motor News

Lesbians more likely to be overweight than straight women, study finds

Just 30 minutes of exercise every morning may be as effective as drugs at lowering blood pressure - new research

10 ways to avoid sore backs and injuries when gardening

Drawing strength: How art helped me beat depression

'My life was saved' - Actor Stephen Fry confirms he is 'fit and well' after prostate cancer

Irish teenagers aged 15 to 19 have the tenth highest obesity level in the developed world - new report

Health & Wellbeing

Michelle Heffernan points out that everyone can have access to free STI testing in Ireland. Photo: Dylan Vaughan

Bairbre Power: 'After I booked the cleaner I did a really Irish thing - I started cleaning the house'

One in three breastfeeding mothers have been forced to use a toilet when they express milk in work - survey

'What I'm really thinking about learning support' - As imagined by psychologist David Coleman

Ask our resident psychologist Allison: 'I'm anxious about my partner's brother and his wife living with us 'until they find a place to rent''

Bill Linnane: 'If you happen to end up at the same holiday resort as us this year, my sincere apologies in advance'

'My girlfriend doesn't have a problem with it' - The moustache is back

Parenting

The issue is with the other girl and the only solution is for adults to intervene

Four Dublin homes with stunning coastal views on the market

Homes on view in Dublin and Wicklow this weekend

Watch the trains roll by from former station house for €225k

'I've worked in senior management... I never thought I'd end up on the social housing lists' - Letter from a working mother

Lucy Denyer: 'Like Marie Kondo, Jane Austen knew the value of a tidy hot press'

Bairbre Power: 'After I booked the cleaner I did a really Irish thing - I started cleaning the house'

Home & Garden

Mrs Hinch has become a cleaning phenomenon

Close to home: The long hunt for Raonaid's mystery killer

Millboro House: Built-in kitchen pantry and orangery are one of the many features in this Georgian property

'We got a Gucci bag and sold it for €50’ - Irish charity shops seeing donation boom thanks to Marie Kondo-effect

Roddy Doyle's Charlie Savage: 'Songs haul us back into our pasts in a way that nothing else really can'

Skin patch can help children develop more tolerance to peanut, study involving Irish children finds

They're gaining new popularity, but are boarding schools a prison or a paradise?

Four Dublin homes with stunning coastal views on the market

Review - 'With the star offering unavailable, Pi Pizza is wholly enjoyable - but not life-changing'

Award-winning chef Sunil Ghai of Pickle brings a taste of north India to Ireland

Diarmuid Gavin: 'Give your summer flowers a head-start by sowing seeds indoors this weekend'

Fiona Ness: 'Forget the lavish gifts, Meghan - nipple cream is your new bestie'

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Not the full Irish - Katy McGuinness explores the true origins of 'Irish' foods Agri Food

'Love rival' trial: Bobby Ryan may have died in Mary Lowry's house, court hears Courts

'I think I fell in love with her there and then' - a First Dates Ireland couple is engaged TV News

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'If he had made it into the house that night, I would have died'

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Two Irish restaurants triumph at inaugural World Restaurant Awards in Paris

Review: 'Bad timing meant the talented chef behind Bowls was on a day off when we visited, much to our dining disappointment'

'Ramen touches people in a way few dishes do' - This Japanese staple is having a moment here in Ireland

Clodagh McKenna: Tempting sweets for your sweet for Valentine's Day

Impeccable food, cosy nooks, and rooms with a view: 30 of the best romantic restaurants in Ireland

The wine buff: The best bubbles to buy this Valentine's weekend

Irish gin wins 'world's best' accolade at World Gin Awards

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Five fab things to do in Nicaragua now that travel advice has changed

Dallas Flyers' Club: Direct flights from Ireland make Texas an easy trip

Ireland's best breakfasts revealed - hot hotels and 'hidden heroes' of Georgina Campbell Awards

Can human beings and animals live happily ever after on the Galapagos?

Ireland's best breakfasts revealed - hot hotels and 'hidden heroes' of Georgina Campbell Awards

New emission figures published today highlight 'need to ban older, dirtier UK diesels'

Road-racing legend Michael Dunlop to launch Irish Motorbike and Scooter Show

Is diesel dead when 99.9pc of emissions are mopped up by the motor itself?

Getting down and dirty where it matters most for our cyclists

Eddie Cunningham takes three new Peugeots for a drive: Peugeot 508, Rifter, Partner

Knowing your PCP will save money - new research

Are you buying a new or second-hand car? Ask the experts

First Drive in Mallorca: Why hybrid Corollas prove you can teach an old dog new tricks

Skin patch can help children develop more tolerance to peanut, study involving Irish children finds

Lesbians more likely to be overweight than straight women, study finds

Just 30 minutes of exercise every morning may be as effective as drugs at lowering blood pressure - new research

10 ways to avoid sore backs and injuries when gardening

Drawing strength: How art helped me beat depression

'My life was saved' - Actor Stephen Fry confirms he is 'fit and well' after prostate cancer

Irish teenagers aged 15 to 19 have the tenth highest obesity level in the developed world - new report

'After my chlamydia surprise I am now not ashamed to say I get tested regularly for STIs'

Fiona Ness: 'Forget the lavish gifts, Meghan - nipple cream is your new bestie'

Bairbre Power: 'After I booked the cleaner I did a really Irish thing - I started cleaning the house'

One in three breastfeeding mothers have been forced to use a toilet when they express milk in work - survey

'What I'm really thinking about learning support' - As imagined by psychologist David Coleman

Ask our resident psychologist Allison: 'I'm anxious about my partner's brother and his wife living with us 'until they find a place to rent''

Bill Linnane: 'If you happen to end up at the same holiday resort as us this year, my sincere apologies in advance'

'My girlfriend doesn't have a problem with it' - The moustache is back

Dear David Coleman: My daughter gets left out in school. What can we do?

Declan O'Donnell of 'Home of the Year' fame designed this €1.95m Olive Lodge

Four Dublin homes with stunning coastal views on the market

Homes on view in Dublin and Wicklow this weekend

Watch the trains roll by from former station house for €225k

'I've worked in senior management... I never thought I'd end up on the social housing lists' - Letter from a working mother

Lucy Denyer: 'Like Marie Kondo, Jane Austen knew the value of a tidy hot press'

Bairbre Power: 'After I booked the cleaner I did a really Irish thing - I started cleaning the house'

Bairbre Power: 'After I booked the cleaner I did a really Irish thing - I started cleaning the house'

Bon Secours seeking new staff to continue tradition of nursing excellence

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