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Life

Mental Health Premium

‘It felt like the buildings were going to eat me’: Famous people and their phobias

Everyone’s afraid of something. Whether we’re talking about something as arch as killer clowns, or something as commonplace as intimacy, there’s probably not a person alive without some kind of idiosyncratic phobia nestled deep in their subconscious.

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Together Academy students Ben Purcell, Kim Williams, Charlie O’Reilly and Orla Casey, who all work at the Together Café. Photo: Steve Humphreys

Food Reviews Premium

Together Café review: ‘This could be a template for cafés all over Ireland, occupying the clubhouses and pubs that lie empty for so much of the week, putting heart and soul back into communities’

Evan Peters as serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. Photo: Netflix

Life Premium

Are we all capable of killing someone? Here’s what a criminologist has to say

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Parenting Premium

My child got an attendance award at school – and I’m furious about it

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News Premium

My wife is a sickle cell carrier – she was ready to end things after the second date if I was, too

Angela Rielo with her six-month-old triplets Liz, Vince and Mia along with her grandson Noah (8). Photo: Steve Humphreys

Parenting Premium

‘My heart is so full’ – Meet the grandmother who gave birth to her grandson’s siblings

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Food & Drink Premium

Has calorie labelling on menus done more harm than good?

Ciara Brehony in a class in Wicklow Democratic School. Photo: Gerry Mooney

Education Premium

No rules, no homework and students choose what they want to study – inside Ireland’s alternative schools

Dogs will chew anything they can get their paws on. Picture posed

Parenting Premium

Bill Linnane Opinion Don’t be scammed by puppy-dog eyes — they’ll destroy every shoe you own and cost you a fortune

The most common feeling described by children in situations of domestic violence was fear. Picture posed

Parenting Premium

Dr David Coleman: It is crucial that the voices of children who suffer domestic violence be heard

Ryan O'Hare with mum Theresa and minister Anne Rabbitte. Picture: Julien Behal

Health & Wellbeing Premium

‘Ryan is our only child, this house is his birthright’ – Dublin mum donating home to St John of God services

Health and Wellbeing

The 5am club is not all it’s cracked up to be. Picture posed

Parenting Premium

Kirsty Blake Knox Opinion As a sleep-deprived parent, I’ve become a reluctant member of TikTok’s 5am-9am club

Don’t you love it when you are accidentally on trend?

Chrissie Russell puts the #cleantok hacks to the test

Life Premium

‘I followed the advice of cleanfluencers for the week… and it was exhausting’

There’s shaving foam everywhere and I’m frantically scraping it off, hoping that my husband won’t come home and realise what I’ve been up to with his swanky toiletries. After 10 sticky minutes of slathering and wiping I’m finally buffing, and buffing, and buffing… and still the bathroom mirror is streaky. It didn’t look like this on TikTok.

Kim Clack-Whelan was diagnosed with stage 2B breast and lymph node cancer. Photo: Michael Chester

Health Features Premium

Breast cancer: ‘I wasn’t feeling well but I ignored the signs. I put it down to being a mam of twins’

Instead of blaming yourself, see it as a chance to show gumption and the willingness to try again. Image: Getty Images

Health Features Premium

Ask Allison: 'Is my own lack of confidence setting a bad example for my kids?'

Suzanne Harrington believes we need to start talking about death more openly. Photo: Jonathan Goldberg

Health Features Premium

‘I was with my father when he died – here’s what I wish I had known’

Steve Dempsey at home in Skerries, Co Dublin. Photo: Steve Humphreys

Health Features Premium

A widower’s diary: ‘What do you do with a person’s ashes? I don’t really know, so they’re in the wardrobe for now’

Food and drink

"The humble apple is like a great old friend — reliable, undemanding and always there for you." Rachel Allen picks apples from the orchard at Ballymaloe. Photo: Tony Gavin.

Recipes Premium

Gallery It’s autumn, time for overnight oats! Try Rachel Allen’s nourishing recipe and her other apple-based delights

Susan Jane White’s easy recipe for Italian ‘cosmic comets of deliciousness’ is ideal for veggies or meat-lovers

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Gallery Review of The Fallow at Dublin Airport: ‘About 40 minutes after I’ve ordered, someone shows up with my burger. It looks sad, rather than the magnificent creation described’

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Gallery A guide to the best Hungarian wines to buy now

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Gallery Donal Skehan’s nostalgic autumn bakes — savoury cheesy scones, an Irish apple crumble, and blackberry and lemon pudding

Property, homes & gardens

Matty and Tiffany outside their new home on the shores of Belfast Lough. The house, which is clad in toasted wood, made by Northern company Toasted was completed in 2021. Photo: Tony Gavin.

Interiors Premium

My Favourite Room: Meet the perfectionist sporting duo who built their dream house beside Belfast Lough

Matty and Tiffany Rea’s stunning new home is full of interesting details. There are some standout ones, such as the toasted-wood exterior, the staircase with its black stringers, the grey sanitaryware in the bathroom and the black kitchen units, and other more subtle features, such as the lighting system and the skirting boards being the same colour as the walls.

Artist Sam Cox, aka Mr Doodle, with his wife Alena, in their Doodle House in Kent. Photo: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

Britain

Headache-inducing or art? Inside the Doodle House

An artist has completed his dream of turning his home into a “living artwork” covered in doodles.

Treviso Chandelier, £2,500, sohohome.com. (Note: Items from the UK may incur extra charges for Republic of Ireland customers)

Homes Premium

Darren Kennedy: How to create Roaring Twenties 2.0 glam in your home

'It is important to remove any debris that has built up over the summer'

Home & Garden Premium

Diarmuid Gavin shares his top tips for coaxing a lawn back to life and advises a reader on how to start a compost heap

Easter McDonagh. Photo by Peter Harkin

Home & Garden

The house whisperer: 'I sit down alone and I ask the house to tell me what it wants'

Country-style interiors inspiration from Neptune

Interiors

Get cosy in a country-style home

Parenting

Mum-of-two Emma Quinlan says the entire childcare system needs to be overhauled. Photo: Mark Condren

News

‘There was not one place available in any of the creches I rang’ – Former model Emma Quinlan reveals ‘serious anxiety’ over trying to source childcare

Working parents need more immediate supports and the Government needs to try and address the capacity issues for pre-schoolers.

Schooltime schedule: Deirdre Doyle and her children, Charlie and Maggie Dodson. Photo by Gerry Mooney

Parenting Premium

Setting up businesses, working flexitime and even bringing children on site – mothers reveal changes they made to cut childcare bills

When Karen O’Reilly was a young mum living in France, childcare bills were the last thing on her mind.

Judith Cuffe tried everything to help her son enjoy school. Photo: Gerry Mooney

Parenting Premium

‘My son doesn’t like school, he never has – and I’ve finally accepted I can’t change that’

'It was with a heavy heart I had to come to terms with the fact that my daughter is a hipster.' Picture posed

Life Premium

Bill Linnane Opinion My daughter finally went and got tattoos — not even the wise words of Ozzy Osbourne could dissuade her

It is only when children have their own money that they can discover the value of money. Picture posed

Parenting Premium

Dr David Coleman: Why it’s important to teach children how to manage money

Maria Meehan and her son Ricci, who lives with autism, ADHD and dyspraxia

Health Premium

‘It’s a miracle my son survived but life is incredibly hard’ – mum calls for routine screening for rare birth condition

Features and Interviews

"It doesn’t, of course, have to come down to a choice between city and country; there’s a middle ground. It’s the place where I started and, I suspect, will be where I will end my days." Roslyn Dee. Photo: Fergal Phillips.

Life Premium

Roslyn Dee: I’ve dabbled in city and rural life but realised I’m actually a small-town girl — and proud of it

"When buying from a private seller you don’t have the same consumer rights as you do when buying a car from a dealership so it’s very much a case of “buyer beware”. Stock image.

Motoring

Auto advice: Here's how to avoid buying a car that has outstanding finance, says our motoring expert

There's lots of magical mid-term getaways for families

Travel Premium

20 great ideas for a family-friendly break this mid-term

Aisling Burke and mother-in-law Ann McDonnell are now close friends after a rocky patch. Photo: Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTD

Life Premium

‘In the early days, I felt I was not good enough for her son – now we’re close friends’

Menstrual cups and other eco-friendly options can help cut down on waste and expenditure. Photo: Picture posed

Life Premium

The best sustainable period products to help save money and the planet

"Almost 70 years after Kathleen committed her hastily scribbled words to paper, they have found their way into my home, bringing with them the personality of my maternal grandmother." Barbara Scully's grandmother Kathleen with her children Ben and Noirin (Barbara's uncle and mother).

Family

‘Decades-old letters revealed my late grandmother and I are more alike than I could have ever imagined’

Our most popular recipes from Ireland's top chefs

Rachel Allen's peanut butter and white chocolate blondies. Picture by Tony Gavin.

Recipes Premium

Rachel Allen’s recipes for peanut butter blondies, coconut macaroons and moreish mousse are chocolate heaven

"I have ‘wholefoodied’ Mary Berry’s legendary coffee cake and reduced the sugar by 50pc." Picture by Susan Jane White

Recipes

Susan Jane White’s recipe dupe is a healthy, wholefood take on Mary Berry’s iconic coffee cake

Rachel Allen's cauliflower, cashew and coriander soup. Picture by Tony Gavin

Recipes Premium

Cauliflower power! Rachel Allen’s soup, steak and dip recipes showcase this versatile veggie

Jamie Oliver. Picture: Paul Stuart

Recipes Premium

exclusive Jamie Oliver’s quick and easy one-pan wonders

Donal Skehan's pepperoni-topped and Margherita-style pizza. Picture: Donal Skehan

Recipes Premium

Donal Skehan’s pizza-to-perfection recipe – tried and tested Italian techniques to create that dream dough and sauce

Wood-fired Fennel Salmon with Roasted Veg & Aioli. Picture: Donal Skehan

Recipes

Donal Skehan’s al fresco dining recipes — wood-fired fennel salmon, steak with blistered veg, and a summer fruit galette

Travel

Dublin Airport

Travel News

Passenger joy as Dublin Airport reopens Terminal 1 drop-off zone

Screengrab: Aer Lingus CEO Lynne Embleton speaking to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on October 2, 2022

Travel News

‘A horrible day’ – Aer Lingus CEO apologises for IT failures disrupting 32,000 passengers

Adare Manor in Limerick is a world-class resort

Travel News

Two Irish hotels make world's Top 50 in Condé Nast awards; Adare Manor named No 1 global resort

An aerial view of Doha, Qatar. Photo: Deposit

World/USA

World Cup travel guide: Everything you need to know about Qatar 2022

Motoring

The Renault 4 is getting chunkier

Motor News

Renault to re-incarnate the iconic 4 – with a chunky 4x4 offroader

The Alpine A110R

Motor News

It’s the new Alpine A110R – the lightweight that’s heavy on power

Kia’s new EV6 GT, which gets to 100kmh in just 3.5 seconds, is expected to be available here in early 2023

Motor Reviews

Stunning and powerful, Kia’s EV6 GT crossover sets a very high standard

Telsa Model 3

Motor News

New car sales break 100,000 barrier as electric sales surge by 85pc

Family

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Parenting Premium

My child got an attendance award at school – and I’m furious about it

Angela Rielo with her six-month-old triplets Liz, Vince and Mia along with her grandson Noah (8). Photo: Steve Humphreys

Parenting Premium

‘My heart is so full’ – Meet the grandmother who gave birth to her grandson’s siblings

The most common feeling described by children in situations of domestic violence was fear. Picture posed

Parenting Premium

Dr David Coleman: It is crucial that the voices of children who suffer domestic violence be heard

Dogs will chew anything they can get their paws on. Picture posed

Parenting Premium

Bill Linnane Opinion Don’t be scammed by puppy-dog eyes — they’ll destroy every shoe you own and cost you a fortune