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Life

Niamh Conroy: ‘Know that you are you and you are not a statistic.’ Photo: Mark Condren

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Metastatic cancer: ‘I knew the seriousness of it but I always felt that I’d get through it — I’m known for being stubborn’

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One common cause of consistent tiredness is a dietary issue. Picture: Getty

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Sleep hygiene, stress and phones – why am I so tired all the time?

Experts are looking into the possible benefits of HRT for women's health, though topical oestrogen can also reduce side effects of menopause. Stock image

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Could HRT help more than just menopause? Studies show the drug could help prevent conditions like Alzheimer’s

Pauline McLynn at the launch of the Irish Heart Foundation's act F.A.S.T- Minutes Matter campaign. Photo: Gareth Chaney/ Collins Photos

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‘We thought we’d have her a bit longer’ Pauline McLynn on the loss of both parents to stroke

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Dental tourists are having teeth ‘mutilated’ at clinics in Turkey

Ria Coady. Picture: Patrick Browne

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Five volunteers on how giving back has changed them: ‘It gives you a massive amount of insight into your own life’

Dr Harry Barry says pandemic took a toll on our ability to interact. Photo: David Conachy

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Why we’re losing our ability to really talk to one another – and what you can do to help yourself

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Dental tourists are having teeth ‘mutilated’ at clinics in Turkey

Margareta Magnusson at home in Stockholm

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Margareta Magnusson: ‘Old people have to try to find something other than the future to be happy about’

Fireworks and confetti fly over Cinderella Castle during the grand opening ceremony for the New Fantasyland at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom, Thursday, December 6, 2012, in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

World/USA

‘We lost track of time in a relentless blur of ice creams, candy canes, parades, fireworks, princesses and rollercoasters’

The Great Sphinx and Khafre Pyramid in Giza Egypt.

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Ancient Egypt has a majesty of riches for a mother and son holiday

Health and Wellbeing

Sinead Crowe from Galway has improved her approach towards food. Photo: Ray Ryan

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How intuitive eating saved me from binge eating and gave me a healthy relationship with food – and it might help you too

Suzanne Harrtington. Photo: Jonathan Goldberg

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Why I stopped using antidepressants after 12 years — and went back on them again

The cause of children’s tummy pain is notoriously difficult to diagnose. Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto

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Ask the doctor: My daughter has been diagnosed with IBS but maybe she has a food intolerance. Should we have her tested?

SAD symptoms can be severe and can have a big impact on people's day-to-day life. Photo: Getty Images

Health & Wellbeing

Seasonal Affective Disorder –here’s what you need to know to combat its effects

Aoife Lyttle was diagnosed with lung cancer after experiencing chest pain. Photos: James Connolly

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‘I’ve been smoking cigarettes since I was a teenager – I stopped when I was diagnosed with lung cancer at 34’

Édaein O’Connell pictured at home. Photo: Paul McCarthy

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My week on the 5-9 routine: ‘In just five days I feel lighter, brighter and invigorated’

Property, homes & gardens

Luke and Des Fitzgerald

Home & Garden

‘He grew up here, throwing a rugby ball around the garden’ – Des and Luke Fitzgerald on the Wicklow family home on the market for €1.395m

Ballycraggan House, Puckane, Nenagh, Co Tipperary

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Tipp’s aristocrat postman gave it up for love

The exterior of Clownings, Newbridge, Co Kildare

Home & Garden

Relive a Revival in Kildare

155 Nutgrove Avenue, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14

Home & Garden

On the market – four in Rathfarnham for under €500,000

Ferroluce pendant from Willie Duggan Lighting

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How to take layering to the next level: from wallpaper to lighting and window dressing

137 Temple Gardens, Northwood, Santry, Dublin 9

Home & Garden

Turn your home into a Temple: penthouse comes with park view

Parenting

Marie Kondo. Photo: Adam Rose/Netflix

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Kirsty Blake Knox Opinion I’m with Marie Kondo – I gave up on any hopes of a tidy house once I had children too

Tommy Bowe presents Ireland AM. Photo: Brian McEvoy/PIP

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‘It is 100pc mental and a massive juggle’ — Tommy Bowe on parenting

“It does knock you sideways,” Tommy Bowe says, reflecting on parenthood. “Everybody tells you how tired you will be and how chaotic it is but you have no idea. Nothing can prepare you for how exhausting, how mental and how amazing it is.”

The potential benefits of homework are always going to be offset by the reported emotional and psychological costs to children and their parents. Photo: Getty/picture posed

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Dr David Coleman: The academic gain from young kids doing homework is really quite small, so is there any point in it?

Exhaustion and mental fatigue are basic symptoms of family life. Photo: Getty/picture posed

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Bill Linnane Opinion It turns out I’m not just exhausted from family life — there’s a real medical reason for my forgetfulness

If a French child refuses food, the plate is taken away and no substitute is offered. Stock image

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Sinead Ryan Opinion We could learn lessons on parenting from the French

A Cambridge academic has claimed that it is morally wrong to offer advice to family or friends. Photo: Stock image

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Mary Kenny Opinion Never give advice – it infringes upon others’ autonomy, and you’ll be blamed anyway

Features and Interviews

"There was no possibility I was going to break up with him, but I did say I wanted to explore it and he said, ‘Off you go!’" Chef Eimhear Ó Dálaigh with her husband of 23 years, David Pulford, and her girlfriend, Gilly Pardy, at her home in Ballybough in Dublin. Photo: Fran Veale

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I said: I’m beginning to find women attractive. He said: do you want to break up? And I was like: oh my God no!

Chloé Hayden with the AACTA Audience Choice Award for Best Actress. Photo: Caroline McCredie/Getty

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‘Now I know that I’m not Chloé: weirdly, devastatingly, ruined by autism, I am Chloé: weirdly, wonderfully, beautifully autistic and ADHD’

Journalist and writer Kathy Donaghy in Inishowen, Co Donegal. Picture: Lorcan Doherty

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Journalist Kathy Donaghy: ‘I couldn’t have known just how far from myself miscarriage would take me’

“The world of jargon is constantly evolving, everything changes and nothing changes. Jargon serves a purpose when people are ‘inside the tent’, but is rarely effective when people are ‘not on the same page."

Life

Are you boiling the ocean at the bleeding edge of your long-term leverage? You might have a nasty dose of corporatese!

Carol Vorderman. Photo: Getty

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Kirsty Blake Knox Opinion Carol Vorderman’s openness about sex, short-term relationships and ‘special friends’ is oddly reassuring

Model Sheila O’ Callaghan. Photo: Stef Galea

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I became a model at 49 – now I’m with an agency that has Naomi Campbell on their books

Reader Travel Awards 2023

Sarah Slattery at Cinque Terre in Italy

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There’s more to travel influencers than you think – ‘People don’t only want to see perfect pictures’

It’s easy to think all travel influencers are the same, posting photos of glowing sunsets and rooftop bars on Instagram.

Raquel Noboa of Fifty Shades Greener at home near Liscannor, Co Clare. Picture: Eamon Ward

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Green Light – Raquel Noboa wants Irish tourism to get more sustainable (and save money too)

When it comes to sustainability, no one gets it quite like Raquel Noboa.

Vietnam

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Ireland’s Best Travel Agent or Tour Operator for 2023 is ‘amazing for the solo traveller’

The Colosseum, Rome

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Ireland’s Top 10 overseas city breaks named - the winner is ‘magnificent Italy at its best’

Head concierge at the Europe Hotel Padraig Daly. Picture: Dominick Walsh

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Ireland’s top 10 hotels for 2023 revealed – the winner is ‘high-class without being snotty’

Ross Castle, Killarney (Getty)

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‘Great buzz’ and ‘guaranteed GAA star-spotting’ – Ireland's best holiday destination named for 2023

New Year health and fitness

Clinical Hypnotherapist and author Fiona Brennan. Photo: Steve Langan

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Fiona Brennan on living with intention: Turn that goal into reality using positive visualisation

We are drinking almost a third less alcohol compared to 2001

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Dry January, warning labels and cocaine: why the drinks industry is facing a headache

This is a traumatic time for publicans and the drinks industry. It’s Dry January and Ireland has been hit by a wave of sobriety. A temporary setback, perhaps, but a longer-term challenge looms: within three years, alcohol companies could be forced to put cancer warnings on bottles.

Anna Geary recommends making simple changes to improve your overall fitness. Photo: Mark Condren

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Fit January week 4: Live in the present – but don't neglect the future. Plus your new workout

Dietitian Orla Walsh believes simple changes can make a big difference to overall health. Photo: Owen Breslin

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Orla Walsh: What to eat in 2023 to look good, feel great and live longer – how to balance blood sugar

Teens love to take selfies at the gym. Picture posed

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Bill Linnane Opinion In the spirit of the new year, I’ve finally taken the plunge and joined the gym – and it’s full of teenagers

Dietitian Orla Walsh believes simple changes can make a big difference to overall health. Photo: Owen Breslin

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Orla Walsh: What to eat in 2023 to look good, feel great and live longer – how to lower your cholesterol

Food and drink

"The food was on point, smart and sassy, while our lovely young waiter couldn’t have been more helpful and attentive." Gekko at Hyde. Clockwise from below left: grilled scallops, scallion, black rice vinegar syrup, sesame crisp; smashed cucumber; Iberico pork, ginger and fig glaze, shiso, puffed rice; celeriac, wakami, puffed rice. Photo by Lucinda O'Sullivan

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Gallery Lucinda O’Sullivan’s restaurant review: Gekko at Hyde’s Asian-style food — ‘Oh boy, was it good’

Like buses, new restaurants always seem to arrive in multiples, and, this being the case, the first of my New Year reviewing missions required choosing between two city centre newbies.

Keshk on Dublin’s Mespil Road has been a hit with diners since its opening in 2009. Picture: Frank McGrath

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Keshk restaurant review: ‘It’s busy and buzzy but the food at this popular BYOB haunt feels like it’s stuck in a time warp’

Our wine expert's pick of the Iberian deals available in SuperValu

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The best bottles to snap up in SuperValu’s Iberian wine sale

Peanut Butter Chicken Thigh Curry. Picture: Donal Skehan

Donal Skehan: three speedy suppers that use cheaper cuts

Smashed Chickpeas. Photo: Susan Jane White

Boost your gut bacteria in a tasty way with Susan Jane White’s scrumptious smashed chickpeas recipe

Travel

Passengers sipped wine onboard the aircraft. Photo: Invivo Air via Independent.co.uk

Travel News

‘Winery in the sky’ – world’s first ‘winery airline’ takes flight

Where will you travel next? Photo: Deposit

Travel Talk

The six new rules of travel - how to navigate the new world of (more expensive) holidays

‘I generally tend to be a bit kind of nervous when things are going very well,’ says O’Leary. Photo: Corbis via Getty Images

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What’s eating Michael O’Leary? Profits are booming, passengers are flocking but all the Ryanair boss can talk about is ‘black swans’

On the beach: Sun-starved Irish holidaymakers have delivered a near-

Irish News

Bookings for summer sun holidays back to pre-pandemic levels, despite rising prices

Motoring

The coupe is Skoda's new electric crossover variant of the hugely popular Enyaq model

Motor News

Skoda’s long-awaited electric Enyaq Coupe SUV arrives in style 12 months after due date

Ford’s Kuga offers a good, all-round family package but doesn’t set pulses racing in a fiercely competitive market

Motor Reviews

Where Ford’s Kuga plug-in SUV scores – and loses out

Assistant Garda Commissioner Paula Hilman. Photo: Frank McGrath

Motoring

Road users urged to exercise caution over bank holiday weekend

NCT vehicle inspector Stephen Cullen at the launch of Applus+ as the operators of the National Car Testing Service at the Greenhills NCT centre in Dublin. Photo: Frank McGrath

Motor News

NCT firm warns it will take until June to clear backlog after drivers endure months of delays

Family

Margareta Magnusson at home in Stockholm

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Margareta Magnusson: ‘Old people have to try to find something other than the future to be happy about’

Exhaustion and mental fatigue are basic symptoms of family life. Photo: Getty/picture posed

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Bill Linnane Opinion It turns out I’m not just exhausted from family life — there’s a real medical reason for my forgetfulness

The potential benefits of homework are always going to be offset by the reported emotional and psychological costs to children and their parents. Photo: Getty/picture posed

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Dr David Coleman: The academic gain from young kids doing homework is really quite small, so is there any point in it?

Tommy Bowe presents Ireland AM. Photo: Brian McEvoy/PIP

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‘It is 100pc mental and a massive juggle’ — Tommy Bowe on parenting