'Once you're in the air, all you can think about is flying' - the thrill of outdoor flying trapeze

'Just lift your legs up and turn upside down," said Mariana Rampazzo, one of the teachers and co-owners of Flying Monkeys Trapeze. "It's easier when you're up in the air."

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Child's best friend: How growing up with a dog can benefit your child

We already know that dogs are a human's best friend. Now a recent study suggests that growing up with a dog can have a powerful psychological impact on children from an early age.

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Pod systems and no pools or showers: inside the Covid-proof gyms of the future

With Covid-19 restrictions having eased for some businesses last week, gyms are asking when it'll be their turn.

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'The perspex on Claire Byrne Live was really over the top' - how hair salons are adapting for business post-Covid

I was only in the chair five minutes and already I was spilling about the drinks I had arranged for that night.

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Step up to the challenge: How to turn your home into a gym using your stairs, sofa, and chairs

There are two clear tribes forming as the pandemic rumbles on. If you're like my other half, who is currently bereft that he hasn't been able to run in three whole days due to an injured ankle, you're in Tribe 1.

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Four-second workout: Short bursts of exercise key to lockdown fitness

If you were told that just four seconds of exercise, repeated five times throughout the day, might cancel out a sedentary lifestyle, would you try it?

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'It would be nice for the public to understand the important work we do'

Among dozens of rows of monster racking and conveyor belts, women in hi-vis vests and protective visors are pulling products from assembly lines and carefully placing them into tote boxes.

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'Mum doesn't understand coronavirus or why she can't have visitors'

When Una Caulfield watched Queen Elizabeth make her coronavirus speech, she couldn't help but think of her own mother, Mary, who is just three months younger than the British monarch.

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Green light, go! Master the art of looking good onscreen

As Covid-19 takes over our personal and professional lives, we're all now getting to grips with the new normal of working from home and staying indoors.

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Running away from Christmas: 'My mother can finally have a stress-free day with a Grand Buffet in New York'

As I sit watching my sister battle with her tangled fairy lights, while she gripes about her lodgers asking if they could help her put up her Christmas decorations - "Why would I need help? It's my tree... I do it every year..." - I get a sense of relief that I don't have to worry about dusting off the tree and fighting off spiders from the shed, while chasing the dog around the house to take the stuffed Santa head out of his mouth for the fourth year running. Because this year, I've decided to run away from Christmas.

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What's next for the original #GirlBoss?

It was the week that was labelled 'a failure for feminism' after Hillary Clinton's historical US defeat to now President-elect, Donald Trump. But behind the doors of an LA courtroom that same Wednesday, another kind of failure was brewing, when online retailer Nasty Gal, the company behind the feminist movement #GirlBoss, filed for bankruptcy. And in a further blow to the fast-fashion company's feminist followers everywhere, Nasty Gal's founder Sophia Amoruso, stepped down as executive chairperson, having already relinquished her CEO title last year.

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Viva Las Vegas: Why you'll never visit the same Sin City twice

You'll never visit the same Sin City twice, says Eva Hall, who catches up with some of Nevada's newest arrivals.

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'Vogue' versus the blogger...and how are Irish influencers involved?

The times, they are a changin', and never was this more apparent than last week when senior editors at 'Vogue' were met with a barrage of abuse on social media in retaliation to a scathing attack they launched on fashion bloggers in, rather ironically, a Vogue.com blog post.

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Pyjama party - keep it glam to look good in bed

This summer's wardrobe staple has been hiding under your nose - or at least your pillow - all along. Meet your new favourite day to night ensemble - the pyjama set.

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Apartments rip apart prime Dublin filming spot

Ireland has lost one of its prime filming locations to property development, setting the film industry back at least €20m in revenue.

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Cannes Do: Mimozas magic and home comforts on the French Riviera

An Irishman has created a high-class home from home on the French Riviera, writes Eva Hall.

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Are piracy laws a sinking ship?

Were you one of the five million people who watched Game of Thrones on Sky Atlantic on Monday, or one of the 14 million who downloaded the show illegally?

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California dreaming - the standout A-list looks from Coachella

Ah, Coachella, the only festival in the world where fashion upstages the headline acts and updating your Instagram account is more important than checking out that hot new band.

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War of the Dublin huns - which one are you?

One's an anonymous south Dublin satirical character with a penchant for the crude that's amassed thousands of followers on social media, the other is a northside self-confessed 'hippy goth', accused of cashing in on her southside counterpart's popularity.

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Meet Rosie Connolly - the 25 year old mum who quit her job to blog full time

Rosie Connolly gave up her job in May, to channel her energy into her online career.

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These Irish women have turned blogging into big business - so how do they make their money?

Forget celeb endorsements to plug a product, there are new influencers in town, on a digital device near you, writes Eva Hall.

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Why we'll never get tired of our beloved Converse

After selling more than 1 billion pairs worldwide, becoming one of the bestselling shoes of all time, and cementing itself as one of the most iconic brands to grace the world's feet, it's safe to say Converse Chuck Taylors are among the most iconic shoes ever made.

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Festival flops: What NOT to wear at Longitude

Ditch the wellies and bin the floral headband - they're naff cliches. Eva Hall lists the 10 worst festival-fashion faux pas and provides some rocking alternatives

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Tayto Park: Eight spud-tacular things to do at Mr Tayto's theme park

It may sound like a joke - but our No.1 theme park is based on a potato, and a tasty one at that, says Eva Hall.

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'Street traders are a dying breed'

As tens of thousands of people gathered in Dublin city centre on Monday for RTE's Road to the Rising commemoration, hundreds more flocked to Moore Street to get a glimpse of Nos 14-17, the building where the rebels made the decision to surrender in 1916, and which was finally bought by the State from Nama last week for €4million, after years of campaigning to preserve the area. In the midst of all the selfie-snapping, Moore Street traders continued to sell their fruit and vegetables in the background.