Beauty Report: Ethics and aestheticsWhat are your best options in sustainable cosmetics?Sat Jun 18 2016 - 05:00
Coping: I have lost all patience for unreliable friendsMy mother’s death has changed my capacity for friendshipThu Jun 16 2016 - 10:00
Beauty: Father’s Day gift guidePut an end to your other half secretly using your products by getting them their ownSat Jun 11 2016 - 04:00
Coping: Learn to laugh maniacally in the face of stressMy usually optimistic partner is feeling the pressure – but it hasn’t completely changed himThu Jun 9 2016 - 09:00
Stanford sexual assault case: Does Brock Turner’s dad believe his own logic?Dan Turner’s letter lamenting son’s six-month prison term as ‘a steep price to pay’ is distastefulTue Jun 7 2016 - 14:00
Beauty Report: This free patch will screen your sun exposureSkin cancer figures for the Irish can make alarming reading, but an excellent new initiative by Irish company PCH may help to improve themFri Jun 3 2016 - 16:00
Coping: A drunk and lecherous vegan hipster killed my summer buzzWhiling away a sunny Sunday afternoon in a beer garden made me despair of drunkennessThu Jun 2 2016 - 10:00
Coping: It is not always wise to forgive and forgetPunishing ourselves with the idea that we ‘should’ be able to forgive is nonsenseWed May 25 2016 - 11:00
Beauty Report: Eight perfect products for curly hairIf you’re a girl with a curl, your hair needs special treatments to nourish, protect and define a shiny bounceSat May 21 2016 - 06:00
Coping: Homesick for a place that no longer existsIt feels bizarre to belong nowhere after having taken a sense of home for granted for such a long timeThu May 19 2016 - 10:00
Beauty report: Blushing bridesDo your own make-up; use these products to make sure your make-up is perfect and lasts all daySat May 14 2016 - 04:00
Coping: How to argue with civility, the Thomas Jefferson wayAdopt artificial good humour (if that’s the best you can do), and don’t take the baitWed May 11 2016 - 01:00
Beauty Report: That’s enough lip from youTinted oils, nourishing balms, sticks of glossy colour and stylos of nude shimmer spell a summer of luscious lipsSat May 7 2016 - 04:00
Coping: When taking the ‘easy’ way out makes life more difficultContravening your principles because of others can make you feel trappedThu May 5 2016 - 11:00
With this symbolic handfast, I thee wed – the changing face of weddingsFor couples who do not want a traditional church wedding, there are a growing number of other options, including humanist, spiritualist and pagan ceremoniesMon May 2 2016 - 06:00
Beauty Report: Serum specificsWhatever your skincare issue, science has delivered a serum to sort itSat Apr 30 2016 - 04:00
Coping: When shame knocks on the doorAnxiety spread, and even though I knew it was illogical, my body told me to feel badWed Apr 27 2016 - 08:00
Beauty Report: Foundation for everyoneFor years, those with light or dark skin tones weren’t catered for but there is a foundation for everyone nowSat Apr 23 2016 - 04:00
Coping: How I learned to stop dating eejits and find the right manAs a fatherless daughter, I sought out the wrong men when I was younger, until the philosopher Spinoza helped me rewire myselfWed Apr 20 2016 - 10:00
Beauty Report: The products you'll want this summerWe are now allowed to hope for summer and better weather, and glowy make-up that won't slideSat Apr 16 2016 - 04:00
Coping: Cop-out apologies are best left behind in childhoodMany of us will have experienced the ‘I’m sorry if you felt uncomfortable’ nonapologyWed Apr 13 2016 - 08:00
Beauty report: the best mascaras are a real eye-openerMascara is an essential for most women. We think these products are worth a flutterSat Apr 9 2016 - 02:36
Coping: So you think I’m a member of the left-wing media ...That’s what I was accused of on foot of last week’s column. InterestingWed Apr 6 2016 - 11:00
Beauty Report: How to find the best cleanserAll skin types from dry to oily can benefit from using a balm or oil to remove make-upSat Apr 2 2016 - 04:00
Coping: No, actually, you don’t have a right to your own opinion‘Right’ implies that others are obliged to respect ill-informed viewsWed Mar 30 2016 - 08:00
Beauty report: new nail varnishes, plus a spray-on colour for the clumsyForget chipped, sorry-looking nails; keep these hard-working treatments on hand for beautiful results - even if you struggle to apply varnish yourselfSat Mar 26 2016 - 01:00
Coping: My brother’s wedding makes me doubt Schopenhauer’s ‘porcupine dilemma’On my way to my brother’s nuptials, the twisted trees and harsh landscape bring the pessimistic philosopher to mindWed Mar 23 2016 - 09:00
Beauty Report: Bring the colour back into your lifeWinter make-up can be drab - now that March is here, there’s a feel of summer on make-up countersSat Mar 19 2016 - 05:00
Coping: St Patrick’s Day is nothing to be proud of but our feisty nation isOur national day is not likeable, especially if you are teetotal, but I will celebrate our spiritWed Mar 16 2016 - 08:00
Beauty Report: An end to bad hair daysThe best problem-solving haircare to solve the most common hair issuesSat Mar 12 2016 - 05:00
Coping: Awake all night, thinking about deathLosing someone you love makes you realise the fragility of your own existence – and the importance of making a willWed Mar 9 2016 - 09:30
Beauty report: Save time with hard-working productsHere’s some make-up you can whack on while eating and still look greatSat Mar 5 2016 - 03:00
Coping: Approaching 30 and alone in the dark with a mutinous brainAnd I had thought my recent birthday didn’t bother meWed Mar 2 2016 - 07:00
Pride not prejudice: in defence of ‘women’s nonsense’Coping: Enjoyment of Plato and lipstick are not mutually exclusiveWed Feb 24 2016 - 10:00
Beauty Report: finding the right products in the golden age of skincareIf you have anything between €20 and €200 to spend, you can find excellent productsSat Feb 20 2016 - 01:00
Coping: It’s too bad you are bitter about my comment on TwitterHurt feelings are a poor reason for denying the right to free speechWed Feb 17 2016 - 06:00
Beauty Report: Facing up to a big night outA standard ‘good skin, bright-eyed’ look works equally well for special occasions or dinners and dalliancesSat Feb 13 2016 - 01:00
Coping: Epicurus was right about friendshipFRIENDSHIP WEEK: Such bonds are essential to human happiness – but it’s important to know when to walk awayWed Feb 10 2016 - 06:00
The importance of keeping your friends closeIn this introduction to friendship week, Laura Kennedy looks at how friendships often take a back seat to romantic or family relationships despite studies that show they are essential to health and happinessMon Feb 8 2016 - 06:00
Online dating: too much of a good thing?We can write a wish list – and weed out unsuitables – but research shows we are terrible at knowing what we actually want in a mate, so does online dating make it any easier to find Ms or Mr Right?Fri Feb 5 2016 - 12:30
Coping: Yorkshire pudding as a metaphor for disgruntlementAre all those philosophers right that romantic love is doomed?Wed Feb 3 2016 - 09:00
Beauty Report: Limit damage, maximise beautyMost people don’t have a problem with looking their age; they just want to look the healthiest and best that they can.Sat Jan 30 2016 - 05:00
Coping: What could make someone think so little of me?A conversation with a man who felt he was superior to me got me thinkingThu Jan 28 2016 - 12:00
Beauty Report: How to care for your crowning glory in winterArsenal for the annual battle between the weather and your long-suffering head.Sat Jan 23 2016 - 05:00
Coping: I no longer feel powerless in the face of depressionDepression is never the sufferer’s fault, but it is a flame you can either tamp down or throw petrol onThu Jan 21 2016 - 13:00
Skincare: Beat the January beauty bluesEight great products to inject some life into sad winter skin, plus a must-have product of the weekSat Jan 16 2016 - 06:00
Coping: How to survive life, love, death, depression and all the restA new weekly column about dealing with all of life’s wonder and awkwardnessFri Jan 15 2016 - 01:00
Beauty Report: Taking care of your skinThere are plenty of effective treatments around for dealing with common ailmentsSat Jan 9 2016 - 01:00
Beauty Report: Unwind this season with a spa treatmentTreat your body with a little bit of kindness and relax with one of these treatmentsSun Dec 27 2015 - 12:00