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Boxer Paddy Barnes asked for a bike almost every single year Dear Santa: Can I ask for the AIBA to just wise up and show fair play?
  • Life & Style
  • Lauren Murphy
  • November 24, 2016, 00:00

Boxer Paddy Barnes wants an end to cheating in the sport, and if there are any bikes going spare . . .

Home is where the art is for Cavan couple Home is where the art is for Cavan couple
  • Interiors
  • Gemma Tipton
  • November 24, 2016, 00:00

Will and Rebecca left London to run literary magazine from their refurbished farmhouse

Dig In: Space . . . but not as we grow it Dig In: Space . . . but not as we grow it
  • Gardens
  • Fionnuala Fallon
  • November 24, 2016, 00:00

Seed tests show that colonies on other planets should be able to grow their own food

Arc Design triumphs with its art deco Wicklow home Arc Design triumphs with its art deco Wicklow home
  • Homes & Property
  • November 24, 2016, 00:00

Streamline House wins Alan King Award and is also commended for its technical design

Regional house sales on the rise, Real Estate Alliance finds Regional house sales on the rise, Real Estate Alliance finds
  • Homes & Property
  • November 24, 2016, 00:00

Group attributes growth to smaller urban towns benefiting from increased demand

Black Friday: what is it and how to prepare for it Black Friday: what is it and how to prepare for it
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We’ve made a hygge mistake: why are we being sold such an Irish concept? We’ve made a hygge mistake: why are we being sold such an Irish concept?
  • Life & Style
  • Jennifer O’Connell
  • November 23, 2016, 16:50

Unhealthy food, alcohol and sweeping stuff under the carpet – we invented that

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Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: ‘I think it was JFK who said that politics was the something-something of something-something else’

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Beerista: One bar, one brewer – and loads of beers

Food Month

Thanksgiving recipes for the ultimate American feast
  • Food & Drink
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Healthy roasted roots curry chips from Piply will be on sale at Eatyard Where is Dublin’s best street food sold?
  • ‘l’ll have one of those discs of fried pig’s blood please, no, make it two’
  • Pure comfort in a deliciously different gratin

Health and Family

A new study suggests that a man’s attitudes towards fatherhood soon after his child’s birth, is more important household chores . Attitude of fathers after birth influences child behaviour - study
  • Parenting

Children of confident dads who embrace parenthood are less likely to have preteen problems

Lactation consultant Margaret Hynes with Kate Hickey and her three-week-old son Dean, at Limerick University Maternity Hospital. Photograph: Liam Burke/Press 22 Breast may be best, but sometimes a helping hand is needed
Having pumped breastmilk ready and available is useful as it increases the supply for supplemental feeds Help is at hand for mothers trying to breastfeed
  • ‘I was sexually abused throughout my childhood’
  • Minimal footwear may reduce running injuries, study finds

Homes and Property

Rebecca O’Connor and Will Govan’s renovated cottage at Arden, Milltown, Co. Cavan. Photo: Lorraine Teevan Home is where the art is for Cavan couple
  • Interiors
  • Gemma Tipton

Will and Rebecca left London to run literary magazine from their refurbished farmhouse

Matt Damon turns his hand to gardening on the “red planet” in The Martian Dig In: Space . . . but not as we grow it
Streamline House in Greystones, Co Wicklow, by Arc Design, won the overall Alan King Award at the CIAT awards Arc Design triumphs with its art deco Wicklow home
  • Property Clinic: How can we get rid of the damp below our bay window?
  • Property Clinic: Should we sell up entirely or get our one-acre site developed?

People

Derry from its famous city walls: Two passionate and enlightening tours offer diverse insights into this historically pivotal town. Photograph: Henryk Sadura/Getty Walk for the weekend: Take a tour of the two Derrys
  • People
  • John G O’Dwyer

There's a frank walking tour of the Bogside, with a broader perspective from city walls

“You’re the bull,” the Cavan woman said. Above, Michael Harding in The Field. Photograph: Patrick Redmond Michael Harding: Country people have no grammar other than intimacy
Aissa Sow: ‘I have more friends here now than I did in my country’. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill 'I felt like a prisoner in direct provision but I’m free now'
  • Lupita Tovar: ‘Dracula’ star who became the ‘Sweetheart of Mexico’ dies, aged 106
  • Russell Brand’s ‘genderless’ daughter not one of his better ideas

Travel

Christmas in the Big Merry Apple
  • Travel
  • Orna Mulcahy

The possibilities are endless, but here are 10 Yuletide activities to do in New York City

Scotland’s North Coast 500: Some people drive anti-clockwise, saving the more dramatic west coast scenery till last. Photograph: Sue Mountjoy Get your Route 66 kicks closer to home
The Dalloway Terrace at The Bloomsbury hotel is now open for the festive season Check-in: Deals and breaks in Ireland and abroad
  • Back to central Europe with a bump
  • Travel Gear: Surprise offering from a serious camera-maker

Fashion

Lips should be exfoliated as often as the face – once or twice a week in the winter How to prevent chapped lips and create the best foundation for lipstick
  • Beauty
  • Dominique McMullan

Exfoliation isn’t something you would associate with lips, but it is essential

Maxi dress, €400, Ganni; Embroidered dress, €25, Heatons; Crushed velvet trousers,€155, Topshop Boutique Velvet revolution: it’s everywhere in the run-up to party season
Pucker up for some lip service
  • Beautiful yarns and unique colour palette
  • “I’d say my style is quite casual, urban and not too fussy”

Abroad

Documentary maker Cathal Kenna with returned emigrants Clare Waldron and Gerard Ward, who feature in his film Coming Home. Returning emigrants underestimate how hard resettling will be
  • Abroad
  • James Parnell

Meeting others who have recently moved home made me realise I’m not alone

‘My mom asked me to choose London as it’s closer to home and I had been working overseas for many years.’ ‘Ireland will always be my home but for now London is my city’
After the customers had left, Mr Millar picked up the bill and found a $750 tip on the receipt with a note that read ‘hopefully, this can get you back to Ireland for the holidays.’ Irish waiter gets $750 tip in US towards trip home for Christmas
  • Befriending the Irish who need help in Australia
  • The forgotten shared history between Ireland and Australia

Motors

Renault Twingo: Be sure to choose the turbo-charged version 61 Renault Twingo: It’s no Porsche but still very nippy
  • Motors

Tiny turning circle makes it easy to park for the busy shopper and the cute styling is a plus

Toyota RAV4: Sharp steering and excellent suspension, but the styling is a bit OTT 62 Toyota RAV4: A simple design well executed
Opel Insignia: Many facelifts later it’s still an attractive option 63 Opel Insignia: Handsome design still retains its appeal
  • 64 Seat Leon: Hatchback with quiet appeal
  • 65 Mazda 2: Pricey but undeniably enjoyable small hatch

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“Hennessy and I are preparing a tender for a project,” he goes. “How many of those blocks do you think we’d need to build a wall? Height, 12 feet. Depth, four feet. Length, oh, about the length of the border between the United States and Mexico.” Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: ‘I think it was JFK who said that politics was the something-something of something-something else’
  • Ross O'Carroll-Kelly
  • November 19, 2016

The old man is thinking about building a wall – and that new wig looks awfully familiar

Tonight, there’s, like, a ceasefire. Because Ronan Masters has got engaged. “Are you habben a good noyt?” I hear a voice go. I turn my head and it’s the man himself Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: When she was born, the midwife smacked her orse and Sorcha fake-smiled her back
The old dear: I could see it in her face – she’s here to try to weasel her way back into the old man’s life, pick her moment, then jump his bones Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: ‘Don’t be frightened,’ I went. ‘It’s just latex and make-up – but you can call her Granny’
  • Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: ‘Maybe we should have this conversation again when you’ve slept off whatever book you were drinking tonight’
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1 Documentary maker Cathal Kenna with returned emigrants Clare Waldron and Gerard Ward, who feature in his film Coming Home. Returning emigrants underestimate how hard resettling will be
2 “Now, where did I put that glass of mulled wine?” We’ve made a hygge mistake: why are we being sold such an Irish concept?
3 Contemporary Victorian cottage in Dublin 8 for €695,000
4 Healthy roasted roots curry chips from Piply will be on sale at Eatyard Where is Dublin’s best street food sold?
5 “You’re the bull,” the Cavan woman said. Above, Michael Harding in The Field. Photograph: Patrick Redmond Michael Harding: Country people have no grammar other than intimacy
6 Rachel Healy and Samantha White in Vancouver: ‘It feels like you’re going to crack up when you’re sitting in a tiny apartment, and you can’t even call home because of the time difference.’ Friends become family for Irish women in Canada
7 Aissa Sow: ‘I have more friends here now than I did in my country’. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill 'I felt like a prisoner in direct provision but I’m free now'
8 The prolonged period of social withdrawal often begins at school What is to be done with the boys who retreat to their rooms?
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