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Constant juggling: it can be a challenge to have a career when you’re a mother. Illustration: Amy DeVoogd/Getty Women at Work: your responses

All week we have been running articles on Irish women’s working lives, and inviting you to share your stories with us. Here is a selection of the contributions

Want to fix the world? Everything you need is at home, says Shannon Hayes

The home should be a centre for social change, says US ‘radical homemaker’ Shannon Hayes, who speaks in Dublin this week

Zen and the art of riding a Harley-Davidson

On the 110th anniversary of the iconic motorcycle, I join a group of enthusiasts on a full-throttle road trip to Co Fermanagh

Róisín Ingle Róisín Ingle
Ross O'Carroll-Kelly Ross O'Carroll-Kelly
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Homes & Property

Time to buy Victorian art?

‘Best collection of Victorian Art ever seen on the market in Ireland’ in Mealy’s Dublin sale

James Joyce letter to Lady Gregory in London auction

Food & Drink

JP McMahon is running cookery classes in the kitchens of Aniar restaurant in Galway Food File: the weekly food news round-up

Best of Burgundy

The Mâconnais is a wonderful, picturesque part of France that is teeming with interesting white wines

People

Control issues can sometimes lead to one spouse bullying the other into relinquishing complete access to their phone, laptop or tablet, and that can be a form of domestic abuse. Photograph: Getty Images Tell Me About It: I’ve done something my husband says is unforgiveable

Kate Holmquist answers your relationship and life queries

Grow old, know less, say nothing and hear more

When meeting old friends, there are times when things are best left unsaid

Travel

Ask Joan

Safari, sun and city fun

Tour de Corsica

Get on your bike for the best views of the rugged coastlines and fragrant forests of Corsica, but you’ll have to be fairly fit

161745269_WEB Here comes summer - are you ready?
  • June 15, 2013, 01:03

I Can’t Live Without...
  • June 15, 2013, 01:00

Carolanne Leyden, Director, Cadesign.ie

Above, left to right. Green dress (€176), by Mary Portas, green fine-knit jumper (£60, houseoffraser.co.uk), by St Martins ; gold pouchette (€129), by Biba. Yellow twist-detail dress (€129). Oversized printed shirt (€129), paisley-print skinny jeans (€116), by Mary Portas. All at House of Fraser Roaring 40s style that sets the bar
  • June 10, 2013, 01:00

Mary Portas has created a collection for women in their 40s that appeals to all ages

CIARAHIGGINS3-_WEB I can’t live without:
  • June 8, 2013, 01:00

Ciara Higgins, Artistic Director of KBC Great Music in Irish Houses.

They love Lucy
  • June 8, 2013, 01:00

Straight A skincare
  • June 8, 2013, 01:00

BEAUTYARDEN_WEB Lip Service
  • June 8, 2013, 01:00

A hothouse of ideas
  • June 8, 2013, 01:00

An historic garment factory in Dublin is enjoying a new lease of life as a production house for young and established fashion designers, writes Deirdre McQuillan

Try these travelling tips for a stylish holiday Fashion: Lighten up for the holidays
  • June 3, 2013, 01:00

A case for self-control: save those shoulders and slim down your summer packing

LC27STYLEMAINNEXT_WEB A wardrobe fit for all our seasons
  • May 28, 2013, 02:00

If we learn to layer, our changeable weather needn’t mean four changes of clothes a day

I Can’t live Without...
  • May 25, 2013, 01:00

Marissa Carter, Carter Beauty Blackrock

Elizabeth Taylor and Nicky Hilton at their wedding in 1950. Photographs: Getty Images and Christie's images ltd, 2013 Elizabeth Taylor’s first wedding dress goes under the hammer
  • May 24, 2013, 16:08

The actress was only 18 when she wore the dress in her marriage to Nicky Hilton in 1950

IMG_3453_WEB Zen and the art of riding a Harley-Davidson
  • June 15, 2013, 01:00

On the 110th anniversary of the iconic motorcycle, I join a group of enthusiasts on a full-throttle road trip to Co Fermanagh

Voice-activated tech is called safety risk for drivers
  • June 12, 2013, 17:00

Research claims systems take driver’s mind off the road

Workers at the Audi plant in Ingolstadt, Bavaria. Photograph: Michaela Rehle/Reuters Greens cry foul as Germany pushes to rework EU emission limis
  • June 11, 2013, 18:30

German government proposals to bank super-credits until after 2020 are condemned as a ‘cheap accounting trick’

GEOFFHILLATMONUMENTBELOWWHEREBOMBEXPLODED_WEB CS Clancy Centenary Ride: Kamikaze pedestrians on the road from Nagasaki to Tokyo
  • June 11, 2013, 18:17

Carl Stearns Clancy was glad to see roads in Nagasaki; 100 years later, we are reminded of the fragility of life

Skyscrapers on Hong Kong Island CS Clancy Centenary Ride: A headspinning vista of skyscrapers in Hong Kong, and a heady mix of jazz music in Shanghai
  • June 4, 2013, 18:05

Clancy’s plan to ride to Shanghai was thwarted by the absence of roads

Jaguar Land Rover helps India’s Tata Motors top forecasts
  • May 29, 2013, 17:58

Tata Motors India business revenue falls 32.5%

MOTEMISSIONS-RS8_WEB New emissions rules already under fire
  • May 29, 2013, 15:05

Limits agreed at EU level criticised by both environmental and motoring lobbyists

BMW hints at new super-luxury model
  • May 29, 2013, 11:53

Concept car suggest revival of 8-Series range

CS Clancy Centenary Ride: Golden buddhas and celestial nymphs in the jungles of Ceylon
  • May 28, 2013, 17:55

Before sailing for Singapore, Clancy visited Dambulla Caves and the palace at Sigiriya, adorned with frescoes of 500 topless women

A3L130012_LARGE_WEB Audi shows off its new A3 saloon
  • May 22, 2013, 16:54

Long-awaited new model due for customer delivery from September

Three former Saab execs held on tax charges
  • May 22, 2013, 16:11

Former CEO and CFO questioned in accounting fraud investigation

Ex-GM executive joins Chinese in Fisker bid
  • May 22, 2013, 15:41

Bob Lutz and China’s Wanxiang Group in bid to take over troubled troubled car firm

HS14PARENTING_WEB What’s ‘good enough’ parenting?
  • May 14, 2013, 01:00

Stop beating yourself up about not doing it right. There are no gold medals to win.

A woman should contact her GP if she has persistent bloating almost daily within a three-week period Early detection vital to reducing deaths from ovarian cancer
  • May 8, 2013, 08:28

Some 80 per cent of women present at a late stage for diagnosis and treatment

Maire Dundon, from Stepaside, Co Dublin, with her 10-week-old baby Tomás. Photograph: Eric Luke/The Irish Times ‘The tears welled up and I started to ask questions’
  • May 7, 2013, 01:00

How one woman’s unlucky brush with a deadly disease reached a happy ending

HS30PARENTING_WEB Clubbing together to get the homework done
  • April 30, 2013, 06:00

Homework clubs operate in different forms and benefit parents as well as children

Children who walk to school ‘are ahead of the rest’
  • April 30, 2013, 06:00

Lyn Sharkey: the author of The Baby Wait had to learn the difference between being ‘ready’ to start a family and being ‘able’ to. Photograph: Dave Meehan 'If I don't have a baby, who am I?'
  • April 23, 2013, 06:00

The wait is not over for Lyn Sharkey but she wants to help others on the same journey

It’s size that matters, not what’s written on the hanger
  • April 23, 2013, 06:00

The average 11-year-old’s waistline has grown 10cm in the past three decades, and in response, major UK retailers – many operating in Ireland – are changing their clothes’ sizing and labelling

A Dad’s Life: Calling time on the showreel of our family’s daily life
  • April 16, 2013, 07:00

My youngest has gone all clingy on me
  • April 16, 2013, 06:00

A_F_WEB A special need for nourishing advice
  • April 16, 2013, 06:00

Nourish Children Week aims to highlight how a good diet can aid a child’s development, particularly those with special needs

The Brennan-O’Shea family near their home in Faithlegg, Co Waterford. Carmel and John with their children, Éabha (12), James (11) and Méadh (5). Photographs: Dylan Vaughan Balancing travelling for work with family life
  • April 16, 2013, 06:00

What are the different challenges for the parent at home and the one working abroad?

Ask the expert: Overdoing study for Leaving Cert
  • April 9, 2013, 06:00

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Tell Me About It

Control issues can sometimes lead to one spouse bullying the other into relinquishing complete access to their phone, laptop or tablet, and that can be a form of domestic abuse. Photograph: Getty Images Tell Me About It: I’ve done something my husband says is unforgiveable

Kate Holmquist answers your relationship and life queries

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Down Under: a darker side of surf and sunshine

Underneath its sunny facade, Australia has serious problems with drugs and gangs, writes Philip Lynch
Have you been home for the Gathering?

Have you been back to Ireland for a visit this year? Was it for an event as part of the Gathering, or would you have come home anyway?
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Amy Huberman, the new face of Newbridge Silverware

Actress and new mother Amy Huberman has just been unveiled as the new face of Newbridge Silverware, in a range of cinematic photographs shot by Barry McCall
Win! Two pairs of tickets to IMAGE magazine’s networking breakfasts in Cork and Dublin

We have two pairs of tickets to IMAGE's upcoming networking breakfasts in Dublin and Cork up for grabs

Reviews

A summer lunch spot
Review: Getting things backwards
Review: Dublin's Las Tapas de Lola saves you a flight to Spain
Bret Brothers, Pouilly-Fuissé ‘En Carementrant’ 2007, 13%, €38.65
Domaine Thibert, Pouilly-Fuissé ‘Les Cras’ 2009, 13%, €35.50
La Soufrandière, Mâcon-Vinzelles ‘Le Clos de Grand-Père’ 2011, 13.5%, €26.15
First Drive: Citroën C4 Picasso draws on its success as a family car

 
The new Mercedes E-Class blends old-school comfort with a dash of youth

 
Loud and proud Porsche 911 Carrera leaves the purists in its dust

 
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