Olympian David Gillick: ‘I coach children. It can be hard dealing with parents ... some get so caught up on results’
Gillick covered the Paris Olympics for RTÉ. He is a two-time European indoor champion and Irish 400m record holder, as well as an ambassador for VHI parkrun
What does the widespread use of Botox and fillers say to our daughters?
Make-up, moisturisers and keeping fit used to be enough. Now there should be no evidence of lived experience etched on your face
‘I’ve found happiness only in recent years, after a protracted battle with alcoholism’
Former hotelier Noel Cunningham is a patron of Cancer Care West and passionate about Donegal
Stephen Teap: We can all agree with Keanu Reeves’s answer to the question ‘what happens when we die?’
Teap became a healthcare advocate after his wife, Irene, was failed by the CervicalCheck programme
The move to five days a week in the office: ‘I don’t want to contemplate it’
Amazon’s edict that staff must return to the office five days a week has reignited the debate about remote working
John Brennan on dyslexia: ‘Society views people on how they’re doing in school’
Experts on dyslexia in Irish education say the system is failing the estimated 10%-plus of children who have the learning disorder
It’s a pity so many adults ruin sports for children
Jen Hogan: Adults seem to forget that childhood sport is about inclusion and being part of a team
Kathryn Thomas: Myself and my husband doing DIY jobs together – I’m thinking: Why did I marry this person?
Television presenter Kathryn Thomas on the trouble of DIY jobs with her husband, her favourite place in Ireland and more
Reactions to Kate Middleton video: ‘Life after cancer looks different for everybody’
Princess of Wales has been praised for sharing her story and raising awareness but also attracted some criticism
‘I’m very lucky my mam feeds us twice a week’: Families struggling to make ends meet
Parents share their daily financial struggles, after ESRI estimates reveal nearly 230,000 children lack basic food and clothing
Tadhg Beirne on how he almost quit rugby: ‘I was thinking about going into real estate’
The Ireland player on how Wales revived his career, coping with constant pressure, and how he feels about retirement
Jacqui Hurley: I sometimes get angry at the news. Like when I see the politicians with the bike shed
The sports journalist, author and host of RTE’s The Sunday Game says she gets ‘major anxiety’ in car parks
How about telling kids how to use a mobile phone responsibly instead of a ban?
Jen Hogan: We need to prepare them for the world they will live in and enable them to navigate that space
TV presenter Elaine Crowley: ‘I’m a very melancholy individual and have been for most of my life’
Elaine Crowley presents Ireland AM on Virgin Media and is an ambassador for Breast Cancer Ireland
Is 15 too young for independent travel? Or are day trips just grand?
Following the backlash Kirstie Allsopp received over her 15-year-old son’s inter-railing trip, we asked parents how they feel about teens travelling alone