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What are the downsides of being a man in 2018?
  • Life & Style
  • November 14, 2018, 11:31

As International Men’s Day approaches we want to hear from readers

‘The level of self-harm and suicide among young people is a very serious issue’ ‘The level of self-harm and suicide among young people is a very serious issue’
  • Health & Family
  • Áilín Quinlan
  • November 16, 2018, 07:01

A pilot mental-health programme for teenagers, which proved highly successful in two Irish counties, should be rolled out to every second-level school, says the country’s foremost expert

‘There is an awful lot of “Mum guilt” towards the toddler’ ‘There is an awful lot of “Mum guilt” towards the toddler’
  • Parenting
  • Sheila Wayman
  • November 16, 2018, 06:30

Sandra and Ross Towning’s son Ryan was only 20 months when Aaran came along

‘I’ve finally learnt the importance of savouring the moment’ ‘I’ve finally learnt the importance of savouring the moment’
  • Fitness
  • Daniel Stewart
  • November 16, 2018, 06:01

My cycling career was crippled by a constant focus on what I did wrong – with marathon running I enjoy every suffering minute

Dealing with a jealous toddler when a new baby comes along Dealing with a jealous toddler when a new baby comes along
  • Parenting
  • Sheila Wayman
  • November 16, 2018, 08:33

The transition from one-child family to two-child family is a very big deal indeed - for parents and child

The Story of Home: Escape to the country The Story of Home: Escape to the country
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The beam from Baily lighthouse helped my mother sleep again The beam from Baily lighthouse helped my mother sleep again
  • People
  • Hilary Fannin
  • November 16, 2018, 06:00

Hilary Fannin: In praise of the continuing importance of Irish lighthouses

What will €370,000 buy in Italy, France, Spain, England and Co Kerry? What will €370,000 buy in Italy, France, Spain, England and Co Kerry?
  • Take 5
  • Emma Cullinan
  • November 16, 2018, 06:00

Take5: Lazio palazzo, Picardie chateau, Catalan sea views, London flat, Killarney four-bed

The Cork shop that sells mousetraps, potato mashers and Sacred Heart lamps The Cork shop that sells mousetraps, potato mashers and Sacred Heart lamps
  • People
  • Graham Clifford
  • November 16, 2018, 06:00

A constant in a changing Ireland, Tim Forde is the latest in a long family line to serve his town

I'm glad my daughters don’t know who Peter Casey is I'm glad my daughters don’t know who Peter Casey is
  • People
  • Róisín Ingle
  • November 16, 2018, 08:23

Are We There Yet?: My daughters never doubted Higgins would return to the Áras

Portion sizes a key to Ireland’s obesity problem Portion sizes a key to Ireland’s obesity problem
  • Food & Drink
  • Kevin O'Sullivan
  • November 16, 2018, 06:00

As portion sizes increase, especially for snack foods, Kevin O’Sullivan looks at ways to beat the bulge

Five big mistakes to avoid when revamping the smallest room Five big mistakes to avoid when revamping the smallest room
  • Interiors
  • November 16, 2018, 06:00

Sort It: Details are critical when it comes to upgrading the bathroom in your house

Home from England with her new fashions, my sister was soon back to work on the farm Home from England with her new fashions, my sister was soon back to work on the farm
  • People
  • Kevin McLoughlin
  • November 16, 2018, 00:00

Family Fortunes: That summer saw the first shorter-than-short mini-skirt with knee-high boots being worn around Ballymote

‘Where the F**K IS MY LUGGAGE!?’: Stormy Daniels lets fly at Aer Lingus ‘Where the F**K IS MY LUGGAGE!?’: Stormy Daniels lets fly at Aer Lingus
  • Travel
  • Deirdre Falvey
  • November 15, 2018, 16:47

‘Warning! Never fly @AerLingus ... ALL of my bags were lost,’ adult film star complains

Celebrating the Irish connection in New Zealand Celebrating the Irish connection in New Zealand
  • Abroad
  • Gerry Paul
  • November 15, 2018, 11:52

As Ireland take on All Blacks in Dublin, Mick Flannery, Damien Dempsey and 130+ Irish acts play first NZ Irish Fest in New Zealand

Our Columnists

Hilary Fannin Hilary Fannin -

The beam from Baily lighthouse helped my mother sleep again

Padraig O'Morain Padraig O'Morain -

Carers need to be selfish enough to look after themselves

Laura Kennedy Laura Kennedy -

Telling people they’re perfect exactly as they are is lying

Conor Pope Conor Pope - Consumer Affairs Correspondent

Monopoly’s bizarre Dublin edition has more mysteries than the rosary

Homes and Property

€370,000: Alvito palazzo What will €370,000 buy in Italy, France, Spain, England and Co Kerry?
  • Take 5
  • Emma Cullinan

Take5: Lazio palazzo, Picardie chateau, Catalan sea views, London flat, Killarney four-bed

Be careful when choosing taps as not all designs suit all basins. Five big mistakes to avoid when revamping the smallest room
Town: 6 Windmill Avenue, Crumlin, Dublin 12 What will €250,000 buy in west Dublin and Co Louth?
  • How detailed should our architect’s plan be?
  • Can we do anything about tall trees our neighbour has planted?

Health and Family

Prof Ella Arensman: Ireland lacks “an effective mental-health programme at both primary and second-level education.” Photograph: Eric Luke ‘The level of self-harm and suicide among young people is a very serious issue’
  • Health & Family
  • Áilín Quinlan

A pilot mental-health programme for teenagers, which proved highly successful in two Irish counties, should be rolled out to every second-level school, says the country’s foremost expert

Sandra Towning with baby Aaran and Ryan at their home in Shanballymore, Co Cork. Photograph: Michael MacSweeney/Provision ‘There is an awful lot of “Mum guilt” towards the toddler’
Daniel Stewart, top-right, came third in the dernière étape of the L’Agglo-Tour cycling race in 2015. ‘I’ve finally learnt the importance of savouring the moment’
  • Dealing with a jealous toddler when a new baby comes along
  • Cocaine Tooth Powder – useful for toothache and spongy gums

Food & Drink

Ray McCabe of McCabe’s Deli in Dublin who for Food Month is promoting his smaller-sized items to go with morning tea/coffee.Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill / The Irish Times. Portion sizes a key to Ireland’s obesity problem
  • Food & Drink
  • Kevin O'Sullivan

As portion sizes increase, especially for snack foods, Kevin O’Sullivan looks at ways to beat the bulge

Joyce Hickey’s tarragon chicken Easy, last minute chicken, tarragon and mushroom pasta sauce
Peter Hannan (left) and Pat Whelan Meating of minds for two of Ireland’s leading butcher boys
  • The vegan steak has arrived, but what does it taste like?
  • A melting roasted cheese dish you won’t want to share

People

Sunrise at the Baily lighthouse in Howth, Co Dublin on New Years Day. Photograph: Frank Miller The beam from Baily lighthouse helped my mother sleep again
  • People
  • Hilary Fannin

Hilary Fannin: In praise of the continuing importance of Irish lighthouses

Tim Forde and his wife Ann in their shop in Mitchelstown, Co Cork. Photograph: Michael Mac Sweeney/Provision The Cork shop that sells mousetraps, potato mashers and Sacred Heart lamps
President Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina in Dublin Castle after his re-election. Photograph: Tom Honan I'm glad my daughters don’t know who Peter Casey is
  • Home from England with her new fashions, my sister was soon back to work on the farm
  • My first thoughts on Dublin: Are we really in a developed country?

Fashion

Irish Socksciety has teamed up with artist Shane O’Malley for its new range High Socksiety: This Galway company specialises in arty socks
  • Fashion
  • Deirdre McQuillan

Style File: Socks with a message and beautiful bags

Pink corduroy jacket (€325 Sandro, Brown Thomas), pink paisley silk blouse (€245 Sandro, Brown Thomas), navy cord trousers €220 Tara Jamon, Brown Thomas), pink velvet ankle boots (€46 lulus.com), leopard print hat with feather trim (€260 Anthony Peto “Bazaar”) small silk scarf (€85 Susannagh Grogan) Layer up in style with velvet, tweed and prints
Red cross-body bag from Aldo. Marian Keyes: Why I now believe a small, cross-body bag is your only man
  • Want better skin this winter? Here are some products to try
  • Anastasia Beverly Hills: the cult beauty brand lands in Ireland

Travel

The adult-film actress Stephanie Clifford, also known as Stormy Daniels. Photograph: AFP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images ‘Where the F**K IS MY LUGGAGE!?’: Stormy Daniels lets fly at Aer Lingus
  • Travel
  • Deirdre Falvey

‘Warning! Never fly @AerLingus ... ALL of my bags were lost,’ adult film star complains

Looking west from Mount Brandon over Smerwick Harbour and the Three Sisters Is this the best walk along a ridge in Ireland?
The ice-skating rink at Patinoire de la Place D’Youville in Québec City. Have an ice time on holiday in Québec
  • Travel Bag: We check out the deals so you don’t have to
  • Discover a ‘Mayan temple’ hidden in the Kerry hills

Abroad

‘Time moves very quickly, it’s a very exciting city,’ says the London resident chef Robin Gill. Photograph: Jamie Lau / John Lewis Partnership If Irish restaurants are having ‘a renaissance’ why is this top chef staying in London?
  • Robin Gill

... And where does top Irish chef Robin Gill eat in Dublin and London? ‘

Dublin born and raised in the Hutt Valley, Gerry Paul spent sixteen years touring the world and has performed in over forty countries Celebrating the Irish connection in New Zealand
In 1912-18, Fanny Durack broke a total of 12 world records. This success took her on tours of the US in 1918-19, accompanied by fellow Irish-Australian swimmer Mina Wylie. Fanny Durack, the Irish-Australian who won the first women’s Olympic swimming medal
  • ‘I still feel so connected to America, but grateful to be gone’
  • Planning a move to Britain? Here’s everything you need to know

Motors

A worker holds a chunk of raw cobalt after a first transformation at a plant in Lubumbashi before being exported, mainly to China, to be refined. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images Cobalt’s supply shock a painful warning to electric carmakers
  • Motors
  • Henry Sanderson

It is unwise to rely on a supply chain dominated by the Democratic Republic of Congo

The potential amount to be earned from providing in-car data services, entertainment, and advertising could be as high as $750 billion by 2030. Photograph: Getty Images/Ikon Images We need new GDPR protections for cars
The final selection was played by three renowned musicians from the Detroit Symphony Orchestra: They are Adrienne Rönmark, violin; Eric Nowlin, principal viola; and Joseph Becker, principal percussion Ford gets orchestra to record warning chimes for Lincoln
  • Siemens and Ubitricity installing electric car charging points in lamp posts
  • BMW’s new Z4 M40i ticks the boxes – but doesn’t beat the Boxter

Outdoors

Achill Island sheep farmer Martin Calvey: overall winner of the Farming for Nature awards. Photograph: Johnny White Ireland’s eco-farmers emerge from the hedgerows
  • Sylvia Thompson

Farming for Nature awards celebrate farmers who protect habitats and wildlife

Illustration: Michael Viney Great tits: What a study tells us about their personalities
Missing tree rings is a known phenomenon Why is my monkey puzzle tree missing some tree rings?
  • Shrinking populations should be welcomed by economists
  • The battle for the future of the Iveagh Gardens

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Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: ‘I’m now a member of nine Mount Anville WhatsApp groups’
  • Ross O'Carroll-Kelly
  • November 10, 2018

She says, ‘My sister was with Ross once,’ and puts up a picture of a small sausage

‘Just because people are vulnerable doesn’t mean they’re not taking the piss’
I taught Sorcha to drive in the Rav4. She insisted on staying in first gear between the speed bumps ‘Honor was actually conceived in this cor?’ ‘We should push it off a cliff’
  • ‘You grew up in south Dublin, but it’s like you arrived from space an hour ago’
  • ‘I’m with The Girls. We’re getting along like doughnuts and Blanchardstown’

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