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21 St Alban’s Road, South Circular Road, Dublin 8. Original villa joins Dublin 8 revival for €825k
  • New to Market
  • Elizabeth Birdthistle
  • November 25, 2020, 15:00

Large garden-level extension is major selling point for this three-bed property on St Alban's Road

Tampon law makes Scotland first nation to provide free period products for all Tampon law makes Scotland first nation to provide free period products for all
  • Health & Family
  • November 25, 2020, 12:05

Legislation sets lead for Ireland to follow after Coalition Programme for Government commitment

‘Moving to a foreign land is daunting, but he took it in his stride.’ The Dublin woman walking for her dad ‘Moving to a foreign land is daunting, but he took it in his stride.’ The Dublin woman walking for her dad
  • Abroad
  • Sheila Magoye
  • November 25, 2020, 10:00

After losing her dad to prostate cancer, Sheila Magoye is walking twice the length of Ireland in Australia for Movember

Meghan Markle reveals ‘unbearable grief’ of miscarriage Meghan Markle reveals ‘unbearable grief’ of miscarriage
  • People
  • November 25, 2020, 10:35

‘I knew, as I clutched my firstborn child, that I was losing my second,’ duchess of Sussex writes

Consumer watchdog finds package holidays cheaper than DIY bookings Consumer watchdog finds package holidays cheaper than DIY bookings
  • Travel
  • Conor Pope
  • November 25, 2020, 08:09

Which? found savings of up to €430 on identical holidays, with greater protection for consumers

Resource helps employers tackle fear and fatigue in the new world of work Resource helps employers tackle fear and fatigue in the new world of work
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The Irish Times top 50 cars for 2021 The Irish Times top 50 cars for 2021
  • Motors
  • Michael McAleer
  • November 25, 2020, 07:15

Fully electric cars are gaining ground fast – and some old favourites have been reborn

Donna Hay: Salty and sweet, the chicken is the star of this show Donna Hay: Salty and sweet, the chicken is the star of this show
  • Food & Drink
  • Donna Hay
  • November 25, 2020, 06:15

Donna Hay week: Sticky miso roasted chicken and sesame pumpkin is the perfect balance of opposites

It's crystal clear, making this soup is a job for the dedicated, or the deluded It's crystal clear, making this soup is a job for the dedicated, or the deluded
  • Food & Drink
  • Conor Pope
  • November 25, 2020, 06:05

Cooking with Conor Pope: ‘My house and the ones on either side reek of boiled bones’

Moving back to cork takes premium Irish whiskey in a new direction Moving back to cork takes premium Irish whiskey in a new direction
  • Food & Drink
  • Ronan McGreevy
  • November 25, 2020, 06:01

Screw tops are now the norm for whiskey bottles, but that wasn’t always the case and the makers of Writers’ Tears are reintroducing cork seals

Online choir music to the ears of Irish doctors during the pandemic Online choir music to the ears of Irish doctors during the pandemic
  • Health & Family
  • Sylvia Thompson
  • November 25, 2020, 06:01

In advance of its virtual concert on Nov 29th, members of the Irish Doctors Choir enthuse about the impact of a vital social outlet

My mother is a narcissist and has ostracised one of my siblings My mother is a narcissist and has ostracised one of my siblings
  • Health & Family
  • Trish Murphy
  • November 25, 2020, 06:01

We have tried family therapy but she feels we are ganging up on her. What can we do?

The Celbridge brewery that won big at the World Beer Awards 2020 The Celbridge brewery that won big at the World Beer Awards 2020
  • Drink
  • John Wilson
  • November 25, 2020, 06:00

You can find Rye River Brewing’s craft beers in Lidl, Tesco and Dunnes Stores

How to make Ireland’s best cheeseburger at home How to make Ireland’s best cheeseburger at home
  • Food & Drink
  • Rory McCormack
  • November 25, 2020, 07:07

What’s for dinner?: Rory McCormack’s all-Ireland winning Handsome Cheese Burger – with added home-made pickles

Can I get my block insurance details if I don’t pay my apartment management fees? Can I get my block insurance details if I don’t pay my apartment management fees?
  • Homes & Property
  • November 25, 2020, 07:59

Property Clinic: All owners must contribute to the operating costs of their development

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Homes and Property

Property management fees are legally due in full, from the day they are levied Can I get my block insurance details if I don’t pay my apartment management fees?
  • Homes & Property

Property Clinic: All owners must contribute to the operating costs of their development

If it transpires that there are no foundations, remediation work becomes more costly. Photograph: iStock We’ve discovered our bathroom has no foundations. What should we do?
Apt 2 Corn Mill, Distillery Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 3 What sold for €250k in Drumcondra, Swords, Kilkenny, Waterford and Sligo?
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  • Cork auction to feature important women from War of Independence

Food & Drink

Donna Hay’s sticky miso roasted chicken with sesame pumpkin Donna Hay: Salty and sweet, the chicken is the star of this show
  • Food & Drink
  • Donna Hay

Donna Hay week: Sticky miso roasted chicken and sesame pumpkin is the perfect balance of opposites

A good consommé is crystal clear and delicately flavoured. Photograph: iStock. It's crystal clear, making this soup is a job for the dedicated, or the deluded
The new cork stopper on Writers’ Tears whiskey is concealed beneath a foil seal. Moving back to cork takes premium Irish whiskey in a new direction
  • The Celbridge brewery that won big at the World Beer Awards 2020
  • How to make Ireland’s best cheeseburger at home

Health and Family

Scotland has become the first country in the world to provide free and universal access to period products after a four-year campaign that has fundamentally shifted the public discourse around menstruation. Photograph: iStock Tampon law makes Scotland first nation to provide free period products for all
  • Health & Family

Legislation sets lead for Ireland to follow after Coalition Programme for Government commitment

Members of the Irish Doctors Choir participating in rehearsals via Zoom. Online choir music to the ears of Irish doctors during the pandemic
Image: iStock My mother is a narcissist and has ostracised one of my siblings
  • The Irish ice-cream maker who was diagnosed with diabetes
  • Alison Curtis: My guilt at not going for a second pregnancy

Abroad

Sheila Magoye jumps for joy at the end of her Movember challenge in 2019 ‘Moving to a foreign land is daunting, but he took it in his stride.’ The Dublin woman walking for her dad
  • Sheila Magoye

After losing her dad to prostate cancer, Sheila Magoye is walking twice the length of Ireland in Australia for Movember

Fiona Fitzsimons presenting her research to the Bidens during their 2016 visit to Ireland. Photograph : White House Press Office Ancestors of Biden, Obama, JFK, Reagan left Ireland ‘within some 10 years of each other’
Christine McKenna-Tirella is a casting specialist in New York. Irish casting specialist in New York: ‘This city has a pulse and you can’t kill it’
  • Irish violinist Patricia Treacy to play at Joe Biden’s inauguration
  • ‘I began tasting wine, rather than just drinking it,’ says an Irishwoman in Zurich

One Change

Microplastics can be released into the water system via the washing of fleeces or other clothing containing plastics. Invisible but everywhere – the growing spread of microplastics
  • Life & Style
  • Sorcha Hamilton

One Change: Tiny particles can be found in food, air and in tap and bottled water

Every country would have to make changes to implement the diet, but for some the changes would be starker. Photograph: Getty It’s time for a new diet. And not just for you
Does ‘being more green’ just add to the already huge list of household duties? Photograph: Getty Who has time to make their own eco-friendly anti-bacterial cleaner?
  • One Change: The growing case for an 80km/h motorway limit
  • For a sustainable recovery, green is the only way forward

Fashion

This year consumers want Irish gifts to redistribute money through local businesses. Photograph: iStock Must-have Christmas beauty gifts from Irish businesses
  • Beauty
  • Laura Kennedy

From nourishing serums to personalised hair dryers, local beauty brands have it all

Pink and blue jumpsuits in silk and cotton with scrunchies by Violet Ogden. Photograph: Perry Ogden November notes: The latest news in fashion and design in Ireland
Rudy Giuliani at yesterday’s press conference. Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA What caused Rudy Giuliani’s bizarre hair malfunction?
  • Harry Styles wore a dress on the cover of Vogue – and the US right wing lost it
  • Smells like Christmas: festive candles and home fragrances

Travel

Anthony Quinn Bay on Rhodes island in Greece. Which? found that a package trip to the island worked out more than €430 cheaper than an identical DIY holiday. Photograph: Getty Images Consumer watchdog finds package holidays cheaper than DIY bookings
  • Travel
  • Conor Pope

Which? found savings of up to €430 on identical holidays, with greater protection for consumers

Dublin Airport Terminal 1 departure gates. ‘No vaccine cert will be required for EU short haul flight,’ a Ryanair spokeswoman said on Tuesday. Photograph: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin Covid jab: Ryanair will not ask for proof of vaccination within EU
The Poulnabrone Portal Dolmen, on the Burren, in Co Clare. The Burren Ecotourism Network, which comprises 60 local enterprises, has been named ‘Best Tourism Project’ for 2021 by Lonely Planet. Photograph: Dara MacDomhnaill Lonely Planet tips Burren as one of the best places in the world to visit in 2021
  • Birdsong fills the air at rail stations across the country
  • Share your story: Are you coming home to Ireland for Christmas?

Motors

The Irish Times top 50 cars for 2021
  • Motors
  • Michael McAleer

Fully electric cars are gaining ground fast – and some old favourites have been reborn

Mini gets creative with new wacky MPV
The ESB is set to introduce pricing for its ultra-rapid 150kW electric car chargers, starting from December 1st ESB introduces pricing for ultra-fast EV chargers
  • BMW’s new all-electric SUV causes a stir with its styling
  • Cupra Formentor: Fun car with good space and stylish touches but price is a hurdle

Outdoors

A Portuguese man o’ war in Waterford. I thought this creature was a piece of plastic, what is it? Readers’ nature queries
  • Ethna Viney

Ethna Viney on fossilised plants, peacock butterflies and long-eared bats

Blackface make the most of rough upland herbage, with a coarse thatch of fleece that’s proof against wind and rain. Illustration: Michael Viney Distinctive Blackface ram has new and potent value
Ireland’s original ‘Scots’ pines were thought to have become extinct about AD 400. The variety above at Doolough, Co Mayo. Painting by Michael Viney Irish tree folklore continues to emerge from the shadows
  • Is this yellow fungus edible? Readers’ nature queries
  • Europe’s eels at risk from lucrative illegal trafficking

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Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: ‘I’ve storted a rumour Matt Damon wants to build a house on Coliemore road’
  • Ross O'Carroll-Kelly
  • November 21, 2020

‘I just want him to see what people from Dalkey are really like’

Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: ‘Honor was walking around with the blond wig and Maga sweatshirt’
Illustration: Alan Clarke Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: I pop the boot and go, ‘Get in’
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  • I can hear the old dear’s hysterical voice going, ‘Better men than you have eaten my one-pot stews!’

People

Miscarriage: the duke and duchess of Sussex with their son Archie. Photograph: Toby Melville/PA Wire Meghan Markle reveals ‘unbearable grief’ of miscarriage
  • People

‘I knew, as I clutched my firstborn child, that I was losing my second,’ duchess of Sussex writes

Michael Harding: “I was gripped with excitement, although it was more contempt for Trump rather than any love for Biden.” Photograph: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg Michael Harding: Though I cheered for Biden, I was more like Trump than I could admit
Rebeca Sanchez Gallego at her workplace, Oak View Nursing Home, in Belturbet, Co. Cavan. Photograph: Lorraine Teevan ‘People in Dublin can be friendly but Cavan was so much better’
  • Róisín Ingle: Deck the feckin’ halls. That is an order
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Stressed skin, maskne and dull complexions: your beauty questions answered by an expert Stressed skin, maskne and dull complexions: your beauty questions answered by an expert

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