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“There is little evidence that popular remedies, such as echinacea and vitamin C, can prevent or treat a cold”, says Prof van Driel 7 tips to help avoid a cold – or recover faster
  • Health & Family
  • Nicola Davis
  • January 20, 2019, 06:01

Blocked nose, watering eyes, a sore throat – the signs of a cold are all too familiar

Welcome to my place ... Chur, Switzerland
  • Abroad
  • Anna Lardi Fogarty
  • January 20, 2019, 06:00

Anna Lardi Fogarty shares her suggestions for woodland walks, medieval buildings and fine local wines in her hometown

Health Board: Upcoming conferences, talks, campaigns and events Health Board: Upcoming conferences, talks, campaigns and events
  • Health & Family
  • Damian Cullen
  • January 20, 2019, 04:01

My boyfriend is on a ‘sex strike’ . . . for the second time My boyfriend is on a ‘sex strike’ . . . for the second time
  • Health & Family
  • Roe McDermott
  • January 20, 2019, 00:00

Dear Roe: He called his first strike after his annoyance at me for not being adventurous

Cross the pond for a date with Dior Cross the pond for a date with Dior
  • Travel
  • Jo Linehan
  • January 19, 2019, 06:00

Travel Bag: Become a ninja warrior in Belfast or banish the blues at Loch Erne with the Friday Tonic

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Plum pud: Baked fruit in red wine Plum pud: Baked fruit in red wine
  • Food & Drink
  • Vanessa Greenwood
  • January 19, 2019, 06:00

This combination of soft fruit, warm syrup and ice-cream is unbeatable

Brewers united: three collaboration beers to try Brewers united: three collaboration beers to try
  • Drink
  • Sorcha Hamilton
  • January 19, 2019, 06:00

Beerista: Dot Brewing and 12 Acres have made a very tasty rye IPA, while Yellow Belly has teamed up with Rising Sons, and Wicklow Wolf with Scotland’s Fierce Beer

Seán Moncrieff: It’s a mistake to believe satire can change things Seán Moncrieff: It’s a mistake to believe satire can change things
  • People
  • Sean Moncrieff
  • January 19, 2019, 06:00

The likes of Trump and Johnson have made it impossible to satirise politics because politics is now satire

Heartwarming wines for a cold winter’s evening Heartwarming wines for a cold winter’s evening
  • Drink
  • John Wilson
  • January 19, 2019, 06:00

John Wilson: Four big, rich and powerful wines from Catalonia

Train reaction: Why I’m encouraging my son to go Interrailing Train reaction: Why I’m encouraging my son to go Interrailing
  • Europe
  • Arlene Harris
  • January 19, 2019, 06:00

My six-month jaunt around Europe as a 19-year-old is something I’d love my sons to experience

Review: Already one of my meals of the year Review: Already one of my meals of the year
  • Food & Drink
  • Catherine Cleary
  • January 19, 2019, 06:00

On an unloved stretch of Dublin street, Variety Jones is a small restaurant with big ambition

Jennifer O’Connell: Having children eased my anxiety Jennifer O’Connell: Having children eased my anxiety
  • People
  • Jennifer O'Connell
  • January 19, 2019, 06:00

Motherhood immediately made my anxiety much worse, and eventually much better

Irish grassroots activists leading the climate change uprising Irish grassroots activists leading the climate change uprising
  • People
  • Sylvia Thompson
  • January 19, 2019, 06:00

Lack of policial action on climate change has spawned a movement of strong, committed environmental activists

How to holiday with kids: Entertaining breaks with pre-teens How to holiday with kids: Entertaining breaks with pre-teens
  • Travel
  • Sarah Walsh
  • January 19, 2019, 06:00

Part two: Combining cultural trips and fun to create memories without breaking the bank

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Homes and Property

Bedroom at Urban Hotel QO in Amsterdam, designed by Tank Architecture & Interior Design, Conran&Partners in association with IHG’s interior design department Switch it up with these nine new lighting ideas
  • Interiors
  • Alanna Gallagher

From strip lights to coffered effects, illuminate your home to best advantage

The Wilder hotel on Adelaide Road in Dublin 2. Built circa 1878 as a home for “aged governesses and unmarried females”, the formidable seven-bay Dublin building has had a long history. Photograph: Alan Betson Take a walk on the Wilder side
Keep surfaces clean and rooms well ventilated. Photograph: Getty Images From dustbusters to a soda fix: 20 health hacks for your home
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Health and Family

“There is little evidence that popular remedies, such as echinacea and vitamin C, can prevent or treat a cold”, says Prof van Driel 7 tips to help avoid a cold – or recover faster
  • Health & Family
  • Nicola Davis

Blocked nose, watering eyes, a sore throat – the signs of a cold are all too familiar

Juniper. Health Board: Upcoming conferences, talks, campaigns and events
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  • How Irish universities are involved in their students’ health

Food & Drink

Vanessa Greenwood’s baked plums. Photograph: Harry Weir Plum pud: Baked fruit in red wine
  • Food & Drink
  • Vanessa Greenwood

This combination of soft fruit, warm syrup and ice-cream is unbeatable

Grand Parade, a new 4.3 per cent session IPA made by Wexford’s YellowBelly and Cork’s Rising Sons and Wolf Racer, made by Wicklow Wolf and Scotland’s Fierce Beer Brewers united: three collaboration beers to try
Photograph: iStock Heartwarming wines for a cold winter’s evening
  • Review: Already one of my meals of the year
  • The origin of lentils and how they arrived in Ireland

People

Lisa Simpson as US president. On her first day, she informs her new cabinet that they may have to raise taxes due to a fiscal hole left by her predecessor, President Trump. Seán Moncrieff: It’s a mistake to believe satire can change things
  • People
  • Sean Moncrieff

The likes of Trump and Johnson have made it impossible to satirise politics because politics is now satire

Say yes to that thing. You’ve got the rest of your life to be busy or tired or hungover. Jennifer O’Connell: Having children eased my anxiety
Síofra Caherty, Fiona O’Doherty Mindy O’Brien, Flossie Donelly, Una Hand, Padraic Fogarty, and Kate Ruddock. Photograph: Aidan Crawley/The Irish Times Irish grassroots activists leading the climate change uprising
  • ‘Break up on social media too’: How to be happily single
  • ‘How does this sound? The O’Carroll-Kelly Institute of Rugby!’

Fashion

Loah wearing Colin Burke top and earrrings by Chupi, skirt by Ros Duke. Film still: Perry Ogden/Showcase 2019 ‘We didn’t want west Wicklow to look like the Serengeti’
  • Fashion
  • Deirdre McQuillan

The director and photographer Perry Ogden on his new short films about Irish designers for Showcase

Rihanna: the singer was crowned the pope of fashion on social media after last year’s Met Gala. Photograph: Damon Winter/New York Times Is Rihanna the Coco Chanel of the 21st century? Louis Vuitton thinks so
Balenciaga Triple S trainers Goodbye ‘ugly’ shoes – hello comfy trainers for the hygge generation
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  • Wonderland: Glossy indie magazine features Dublin MC Kojaque

Travel

The Kensington Hotel is launching an exclusive new package to celebrate the Dior exhibition Cross the pond for a date with Dior
  • Travel
  • Jo Linehan

Travel Bag: Become a ninja warrior in Belfast or banish the blues at Loch Erne with the Friday Tonic

Arlene Harris and her friend Julie Albrecht on a moped in Greece in the 1990s as they Interrailed around Europe Train reaction: Why I’m encouraging my son to go Interrailing
We’re lucky enough in Europe to have ‘living museums’ in many of our towns and villages. Photograph: Getty Images How to holiday with kids: Entertaining breaks with pre-teens
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  • Walk for the Weekend: ‘Four Birds’, Mourne Mountains, Co Down

Abroad

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  • Anna Lardi Fogarty

Anna Lardi Fogarty shares her suggestions for woodland walks, medieval buildings and fine local wines in her hometown

The Irish-born population in France is estimated to be somewhere between 20,000 and 24,000. Who are the Irish in France, and what are they doing there?
Nicola Costello: ‘They say that nursing is a calling but the conditions aren’t reasonable or realistic in Ireland.’ Irish nurses abroad: ‘In the Middle East I literally earn double’
  • Wild Geese: ‘Don’t be afraid to leave home,’ says Stephanie Lyons
  • From practising law in Dublin to teaching yoga in Auckland

Motors

Prince Philip: in a collision near the British royal family’s Sandringham estate. Photograph: Neil Hall/Reuters Prince Philip’s crash: Are older drivers a menace behind the wheel?
  • Motors
  • Michael Sheridan

Our reflexes slow and sight deteriorates as we age. But experts warn against blanket bans

Transport Infrastructure Ireland wants tolls at each M50 junction instead of the current single toll that only one quarter of vehicles using the route will pass. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill Shane Ross rules out multi-tolling on M50 to tackle congestion
Insurance is really the deciding factor when it comes to any first car choice. If you’re under 30, you’re going to get hammered for that first-year premium. Photograph: Getty Images/Ikon Images What to be aware of when choosing your first car
  • Used cars: why buyers need to be wary
  • Toyota takes to the Irish roads with its fleet of new hybrids

Outdoors

Mackerel may be in larger numbers outside traditional fishing waters, but are showing signs of starvation Debate over mackerel quotas grows as Atlantic nations flout advice
  • Michael Viney

Shoals are moving into northern waters, hitting salmon and seabird populations

‘Its salt-and-pepper tones, and its tough wiriness, tells her it’s probably from a badger.’ Photograph: Getty Was there a badger in my garden? Learn to read animal tracks
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