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On top of the world: the Nordic countries top the UN World Happiness Report. Photograph: iStock/Getty World’s happiest countries revealed: How happy is Ireland in 2019?
  • People
  • Amy O'Connor
  • March 20, 2019, 13:41

Nordic countries come out on top in United Nations ranking of 156 countries

Sex schedulers: couples who put their sex lives in the diary Sex schedulers: couples who put their sex lives in the diary
  • Health & Family
  • Sirin Kale
  • March 20, 2019, 09:26

How do you keep intimacy alive long-term? More of us are marking it on our calendars

‘Tell that Irish guy, there’s no ‘u’ in Filum!’ ‘Tell that Irish guy, there’s no ‘u’ in Filum!’
  • Abroad
  • March 20, 2019, 09:00

Brexit has put a strain on personal relationships, says Channel 4’s Irish announcer

An 860km journey through the Arctic in the Mazda MX-5 – with the top down An 860km journey through the Arctic in the Mazda MX-5 – with the top down
  • Motors
  • Neil Briscoe
  • March 20, 2019, 10:47

Japanese carmaker’s lastest offering proves that sports cars and bad weather can mix

Listen carefully – you don’t have to be deaf to join the Deaf community Listen carefully – you don’t have to be deaf to join the Deaf community
  • Health & Family
  • John Cradden
  • March 20, 2019, 06:01

By learning sign language you gain membership to a distinct linguistic and cultural group

Bidding on a house: what first-time buyers need to know Bidding on a house: what first-time buyers need to know
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I’ve been warned my fiancé may have been violent towards his ex-wife I’ve been warned my fiancé may have been violent towards his ex-wife
  • Health & Family
  • Trish Murphy
  • March 20, 2019, 06:01

Tell Me About It: ‘He has always been gentle with me. But I can’t stop thinking about this’

Bigotry will be dead when we stop judging people. Someone tell Brie Larson Bigotry will be dead when we stop judging people. Someone tell Brie Larson
  • People
  • Laura Kennedy
  • March 20, 2019, 06:00

Laura Kennedy: As a feminist artwork, Captain Marvel makes some pretty good points

What should we be looking for in a house with a separate septic tank? What should we be looking for in a house with a separate septic tank?
  • Homes & Property
  • March 20, 2019, 06:00

Property Clinic: Is maintenace an issue and what waste-water problems might we face?

Old school value in reimagined Cork Street gem for €800,000 Old school value in reimagined Cork Street gem for €800,000
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  • Elizabeth Birdthistle
  • March 20, 2019, 06:00

Dating back to the 16th century, this former school produced the flag for the Easter Rising

‘I feel Irish now. If I went back to Syria they would make me join the army’ ‘I feel Irish now. If I went back to Syria they would make me join the army’
  • People
  • Sorcha Pollak
  • March 20, 2019, 06:00

New to the Parish: Salim Yattem arrived from Syria in 2015

‘Stupidity has been a heavy burden since childhood’ ‘Stupidity has been a heavy burden since childhood’
  • People
  • Michael Harding
  • March 20, 2019, 06:00

Michael Harding: My mother once gazed at me and, with one question, opened up an appalling possibility

Lofty views from roomy Stoneybatter apartment for €350K Lofty views from roomy Stoneybatter apartment for €350K
  • New to Market
  • Alanna Gallagher
  • March 20, 2019, 09:32

This top-floor former bachelor pad offers light, space, and a Parisian feel

Weeknight winner: pasta with sweet Italian sausage and good-for-you greens Weeknight winner: pasta with sweet Italian sausage and good-for-you greens
  • Food & Drink
  • Lilly Higgins
  • March 20, 2019, 06:00

This really is the perfect pasta dish, and it’ll be ready in less than 15 minutes.

Walk for the Weekend: Tintern Abbey Trail, Co Wexford Walk for the Weekend: Tintern Abbey Trail, Co Wexford
  • Travel
  • Tony Doherty
  • March 20, 2019, 01:00

The abbey itself seems alive as it merges with the landscape, adding to the ambiance

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‘Stupidity has been a heavy burden since childhood’

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If St Patrick arrived in Ireland today, what would he think of us?

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An affair throws a grenade into a relationship; what follows is a matter of trust

Homes and Property

Domestic sewage water treatment system in the garden What should we be looking for in a house with a separate septic tank?
  • Homes & Property

Property Clinic: Is maintenace an issue and what waste-water problems might we face?

Landlords must seek tenants’ permission to enter their property, unless there is an emergency Our landlord entered our house while we were away, can he do this?
The thoroughly modern Irish barn. Photographs: Simon Mills photosby.si A thoroughly modern bolt-hole that’s all Irish inside
  • Redefining cruise ship design, Irish style
  • Clever kitchen in Cabinteely’s sunny southeast

Health and Family

‘Sex scheduling is a sign of maturity in our communication.’ Photograph: iStock/Getty Sex schedulers: couples who put their sex lives in the diary
  • Health & Family
  • Sirin Kale

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John Cradden (right) signing with Amanda Mohan at the Deaf Village Ireland. Photograph: Cyril Byrne Listen carefully – you don’t have to be deaf to join the Deaf community
‘I have invested my hopes in our future and all my savings in our house.’ Photograph: iStock I’ve been warned my fiancé may have been violent towards his ex-wife
  • The ‘bad kid’ bares her soul to help teen girls
  • Tragedy, magical thinking, and the lasting impact of grief

Food & Drink

Sausage and kale pasta makes for the perfect tasty meal. Weeknight winner: pasta with sweet Italian sausage and good-for-you greens
  • Food & Drink
  • Lilly Higgins

This really is the perfect pasta dish, and it’ll be ready in less than 15 minutes.

Esther Barron of Barrons Bakery, Paul Flynn of The Tannery and Marie Power of The Sea Gardener, at the launch of the West Waterford Festival of Food. Tickets go on sale today for unique dining experiences
Peter Barrett of Aviation Capital and Sean Rainbird of National Gallery of Ireland. Photograph: Shane O’Neill, SON Photographic National Gallery/SMBC Aviation Capital photos ‘I’ve been doing dry January for decades and sometimes I run it into March’
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People

On top of the world: the Nordic countries top the UN World Happiness Report. Photograph: iStock/Getty World’s happiest countries revealed: How happy is Ireland in 2019?
  • People
  • Amy O'Connor

Nordic countries come out on top in United Nations ranking of 156 countries

“It does not help that Brie Larson – an Oscar winning Hollywood star – has been kind of obnoxious in her commentary around the movie” Bigotry will be dead when we stop judging people. Someone tell Brie Larson
Saleem Yattem has lived in Limerick for three years. Photograph: Liam Burke/Press 22 ‘I feel Irish now. If I went back to Syria they would make me join the army’
  • ‘Stupidity has been a heavy burden since childhood’
  • Relax, our National Performance Anxiety Day will be over soon

Fashion

Thousands of Weibo users have begun posting selfies of themselves in full goth make-up and dark clothing with the hashtag #ASelfieForTheGuangzhouMetro. Photograph: Alberto Buzzola/Getty Images Woman in China ordered to remove ‘distressing’ make-up on train
  • Beauty

Woman stopped by security from boarding the subway because of heavy goth eye make-up and dark lipstick

Irish beauty, bottled: Pestle & Mortar Exfoliate, Spotlight White Teeth Wash, Burren Perfumery Rose Facial Toner and Calendula & Rose Cleanser, and Cloon Keen Atelier Lúnasa Four beauty brands that capture the best of Ireland in a bottle
Fashion designer Simone Rocha edited the latest edition of A Magazine Curated By. Photograph: Joanne O’Brien Simone Rocha edits fashion magazine featuring Mary Robinson interview
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Travel

Walk for the Weekend: Tintern Abbey Trail, Co Wexford
  • Travel
  • Tony Doherty

The abbey itself seems alive as it merges with the landscape, adding to the ambiance

The price of a day out in Amsterdam is estimated at €78.69. Photograph: iStock Which tourist destinations are the cheapest in Europe?
Head north for a taste tour or rule the roost in Philadelphia’s hottest property
  • Derry Girls guide to Derry: Murals, cream horns and Sr Michael stout
  • In the footsteps of St Patrick: A 10-walk tour of Ireland

Abroad

‘Tell that Irish guy, there’s no ‘u’ in Filum!’

Brexit has put a strain on personal relationships, says Channel 4’s Irish announcer

The English Ship ‘The Royal Sovereign’ with a royal yacht in a Light Air by William van de Veld the Younger. Image: Wikimedia Commons The Irish naval officers in imperial Russia
50 people were killed, and dozens are still injured in hospital after a gunman opened fire on two Christchurch mosques on Friday. Photograph: Carl Court/Getty Images ‘Christchurch felt like a safe haven for our family. What happened is unfathomable’
  • Welcome to my place... Lille
  • Give it a lash: 100 questions to test your Irishness

Motors

Top down in -20 degrees is probably not the life that many people envisage when they buy a sports car An 860km journey through the Arctic in the Mazda MX-5 – with the top down
  • Motors
  • Neil Briscoe

Japanese carmaker’s lastest offering proves that sports cars and bad weather can mix

The European Transport Safety Council said the proposed legislation could save 25,000 lives within 15 years of coming into force. Photograph: Getty Images Automotive black box recorders could become mandatory in Europe
Interior shot of a self-driving Lexus car. Self-driving cars: Is the autonomous dream slipping away from us?
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  • Geneva Motor Show: Fiat revives an icon, Alfa guns for the Q3

Outdoors

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Ethna Viney on grey wagtails, rooks, fungus gnats and hummingbird hawkmoths

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Hens roaming in a garden. “When you first get rescue hens you think they all look the same, but over the course of a few hours even you get to know them as individuals” Why not give a rescue hen a home?
  • Did this painted lady butterfly survive the winter? Readers’ nature queries
  • Storm petrels: why we have no idea how many are left

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‘Gout? What the fock is gout? And please don’t say it’s caused by rugby’
  • Ross O'Carroll-Kelly
  • March 16, 2019

Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: Preparation for Newbridge grudge match isn’t going to plan

‘What would you say to the idea of a rematch?’ ‘We would have beaten you with or without Fr Fehily’s doping programme’
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