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An evening swim in the clear waters of Sweden’s Bohuslän archipelago. Photograph: Clive Tompsett/imagebank.sweden.se The wonders of Sweden’s wild western way
  • Travel
  • March 23, 2019, 07:00

The Bohuslän archipelago comprises thousands of islands an hour’s drive Gothenburg

Conor Pope’s day working in Ikea: ‘What the f**k are you doing in that yellow?’ Conor Pope’s day working in Ikea: ‘What the f**k are you doing in that yellow?’
  • People
  • Conor Pope
  • March 23, 2019, 06:30

At the Dublin store it’s all about secret short cuts, strange language and morning huddles

Review: Retro food, retro vibe, bang up to date prices Review: Retro food, retro vibe, bang up to date prices
  • Food & Drink
  • Catherine Cleary
  • March 23, 2019, 06:30

This new Italian, which channels a 1980s feel, is cheerful but definitely not cheap 

Jennifer O’Connell: Sex education has a long way to go to compete with porn Jennifer O’Connell: Sex education has a long way to go to compete with porn
  • People
  • Jennifer O'Connell
  • March 23, 2019, 06:15

We need to talk about sex without the words ‘when two people are very much in love…’

I’m remembering Fr Fehily hyped up to fever pitch after listening to his Hitler 45s I’m remembering Fr Fehily hyped up to fever pitch after listening to his Hitler 45s
  • People
  • Ross O'Carroll-Kelly
  • March 23, 2019, 06:10

Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: Irregordless, I do have my own – let’s say – ‘motivational’ qualities

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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Vegan cooking made easy with spicy bao buns Vegan cooking made easy with spicy bao buns
  • Food & Drink
  • Jess Murphy
  • March 23, 2019, 06:10

The pillowy white dough buns – steamed, not baked – are popular in much of Asia

Irish in Britain: ‘I’d like to stay. Britain is not Brexit’ Irish in Britain: ‘I’d like to stay. Britain is not Brexit’
  • Abroad
  • Ciara Kenny
  • March 23, 2019, 06:05

We asked Irish people in Britain to write about Brexit. Here are some of the 140 responses

Another Burren, beneath the waves Another Burren, beneath the waves
  • Ireland
  • Paddy Woodworth
  • March 23, 2019, 06:00

Just twice a year, extreme tides expose a limestone spit off Co Clare rich in sea life

Index: What’s hot and what’s not this week Index: What’s hot and what’s not this week
  • Life & Style
  • Una Mullally
  • March 23, 2019, 06:00

Weekday denim and Jordan Peele’s Us are up; Copper Face Jacks and retail is down

Home Front: Great garden furniture and how to make your space flow Home Front: Great garden furniture and how to make your space flow
  • Interiors
  • Madeleine Lyons
  • March 23, 2019, 06:00

Plus, cool bedlinen and the new Danish lifestyle store, Jysk, offering bargain buys

How to make a great baked cheesecake? Don’t overcook it How to make a great baked cheesecake? Don’t overcook it
  • Food & Drink
  • Vanessa Greenwood
  • March 23, 2019, 06:00

The red berry glaze gives an impressive finish and covers over any cracks

Graham Norton: earthy, floral, spicy ... and that’s just his new gin Graham Norton: earthy, floral, spicy ... and that’s just his new gin
  • Drink
  • John Wilson
  • March 23, 2019, 06:00

Four Irish gins: Boyle’s, Drumshanbo Gunpowder, Method & Madness, Graham Norton’s Own

‘Malawi is facing a period of severe food shortages’ ‘Malawi is facing a period of severe food shortages’
  • Abroad
  • Laura Quirke
  • March 23, 2019, 06:00

Laura Quirke, an Irish teacher in Malawi, shares her experience of this week’s floods

Séan Moncrieff: We don’t hate the Brits the way we used to Séan Moncrieff: We don’t hate the Brits the way we used to
  • People
  • Sean Moncrieff
  • March 23, 2019, 06:00

Brexit and the discussion around it has illuminated Ireland’s progression as a country

Our Columnists

Hilary Fannin Hilary Fannin -

Women who dreamt of making art ended up making beds and sandwiches

Padraig O'Morain Padraig O'Morain -

Testing times: tips to help you study

Laura Kennedy Laura Kennedy -

Bigotry will be dead when we stop judging people. Someone tell Brie Larson

Michael Harding Michael Harding -

‘Stupidity has been a heavy burden since childhood’

Homes and Property

An extension to a Dublin house designed by Joe Fallon Design Architect, engineer, technician or builder? Who to call when you plan to build
  • Homes & Property
  • Emma Cullinan

It pays to do your homework on the range of professional services available

One Shore Street. Bringing Soho style to an Irish shore
Miniforms caixa Speakers in the house: Eight of the best home sound systems
  • The new rock garden: petite plants are perfect for small space living
  • Glamorous Glasnevin renovation is the work of a sister act

Health and Family

Shane Holohan:“I am the owner and director of Taking Flight, where we focus on circus arts education and performance” Why I Love ... Circus
  • Fitness
  • Jo Linehan

‘It’s all about learning a new language, a language of the body’

In 2014, researchers from Cork and Dublin were the first to report that exercise is associated with gut microbial diversity in humans. Illustration: iStock/Getty Images Benefits of keeping fit may stretch to your gut
Kathryn Thomas wanted to get back on the road but found she was fearful of running while pregnant Kathryn Thomas: I wanted to be a runaway mum, but fear held me back
  • Constant coffee keeps Daffodil Day fundraising going
  • Testing times: tips to help you study

Food & Drink

Gigi, old school Italian restaurant in Ranelagh, Dublin Review: Retro food, retro vibe, bang up to date prices
  • Food & Drink
  • Catherine Cleary

This new Italian, which channels a 1980s feel, is cheerful but definitely not cheap 

Spicy tofu bao Vegan cooking made easy with spicy bao buns
Baked cheesecake with red berry glaze. Photograph: Harry Weir How to make a great baked cheesecake? Don’t overcook it
  • Graham Norton: earthy, floral, spicy ... and that’s just his new gin
  • One brewery, five brands: Rye River’s beer journey

People

Ikea shift: Conor Pope during his day at the Dublin store. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill Conor Pope’s day working in Ikea: ‘What the f**k are you doing in that yellow?’
  • People
  • Conor Pope

At the Dublin store it’s all about secret short cuts, strange language and morning huddles

Let’s talk about sex: not just as a list of dire warnings. Photograph: iStock Jennifer O’Connell: Sex education has a long way to go to compete with porn
‘Twas you,’ he goes. ‘Or a fool very like you!’ I’m there, “That’s a very serious allegation to make.” I’m remembering Fr Fehily hyped up to fever pitch after listening to his Hitler 45s
  • Séan Moncrieff: We don’t hate the Brits the way we used to
  • Emma’s choice: From Trinity graduate to trainee nun

Fashion

Kristina McElroy and Yomiko Chen: On McElroy’s 65th birthday, she was delighted to be a finalist in a UCD young fashion designer’s competition. Her design, a pink party dress, had an Japanese style obi belt. Photograph: Lilly Rose The clothes doctor: how to reimagine your wardrobe with clever fixes
  • Fashion
  • Catherine Cleary

Kristina McElroy is a stylish repurposer of fashion and is hosting a sartorial fix-up event

Designer Exchange: Secondhand is not second best when it comes to buying designer handbags The man you need to see to get a great handbag at a knockdown price
Were you happy with the results, and would you do it again? Photograph: iStock Have your say: Have you tried botox, fillers or ultherapy?
  • Vogue names Irishwoman Anne-Marie Tomchak as digital director
  • Peter O’Brien for Dunnes: Designer’s SS19 collection brings quiet drama

Travel

An evening swim in the clear waters of Sweden’s Bohuslän archipelago. Photograph: Clive Tompsett/imagebank.sweden.se The wonders of Sweden’s wild western way
  • Travel

The Bohuslän archipelago comprises thousands of islands an hour’s drive Gothenburg

World Ocean Day, Fanore Strand by Sabine Springer. Another Burren, beneath the waves
On two wheels in Hanoi: “There are five million motorbikes in the Vietnamese capital 2030.” Photograph: Getty Images Where two-wheels rule the roads
  • Travel deals: London designer bolthole, new cruise ship, afternoon tea at Lismore Castle and Bali bo
  • Donegal Airport voted most scenic in the world for second year running

Abroad

Some Irish people say nothing has changed in how they are treated by British people, others say Brexit has brought racism out of the shadows. Photograph: Getty Irish in Britain: ‘I’d like to stay. Britain is not Brexit’
  • Ciara Kenny

We asked Irish people in Britain to write about Brexit. Here are some of the 140 responses

A girl fetches water from a river created by flood water in the Nsanje district of southern Malawi. Photograph: Amos Gumulira/AFP/Getty Images ‘Malawi is facing a period of severe food shortages’
Pat Logue, landlord of the Sheephaven Bay in Mornington Crescent London’s Irish pubs: all the lonely people, where they go to belong
  • Irish in London protesting against Brexit: ‘You can’t leave it to someone else’
  • ‘Like anywhere else, it’s difficult to get into media in New Zealand’

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?
  • Geneva Motor Show proves the electric revolution needs a charge
  • Geneva Motor Show: Fiat revives an icon, Alfa guns for the Q3

Outdoors

World Ocean Day, Fanore Strand by Sabine Springer. Another Burren, beneath the waves
  • Paddy Woodworth

Just twice a year, extreme tides expose a limestone spit off Co Clare rich in sea life

It seems that a policy originating in 1996 has crept into practice under a somewhat dodgy clinical cover. Illustration: Michael Viney Hospital flower ban: A bunch used to boost my little red cells
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?
  • Straws in the wind of a storm that threatens us all
  • Can you identify this bird I saw in Ranelagh? Readers’ nature queries

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‘Twas you,’ he goes. ‘Or a fool very like you!’ I’m there, “That’s a very serious allegation to make.” I’m remembering Fr Fehily hyped up to fever pitch after listening to his Hitler 45s
  • Ross O'Carroll-Kelly
  • March 23, 2019

Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: Irregordless, I do have my own – let’s say – ‘motivational’ qualities

‘Gout? What the fock is gout? And please don’t say it’s caused by rugby’
‘What would you say to the idea of a rematch?’ ‘We would have beaten you with or without Fr Fehily’s doping programme’
  • The old man takes his truth bus to UCD’s snowflakes
  • No one warns you as you leave Holles Street, ‘kids can be seriously focking annoying’

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