Doctors, professors and consumer experts respond to your queries about Covid-19

It’s not a time to assert your rights. Just protect yourself, says psychologist Maureen Gaffney

Schools and academic institutions have issued advice on how to manage new routines

Identifying trees is a great way to enhance a walk during National Tree Week

Mental health services aim to close the gap in physical health for people with long-term conditions

Infection, travel, self-isolation, asthma, vaping, and the transmission of Covid-19

Depends who you ask. If you have children to play, there are certain rules you should follow

Experts have tough job communicating evidence around policy issues such as Covid-19

Am I high risk? Should we clean packages? Can pets carry the virus? Are playdates safe? Does holding your breath work?

Wash your hands, disinfect surfaces and avoid physical contact – even with family

Authority warns one brand of patches will be out of stock until May as demand increases

A comparison of Ireland’s hospital car parking rates

Many hospitals have yet to comply with HSE’s parking fee guidelines

Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda has highest parking charge at €4 for one hour in their short-term car park

Many UK hospitals offer free or daily capped rates for patients

Washing your hands with soap and water the best way to help prevent the spread of infection

World Rare Diseases Day: Three people on how their unusual conditions affect their lives

For Ash Wednesday, aka National No Smoking Day, here’s how to kick the habit

Crowd gathered on Co Wexford beach to witness the release of four grey seal pups back into the wild

Psychologist Claudia Hammond examines the best ways to feel rested

The upsides are impressive but the downsides include obsessive behaviour and burnout

At cookery instructor Jolene Cox’s classes, students learn that cooking a nutritious family meal – from press to plate – is far fr(...)

What do environmental groups want politicians to do to protect the natural world?

A cross-disciplinary research team is working with communities impacted by extreme weather events on actions they can implement to(...)

This global community offers free, tailored solutions to social and health problems

What exactly is rewilding and how can you be a part of it?

One in 12 people in Ireland will acquire a permanent hearing loss, experts estimate

Events focus on how connection to natural world can reduce stress, enhance well-being

Four dietitians go beyond the usual advice on what to avoid, and focus on behaviour

Colin Dardis has lived with anxiety and panic attacks since his mid-teens but poetry has helped him cope

The Climate Change Plan for the health sector contains advice on extreme weather events

A eight-week programme of singing and drumming workshops for people with mental health difficulties led to a significant improveme(...)

Ireland has one of Europe’s worst records in burning fuel to heat our homes

We celebrate winter solstice on December 21st. But that’s not always accurate

Derek Cullen’s spiral of self-destruction led to an unconventional but satisfying life path

Well-designed classrooms can improve learning in key subjects by up to 16%

Birdwatch Ireland needs your help to track the bird population and disease prevalence

About 430 people are diagnosed with oesophageal cancer in Ireland every year

Left paralysed from chest down after brain surgery, Jennifer Hester can now walk short distances using crutches

A research project into Irish streams will find out where pollutants enter the water courses and will work with landowners to prev(...)

An citizen science initiative is examining ways to protect the vulnerable dunes

Astrophysicist and philosopher run the rule over what precisely makes experts reliable

‘Strong older people fall and get back up while weak older people fall and stay down’

A new exhibition draws public attention to our complex relationship with plastic

An Taisce starts campaign after discovering only one in 250 girls cycle to school

An online course reveals all about everything from pelvic girdle pain to depression

Time for capital to look at co-housing and co-living, event told

‘It was even a shock to my doctor when the diagnosis of MS came back,’ says Keith Byrne

Prior to modern green thinking, mythology surrounded the identity of ancient Irish trees

‘Keep the lines of communication open, demystify the illness and take the scariness out’

By the time Beth Francis was in her twenties she was having up to 28 migraines a month

When Jane Gantley was diagnosed with breast cancer, the support of her sister Linda, who was just finishing treatment for the dise(...)

‘It’s all about connecting with nature, slowing down and getting into your body’

Bumblebee Flower Farm supplies edible blooms for creative chefs across Ireland

Berenson says there are almost no medical benefits of cannabis in randomised controlled trials

A restorative day of paddling around Sherkin Island and Roaringwater Bay off west Cork

Experts agree that accurate information among best ways to make policy decisions

Health and wellbeing venues around the country will host workshops, music, films and debate on everything from sustainable food pr(...)

Two young men talk about their challenges on the road from addiction to recovery

To best manage such pain, stress, sleep and work life must be taken into account

Guided walks include an exploration of the plants whose trade played a role in the rise and fall of empires

People’s dependence on their devices can contribute to range of more serious problems

Sandro Cafolla gives talks on how best to introduce wildflowers in parks and gardens

Scientists and doctors unite in call to act on climate change to protect human health

From whale-watching to bell-ringing, there’s something for everyone

For the 38-strong Irish team preparing to take part in the World Transplant Games, their organ donors are very much on their minds

When nurse Mary Cregan was dying of a brain tumour, her family took great comfort from the support of the Irish Cancer Society’s n(...)

The late Irish Times journalist’s gift was to ‘recognise the power of people’s stories’

‘The evening will stand out as one of the most enjoyable things I’ve had done this summer’

Prof Shane O’Mara lives his life on his feet and has dedicated a new book to the topic

Health advocacy organisation Cairde has launched a new website to introduce the different Irish health services to newcomers to th(...)

Sport Ireland event aims to empower teenage girls in training and competitions

A complaint about a creche can be investigated through Tusla

The clothing industry is one of the most polluting in the world, but how can we slow it down?

Women on Wheels call for segregated cycling routes as only way to foster ‘inclusive cycling’

American psychiatrist and writer Kay Redfield Jamison has been open about sharing her experiences of mania and depression and want(...)

Nature-writer and farmer John Lewis-Stempel is on a mission to prove that farming the old-fashioned way is not only kind to wildli(...)

‘We spend too much time rushing from one thing to another’: Why TDs and Senators could benefit from daily meditation

Author Michael Morpurgo and his wife Clare are founders of the Farms for City Children charity

What’s on, tickets, weather, times and transport for the family-friendly summer festival in west Wicklow

The Design & Dignity programme by the Irish Hospice Foundation provides comfortable rooms in acute hospitals for families of dying(...)

Wellness programmes and life skills classes are some of the coping measures

Australian professor in Dublin to discuss infertility, early menopause and sexual problems

An international study, led by UCD researchers, created food and packaging prototypes from agricultural and food-processing waste

IBD is on the rise and experts are unsure why

A group of older cyclists are at large in the capital, scattering seed bombs in their wake

From Bloom and Cat Laughs to Táin hillwalks and marine-themed festivals

Mental health should be sixth vital sign in hospitals, says Dr Paul D'Alton

Garden design is about offering people the opportunity to let their minds return to their childhood gardens

With a population of up to 200,000, Ireland’s only wild dogs live in all parts of the country

God, drugs, alcohol and eating disorders discussed at Addictive Eaters Anonymous

Gathering in Co Wicklow discusses challenges of reducing greenhouse gas emissions

Patients who lose weight have lower survival rates yet very few are given nutritional information and support

With four million cases of TB going undiagnosed around the world each year, healthcare professionals are committed to improving de(...)

The northern county’s spectacular scenery includes beaches, islands and many castles

Dress up as a nun, swim the Shannon, listen for a corncrake or take in some jazz

Derek Mooney’s Dawn Chorus programme will once again share the treat with radio listeners

Dr Beth Frates’s five steps for doctors to prescribe lifestyle changes to patients