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Author Louise O’Neill talks modern life and sexuality with secondary-school students in Cork

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Siobhan Jones-Evans is going to Sheeran’s gigs in Cork, Belfast, Galway and Dublin

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High-octane visuals help the Irish band deliver a rousing live show in Oklahoma

The Dublin band choose Trump-supporting Oklahoma to kick off their ‘issues based’ tour

Christie Watson’s insight into humanity – the suffering, compassion, hope and tenderness

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Dealing with her parents death led Carol McGowan on an unlikely career path designing headstone and ‘cremation art’

Leni Zumas third novel, Red Clocks, has been described as a successor to The Handmaid’s Tale

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With a new baby, it was time for the beauty blogger to give up renting in order to buy

Erica Garza has written a clear-eyed memoir about living with – and recovering from – sex addiction

People who run off-licences, pubs and other businesses on how 2018 will be different

The #DeleteFacebook movement is gaining traction. How can users effectively delete their account and what might they miss?

Having more rooms won’t necessarily give you the space you need

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Behind the scenes of the RTÉ hit show, from the nervy celebs to the team that delivers the slick production

The best-selling author’s house was full of memories; interior designer Caroline Flannery gave it a whole new vibe

The Dublin actor on sex harrassent, and why fame is like being trapped in a drum

Pets leave their mark on the workforce by lowering stress levels and increasing team spirit

London-Irish writer has delivered her second, 'genre-splicing' novel, The Hoarder

It takes practice to really let go and be comfortable with your own thoughts

Even tech companies admit there’s no function or tool that replaces a healthy, ongoing dialogue

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Ten ways to get your hands on some extra cash during the longest month of the year

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Beloved 1980s’ television series enjoys a second life thanks to social media

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The Gate: Twenty-one-year-old acting newcomer Paul Mescal has been cast in some of the country’s biggest theatrical productions

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The underwear store, which opened in Dublin this week, celebrates a narrow version of femininity

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Ireland’s best-known soprano effortlessly moves from opera to ‘The Sound Of Music’

John Murphy’s Pearse Street station piano was a hit and now he’s looking to raise money for the homeless with another one

A new book argues that marriage as a lifelong contract is past its sell-by date

Researchers are exploring links between life-changing events and hoarding

Limerick woman and body positivity activist Stacey Dineen is on a mission to help

Trick to successful exercise at home is realising you don’t need the pricey gear

‘Welcome back to the northside. You’ll love being back on the right side of the river’

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Previously safe, neutral shades have given away to an explosion of colour

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With Leaving Cert results due tomorrow, Caroline Farrell recalls how she got the confidence to pursue education in her 30s

Selling her city cottage allowed Lisa Wilkinson to set up a new home and business

Irish holiday home-owners are not necessarily in the business of selling you a boutique lifestyle for a couple of days

We’re drawn in by the Scandinavian clean lines, not to mention the clever potato mashers

The singer's newest bid to break the Internet hints at someone who has bought into their own legend

Dubliner’s latest role sees her take on the part of Frank McCourt’s put-upon mother

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Roller derby is a bruising sport played by ‘women who are unafraid and totally outspoken’

Caitríona Perry quietly returned to her seat without reacting after Donald Trump singled her out for some seamy treatment

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West look set to join a long line of A-listers who have explored surrogate pregnancy

Waite, who was released from captivity over 25 years ago, on Islamism, Trump and his lost years

When did buying garden furniture become an exercise of lavish excess?

Amybeth McNulty takes on iconic role from the ‘Anne Of Green Gables’ series – albeit with a darker twist

I don’t want a sexy lifestyle, just space and wipe-down furniture

There’s more to LS Hilton and her writing than the ‘filthier Fifty Shades’ tag suggests

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