Can I afford to let religious ethos be a factor in choosing a school for my child?
There are so many practical considerations to choosing a school that go beyond religious ethos
Agenda
A selection of human interest reporting, interviews, opinion and lifestyle features.
Where does your salmon come from? Fish farm escape highlights questions for consumers
The differences between ‘farmed’, ‘organically farmed’ and ‘wild’ salmon may be unclear to shoppers while imports from Scotland, Norway and the Faroe Islands can be labelled as Irish
Family who moved seven times in six years find security with cost rental home
Mary Osakwe moved seven times in six years before finding her current scheme and has now changed her focus to building community
Is branding Shannon as a ‘Dublin destination’ airport the answer to Ireland’s flight woes?
Junior minister suggests ‘Dublin (Shannon)’ could be sold as a travel destination but do overseas comparisons stack up?
Here’s why I say no to making plans six weeks in advance. More people should try it
It has become quite common for people around my age, in their mid to late 20s and early 30s, to cultivate these impossibly bulging calendars. It’s not for me
Oasis tickets controversy: Is ‘dynamic pricing’ any better than touting?
Fans dismayed by ‘in-demand’ increases way above starting rate of €86.50
‘If you don’t swipe in, you won’t be promoted.’ Remote working is still a battleground
Remote working has revolutionised our working lives, but is still being thrashed out in many workplaces
Childcare reform: What do the new subsidies mean for parents and service providers?
Overall, some €1.1bn of public money will go into the sector this year but not everyone is happy
Credit cards at risk: What should I do if affected by Fota Wildlife Park cyberattack?
While cyberattacks are all too common, it is quite unusual for customers of any company to be told they need to cancel their credit or debit cards
When the ‘scariest Gallagher’ was ‘the nicest man in showbusiness’: Irish Oasis fans share memories
News of the band’s reunion has left their fans reflecting on past experiences at their gigs and chance encounters
‘It gives people a chance to mingle’: How going to church may combat loneliness
Irish ageing study suggests people of faith are less likely to be lonely in old age
An air steward on Kirstie Allsopp’s parenting: Some parents have no shame
Yes, we’ve all done mad, reckless stuff when we were too naive to know the dangers, but not usually with our parents’ blessing
Dublin’s BusConnects: The issues still preventing it from being fully rolled out
Roll-out of Dublin bus network redesign accompanied by creation of 230km of bus lanes slowed by infrastructure delays and difficulties in hiring drivers
I’m back at work months and my baby still doesn’t have a full-time childcare place
‘HELP!’ might be the subject line of my next email to the department
‘Now it’s all just ashes’: Family who owned Galway hotel that was burned down lost heirlooms and their mother’s remains
The fire, which occurred before Christmas, came amid protests over site that was said to be housing asylum seekers
Parents and teachers on banning mobile phones in schools: ‘There are many much bigger issues’
Parents and teachers offer differing views on the likely benefits of Norma Foley’s planned mobile phone ban
Gen Z are drinking far less than their parents. That’s not all good news
Driving this decline in consumption is an unhappy mental state we have so far failed to reckon with
House prices are out of reach of the average earner - so why do they keep rising?
Couples with six-figure joint incomes are priced out, but the market is still flush with cash
‘Massive air of desperation’ among young people at scale of housing crisis
Cork art teacher says she has had to move home with her parents as property prices have gone ‘crazy’
Many young families are still financially squeezed. Here’s why
Why are people still struggling if inflation is falling and wages are rising?
‘There’s nowhere to go. It’s a nightmare’: Buncrana woman says she may lose rented home due to mica grants
Jade Houten has been served with a 90-day notice that her landlord wants to increase her rent from €480 monthly to €1,120 monthly
Sinn Féin’s grand plan for housing: Will it work?
A bonfire of Government housing support schemes is a step into the unknown - even if the promise is for a better future
Man who saw abuser jailed says trial was ‘like being abused all over again’
Judge criticises disclosure of medical information in trial, during which defence put to victim ‘extraordinary assertion ... that he enjoyed the abuse’
Wicklow Head lighthouse provides a room with a view, 109 steps from bottom to top
After being struck by lightning in 1836, Wicklow Head lighthouse was retained only as a daytime landmark for sailors. Now it is a dream holiday rental
‘They say it was 36 degrees in Barcelona but it feels like 46’: the Irish holidaying in European heatwave
‘It has been so hot that my phone overheated and broke,’ says one Irish holidaymaker in south of France
‘It’s not fair on the residents’: Dublin Airport car park squeeze puts pressure on local estates
Residents in suburbs around the airport say that although cars are technically allowed to park there, they nonetheless make life very difficult for them
Should I really stop drinking altogether?
Everyone from the World Health Organisation to wellness influencers are preaching total abstinence. But is moderate drinking that bad?
The truth about the ‘Ozempic baby boom’
The new generation of weight loss medications have revolutionised the treatment of obesity. But reports of an unexpected side effect - surprise pregnancies - have led to questions about why this is happening
Is a television licence inspector coming for you?
Q&A: A crackdown on evasion and nonpayment of the licence fee is planned following announcement of fresh funding for RTÉ this week
Mixed views in Dundrum about arrival of asylum seekers, residents say
Analysis shows accommodation centres are located in areas ranging from very affluent to extremely disadvantaged
Rip-off Ireland? How overseas tourists rate Ireland on value for money
Irish holidaymakers are quick to complain about the relative cost of staycations compared with overseas trips. But what do overseas visitors think of Ireland as a value-for-money location?
‘When you do get into a situation, don’t panic’: Taking a dip in Ireland’s new sea survival pool
Embarking on a Sea Survival Techniques course at the new national sea survival training pool in Greencastle, Co Donegal, proves to be an eye-opening experience
‘We all want to enjoy time in the sun, but it’s important to be careful,’ says mother of woman (33) who died of melanoma
‘Neither of us thought that it would be something so serious,’ says Bernie Rice of her late daughter, Sharon
Holidays in a heatwave: A survival guide for Irish people heading abroad
Temperatures soaring above 40 degrees in Europe puts holidaymakers at higher risk of short-term and long-term injury
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