I have never met anyone so stuck in life as obsessive self-improvers
In 2026, I am not interested in 50 ways to make my life ‘easier’ but instead plan to truculently dig my heels in
New Year
For content about New Year content e.g. resolutions, dry January
Mark Moriarty’s simple tasty meals to make back-to-work that little bit easier
January does not have to be the time to make things harder for yourself in the kitchen
Nollaig na mBan is just business-as-usual with a trendy title
Instead of mounting an uprising, I’m going to list my Women’s Christmas resolutions here to make the rest of 2026 a little less chaotic
Mark Moriarty: It’s January, quinoa’s time to shine in the kitchen
These recipes aren’t based on nutritional calculations, but I guarantee they’ll leave you satisfied without feeling unhealthy
Mark Moriarty’s new year recipe for chicken honey and soy with brown rice and mirin
The chicken here should end up brown and crispy on all sides
I have given up on self-improvement for 2026. I will be the same lumpen, bad tempered hobgoblin
I do not want to be the most optimised version of myself, with a pert Pilates bottom and the perfect slicked back bun. Instead, I want to be useful
Ireland among world’s 10 most pessimistic countries, survey finds
Just 20% of those polled in Ireland were hopeful 2026 would be better than 2025
Historic church in Amsterdam gutted by blaze amid firework-fuelled new year violence
Two die in accidents and police arrest 250 across Netherlands, but cause of fire at landmark unknown
The Late Late New Year Special: It’s a Paudie expanded universe, and we’re all just drifting through
Television: Patrick Kielty exudes positivity in the face of impossible odds and vapid banter
The Irish Times view on 2026: a year filled with uncertainty
As the new year dawns, there is no shortage of reasons for concern
In pictures: World rings in 2026 with fireworks and a show of solidarity in Sydney
Revellers bid farewell to 2025 and usher in the new year as they remember victims of Bondi shootings
I don’t make New Year’s resolutions as a general rule but this year is an exception
Róisín Ingle: In hunter gatherer times the family would starve if women let men lounge around the cave scratching their nether regions
Time is a border: I wake up to family and friends’ yesterdays, untouchable to me
Midnight comes twice for me with a mind in Ireland and a body in Australia
Met Éireann forecasts possibility of snow as temperatures drop across Ireland
Met Éireann forecasts cold and clear days as frost and ice develops
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