Rosita Boland

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A year living alone: ‘I have found the lockdowns soul-destroying’

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‘From the minute I started to write, I didn’t care if the house fell down around me’

Chef-turned-writer Louise Kennedy creates a stir with her debut book of short stories

Return of the penpal: ‘It feels nice to spread some joy around the place’

American in Dublin Liz Maguire has accrued an astonishing 80-plus penpals in the last year alone

‘The social worker said: Were two seconds of pleasure worth it for all this?’

Women who housed single pregnant girls in the 1970s and 1980s share their experiences

Covid heroes: ‘We don’t need to change the world, just to change someone’s world for 10 minutes’

Meet the people who have made a big difference to others in this strange, tough coronavirus year

The Irish Times claims largest number of entries on journalism awards shortlist

Paper has 35 entries on this year’s NewsBrands Ireland Journalism Awards list

Without visitors, my home became an empty doll’s house

Rosita Boland: My encounter with a toy house echoed what I’d lost during lockdown

Have your say: What can be done to help the Irish tourism sector?

If you are a hotelier or host, or are involved in the tourism business, we want to hear your views

Lockdown letters: ‘Life is all about making connections’

Letters on life under lockdown from Vicky Phelan, Joe Schmidt, Maeve Higgins, Irish Times journalists and others

Empty direct provision housing in Achill is costing Government €350,000

State is paying for the accommodation while protests prevent 38 asylum seekers moving in

Settled into an Irish cottage, Peig style

Artist Maria Simonds-Gooding settled in Dunquin in the 1960s in a Blasket islander’s cottage

‘Ask your husband to buy you one’: the mad world of 1960s kitchen ads

The kitchen was sold as the domain of the woman – with the man paying for everything

Why do Irish nursing homes have such bad press?

Partly, it’s fear of the unknown. We visit a Galway home to see what life inside is like

Kate Holmquist: ‘A rule-breaker, trail blazer and a woman ahead of her time'

Hundreds attend service to remember writer who had the power to make words bloom just like the flowers in her garden

National Lottery to renew journalism awards sponsorship

Former Examiner editor Tim Vaughan to chair judging panel for this year’s event

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