Summer of Family

Even to the sunniest place, chronic afflictions will follow you. Migraine for instance

Mary Jennings: You still have plenty of time to focus on endurance for the whole summer, and there is no benefit in peaking too soon

Many activities run for just a few hours per day, meaning not only that the cost per hour is higher, but parents still have to navigate around working hours

Encourage them to stick to similar sleep and wake times through the week and to avoid prolonged weekend lie-ins

This is not my first rodeo at the main State examinations. You’d think after all this time it’d get easier though

The best options around the country for sporty and outdoor kids, from athletics to water-based fun

From Dalkey Book Festival and All Together Now, to Electric Picnic and Clifden Arts Festival, there is no shortage of entertainment across the country this summer

Three days spent in my bedroom, feverish and fatigued, was one of the most relaxing few days I’d had in a long time

Ireland has highest incidence of life-threatening condition but once diagnosed it can be treated successfully

The first step is to get the children involved in making lunch with you, starting from as young as age three

If you have a dependence – if the drink hasn’t loosened its grip since Covid waned – it’s worth considering your options

Umwelt concept helps us understand how insight into people’s extreme experiences is limited by our own exposure to these intense events

Lack of social interaction is linked to increased risk of dementia, poorer physical health, lower psychological wellbeing and reduced cognitive functioning

By the time Annette Egan was in her late 60s, she had reached ‘rock bottom’ after living alone in her Dublin childhood home for 27 years

The job market has changed drastically, and young people are finding new ways to work, including by turning hobbies into careers

Jen Hogan: Homework and endless car trips to matches and training bring the lazy summer days to an end

If you’re sweating at night after taking steps to cool your sleeping area, see a doctor to consider possible medical causes

You can borrow up to 12 books at a time. All of this for the modest sum of ABSOLUTELY FREE

Programme described as a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ opportunity to give children an understanding of where food comes from

Mary Jennings: I’ve yet to hit the wall in my many years of marathon running, you can train your body to avoid it

Ask the Expert: ‘It is very upsetting to see him like this, it almost feels like he has returned to being a toddler’

Thanks in part to the pandemic, people’s priorities shifted from intense, calorie-burning workouts to activities that foster a mind-body connection, and Pilates is once again booming

Dust off the patio furniture and try these easy and delicious summer sizzlers

'After two years of not being able to see anyone, this is my way of getting back out there'

Allowing physios to refer patients for X-rays would greatly improve efficiency

When it comes to an Irish barbecue, the charred meat never really lives up to expectations. Here are some salads to savour instead

Dementia diary: Mum cannot step into a bath to shower … she cannot heave herself up out of a tub

It’s never too late to start - or continue - competing and enjoying athletics as Irish participants in the World Masters Athletics prove with their haul of medals

Just five to seven minutes of stretches can make a ‘huge difference’ in preventing injuries and improving postural alignment and wellbeing

Ice cream for lunch, swims in the pool, more time with stress-free parents: Holidays are a toddler’s dream

Jen Hogan: Turns out there’s nothing like an inexperienced mammy on a bike to set the parent-child role reversal in motion

Some scientists question such exercise but many believe there are benefits to foam rolling

Áine Ryan on how a helium birthday balloon proved a lot harder to rein in than her grandchild

Extensive research is being undertaken on developing a vaccine for the Epstein-Barr disease

Ross Good says he did not expect for his early years of fatherhood to be rocked by heart issues

Prof Afif El Khuffash wants to change Ireland's views about breastfeeding — and he’s doing it through art as well as his work as a neonatologist

Séamus Mooney is believed to be the oldest person living with Down syndrome in the State at 76

One tragedy is the prevalence of Alzheimer’s, to which people with Down syndrome are predisposed

Start with your long list of great intentions, but then narrow your wish list down to a few key plans and focus on making them happen

The consultation between GP and patient is like a dance in which one or other will occasionally come a cropper