Bernadette Ryan
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Brian Murrayhill obituary: Passionate tradesman and avid sports enthusiast
- People
- June 18, 2020, 12:45
This article is one of a series about people who have died with coronavirus in Ireland and among the diaspora. Read more at irishtimes.com/covid-19-li(...)

What have couples been doing in lockdown? We might know in nine months
- Parenting
- May 5, 2020, 06:01
Binge watching box sets, doing jigsaws and sharing almost every human activity possible through video apps are some of the most talked about ways of c(...)

Flying home for Christmas: 'It's always great coming back to Dublin'
- Abroad
- December 20, 2019
For Briain McGeary, the most appropriate way to welcome his sister home for the holidays was by dressing up in a Santa costume when he met her in the (...)

Celebrating that special relationship between grandparents and grandchildren
- Health & Family
- December 17, 2019, 06:01
It’s not only plum puddings that Ann Fleming is making with her grandson Cian Domican on a Thursday evening in the run-up to Christmas. It’s a whole c(...)

Mother-in-laws: can’t live with them, can’t . . .
- Parenting
- March 27, 2019, 06:01
When new mother Siobhán Dowling was feeling at her most vulnerable in hospital the day after her son’s birth, she felt she was lucky to have her mothe(...)

It’s not easy calling time when your relationship reaches its expiry date
- Health & Family
- March 13, 2019, 06:01
What happens when you realise that your “happily ever after” is no longer happy? When you have that feeling in your gut and you’re just not sure (...)

Cool Yule: 30 ways to have a stress-free Christmas
- Life & Style
- December 15, 2018, 06:00
Turkey bought? Done. List made and checked twice? Check. Champagne on ice? Of course. Yet even the best-laid plans can be derailed by last-minute issu(...)

How to survive the C word – stop rushing around and lower expectations
- Parenting
- December 18, 2016, 00:00
There’s the picture-perfect Christmas tree, the sumptuous family dinners, the smiling extended family in matching Christmassy jumpers, the buzzing par(...)

Will Trump build a wall to keep out Irish students?
- Education
- December 5, 2016, 09:00
It’s been a rite of passage for generations of Irish students every summer: three months of American freedom and fun, peppered with hard work and lif(...)

Is your kid going to college? Don’t be a helicopter parent
- Education
- September 6, 2016, 06:00
As the Leaving Cert results glow fades, it’s replaced by the new reality of college fees, turning strangers into friends and navigating sprawling cam(...)