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Glastonbury Festival 2014 - Day 3
Dolly Parton’s sister ‘up all night praying’ as singer battles health problems
Last month, Parton postponed a scheduled Las Vegas residency, citing 'health challenges'

Wed, 08 Oct, 2025

Maggie & Jay
My Wedding Day with Maggie Molloy: 'We got married in our own barn, it was like a festival'
Cheap Irish Homes presenter Maggie Molloy describes her wedding day at home in Tipperary

Tue, 07 Oct, 2025

Cork principal: 'People say everyone knows what it’s like going to school — they don’t'
Cork principal: 'People say everyone knows what it’s like going to school — they don’t'
When the cameras entered Carrigaline Community School for the reality series ‘A Rebel Education’ they found a student body of some 45 nationalities learning in an inclusive, liberal environment

Tue, 07 Oct, 2025

Jack The Ripper victims
Jack the Ripper's victims: 'People are fascinated by guts and gore — but the victims have been passed over'
A book that put the five women front and centre, instead of rehashing theories about the killer’s identity, is now in paperback, says Emer Harrington

Tue, 07 Oct, 2025

Woman showering behind fogged glass
Life Hack: Can cat litter help to reduce condensation in your bathroom this autumn?
Here are eight ways to prevent condensation in your bathroom.

Mon, 06 Oct, 2025

Mom and daughter standing back to back with serious look
Dear Dáithí: Should we charge our daughters rent? 
"It’s called ‘Ó’Sé theory of get off your arse’ and it goes like this, study + part-time job + housework = happy parents."

Mon, 06 Oct, 2025

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Caitríona Redmond: ‘Twas Budget eve, babe, but will our budgets tank?
There’s no such thing as winners or losers when Irish families are struggling.

Mon, 06 Oct, 2025

Patch perfect: Ireland's farmers carve a niche with American-style pumpkin experiences
Patch perfect: Ireland's farmers carve a niche with American-style pumpkin experiences
A growing number of farms and venues across Ireland now offer pumpkin-patch experiences in the run-up to Halloween. Jonathan deBurca Butler meets some of the farmers embracing the American tradition

Sun, 05 Oct, 2025

Saturday with designer Ashley McDonnell: 'Paris is the kind of city where you’re not sitting at home very often!'
Saturday with designer Ashley McDonnell: 'Paris is the kind of city where you’re not sitting at home very often!'
"I love the architecture, the trees, and how close I am to the forest and the lake in Bois de Boulogne, but also that you can walk to the Champs-Élysées."

Sat, 04 Oct, 2025

Wedding of the Week: No shortage of fun and games to be had on Cork couple’s big day
Wedding of the Week: No shortage of fun and games to be had on Cork couple’s big day
Katlyn Buckley and Alan Devereaux exchange vows in Rochestown Park Hotel, Cork

Sat, 04 Oct, 2025

SIOBHAN O DEA
What a Difference a Day Makes: ‘A wheel came off his chair — if we didn’t laugh, we’d cry’
Grandmother Siobhán O’Dea recalls the fateful day when her beloved older brother, Michael, told her he had motor neurone disease. She tells Helen O’Callaghan how life changed in that moment

Sat, 04 Oct, 2025

My Life with Andrew Boyle: My pet wallaby Dora ran away from home — a real explorer
My Life with Andrew Boyle: My pet wallaby Dora ran away from home — a real explorer
"Dora hadn’t always been known by that name but rather earned the term of endearment from the media and public. It had been days since she ran away from home and people were talking about little else."

Sat, 04 Oct, 2025

FOURTH TEXACO ‘SUPPORT FOR SPORT’ RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED
Donncha O'Callaghan: The rugby hero turning dad mishaps into a successful book series
'In this latest adventure, Disaster Dad and family take part in a family fun day, with predictable mishaps, laughs, and ... a zebra'

Sat, 04 Oct, 2025

Diary of a Gen Z Student: Yeah, no... I'm grand, I will yeah — and other quirks of Hiberno-English
Diary of a Gen Z Student: We all have our preferences — I won't date a short man
"Some people say that height shouldn’t be a factor in dating. Maybe they’re right. Or maybe they’re short, who knows."

Fri, 03 Oct, 2025

Only Fools and Horses star Patrick Murray dies
Only Fools and Horses star Patrick Murray dies
The 68-year-old actor starred in 20 episodes of the hit comedy series

Thu, 02 Oct, 2025

Bernard O'Shea: Five things I've learned about açai bowls
Bernard O'Shea: Five things I've learned about açai bowls
I ended up with a purple slurpy that promised youth, health, and the ability to pronounce itself correctly.

Thu, 02 Oct, 2025

Richard Hogan: Donald Trump is trying to outwit all of us and we are all stumbling along blindly
Richard Hogan: Donald Trump is trying to outwit all of us and we are all stumbling along blindly
It is very hard to make sense of Donald Trump’s presidency through the lens of sanity

Wed, 01 Oct, 2025

My Wedding Day with Louise Cantillon: 'We had a real Limerick wedding in every sense'
S My Wedding Day with Louise Cantillon: 'We had a real Limerick wedding in every sense'
Danny O’Reilly, from the Coronas, who was at the wedding anyway, sang our first dance song with my friend Maria. They did a beautiful cover of the Cranberries’ song Linger

Wed, 01 Oct, 2025

The Good Mood Dude: Why a Jolly outlook is crucial for children's wellbeing
The Good Mood Dude: Why a Jolly outlook is crucial for children's wellbeing
Andrew Jolly realised in his work as a teacher and his role as a father that children should learn how to be resilient and to cultivate happy habits, so he wrote ‘The Good Mood Dude’

Tue, 30 Sep, 2025

Alfred Dunhill Links Championship - Day Two - Friday October 4th
Hollywood star Bill Murray golfs through Ireland in new series
The series will see Murray, who has Irish roots, joined by celebrity friends and long-time golfing companion Tom Coyne as they tee off around the Emerald Isle.

Mon, 29 Sep, 2025

Female worker stops conflict between two angry male employees. Stress, emotions management at work. Conflict situation
Dear Dáithí: I was dragged into a witch-hunt — how can I make it right?
I can’t apologise publicly without causing conflict locally, but keeping quiet is eating away at me. What should I do?

Mon, 29 Sep, 2025

British Grand Prix 2025 - Race Day - Silverstone
Lewis Hamilton announces death of ‘angel and true friend’ pet dog Roscoe
Roscoe has been a regular feature in the F1 paddock and at major events such as awards ceremonies since the seven-time world champion adopted him in 2013.

Mon, 29 Sep, 2025

Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 UK Film Premiere - London
JK Rowling calls Emma Watson ‘ignorant’ following rift over transgender rights
Watson and her co-stars Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint have publicly backed transgender rights in the last few years, distancing themselves from Rowling

Mon, 29 Sep, 2025

My Life with Eoin Coughlan: 'We played on stage with Robbie Williams in Croke Park'
My Life with Eoin Coughlan: 'We played on stage with Robbie Williams in Croke Park'
Brian and I are lucky to have performed with some of Ireland’s most revered musicians, from Damien Dempsey to Paddy Casey.

Mon, 29 Sep, 2025

Katherine Zappone: I stare into the future, Ann Louise is no longer here — I am heartbroken
Katherine Zappone: I stare into the future, Ann Louise is no longer here — I am heartbroken
Katherine Zappone’s new memoir is a story of enduring love between two trailblazing women. Here she writes about the loss of her beloved wife Ann Louise Gilligan

Sun, 28 Sep, 2025

Niamh & TJ | Adare Manor
S My Wedding Day with Niamh deBrún: 'I still remember TJ’s face when he saw me coming down the aisle'
"I’m a Gaeilgóir, so I did my vows as Gaeilge. It was important to me to have the Irish language in my day."

Sun, 28 Sep, 2025

Wedding of the Week: Irish, Indian, and Brazilian flavours at Rita-Ray and Eoin’s wedding
Wedding of the Week: Irish, Indian, and Brazilian flavours at Rita-Ray and Eoin’s wedding
Rita-Ray (Ray) Chhabra and Eoin Donnelly-Maguire are married in St Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh, with reception in the Maryborough Hotel & Spa in Douglas, Cork

Sat, 27 Sep, 2025

Meeting Friends at the Weekend
YES! Dublin  launches Kickstarter to open permanent queer café and nightclub in city
YES! Dublin hopes to create a permanent LGBT+ café and nightclub that supports community life, charity partnerships, and queer visibility

Sat, 27 Sep, 2025

What a Difference a Day Makes: Rapper GodKnows on 'giving back to God'
What a Difference a Day Makes: Rapper GodKnows on 'giving back to God'
Zimbabwean-Irish rapper Munyaradzi GodKnows Jonas tells Helen O’Callaghan how a pastor’s words, spoken a dozen years ago, gave him a new confidence and self-belief – but also motivated him to life his life in kindness to others on a musical path.

Fri, 26 Sep, 2025

Diary of a Gen Z Student: Science can help with life — but the humanities make life worth living
Diary of a Gen Z Student: Science can help with life — but the humanities make life worth living
"Currently, it feels difficult to overstate how much we should value having citizens who are highly educated in history, sociology, politics, gender theory, and everything else the humanities have to offer."

Fri, 26 Sep, 2025

Bernard O'Shea: 5 things I learned about showing up — even when I didn’t want to
Bernard O'Shea: 5 things I learned about showing up — even when I didn’t want to
Turns out the hardest part of life is just putting your shoes on.

Thu, 25 Sep, 2025

45th Annual News Emmy Awards
Donie O'Sullivan: 'I forked out $700 for my Emmy Award statue the other day'
Conspiracies, conservatives and the art of live TV. Emmy-winning CNN correspondent Donie O’Sullivan on the journey from Caherciveen to Capitol Hill

Thu, 25 Sep, 2025

I started housesitting in Ireland and abroad to avoid paying rent – this is my experience
I started housesitting in Ireland and abroad to avoid paying rent – this is my experience
Aoife CodyKane shares her experience of using a housesitting website to travel while keeping costs low — and all the pets she befriended along the way

Thu, 25 Sep, 2025

Welcome Rocki Irish — Rihanna and ASAP Rocky's third child 
Welcome Rocki Irish — Rihanna and ASAP Rocky's third child 
Rocki Irish is a baby sister to RZA and Riot Rose who were born in 2022 and 2023

Thu, 25 Sep, 2025

Richard Hogan: Were RTÉ's Traitors participants prepared for Internet backlash?
Richard Hogan: Were RTÉ's Traitors participants prepared for Internet backlash?
"People don’t have to take responsibility for what they say online; they can hide behind an avatar or fake account"

Wed, 24 Sep, 2025

Inside life at Ireland’s castles: Blackwater, Birr and Glin owners share their stories
Inside life at Ireland’s castles: Blackwater, Birr and Glin owners share their stories
From North Cork to Limerick and Offaly, three families reveal the passion, challenges and legacy of living in Ireland’s castles

Wed, 24 Sep, 2025

Chef Orla McAndrew on her adult ADHD diagnosis and what needs to change in the system
Chef Orla McAndrew on her adult ADHD diagnosis and what needs to change in the system
"And then came the diagnosis: ADHD. Not a shock, not a hammer blow, but a kind of quiet revelation. A frame placed around the picture of my life. The noise, the sleepless nights, the tornado energy, the self-doubt."

Tue, 23 Sep, 2025

School and Down syndrome: First schoolday bell rings for Annabelle
School and Down syndrome: First schoolday bell rings for Annabelle
Ireland has one of the highest rates of Down syndrome in Europe, however at least 260 children with additional needs had no school place this year.

Mon, 22 Sep, 2025

How do I get my marriage back on track?
Dear Dáithí: I feel strangely distant from my husband, how can we reconnect?
It’s as if we’ve been running parallel lives under the same roof.

Sun, 21 Sep, 2025

Discover the Cork GP who introduced Turkish baths to Europe
Discover the Cork GP who introduced Turkish baths to Europe
Rosanna Cooney explored our obsession with saunas in her book, Sweathouse. As part of her research, she discovered its origins go back to the 19th century, and a Cork GP who introduced Turkish baths to Europe. Here, she tells his story

Sun, 21 Sep, 2025

MIRIAM HUSSEY
Miriam Hussey: I ended up in hospital after travelling — it was quite frightening to see that
From struggles with disordered eating, self-doubt, a damaging tendency to people-please, and the challenges of new motherhood, Miriam Hussey lays it all bare in her debut book, writes Gemma Fullam

Sun, 21 Sep, 2025

Wedding of the week: Abbey and Tadhg wed nine years after meeting in Cork's Havana Browns
Wedding of the week: Abbey and Tadhg wed nine years after meeting in Cork's Havana Browns
Abbey Desmond and Tadhg Lane celebrated their wedding in Fernhill House Hotel with heartfelt vows, colourful flowers and endless dancing

Sat, 20 Sep, 2025

Ireland Rugby Squad Training and Media Conference
My Saturday with Paul O'Connell: I struggled to sleep when I started coaching the Irish team
I know people sometimes give out about having to drive their kids everywhere but I like it. It’s a great way to chat to the kids without asking direct questions

Sat, 20 Sep, 2025

My Life with Carl McAuliffe: I operate on lions and other animals in Fota
My Life with Carl McAuliffe: I operate on lions and other animals in Fota
Head of Riverview Vets in Ballincollig, Carl McAuliffe describes some complicated and challenging surgeries during his career

Sat, 20 Sep, 2025

Cork's Butter Museum curator Dr Danielle O’Donovan: ‘I found meaning in my life through art’
Cork's Butter Museum curator Dr Danielle O’Donovan: ‘I found meaning in my life through art’
Marking Culture Night, Butter Museum curator Dr Danielle O’Donovan talks to Helen O’Callaghan about finding her life’s purpose as a teenager on a school art trip – and how she sees museums and what they contain as a very potent bridge between past and present

Fri, 19 Sep, 2025

Gen Z Student: Here's my advice to anyone starting their first few weeks of college
Gen Z Student: Here's my advice to anyone starting their first few weeks of college
The lecture hall is where they tell you what they expect to see in your assignments and exams. Anyone that does well, is going to class. I’m not going to pretend I never missed a class in my time

Fri, 19 Sep, 2025

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