Forget about diets, mindful eating is the most powerful weight-loss tool we have, according to dietitian Aoife Hearne.

When it comes to exercising after having a baby, it’s important to start at your own pace and build it up, says Aoife Hearne

Irish people are eating potatoes on average more than three times a week, but millennial consumers are buying them with less frequency than the overall market.

It’s normal to want your body to return to its pre-pregnancy shape. But dietitian Aoife Hearne says recovery, not weight loss, should be the priority

Operation Transformation dietitian Aoife Hearne believes women need to be realistic about their post-pregnancy bodies, writes Ciara McDonnell.

With just 56% of women in Ireland breastfeeding, advocates want to raise awareness about unethical marketing practices in the infant feeding industry.

Dr Sumi Dunne, who recently joined RTE’s hit show Operation Transformation,opens up about work, family and loss. Margaret Jennings reports.

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The first Operation Transformation 2018 leader has been revealed as 52-year-old Mary Diamond from Kiltimagh in Co Mayo, writes Breda Graham.

Aoife Hearne is well-known to TV viewers as a dietitian on RTÉ’s popular Operation Transformation series. The Waterford native has also worked with the Tipperary senior hurlers since 2009, providing nutritional advice to Premier County players. 

“I just want to live a normal life”. That’s the simple wish of publican Gerard Cahill from Mallow, Co Cork, who weighs almost 27 stone. He is one of 18 people hoping to become to an Operation Transformation leader.

Irish consumers are expected to buy 20,000 tonnes of the Queens variety of potatoes over the coming months, Bord Bia predicts.

Bord Bia and GIY (Grow It Yourself) have announced details of a nationwide competition for potato growers.

THE inherited love that Irish people have for the humble spud is growing again after a brief cooling off in the 430-year relationship.

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Inspirational Operation Transformation leader Deirdre O’Donovan told 19 hopefuls facing the final cut yesterday she lost seven stone (about 44kg) and gained a “fantastic” lifestyle in just 12 months.

WORLD tennis number one Novak Djokovic is a man who knows a lot about discipline.

Operation Transformation leader Deirdre O’Donovan has broken her addiction to food.

Operation Transformation leader Deirdre O’Donovan, who wants to stop emotional eating, was shocked when she failed to meet her target weight yesterday.

After weighing up his options, Operation Transformation leader Marc Gibbs was glad he was a big loser yesterday.

Ms Motivator: Waterford woman Aoife Hearne is the dietician on Operation Transformation.

One of the six Operation Transformation leaders Marc Gibbs blamed a takeaway curry for failing to meet his target weight in last night’s episode.

Operation Transformation opened last night with the dreaded weigh-in.

A busy mum of two who admitted she was fat on national radio has been selected as an Operation Transformation leader.

More than 500 people unhappy with their weight applied to become an Operation Transformation leader.

A festival with a difference is to be held in a Co Cork town which aims to get more children interested in science and turn it into a hub for research and innovation.

NINE Waterford men who collectively lost 145 pounds in five weeks hope their loss will be a cancer charity’s gain.

NINE big-hearted Waterford men, who have been dieting for almost five weeks, are hoping their weight loss will net thousands of euro for the South East Cancer Foundation.

NINE brave Waterford businessmen have begun their very own Operation Transformation by throwing their weight behind a campaign to raise funds for cancer patients.