Leslie Williams looks at some tops wines made by women.

If ever a celebration was warranted, it’s Mother’s Day. Anna Jarvis from Virginia in the US originally initiated the special day to honour her own mother who lost nine of her 13 children before they reached adulthood.

People need to be on their guard against Covid-19 “every minute, every hour and every day”

American chocolatiers are obviously far more influential than their Irish peers.

This much I have learned since I became a mother: that my expectations of same would be turned entirely on their head.

Jean Tierney has every reason to celebrate this year's Mother's Day. Against the odds, her son Brayden was born six months ago. The former Operation Transformation leader talks to Helen O'Callaghan about the heartbreak of her previous pregnancies and the joy of finally becoming a mum

Dr Coy's allows diabetics and healthy eaters to enjoy chocolate guilt-free, writes Trish Dromey

Joe McNamee shares some upcoming food events

The Cork Puppetry Festival returns this weekend. Siobhan Howe meets the man behind it – Dowtcha founder, Cliff Dolliver.

Today is June 1st and do you know what that means? It’s Dinosaur Day! And Don’t Give up the Ship Day, commemorating the last words said by Captain James Lawrence as his ship was being taken over by the British in 1813.

Arlene Harris talks to mums about the challenges and joys of rearing a large family

I HAVE read that a girl’s relationship with her father will predict her love life, and that with her mother will determine her relationship with herself.

Ahead of Mother’s Day Irish celebs reflect on the life lessons their kids have taught them.

Food news with Joe McNamee.

Esther N McCarthy offers some ideas for Mother’s Day treats, from luxury skincare products to vintage Champagne.

Candles are a luxury but anything that lights up your life and is not a screen has to be a good thing, says Rachel Marie Walsh

Read the victim impact statement of Carly Collins, sister of Nicola, whose killer Cathal O’Sullivan was jailed for life yesterday.

Starting with the largest Sunday lead ever at The Players Championship was harder than Webb Simpson imagined.

From the Limerick team that lined out at Pearse Stadium, only three — Nicky Quaid, Richie McCarthy, and Paul Browne — have been exposed to top-tier league hurling. That’s a damning indictment of the county’s spring form over the past eight years.

The newly-ordained Bishop of Ossory has weighed into the debate on abortion on his first day in office, describing as “paradoxical and in some ways the ultimate delusion” the proposal to “extinguish” the right to life of a child.

Looking for a last-minute gift for Mother’s Day? Book these getaways, writes Ciara McDonnell.

Mark Mother’s Day with one of this season’s most beautiful scents, writes Rachel Marie Walsh.

As Mother’s Day approaches, it has given me cause to reflect on how I feel being a mother in today’s world, writes Lindsay Woods.

Andrea Mara talks to four mums who’ve given up their careers — for now — to take care of their children.

International Women’s Day is always an occasion for celebrating powerful women. Sarah Carey certainly qualifies for that today, and not just for her brilliant camogie skills.

Mr. Price is at it again.

Still searching for the perfect Mother's Day gift for a sweet-toothed mammy? Look no further.

Esther N McCarthy offers some gift ideas for all the marvellous matriarchs this March

Mother’s Day, like crinoline and the pay gap and sending your sons off to die in a war, belongs in the past, writes Suzanne Harrington

Certainly, there were vegetarian restaurants in Ireland before Café Paradiso but you’d be hard-pressed to imagine any of them being accepted into the fine dining club at the upper end of the market all of 25 years ago when it first opened.

A hotel has been ordered to pay €3,000 in compensation to a member of the Traveller community for the “humiliating” way that he and his family were refused admission to a hotel restaurant for a carvery lunch on the day of his daughter’s christening.

Horse sports received plenty of recognition at the RTÉ Sports Awards on Saturday night, but it was James McClean who collected the top award.

Next Sunday, families around the country will celebrate Father’s Day, but for many, it is also a day tinged with sadness for those whose dads are no longer with us.

Nick Munier is well known from various TV appearances but you will probably know him as the yin to Dylan McGrath’s yang on the RTÉ version of MasterChef.

A €20,000 High Court damages award to a woman who banged her knee against the leg of a table while sitting down to dinner will have serious repercussions for hoteliers and restaurateurs.

Key cultural change at stake is a preparedness to take responsibility, rather than disavow it, writes Gerard Howlin.

The kind of round object that Kerry GAA star Aidan O’Mahony usually grasps rarely glistens more than his five All-Ireland medals but Sunday night was different as he waltzed away with the inaugural glitterball trophy to win the final of the first series of RTÉ’s Dancing With The Stars.

Our writers tackle the talking points for a busy weekend of Allianz League action in hurling and football.

Who needs breakfast in bed? The very brave Pat Fitzpatrick explains why he thinks Mother’s Day should be abandoned altogether.