Nostalgic TV has had a positive effect on men’s fashion, says Dave Kenny, who visits Louis Copeland to hear plans for an Irish tailoring academy

It’s the No 1 hit of the summer. But Robin Thicke’s video and lyrics have been accused of glamorising rape and abuse, says Ed Power

He quotes Bono, goes to the gym, and listens to Spin FM. Roisin Burke meets Limerick’s top cleric

Dan O’Mahony swapped life as a chimney sweep to create a family Tae Kwon Do firm, says Fiona O’Donovan

As the second round of new registration plates comes on-stream, latest figures show a change in our driving habits. We’re embracing diesel again and our cars are getting smaller, says John Hearne

The teen years are still the most likely time to lose our virginity, according to author Kate Monro.

The Treaty City is hoping for a financial bonanza if it lands the 2018 event, writes Jonathan deBurca Butler

Cork-based David Puttnam is backing an initiative which provides revamped computers and IT training to disadvantaged schools. It’s levelling the technological playing field, writes Claire Droney

Do it together and it’s harmless, do it alone and it’s criminal, says Suzanne Harrington

An exhibition of Big House photos reveals some intimate moments in the lives of both the families and staff, says Tommy Barker

Sasha and Malia Obama have shown poise and grace while growing up in the public eye. As they visit Ireland, Rachel Marie Walsh looks at their Mum-influenced fashion choices

Drugs can cure male impotence but can they fix a lack of desire, asks Rita de Brun.

Mike Nolan has raised millions in memory of his daughter Grace — with the help of best pal Brendan O’Carroll, who also gave him a role in Mrs Brown’s Boys, writes Áilín Quinlan

Alan Croghan was a violent addict. But now he’s made amends, says Jonathan deBurca Butler

A history festival featuring singers and actors? Why not, says Jonathan deBurca Butler

His plays are renowned, but a new book unravels the mystery of the man, says Rita de Brun

There are many people who get out of bed each day looking forward to their work. David DiSalvo asks what’s their secret?

As the school year ends, author Denise Deegan drops in on the TY girls at St Angela’s in Cork to hear their plans for the future

Four singers of promise will join Cara O’Sullivan Celine Byrne, and Regina Nathan for concerts this week, says Jo Kerrigan

Healthcare cuts and unemployment cause a host of societal ills, yet Europe refuses to save its citizens, says Richard Fitzpatrick

With school holidays looming, Conor Power wonders how long he should allow his son to be online during the summer. It’s a constant battle, experts admit, and you can’t compare it with TV ‘in our day’

They are the most watched videos on Youtube. Now Sharon Crowe reports on research which found that looking at images of cute things, such as fluffy cats, can make you more productive at work

I nervously went up to Coom, on the Cork-Kerry border, to be taught how to shear. It was akin to shaving while arm-wrestling, says Conor Power

A Kerry bookshop and one man’s dream brought hope to a Lesotho community, says Peter Geoghegan

The macabre Gone Girl, the surprise US bestseller, has been criticised as misogynist, but its author Gillian Flynn’s depictions of women eschew blandness for darker truths, says Suzanne Harrington

Several Irish women know how Angelina Jolie felt when she took the option of radical surgery to reduce her breast cancer risk — because they made the same difficult decision, writes Áilín Quinlan

For Priory Hall owners, today’s developers are no better than the landlords of 100 years ago, says Jonathan deBurca Butler

As the Cannes Film Festival opens, Irish photographer John Minihan retraces the highlights of a career spent capturing some of Hollywood’s biggest names, and his Oscar party trip this year

The Irish Examiner joins with the Department of Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht, and Limerick Education Centre on a series of articles about our archaeological legacy

Pet psychic Jackie Weaver stunned Dan Buckley with what she found out after a video ‘chat’ with his trusty dog Rusty

Millstreet hosted the Eurovision 20 years ago, in an equestrian centre, for free. The town relished it, says Richard Fitzpatrick

They came last in 2007, but a new album marks 24 wonderful years on the road, says Siobhán Cronin

Not all children go to school. Some are taught by their parents at the kitchen table, says John Hearne

Tomorrow marks the 10th anniversary of the death of Noel Redding, the Jimi Hendrix Experience bassist who came to call West Cork his home, writes Noel Baker

Caffeine is no longer sufficient. ADHD drugs are being illegally used as study aids, says Rita de Brun

Ten friends are on their bikes to create awareness of 500 deaths per year and to fund the charity Console, says Colette Sheridan

Many of the entrepreneurs in an aptly titled 2008 book of business self-congratulation have gone bust, says Tommy Barker

Dave Kenny’s family is steeped in Easter Rising history. And, on the anniversary of Eamonn Ceannt’s death, he recalls finding a letter from the executed hero’s son, revealing how he lived his life in his father’s shadow

Since the discovery of horsemeat in ‘beef’ products, what goes into our food has never been under closer scrutiny, but, says Robert Hume food fraud is nothing new

We are as attached to our possessions, be they clothes, household goods, or cars, as we are to people and places. Róisín Burke talks to three people who recently went through the process about the emotional pain of decluttering

With school holidays on the horizon, Arlene Harris takes a timely look at some of the many summer camps on offer

Writer Roden has more aptly been described as an historian and a poet of food, says Joe McNamee

Putin governs Russia with all the panache of a Bond villain, says Dave Kenny. Or so his photoshoots suggest

After leaving Phantom FM, Simon Maher tells Siobhán Cronin how radio is finally ‘fun’ for him again