But she wasn’t consumed by us either. I knew that she was her own person, that she had autonomy outside of her role as our mother. She would sign my birthday cards with “Mike and Marie”, a tiny rebellion, a reminder that she wasn’t just a ‘Mammy’. She had an identity that she wouldn’t relinquish.

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

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

Esther N McCarthy honours the mothers this week with some sweet gift ideas

So went the veritable verbal tennis match surrounding the logistics of our eldest child finally being allowed outside the front of our house.

Keeping mum happy should be everyone’s priority on Sunday. Ciara McDonnell rounds up some getaways to put a smile on her face

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

Esther N McCarthy picks some ideas for Mother’s Day gifts this week, from a colourful kettle to a thin white duke inspired placemat.

Afternoon tea is a trend that's not going away. Esther N McCarthy rounds up the best packages to enjoy this Mother's Day.

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

By Roz Crowley

It's like playing spot the difference!

Lovely.

Dustpans, irons and cartons of milk are among the worst gifts Irish mums have received for Mother's Day.

A feel-good story.

Ask Audrey’s been sorting out the people of Cork for ages. Here’s the latest advice she’s dished up.

Esther N McCarthy picks out perfect presents for all the deserving mothers out there, from handmade Atlantic seaweed body butter to supersonic hairdryers and fabulous floral jewellery.

The problem with Mother’s Day is not that it exists but that it is just one day. In my view we

Although new to the world of social media, he seems to be getting the hang of it.

Independent Senator, Fidelma Healy Eames, has spoken about comments she posted online about Mother's Day yesterday which sparked controversy.

The mother’s role is not created in the act of bearing a child, rather it’s in the nurture and raising of that child.

Update your perfume choice for spring or choose a last-minute gift for Mother’s Day from among the best of this season’s fragrances. Rachel Marie Walsh reports.

New reports suggest that we may love our mammies more than our other halves.

More Irish people will buy flowers for their mother this Sunday than for their other half on Valentine’s Day.

Son Matthew hadn't been home from Australia in three years - and she had never met her baby grandson.

They have changed our nappies, tended our scrapes, packed our school lunches, cured every ill with flat 7-Up and, in some cases, still wash our clothes.

Irish Mammies are a force to be reckoned with. Between teaching us to fear the dreaded wooden spoon and curing every disease known to man with flat 7Up we reckon she's some woman. Today we learned how much it would cost to replace her - and it's not cheap!

Getting a meal up to Mum’s standards for her special day is not actually that hard. Roz Crowley shows how easy it is to pull out all the stops, and do the wash-up too

Whisk her away from the daily grind with some great trips, treats and events, selected by Pól Ó Conghaile

A young woman with a rare disease, who was refused funding to travel abroad for specialist assessment, has launched an online petition to try and get the HSE to change its mind.

Aimee Foley has lived her life ‘in the loop of medicine’, and is determined the HSE will fund a visit to a specialist in London for a formal diagnoses.