After the ‘lost’ years of recession, funding for maintenance and building of roads is on the agenda, says Áilín Quinlan

Maia Dunphy talks to Ailin Quinlan about the changes we can all make.

Along with many question marks about the long-term effects of e-cigarettes, experts are concerned young people will eventually migrate from vaping to smoking. Áilin Quinlan reports.

Many of us would like to write about a family member but have no idea how to go about it, which is why Gareth St John Thomas’ book will be such a helpful aid, says Ailin Quinlan

As she climbed the podium in Hungary to receive first prize in the European Masters Powerlifting Championship, the sound of Amhrán na bhFiann playing over the speakers, Cork grandmother Karen Barry felt an immense rush of pride.

Perimenopause can last for up to 10 years yet there is a lack of awareness

You never know when you might come back to your journals throughout your life, says author Alyss Thomas, who’s just published a book on journalling. She talks to Ailin Quinlan.

Festivals are an ideal setting for casual sex but how much do revellers know about sexually transmitted infections, asks Áilín Quinlan.

Next week, to celebrate her 70th birthday, Maura Ward and her son, Johnny, will climb Mount Fuji, in Japan. It’s not their first big trip, says Ailin Quinlan

Ciarán Gallagher, Bord Bia’s South East Asia director, talks to Áilin Quinlan.

Helping your child to deal with adversity is key when it comes to developing life skills and happiness. Áilín Quinlan looks at tools parents can use to guide their children through tough problems

Ailin Quinlan talks to Guny Patel, chairperson of the town’s Chamber of Tourism & Business and owner of the popular Kinari boutique.

It’s not easy at first, but we can live a more sustainable life by simply forming a few new habits, writes Áilín Quinlan.

Teenage girls are suffering severe stress and depression due to greater challenges and higher expectations, writes

Fear of ending up with a bad deal can make the hunt for real value in a secondhand car deal seem daunting — but there are ways to make sure you’re getting what you pay for, discovers Ailin Quinlan.

Some 4,000 schools across the country are taking part in a seven-step initiative to help environmental management and raise awareness, writes Áilín Quinlan AT 2.50pm each day, four schoolboys in the West Cork town of Clonakilty leave their classrooms to collect their special ‘bibs’ and litter-picker sticks.

The Irish are obsessed with the weather — so it’s no surprise RTÉ is devoting a three-part series to the topic, writes Ailin Quinlan.

GP Lucia Gannon fears for the future of rural doctors. She tells Áilin Quinlan the government must get to grips with the shrinking numbers of GPs that threaten the health of small communities across the country.

Music is believed to provide children with Down syndrome lots of benefits. Now UCC researchers are putting that theory to the test, writes Áilín Quinlan.

When we think of Communion season, we think of happy little girls in frilly white dresses and boys in their Sunday best - we don’t associate this religious celebration with sozzled parents.

Dr Jared Cooney-Horvath tells Áilín Quinlan that most of the conversations we have with people really do go in one ear and out the other. His new book offers some tips on how to get your words to stick

In 1985, statues around the country began ‘moving’. The maker of new documentary says the phenomenon was a welcome diversion in tough times, reports Áilin Quinlan

‘Just for Mams’ is an initiative which aims to help improve the self-esteem of mothers, writes Áilín Quinlan.

Workplace wellbeing initiatives, like those at award-winning Cartoon Saloon, can provide significant benefits to employees and companies alike, writes Áilín Quinlan

As Benji Bennett marks the 10th anniversary of ‘Before You Sleep’, he continues to deliver a powerful message, writes Áilín Quinlan.

Two members of the Irish Travelling community experienced the life of remote tribes in Siberia and the Amazon basin, writes Áilín Quinlan.

A new TV series looks at Ireland’s struggle for freedom by focusing on the part played by ordinary people throughout the country, writes Áilin Quinlan.

Ahead of National Holocaust Memorial Day tomorrow, we talk to three of the four remaining survivors left in Ireland. Their stories have never been more important, writes Áilín Quinlan.

Áilín Quinlan speaks to Amanda Flanagan, a volunteer with Aware, about setting up an after-school club to promote positive mental health.

Why does Santa live at the North Pole? How does he fit all those presents onto his sleigh? And how on earth does he get the reindeer to fly? These and many other Christmas mysteries are solved today by the Junior Infants of Gaelscoil Charraig Uí Leighin in Carrigaline, Co Cork. Áilín Quinlan reports

Teenager Aaron Gallagher has cystic fibrosis, and after six weeks in hospital, he is happy just to be back with his family for Christmas, says Áilín Quinlan

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Anxiously approaching her 40th birthday, Rehana Maniar decided to try something new. Four years after picking up powerlifting she now holds 12 World Records, as Áilín Quinlan discovers

A children’s book published in time for Christmas could make parents think twice about snapping up the latest computer game for their offspring.

A peninsula community is investigating the tourism potential of a medieval school in West Cork where local folklore suggests a king of Spain had sent his sons to be educated.

RTÉ’s latest series of Home Rescue sees a Cork mum with eight sons — all with names beginning with the letter K — declutter her home. Ailin Quinlan meets the family.

Ahead of World Mental Health Week, Ailin Quinlan finds out 15 ways to boost your wellbeing and longterm happiness.

A range of mental health-promoting initiatives will be rolled out this week for 60,000 residents of West Cork.

Minibeasts, Alan Henderson’s new book, not only contains wondrously detailed photographs of insects, it is also a lesson in how they are the key to the planet’s survival, says

Assistance dogs can play a vital role in the lives of people with autism, writes Áilín Quinlan.

Far from struggling to understand the dating scene in the #MeToo era, young male college students say it’s never been more straight forward. Áilín Quinlan reports.