THE past festive season was extra special for newly- weds Yvonne Coleman and James Twohig as it was on a December 26 night out that the couple first laid eyes on each other.

There are busy weekends, and then there is the weekend put down by Annie Walsh.

Xpose ran for 12 years and has seen TV stars such as Lorraine Keane, Karen Koster and Glenda Gilson front the show.

Marian Duggan was in her 20s and could not imagine that her symptoms could be so serious, not even when a tennis-ball-size cyst was removed from her left ovary, says Helen O’Callaghan.

A new RTÉ series takes viewers behind the scenes at Ireland’s finest eateries – including Restaurant Chestnut, a Michelin award-winner within six months of opening. Vickie Maye meets the chef behind it, Rob Krawczyk

The mother of teenager Jack Downey who died after he took a substance at the Indiependence Festival in Co Cork in August is to participate in the Tipperary Ladies Mini Marathon in order to raise funds for the intensive care unit (ICU) where her son died.

The 19-year-old from Clonmel, Co Tipperary became unwell while at the Indiependence festival earlier this month.

"They all saw Jack tubed up and wired up. There was a shock factor," his father said. Jack died three days after taking what is believed to have been ecstasy/MDMA.

Dublin boy Adam Hyland is one of 50 inspirational teenagers who feature in bestselling author Margaret Rooke's new book.

Jack Downey, 19, of Ard Caoin in Clonmel passed away last Monday having been rushed to Cork University Hospital three days earlier after he fell ill.

Garda investigations into the circumstances surrounding the death of a 19-year-old at a music festival over the weekend are continuing.

A teenager who died after consuming drugs at a festival has been described as a “young boy who had a future ahead of him”.

Dublin-based interior designer Elaine Verdon left her job in a marketing agency to follow her passion.

A teenage girl has gone missing from her home in Co. Dublin.

A natural left-hander, Tipperary’s Lar Corbett was one of the most feared forwards in the modern game

IN our always-on lives all too often one of the first casualties is sleep. For TV presenter Elaine Crowley, it’s a constant challenge. “I have awful trouble getting to sleep. And if I wake up I can’t go back,” says the host of Virgin Media’s show, Elaine.

Growing up in the quirkily named Newtwopothouse near Mallow, a young Elaine Crowley dreamed of one day becoming an actor and filmmaker.

Esther N McCarthy discovers a chic and charming Killarney hotel, with cool cocktails thrown in for good measure.

"I don’t play in front of audiences. This was my first time playing live"

ARCHAEOLOGISTS went digging for decency last Thursday. That’s how they describe it anyway. Their campaign is called Dig4Decency. It’s all about seeking proper terms and conditions in their place of work, writes Michael Clifford.

ARCHAEOLOGISTS went digging for decency last Thursday. That’s how they describe it anyway. Their campaign is called Dig4Decency. It’s all about seeking proper terms and conditions in their place of work, writes Michael Clifford.

To make lasting changes in 2018 you first need to change your mindset, discovers Carolyn Moore who talks to top wellness coach Pat Divilly about the importance of setting attainable goals when taking on a new weight-loss and fitness regimen.

Elaine Hall juggles a lot of roles in her busy life; she is a mum to three boys, a Montessori teacher, a farmer from time to time, and a lifestyle blogger.

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Blogging couple Elaine and Dave Murray have a globe-trotting relationship which they share on their website, thewholeworldisaplayground.com, writes Denise O’Donoghue. 

Like a spoilt child, Britain has announced that it wants it all, and then some more, writes Elaine Loughlin.

It was December 2014 and, with 331 families in temporary accommodation, an Emergency Homeless Summit was called, writes Elaine Loughlin.

The Dublin Cookie Co is a mix of old traditions and an entrepreneurial approach, says Jonathan deBurca Butler

Memmeh and Deddeh will be so proud.

The Prendergasts recently celebrated 50 years of marriage. They also raised a glass to the enduring success of Paul’s organ transplant, writes Margaret Jennings.

Accumulated profits at the marketing company owned by Irish international footballer Shane Long rose nearly €53,000 to €360,332 last year, new accounts show.

The new public pay deal will buy the Government another three years of industrial peace. But the pacification of around 300,000 workers in the public sector has come at a cost, and a rather hefty one at that, says Elaine Loughlin.

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Gardaí are appealing to people who heard a suspected killer talking, or even “bragging”, about murdering a father to come forward.

Gardaí suspect he had been in a row with the gunman in the days before the shooting.

The production is produced by Pat Moylan, directed by Thom Sutherland, with Music and Lyrics by Adam Howell.

The singer urged Irish men to not shy away from getting regular checks and not to be embarrassed.

Claire Price, interior architect and editor of House/EDIT speaks to Aileen Lee about honing in on your own personal style in the home.

Graphic details of the murder of Elaine O’Hara at the hands of sadistic killer Graham Dwyer have been reconstructed for a major US television crime network.

Junior Minister John Halligan is due to be married to his long-term partner in Cork next week.