Maura Moore died aged 86 with her husband Paddy, 85, passing away just 72 hours later. Their daughter Mary said: "It was like he didn't want to go on without her".

“Propaganda,” cried Joe Brolly on Sunday in explaining how he felt David Gough had lost his reason in awarding Kerry a penalty. As wide of the mark as his point was, he should know something about attempted implantation.

I have very oily skin, it used to be just around my T zone, but now it seems to have spread to my forehead and cheeks. It’s gotten so bad, my makeup slips off. What’s the best cleanser and moisturiser to use? I am 27 years old and otherwise my skin is good and blemish-free.

Majella Moynihan was forced to give her child up for adoption after she had sex out of marriage in 1984. She was not the only ‘fallen’ woman shabbily treated by the State, says Linda Connolly

It’s Dancing with the Stars finale weekend. Esther McCarthy goes behind the scenes to meet the backstage team

Design aspirations for the nursery are a pricey business but offer value if the long-term needs of the child are considered. Carol O’Callaghan checks out a bed system you can use from birth to 10 years old

Finding the right foods can make all the difference, writes Clodagh Finn

The man who jumped from a third-floor window, after gardaí discovered the body of missing woman, Joanne Lee, in the property was the deceased’s estranged husband, it has been confirmed.

Latest: Gardaí have launched a murder investigation into the death of Joanne Lee.

Leo Varadkar’s reaction to the Kerry Babies case and his apology to Joanne Hayes hit the right note as the leader of our country, writes Terry Prone.

Joanne Hayes, who was wrongly accused of the murder of Baby John, has welcomed an apology for what she went through, but her only request now is to be given privacy and allowed to live in peace, a family friend has said.

It will be far more practical for our society to look at the way certain babies are ‘disallowed’, writes Victoria White

THE Taoiseach, Tánaiste, justice minister, and acting Garda Commissioner are a sorry lot.

If the power of the mind helped John Burke to top Mt Everest, can students use it to reach peak potential? writes Trish Flanagan.

Disability rights campaigner Joanne O’Riordan hopes a special meeting with Chinese students could help change their state’s attitudes towards people with disabilities.

Did you ever reach out for that extra chocolate bar or second slice of creamy cake, or delve into a packet of biscuits and not give a second thought as to why you were doing so?

Donegal's 2012 All-Ireland winner Eamon McGee has opened up on his former struggles with anxiety, panic attacks and alcohol, writes Jackie Cahill.

Coffee-drinking rode out the recession, and its enduring popularity means new entrants to the market, such as Frank and Honest, have to find a new angle, writes Jonathan deBurca Butler

Update 10.17pm: Joanne Donoghue has been found safe and well this evening.

“Keep your child up as late as possible and fill him full of sugar,” was the unorthodox advice that Joanne Duffy received when struggling to secure a special needs assistant (SNA) for her son Ronan, who has Down Syndrome.

IT’S easy to see what Michael Collins was trying to achieve in The Death of all Things Seen.

Sue Leonard talks to Michael Collins, who has drawn on his own experiences and those of earlier, tragic, generations of emigrant Irish to breathe life into his latest novel.

The idea for Vanessa Ronan’s debut came from a news report about a man from a small town who, having committed a horrible crime and shown no remorse, was going back, writes Sue Leonard.

Child and adolescent psychotherapist Joanna Fortune visits schools around Ireland, and many of the teenage girls she meets level blame on a rape victim if they have consumed alcohol.

A nurse who received life- threatening burns at a garden party to celebrate a child’s Confirmation has pleaded with people to be vigilant with barbecues.

A man has died after being shot in what is believed to be a paramilitary-style attack in Belfast.

Under glorious blue skies, the St Patrick’s Day parade snaked through Dublin, led by disability campaigner Joanne O’Riordan.

Depression and suicide should not be automatically linked, says Aware, that educates and empowers people to look after their mental health.

THE discovery of a newborn’s body on a beach and a family’s alleged confession they had killed a baby days earlier and put the body into the sea led to the Kerry Babies Tribunal.

The daughter of a well-known Limerick businessman has described how her dying father was left for more than 12 hours on a hospital trolley surrounded by drunks and sick patients.

IT IS astonishing to realise that Joanne O’Riordan, the inspiring young Irishwoman born without limbs, is still a teenager. She has achieved more in her 19 years on this earth than most people do in a lifetime.

Disability campaigner Joanne O’Riordan has been honoured with the Outstanding Young Person of the World Award for 2015.

Since quitting her full-time job, Andrea Mara realised her kids have been living cossetted lives. And so she set about being a ‘free range parent’, trying to build kids that will be ‘can-do’ adults.

The night they returned to Donegal Town having reclaimed the Anglo-Celt Cup last July, Eamon McGee was content on the peripheries.

Fancy visiting a far-flung destination or just popping to somewhere in Europe, but your budget doesn’t stretch to accommodation? Then maybe house swapping is for you, says Nuala Woulfe.

First year at college can take lots of getting used to after the familiarity of school and living with mum and dad. So imagine if you were disability campaigner, Joanne O’Riordan? Ailin Quinlan caught up with her to see how she found life at UCC.

A British couple whose baby girl choked to death in a nursery have brought their first-aid campaign to Ireland.

Cork campaigner Joanne O’Riordan is among 10 young people to win awards for their outstanding achievements in categories such as personal and cultural achievement, contribution to children, environmental leadership, and medical innovation.