Andrea Mara talks to six men whose blogs about parenting challenge traditional views about the role of fathers.

Brides always anticipate white weddings but few spend the 24 hours before their ceremonies wondering if the event is going to happen at all arising out of blizzard type conditions.

A nurse said a doctor facing allegations of poor professional performance for his treatment of a child who had chicken pox told her he had seen blood-test results, but had failed to write these on a medical chart.

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With so many demands on their time, how do Christmas dads keep going during the festive season? Esther McCarthy talks to four celebrities about juggling it all. 

How do we encourage young girls to pursue careers in STEM? Andrea Mara meets the women who think they’ve found the answer. 

The celebrities who strutted their stuff on the opening day of the national ploughing championships in Screggan, Tullamore, yesterday had plenty of competition from unexpected sources.

Muhammad is the fastest-growing baby name in Ireland, making it into the top 100 boys' names for the first time.

The name Muhammad has seen the biggest rise in popularity in Ireland in 2016, but James and Emily are the most popular names chosen by new parents.

As she gets ready to show her short film in Schull, Sarah Horgan takes us behind the scenes

From Glasto to Spain, there are a flock of festivals that could tempt you overseas in the coming months, writes Ed Power

THE second novel in Norwegian author Samuel Bjork’s Munch and Kruger series exemplifies everything that is great about the genre of Scandinavian fiction.

“It's so frustrating, horrifying, upsetting but you have to try and find the positive.”

Looking for an alternative to Easter eggs? Mary Arrigan selects 10 volumes for children to feast their eyes on.

Sharon Horgan’s show is about to return to our screens, but one of its stars, Carrie Fisher, will be sorely missed, writes Jeananne Craig.

The winner of a record-breaking seven awards at the Golden Globe Awards, La La Land (PG) stars Emma Stone as Mia, an aspiring actress and playwright who is working as a barista on a film studio lot when she meets Sebastian (Ryan Gosling), a jazz pianist hoping for a big break.

The leaves are still clinging to the trees but if you were walking down Cork’s South Mall yesterday, there was a sense of it: Christmas. It’s coming.

The family of a Briton injured in a stabbing in Australia have said they are “immensely proud” of him. He tried to save another backpacker.

SCANDINAVIA is cool, and not just in terms of climate. It is cool for crime. 

Two young Irish scouts are being hailed as heroes after one fearlessly jumped 20ft into a river and the other pulled a 14-year-old Turkish boy to safety after he hit his head and was in danger of drowning.

Butter wouldn't melt…

Niamh Moloney from Cashel and her kids were out in the back garden enjoying the fine weather when Niamh turned her back for a few minutes.

A Cork girl’s illustration of what Ireland means to her will be seen by millions this Easter after Google selected the image following a nationwide search for a picture to head its homepage.

A FAMILY held together not by love but by habit are at the uncomfortable centre of this thoroughly well-written novel.

Who will be Kyle's girlfriend?

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

A baby girl has been born with two heads in a hospital in Bangladesh.

Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet has clamped down on social media in her home amid fears it could leave someone’s self-esteem in tatters.

THE geography of our birthplace has a way of imprinting itself in our cells, calling us back to its contours time and time again. 

Pope Francis met with a family who made a 20,000km trip over 194 days from Argentina to Philadelphia in an old Volkswagen van.

All the latest news from the world of music, film and entertainment.

Garda Joseph Glackin counted himself lucky to be alive as he sat among guests yesterday at Templemore College watching 97 gardaí march past at their graduation.

Sprt, action and drama - here's the best TV to watch today.