Rita de Brún says it is cruel to call older women who date younger men ‘cougars’. They just want loving, fulfilling relationships.

The first step in finding a mate is saying it out loud. Announcing it to the world is good enough for celebrities, should we try it too? asks Rita de Brún

Floating the idea that you can live on Ireland’s waterways might not be as strange as it sounds. Rita de Brún meets some of our barge people

Taxis can offer passengers a therapeutic journey at this time of year. Rita de Brún spoke to drivers about their New Year experiences.

Men die six years younger than women and are more often victims of suicide. Rita de Brún meets the Australian trying to change all that.

Humanity has a disastrous record when it comes to taking care of our fellow man and the planet, but there is a kind of redemption in nature, film-maker John Boorman tells Rita de Brún

Rita de Brún believes the next stage of the space race will be for — lunar real estate.

Increased animal suffering means the ISPCA received more than 21,000 calls in a year, writes Rita de Brún

Rita de Brún meets Nicci Taylor, a sooner-to-be 50 Liverpudlian who sold up everything and bought a camper van before embarking on a quest to find her soulmate.

Despite the lack of basic medical equipment and drugs in his native Senegal, neurosurgeon Seydou Badiane treats everyone he can, says Rita de Brún

Rita de Brún looks at contemporary office design in the context of health, well being and the enrichment of lives.  

If the pen is mightier than the sword, then satire is the scimitar of political pomposity, argues Rita de Brún.

Rita de Brún suggests the words of GP Dr Harry Barry for anyone — young people in particular and their parents — struggling to cope with the Berkeley tragedy  

Rita de Brún and Ellie O’Byrne give their opinions on banning smacking in Ireland. Have your say in our poll. 

Rita de Brún sought the views of some therapists as she looked at the dark world of sadomasochism and BDSM

Rita de Brún is impressed by the four star Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel, which has been lovingly refurbished recently.

Giving away cash sounds like a surefire way to be popular, until it turns sour, writes Rita de Brún