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Colm O'Regan: Cleaning the house can both spark joy and cause a panic
Every so often, a cold wind of change sweeps through the house, when you declutter and nothing is safe

Fri, 06 Jun, 2025

Happy dog in Holiday
Dog days of summer: How to plan a holiday when you have a pet
Should they stay or should they go? Here's your guide to organising holiday at home and abroad when you have a four-legged family member 

Fri, 23 May, 2025

Colm O'Regan: Why I love horsing around with my kids
Colm O'Regan: Why I love horsing around with my kids
You’ll never forget your daddy dangling you from the back of the sofa

Fri, 14 Mar, 2025

What a Difference a Day Makes: I was seven when I realised people were judging my body
S What a Difference a Day Makes: I was seven when I realised people were judging my body
Pia Zain describes being told, as a seven-year-old, that she was “too overweight” for ballet lessons. She talks about her lifelong struggle with weight issues — and about the many positive and pivotal moments that led to her today being comfortable with who she is

Thu, 13 Mar, 2025

Bernard O'Shea: Three practical things I did to stop dropping the F-bomb so often
Bernard O'Shea: Three practical things I did to stop dropping the F-bomb so often
I took one look at my stand-up recordings, heard myself cursing like a sailor, and thought “Maybe it’s time I learn some actual adjectives”

Thu, 13 Mar, 2025

Colm O'Regan: Let’s bring the horror back to safety ads
Colm O'Regan: There are different types of heckles - and this is the worst one 
Heckling is like someone putting in a claim for fake whiplash. They are taking money away from the group.

Fri, 21 Feb, 2025

Contents of bishop's house at Diocese of Dromore in Newry go up for auction
Contents of bishop's house at Diocese of Dromore in Newry go up for auction
Secular and ecclesiastical lots under the hammer as contents of bishop's house go under the hammer

Sat, 01 Feb, 2025

Woman Reclining on Couch With Book
Why sitting on the couch (without your phone) is good for you
A whole body of evidence supports the overwhelming benefits of holidays, meditation, time spent outdoors, and how napping and unwinding while awake can sharpen the mind

Fri, 31 Jan, 2025

Alex Kapranos: 'I feel very much like a living artist, and I feel very much in the present now'
Alex Kapranos: 'I feel very much like a living artist, and I feel very much in the present now'
Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand talks about the kindness of benefactors, ambitions, and the rush of love for his newborn son 

Mon, 27 Jan, 2025

Where are they now? The stars of Love/Hate 10 years on
Where are they now? The stars of Love/Hate 10 years on
As Killian Scott takes up a role in a major new Netflix series, we look at how the other stars of Love/Hate have been faring since they finished up on the crime drama in 2014

Sat, 28 Dec, 2024

Pleased dreaming woman warms hands on thermos cup outside on cold late autumn, strolling in forest. Nature therapy.
9 winter walks in Cork where you can warm up with a coffee
There's nothing quite like the feeling of warming up with a hot cuppa after a walk in the cold air during winter

Fri, 27 Dec, 2024

Cillian Murphy and Barry Keoghan jubilant as they wrap Peaky Blinders movie
Cillian Murphy and Barry Keoghan jubilant as they wrap Peaky Blinders movie
The new Peaky Blinders movie is set during the Second World War and will also star Dune actress Rebecca Ferguson and Pulp Fiction actor Tim Roth

Thu, 19 Dec, 2024

Ncuti Gatwa: Fighting a T-rex and working with Nicola Coughlan... great fun!
Ncuti Gatwa: Fighting a T-rex and working with Nicola Coughlan... great fun!
The Bridgerton and Derry Girls actress says  she was "super excited to do the Doctor Who Christmas Special stunts, which are a thing that I didn't know I would enjoy"

Thu, 19 Dec, 2024

Elton John new video for Step Into Christmas
Cara Delevingne plays Elton John in 'Step into Christmas' video
The original version was released more than 50 years ago

Wed, 18 Dec, 2024

Grace Dent to judge next Celebrity MasterChef series amid Gregg Wallace review
Grace Dent to judge next Celebrity MasterChef series amid Gregg Wallace review
Gregg Wallace will step away from the role amid an external review into historical allegations of misconduct

Wed, 18 Dec, 2024

TV's Rob Rinder: January is the worst time of year to be making resolutions
Rob Rinder: January is the worst time of the year to be making resolutions
The broadcaster, barrister and author talks about his love of cold swimming, hot runs, and what he thinks is the ultimate 'key' to wellbeing

Wed, 18 Dec, 2024

What is the TikTok beef tallow trend actually doing to your skin?
Beef tallow as skincare
What is the TikTok beef tallow trend actually doing to your skin?

Wed, 18 Dec, 2024

Cork actress and Derry Girls star Siobhán McSweeney to host The Traitors Ireland
Cork actress and Derry Girls star Siobhán McSweeney to host The Traitors Ireland
The actress who played Sister Michael in Derry Girls has noted that "the Irish have a charm and ability to deceive while smiling which will make this version rather special, I think"

Wed, 18 Dec, 2024

With you by my side I could never get lost! - Christmas vacations
Cuffing season: What is cuffing, why we do it and how to do it successfully
We instinctively want the warmth of another person when the nights are long and dark, to stave off the loneliness, says Jenny McEntegart

Tue, 17 Dec, 2024

Full line-up of contestants for Dancing with the Stars revealed
Full line-up of contestants for Dancing with the Stars revealed
The series presented returns to RTÉ One and RTÉ Player on Sunday, January 5 at 6.30pm

Mon, 16 Dec, 2024

flat lay with broken christmas ball on green background
How to use the word 'no' and let go of festive stress
The best gift you can give yourself is the word ‘no’ if you’re being asked to host too many people or being invited to visit people you don’t like, or have to buy too many gifts or cook too much food

Fri, 13 Dec, 2024

Man raising arms
The world is obsessed with happiness but life is more about a larger purpose
Something bigger than yourself, a purpose, a higher goal beyond getting from one day to the next, is critical to our wellbeing

Fri, 13 Dec, 2024

Comedian Emma Doran: I try to look at food like it's fuel
Comedian Emma Doran: I try to look at food like it's fuel
"If I left my hair straightener on and it caused the fire, I would take that secret to the grave. I could not admit to my fella it was my fault, because he's constantly picking up after me, telling me I've left this, that or the other on"

Fri, 13 Dec, 2024

Panto review: Into the woods with Red Riding Hood at the Everyman
Panto review: Into the woods with Red Riding Hood at the Everyman
This is a panto made for the TikTok generation and it impressively holds little ones' attentions for over two hours

Mon, 09 Dec, 2024

TikTok and Facebook application on screen Apple iPhone XR
Cork creators among top trending TikTokers in 2024
The Year on TikTok annual report reveals the most popular trends of the past year

Wed, 04 Dec, 2024

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