Forging a new relationship with an ancient craftBlacksmiths are a rare breed, but a woman working in Russborough House is re-igniting interest in the traditionMon Mar 21 2011 - 00:00
Teenage sex: it's time to end the drink linkBrian McFadden’s new song is about taking advantage of a drunken womanSat Mar 05 2011 - 00:00
Sex, lies and relationshipsA new book aims to improve relationships by guiding women through the minefield of lies that men tellTue Mar 01 2011 - 00:00
Out of site, out of this worldFor Corcadorca theatre company, all of Cork is a potential stageTue Feb 22 2011 - 00:00
Final chapter for much-loved Dublin bookstoreSMALL PRINT: NEXT SUNDAY sees the end of a chapter of Dublin’s literary life when two Waterstone’s branches in the city close…Thu Feb 03 2011 - 00:00
Deciding you don't before you say 'I do'Is there any benefit of waiting ’til you’re wed before you go to bed? A recent study seems to think soTue Feb 01 2011 - 00:00
Inhaler boost for diabeticsA GALWAY-BASED company, Aerogen Ltd, has devised a new way for diabetic patients to take their insulin medication.Tue Jan 25 2011 - 00:00
'Why should we leave Irish history to the Irish?'IN THE GROUND floor apartment he shares with Irish writer Stella Feehily, Max Stafford-Clark (69), is apologising for having …Thu Jan 20 2011 - 00:00
Whither the weather?What are forecasters – professional and amateur – predicting for Ireland’s weather in the months to come?Sat Jan 08 2011 - 00:00
Make or break: from cutting down on alcohol and chocolate to new exercise regimes, new year's resolutions can be hard workCelebrities talk about their New Year's resolutionsTue Jan 04 2011 - 00:00
Old traditions, crumbling with timeSuperstitions may seem strange and baseless, but somehow they have clung on for thousands of yearsTue Jan 04 2011 - 00:00
Access to historic homes the key to public supportOPINION: What is to become of Ireland’s big house heritage that is still largely in private hands?Mon Jan 03 2011 - 00:00
Fast adventures of an accidental authorHe became famous for his sketches on ‘The Fast Show’, but Charlie Higson has found rather unlikely success by writing spy books…Tue Dec 28 2010 - 00:00
Here's to staying sober at ChristmasFOR MOST, Christmas is a time of carefree excess and indulgenceTue Dec 21 2010 - 00:00
Give me a crash course in . . . saltWeren’t we always told too much salt was bad for us? Technically, yesSat Dec 18 2010 - 00:00
Why won't we give Ireland's LGBT community a sporting chance?SMALL PRINT: A FEW weeks back I received an email asking me to participate in a charity calendar, aiming to promote tolerance…Fri Dec 17 2010 - 00:00
Growers aren't out of the woods yetSMALL PRINT: CHRISTY KAVANAGH is a hard man to track down at this time of yearTue Dec 07 2010 - 00:00
Are twentysomethings too cool to go postal?The number of Christmas cards being sent through the post is declining steadily in some areasSat Dec 04 2010 - 00:00
A crooner with serious coolHe has sold 25 million albums and featured in The Simpsons and GleeThu Dec 02 2010 - 00:00
Mobile screening gets to heart of the matterThe organisers of a new service hope it will help to curtail the high incidence of sudden cardiac death syndromeTue Nov 23 2010 - 00:00
Rudolph for dinner, anyone?SMALL PRINT: Rudolph and the rest of the reindeers will need to be extra careful this Christmas: Lidl plans to stock reindeer…Tue Nov 16 2010 - 00:00
Roll up for a roastA few Sundays ago my extended family and I spent the weekend in Dublin and wanted to share a traditional Sunday dinnerSat Nov 13 2010 - 00:00
Do we need more public holidays?SMALL PRINT: We owe today’s national lie-ins to a 19th-century British act that established the first public holidays in Ireland…Mon Oct 25 2010 - 01:00
The pumpkin enters politicsSmall Print: Thirty-seven-year-old company director Richard O’Toole is keen to point out he has never protested publicly before…Mon Oct 25 2010 - 01:00
Time to try your luck abroad?RUNNING TODAY and tomorrow, a specialised emigration exhibition at Dublin’s RDS is offering hundreds of jobs to Irish people …Sat Oct 02 2010 - 01:00
Party time for unborn babiesExpectant parents in the US are holding gender-revealing gatherings – could they catch on here?Tue Sept 28 2010 - 01:00
Survival tips for the high profile prisonerBoth jeered and cheered on his arrival in prison this week, what can George Michael learn from the experience of other celebrity…Sat Sept 18 2010 - 01:00
Caught in a web of alcohol adsAs alcohol marketing pervades new spheres, a conference debates whether society has abdicated responsibilityTue Sept 14 2010 - 01:00
Taking your hygiene in handIF THE bacteria on your hands after using a public toilet doesn’t make you ill, then what happens afterwards mightTue Sept 14 2010 - 01:00
Love from a Lisdoonvarna point of viewSMALL PRINT: The Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival begins today in Co ClareFri Sept 03 2010 - 01:00
The pain of loving a problem drinkerYOUR HEALTH: There is little recognition of the fact that the families of alcoholics often need as much help to 'recover' as…Tue Aug 31 2010 - 01:00
HorizonsClare's eco-warrior: With the setting up of a renewable-energy and eco-centre on his land outside Ennis, Eddie Connors (second…Sat Aug 28 2010 - 01:00
Hooked on Irish menJudging by dating websites, Irish men have a good reputation among foreign womenTue Aug 24 2010 - 01:00
Men need to find out that it's good to talkMen have fewer close friends, and their friendships tend to rely less on emotional support and more on camaraderie than women…Tue Aug 03 2010 - 01:00
Easy like Sunday morningFormer accountant Kieran Loftus got tired of having to get dressed and showered on Sunday mornings in order to go out and get…Sat Jul 31 2010 - 01:00
