Róisín Ingle: I nearly asked a stranger for her number. It’s the isolation talkingIn this grotesque new world we have to find other ways to hold each otherWed Apr 08 2020 - 06:00
Róisín Ingle: How I met Matt Damon. And it wasn’t in DalkeyThe star has been posing with fans in Dalkey, where he’s riding out the pandemicMon Apr 06 2020 - 06:45
Yoga with President Michael D Higgins? This could be your chanceThe President’s yoga teacher is leading an online class for charity this weekendThu Apr 02 2020 - 14:42
Róisín Ingle: Have you snapped yet? I did the other day. Five timesCoronavirus: Some days you want to put the duvet over your head and forget the worldWed Apr 01 2020 - 06:05
Róisín Ingle: Certain friends are coming into their own at this timeOn these bad hair days and bad news days, our pandemic pals help make things betterMon Mar 30 2020 - 06:00
Older people on isolation: ‘I have plenty of food but not much appetite’‘It might be four months. I’m taking it one day at a time. I can’t think further than that’Sat Mar 28 2020 - 06:00
Liz Nugent: ‘People have accused me of being brave, but what is brave about surviving?’‘I am not a disabled writer. I’m a writer who happens to be disabled’Sat Mar 28 2020 - 06:00
Finding joy in the pandemic: Some random acts that made people happy this weekTwitter users have been telling us what has been making them #IrishTimesHappyFri Mar 27 2020 - 06:00
Róisín Ingle: The moment I realised the world has changedIn the ‘new abnormal’ we queue for everything: prescriptions, racks of lamb, fish and chipsWed Mar 25 2020 - 06:00
Róisín Ingle: There’s some seriously competitive pandemic parenting going onDetailed daily schedules are being shared that include sewing lessons and poetry readingsMon Mar 23 2020 - 06:00
Hilary Fannin: We all wake up one day and remember the person you thought you might becomeColumnist had varied career before attending Trinity in her 50s allowed her learn more about herself as a writerSat Mar 21 2020 - 06:05
‘There’s nothing to forgive’: Pete Best on being sacked from The BeatlesThe fifth member of the band talks about picking yourself up and getting on with itSat Mar 21 2020 - 06:00
Róisín Ingle: Before Covid-19 we did normal things like make plans. Remember?This Mother’s Day, think of the mums at home, in houses that have become like prisonsFri Mar 20 2020 - 05:47
Róisín Ingle: We are living in a science fiction movie and nobody knows how it will endWe have many questions and few answers. How many will it take? Will we prevail?Wed Mar 18 2020 - 06:10
‘What are my good mothering traits?’ I nervously ask their fatherRóisín Ingle: When the answer finally arrives, my eyes sting with reliefWed Mar 18 2020 - 06:05
Stuck for something to do during coronavirus lockdown? Have a #CovideoParty tonightEveryone simultaneously presses play on the same Netflix film, then chats virtuallyMon Mar 16 2020 - 16:52
Róisín Ingle: I’ve become looks blind. My friends’ ‘hotness’ means nothing to me any moreI care much more for their attractive personalities than for their symmetrical featuresWed Mar 11 2020 - 06:05
Liam Cunningham: ‘My wife married an electrician and ended up with some d**k off the telly’The Game of Thrones actor on the refugee crisis, Mary Lou, and making women faintSun Mar 08 2020 - 06:00
In a small country like Ireland guanxi counts for an awful lotRóisín Ingle: If I had to choose between good friends and guanxi, I know what I’d pickWed Mar 04 2020 - 06:05
‘We had the fear when we were asked to dance. Now the fear is leaving dance behind’A group of women from Dublin's inner city have taken a leap from their comfort zone to express themselves in music and movementSat Feb 29 2020 - 06:00
Rachael English: ‘I totally understand why people do writing therapy’Morning Ireland presenter chats to Róisín Ingle about her new novel, RTÉ cutbacks, health scares and the death of Keelin ShanleySat Feb 29 2020 - 06:00
Róisín Ingle: The resilience of my children has taken my breath awayRecently I had to help my daughters stand up for themselves. I’ve marvelled at their maturityWed Feb 26 2020 - 06:05
Shame-free sex education: It’s So Amazing! And only a little bit mortifyingRóisín Ingle: In front of my kids I force myself to be a right-on, liberated, shame-free parentWed Feb 19 2020 - 06:00
Not bad for a boy from the Oliver Bond flats – or, as William calls it, ‘the jungle’Róisín Ingle: Despite her dementia, Agnes still recognises William sometimesWed Feb 12 2020 - 06:05
The Protestants in my life get a buzz from giving themselves more jobs to doRóisín Ingle: That’s because their great skill is being organised. Mine is losing stuffWed Feb 05 2020 - 06:00
After years of staycations, it was time to take the kids to FranceRóisín Ingle's girls didn’t want much: just to travel to another country, and experience a bit of 'proper' sunshineSat Feb 01 2020 - 06:00
Des Bishop: ‘The last time my mother spoke was to say sorry’In his new show the comedian explores his complicated relationship with his motherSat Jan 25 2020 - 06:05
Seven reasons to watch Paris Hilton’s new cooking showThe stinking-rich heiress and reality-TV star makes lasagne in 16 mesmerising minutesTue Jan 21 2020 - 11:14
Chris Hadfield on the climate crisis: ‘The world has seen much, much worse’The Canadian knew at nine-years-old that he wanted to be an astronaut but first joined the army and US airforce as a fighter pilotSat Jan 18 2020 - 06:05
Bangor is an energy: how music has fuelled the rise of this seaside townThe Open House Festival has seen the Co Down resort revive its roots as a seaside paradiseSat Nov 23 2019 - 06:00
Róisin Ingle: The Gay Byrne I knew – a friend, a mentor, a heroWe are a better, more mature, kinder country now because of Gay ByrneTue Nov 05 2019 - 06:00
What’s making you happy? Spuds and butter, The Kinnegar and surprise beans on toastHere’s what is making Irish Times readers happy this weekFri Oct 25 2019 - 06:00
Gina Miller: ‘Everyone’s a loser, apart from the Conservatives’The anti-Brexit activist – hero to many, hate figure to others – says ‘we are in a dangerous time now’Sat Oct 19 2019 - 06:00
Grand, eejit, feck: Marian Keyes explains the Irish to the EnglishThe Irish writer’s new BBC Radio 4 show began with the theme of Ireland and the IrishWed Sept 11 2019 - 13:57
A new series to help families spend less time on screens and devicesGive Up Yer Aul Screens: Devices may be everywhere, but they don’t have to take over your summerTue Jun 18 2019 - 06:00
Kingdom come: Finding a slice of paradise on a family holiday in KerryRóisín Ingle: Watersports, seafood and stunning scenery are the perfect combinationSat Jun 08 2019 - 06:03
Things to do with children over the St Patrick’s bank holiday weekendAre we there yet?Fri Mar 15 2019 - 06:00
Yasmin Le Bon on #MeToo in the fashion industry: I haven’t seen a thing, not a thingThe supermodel talks menopause, ageing and marriage to Simon Le BonThu Mar 14 2019 - 16:00
Forget Brexit, borders and backstops. Let’s all go to Northern IrelandAre We There Yet? The real Northern Ireland is the raucous, storied land of ‘Derry Girls’ Van Morrison, and the best, most friendly, greatest-craic people you can findFri Feb 22 2019 - 06:00
School's out: Things to do with children over the midterm breakSchools are on their midterm break next week. Here are some great options to keep kids entertainedFri Feb 15 2019 - 06:30
My 11-year-old daughter died by suicide. Now I want to help othersMilly Tuomey’s mother, Fiona, has founded Hugg, a bereavement support groupFri Feb 08 2019 - 06:00
‘Kids in Foxrock play the violin, not Crumlin’: the school that’s changing lives through musicNo Child 2020: Scoil Úna Naofa gives its pupils a chance to learn an instrument – free and in school hoursFri Feb 01 2019 - 06:00
Ann Lovett: today is the 35th anniversary of her deathDetails of girl’s ordeal emerged last year, when her boyfriend spoke to The Irish TimesThu Jan 31 2019 - 11:45
What’s making you happy? Mary Oliver, Queen and the one that didn’t get awayWe asked what was making you happy this week and here’s what you saidFri Jan 25 2019 - 06:00
Remember Octomom? She and her 14 kids are doing wellAre We There Yet? Natalie Suleman is a single mother to the longest ever surviving octuplets (and six other kids). The struggle is realFri Jan 25 2019 - 06:00
Perfect 10: The infectious joy of Katelyn Ohashi's viral gymnasticsAre We There Yet: Viral gymnastics video is one of the most joyful examples of sporting activityFri Jan 18 2019 - 06:00
Dublin’s newest day out is world-class. The only quibble is the costAre We There Yet? The Explorium: A sports-science wonderland with oodles to doFri Jan 11 2019 - 06:00
Golden Globes 2019: Lady Gaga’s blue gown, Timothée Chalamet's harness wow the red carpetGaga stole the show in Valentino but there were plenty of other eye-catching looksMon Jan 07 2019 - 09:45
Róisín Ingle: It was always Borza’s chips on Christmas Eve'The free chips and more on Christmas Eve was a charitable gesture I’ll never forget’Mon Dec 24 2018 - 00:00
Looking for last-minute gifts for kids? Here are seven shops that could save ChristmasAre We There Yet? Do not panic, there is plenty of time left to buy presentsFri Dec 21 2018 - 06:00
