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When renovating or doing a home blitz allow time to sort stuff so recyclable and resusable items don’t end up in landfill

A friend in her 30s tells me her contemporaries are living in fear of perimenopause, which wasn’t even a word until recently

The bestselling author, business mentor and professor on what makes her ‘seriously angry’, her return to playing piano, and how she beats writer’s block

Ireland is one of only two countries providing formalised routes to safety for people who face persecution in Afghanistan

An ongoing photography projects documents the reality of life in Ireland for many people forced to move back in with older family members

Coats offer a way back into thinking about romanticism in Ireland during an extraordinary period of literary invention in the late 18th and early 19th centuries

Absence of real political leadership leaves Ireland at risk of becoming hostile to wildlife

Anyone who spent time in Galway between the 1970s and 1990s knew Dennis Connolly. Of his ‘brothers of the street’ from those days, he says, he is the only survivor

Until we see someone in government joining the dots, it is highly likely 2026 will feel like a slightly more asphyxiated version of 2025

Eye on Nature: Éanna Ní Lamhna on hot-house arachnids, blue mushrooms and boring beetles

Irish households were snowed under by packaging this Christmas. Here are some tips for reducing the burden in 2026

If you do one thing this January, drop off old and broken electronic devices, batteries, and cables for free recycling

However awful the state of the world, more people are living longer, healthier and probably happier lives now than ever

January will mark the 10th anniversary of the Kerry reporter’s decision to move from Dublin to New York, and five years since his reporting on the Capitol Hill riots

There are two different kinds of game being played on the world’s Scrabble boards. Which will you play?

Australia’s ban on social media for children under 16 is being closely watched around the world - and also by young people

Bangladesh is one of the biggest exporters of garments - Ireland’s shops are filled with products of its labour

Irish Times writers correctly foresaw rises in WFH, sea levels and right-wing politics by 2025 but they didn’t see e-scooters coming, and the home Olympics still haven’t happened

Paddy Hill, Jennifer Johnston, Virginia Giuffre, Henry Mount Charles, Prunella Scales and Ed Moloney were also among those who died

Readers’ notes and queries for Éanna Ní Lamhna

Decisions made today will have stark consequences in 25 years. A panel of experts offer their predictions on politics, health, housing, tech and more

Considering all potential obstacles and challenges reduces overconfidence and helps focus on what what we can realistically achieve

A Co Mayo community has achieved results that are both visually striking and ecologically responsible

The weird billionaires behind artificial intelligence are desperately trying to shoehorn AI chatbots into every bit of technology you own

A replica of the ancient text forms part of an exhibition exploring Medieval Kilkenny through the lens of Bishop Richard Ledrede

I have deep faith in incompatible truths, in complexity and an instinctive resistance to childish tales of good and evil

Did you ‘floodlight’ on a first date? Were you ‘aura farming’ on Instagram? Some terms, once heard, couldn’t be unheard

The book’s family scenes emit an unmistakably warm glow, but ‘sweet home peace’ was mostly a fantasy for the author, as it is for many of us

Planning permission is being lodged for the biggest water project in the history of the state and a lot of people are going to be affected

‘Climate adaptation’ became the new buzzwords but there was much evidence of business as usual

The choreographer and dancer on agreeability, the pursuit of happiness, and his superpower

We often rely on our feelings to make decisions at this time of year but research shows that we tend to be pretty bad at predicting our own future emotions

Year of deepfakes, drones, masculine energy and bad weather also brought first babies of Generation Beta

Discord dominated in the Dáil, Fianna Fáil tripped up in the race for the Áras and housing hasn’t gone away, you know

Keir Starmer’s 2025 was turbulent as Reform UK kept up the pressure, while King Charles dealt with the fallout of his brother Andrew’s association with Jeffrey Epstein

People born in India were the single largest group taking Irish citizenship this December

The works of the 18th century author are about so much more than love, exploring female friendship, power struggles and survival in a patriarchal society

Overseas holidays bring unexpected stress, but ones closer to home mean you can really relax

Seán O’Casey’s daughter Shivaun, a living link to one of our most famous playwrights, has written a memoir that includes previously unpublished letters from her father

Go behind the scenes at this stage version of Baz Luhrmann’s lavish 2001 film