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Let’s not leave it until we’re old to wear purple

A lot of us women, after years of wearing ‘neutral’ shades, discover a midlife passion for strong colour

Mankeeping: why it’s bad for women and men

As women increasingly refuse to do the emotional and social labour to the men in their lives, it’s time for men to be responsible for making new friendships

Tenders for new €165m Dublin-Belfast hybrid trains being evaluated almost two years after issuing

The tender was published in September 2023, but Irish Rail says ‘no undue delay’ has occurred

IRFU and players’ body appoint specialist company to investigate online abuse

Signify Group will monitor social media comments and could get accounts shut down

John FitzGerald: Nuclear generators, hydrogen and battery storage are options we should explore to generate clean electricity

Wind and solar can’t be relied on to replace gas as a reliable source to power our electricity supply

Eli Lilly’s weight-loss breakthroughs face brutal investor scrutiny

Perfection was priced in, anything less provoked panic as shares were hit with worst one-day drop in 25 years

What happens to trousers put in a Dublin clothes bank? One pair was tracked to Libya

Charity calls for stricter regulation of second-hand clothing after it followed items

The race between commuters and tourists in London is unwinnable

‘Dawdling, walking three-abreast, or doing anything else to block a footpath is ill-advised on busy streets ... people walk faster than they do in less populated spots’

Walking St Kevin’s Way: I pause modern life and follow a medieval monk’s footsteps

The 30km route ends at St Kevin’s final resting place

Crash, part three: Ireland hits rock bottom and Cowen bows out

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Use your clothes for nine months more and reduce their environmental footprint by up to 30%

Consumers can be assured that the environmental impacts of fast fashion will not go away quickly

The little-known story of the Trinity student shot during the War of Independence

Hosanna Boulter on a forgotten killing

Dagger: The ‘emotionally intelligent’ fashion that helped Luke Rainey escape Portush

For Luke Rainey, growing up gay in Portstewart, fashion was an escape

ASTI warns of potential strike if concerns about Leaving Cert reforms not addressed

Fears about AI and poor science facilities not dealt with ahead of new school term, union says

Irish surfing giant Al Mennie: ‘I started going into the sea after dark. I couldn’t see the world, and the world couldn’t see me’

The 6ft 5in Derry man helped put Irish big-wave surfing on the map, and now his focus has shifted to night swimming, which has been a balm for his mental health

Dublin’s office market remains distressed and it’s too early to call a recovery in rents

Office development in Dublin will slow next year but the pace of digestion is likely to be sluggish

Retirement age remains bone of contention at WRC and Labour Court ahead of legislation

Complaints continue as growing number of workers seek to stay on and employers adapt to changing landscape

‘When it comes to supporting club football, Liverpool don’t really count as an English team’

Jen Hogan: A lifelong devotion to the Reds by fans on this side of the Irish Sea has produced a club following unlike any other

Pea Dinneen: ‘Raising Her Voice was born out of frustration at seeing myself reflected nowhere in the Irish theatrical canon’

The trans artist Pea Dinneen’s Dublin Fringe Festival debut, an autobiographical show about gender, is also a reclamation of cultural space

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