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‘You just felt it all through your body’: Derry carers find their rhythm with Japanese taiko drums

A group of women carers come together for fun, a new focus and even improved mental wellbeing through this centuries-old Japanese art form

My beech hedge looks brown and tatty. Is it past the point of rescue?

The unseasonably warm, dry weather in late spring put young hedges and trees under stress

Living with endometriosis, a disease so horrible and painful, it has upended my life

Endometriosis is as common as diabetes and asthma, yet in Ireland it takes eight to 10 years to get diagnosed on average. It took me 28 years

Irish people are great with words but we’re terrible communicators

If an Irish person invites you over, you know to wait until they’ve reissued the invitation at least twice

‘I’m the only single one in my friend group and I feel overlooked and taken for granted’

Ask Roe: Ask Roe: How do I navigate changing relationships with my friends who have partners, exes and kids?

Endometriosis in Ireland: What is it, and how is it treated?

The disease affects roughly 10 per cent of women and girls of reproductive age globally, according to the World Health Organisation

A quick and easy way to add contemporary elegance to your garden

As well as their good looks, umbellifers are also famously attractive to a diverse range of pollinating insects

Rosie O’Donnell: ‘People say, you moved to Ireland, just forget about Trump. I can’t. The crimes are endless’

The comedian and actor on her move to Dublin to escape Trump’s US, how she struggled to accept the death of her mother, and her surprise that Sandymount is considered posh

The old dear goes, ‘Sorcha? I don’t know anyone of that name. Is she one of your tarts, Ross?’

Ross and Brett are hosting a living funeral for Fionnuala, but she can’t remember anyone

How to make the perfect burger and lamb kofta on the barbecue

Add a few simple elements to add flavour to your favourite summer staples

Four great wines from lesser-known parts of France

French wine is no longer as dominant in Ireland as it once was, but it still offers immense range and diversity

Barbecue smash burgers with dill pickle sauce

The real magic lies in the sauce

Barbecue lamb kofta with pickled red onion

The key is an even split of lamb and pork mince

Celebrity make-up artist Katie Jane Hughes brings her beauty brand to Ireland

Make-up artist Katie Jane Hughes – Dua Lipa’s tour MUA and and social media star – simplifies professional beauty with KJH Brand

Al Rahman takeaway review: Just enough spice to make your lips tingle at Ranelagh Indian

The curries are solid and the samosas good quality, but a lack of dips disappoints

Kevin Penrose: ‘You have guys playing Gaelic football who are too scared to come out. I want to give them courage’

‘I was in Thailand and there were four of five days where I didn’t leave the hotel room. That’s when I decided to ring home and come out’

Apartments with fewer windows sound okay, until you live in one

We might accept new apartment standards if the minister or developers traded in their homes to rent one

Ten of the best Dublin pubs in sunny weather: from beer gardens to pints by the sea

There’s nothing like a pint outside when summer weather finally arrives

Chishuru London restaurant review: This is the most exciting food I’ve eaten in years, and the head chef is Irish

Christine Walsh from Tipperary plays a big part in Adejoké Bakare’s Michelin-starred west African place in Fitzrovia

Music festivals and children: ‘The kids were still going strong at 11pm. I’m on anti-inflammatories’

Is it ever a good idea to go camping at a music festival with your children?

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