Bette Davis eyes mesmerise in New York photography auctionSotheby’s sale features Victor Skrebneski photograph of Davis billed as her ‘favourite’Sat Jul 17 2021 - 06:00
How to make the most of garden flowers in your home‘The optimum time to pick flowers is early in the morning or late at night’Sat Jun 26 2021 - 06:00
Fowl language – Alison Healy on singing and talking birdsAn Irishwoman’s DiaryThu Jun 24 2021 - 19:01
Projecting power – Alison Healy on presidents and the cinemaAn Irishwoman’s DiaryWed Jun 23 2021 - 19:01
The error of our ways – Alison Healy on corrections and clarificationsAn Irishwoman’s DiaryTue Jun 22 2021 - 19:01
Shakespeare wrote King Lear in lockdown. What did you achieve?An Irishwoman’s Diary on auditing your lockdown goalsMon May 17 2021 - 19:01
Man to meet Irish friend who helped airmail him from AustraliaRobson says friend who helped nail him into wooden crate wished to remain anonymousSat Apr 17 2021 - 04:00
‘The crate escape’: Two Irishmen who helped mail friend home from Australia soughtWelsh man who airmailed himself in crate in 1960s seeks two Irish friends who helped nail it shutTue Apr 06 2021 - 01:58
Wish upon a star – Alison Healy on unanswered prayersAn Irishwoman’s Diary on agreeing with Garth BrooksSun Feb 14 2021 - 16:41
A cautionary tale – Alison Healy on childhood’s rich barrage of warningsAn Irishwoman’s DiarySun Jan 17 2021 - 14:00
The indomitable woman of Irish journalism – An Irishwoman’s Diary on Mary MaherPioneering journalist, trade unionist and feminist activistMon Nov 09 2020 - 00:01
Appliance of science – the shortcomings of domestic objectsAn Irishwoman’s DiaryFri Nov 06 2020 - 19:20
Rare genetic disorders: ‘We were told he was the only child in the world with this’Charlie Crean (13) was born with Nicolaides-Baraitser Syndrome (NCBRS) and hs family is seeking to raise awareness the rare genetic disorderThu Oct 08 2020 - 06:01
Seamus Griffith obituary: Shopkeeper who loyally served his communityLives Lost to Covid-19: His shop, Thriftway in Raheny, was a warm and welcoming placeThu Jul 23 2020 - 17:20
Irish cities ranked in terms of ‘friendliness’ to older peopleGalway top of Irish cities for walkability, Dublin for safety, while Cork fares less wellSun Feb 09 2020 - 14:56
Food growers argue foreign workers needed to sustain industryNon-EEA workers needed to plug labour gaps as European economies improve, firms sayMon Feb 03 2020 - 02:22
Irish oysters an annual €6m success story in ChinaProduct now on sale in some of the top oyster bars frequented by expanding middle classMon Jan 06 2020 - 02:13
State papers: ‘I cried with joy' when Haughey re-electedUnconfined joy among some of Charlie Haughey’s most fervent supporters when returned as taoiseach in 1987Tue Dec 31 2019 - 02:32
State papers: Iranian ambassador tried to bargain over release of kidnapped Brian KeenanAttempt to upgrade diplomatic representation in Tehran in exchange for help in securing release ‘cynical and disquieting’Tue Dec 31 2019 - 02:32
State papers: Nuns took in women sentenced to death for murderMother who strangled baby and woman who poisoned neighbour moved in with religious orders after their sentences were commuted, files from 1943 showTue Dec 31 2019 - 01:00
State papers: Scientology and mass migration would solve Northern Ireland conflictTaoiseach Charles Haughey received some novel advice from members of the public on how to end the TroublesTue Dec 31 2019 - 00:38
State papers: Garda pilgrimage to Rome in 1956 left trail of unpaid billsGovernment resisted pressure to settle debts after learning gardaí had paid British travel agencyTue Dec 31 2019 - 00:00
State papers: Councillor went to San Francisco to get new teeth and jobsColourful Cork councillor Bernie Murphy’s visit, which made front-page headlines in the US, caused great embarrassment to Irish diplomatsMon Dec 30 2019 - 00:53
State papers: Government officials warned not to ask Saudi prince about ‘wives’Briefing for visit of Crown Prince Abdullah also advised covering wine bottles with ‘veil’Mon Dec 30 2019 - 00:30
State papers: Holiday group told they were ‘not welcome on Achill’Junior British soldiers planned holiday camp on island in 1964 but cancelled after protestsMon Dec 30 2019 - 00:05
State papers: Adare Manor wanted to host USSR-US summitDepartment of Foreign Affairs chief of protocol said ‘standard of service was not adequate for a meeting of this type’Mon Dec 30 2019 - 00:00
State papers: Government official considered putting armed military on Dublin-Belfast trainFrequent bomb attacks on the railway line during the Troubles caused severe damage and disrupted servicesSun Dec 29 2019 - 01:28
Rugby tour to apartheid South Africa in 1989 branded ‘obscene’Government and public condemnation forced rugby body to apologise and vow never to play in the country while apartheid laws remainedSun Dec 29 2019 - 00:22
Gifting of ancient table caused protests and court actionsState papers: Charles Haughey had to intervene in row after Duke of Leinster requested 16th-century stone table be given to county councilSat Dec 28 2019 - 02:24
Russian jewels hidden in Dublin chimney breast in 1920State papers: Michael Collins’s associate Harry Boland received jewels as collateral for government’s loan of $20,000 to RussiaSat Dec 28 2019 - 01:05
Have you used up your quota of the ‘amazing’ word?‘Amazing’ has been used to describe mozzarella sticks and Ronaldo taking a selfieSun Nov 24 2019 - 20:00
Potholes, ashtrays and other things I’m glad my children don’t know aboutAn Irishwoman’s Diary on how a chance encounter lead to an unexpected questionThu Aug 22 2019 - 18:30
‘Do you live in a real house?’ – An Irishwoman’s Diary on writing for childrenTue Nov 13 2018 - 18:01
A family holiday with a difference in LanzaroteClub La Santa offers more than 40 sports, as well as cookie baking, at its resortSat Oct 27 2018 - 06:00
‘I committed a crime against Enid Blyton in 1979’Having forged the author’s signature for her autograph book, Alison Healy, now a writer herself, must practise her own as ‘it’s very messy’, according to her youngest childTue Apr 17 2018 - 06:05
