How to pick the best estate agent and maximise the sale price of your homeBeware of low fees, unrealistic valuations and lazy marketing. They can all cost you in the endFri Sept 29 2023 - 06:00
Ten things to check before buying your new homeDo your homework now to avoid any heartache later when embarking on the biggest purchase of your lifeThu Sept 28 2023 - 05:45
The inner critic: how to stop it from dominating your lifeDo you have an aggressive internal voice that keeps putting you down? There are ways to shut it out and replace it with a kinder voiceMon Sept 25 2023 - 06:00
What are the pros and cons of buying a house with a friend?While pooling your financial resources with a pal might offer you a fast track to homeownership, it’s important to know the consequences if something goes wrongMon Sept 25 2023 - 05:55
How to avoid feelings of resentment: get better at speaking your mindDoing so might make others unhappy, but it can spare you feelings of resentmentSun Sept 17 2023 - 06:00
How to survive an affair: It can be devastating but the relationship doesn’t have to endWhen the betrayed partner finds out, the aftermath isn’t easy. The relationship may or may not be recoverableSun Sept 10 2023 - 06:00
Heavenly homes: former priests’ houses offer location, grounds and vintage featuresParochial properties make fine homes for those with the money, time or visionWed Sept 06 2023 - 05:30
How to deal with fomo: start by cleaning up your social media feedSaying ‘yes’ to everything for fear of missing out is exhausting. So is the incessant scrolling we do to keep ourselves in the loopSun Sept 03 2023 - 06:00
How to save money on your new hearing aidsGrants, tax relief and possibly even health insurance may cover some or all of the cost but watch the warranty and get them insuredFri Sept 01 2023 - 15:58
‘Great camaraderie and a lot of fun’: Meet the adults taking up new hobbies and making lifelong friendshipsWhether it’s hillwalking, diving, rowing, bowling or cricket, these groups allow for socialising and learning new skillsSun Aug 27 2023 - 13:45
How to manage ambition: Question it, create boundaries and drop the pressureExcess orientation around achievement can have a down sideSun Aug 27 2023 - 07:30
How to boost your home’s Ber energy rating for freeWith eligibility for energy upgrades expanding, you or a loved one could be entitled to a free retrofitWed Aug 23 2023 - 05:58
How to . . . prepare your child for starting secondary school Parents can be of practical use to help their kids settle and adapt to the challenging new environmentSun Aug 20 2023 - 00:00
How to separate from your child: Check in with your own feelings firstListen to their concerns, prepare them for the moment and know when to walk awaySun Aug 13 2023 - 06:00
How to retrofit your home and slash your energy billsFull retrofits can be beyond many homeowner’s financial resources but cheaper upgrades will make an impactTue Aug 08 2023 - 05:00
Holiday anxiety: Don’t put pressure on yourself by comparing your break to other people’sWe can put huge pressure on ourselves, robbing us of precious downtime joySun Aug 06 2023 - 07:00
Time to press ‘pause’ on your streaming habit? ‘Vampire subscriptions’ to the likes of Netflix and Disney+ can suck the cash out of unwary consumers' accountsFri Aug 04 2023 - 11:08
Money, working hours, meal breaks and tax: What young workers need to know about summer jobsJoanne Hunt: It pays for young people to know their employment rights and what a job entailsTue Aug 01 2023 - 06:00
How to survive the rest of the school holidays: be flexible and develop a new routineThere will be moments of family fun this summer, but it won’t be fun everyday. Don’t guilt trip yourselfSun Jul 30 2023 - 07:00
How to teach kids about money: Put them on the payroll, €2 shopping trips and other tipsLessons which are learned now will last them for the rest of their livesTue Jul 25 2023 - 06:10
How to deal with Leaving Cert results: Let the emotions flow and explore all optionsIn the run-up to results day, anxious students can do with some calming words and actionsSun Jul 23 2023 - 07:00
‘Viking men were tall, blonde lads. They definitely had better standards of hygiene than the Irish’What I Do: Katherine McCormack, archaeologist and living historian, DubliniaFri Jul 21 2023 - 06:00
How to power nap: ‘relax the body more and you will live longer’A 20-30 minture spell of doing nothing may help to protect the brain’s health - but avoid slipping into a deeper dream stateSun Jul 16 2023 - 08:00
‘I practise animal acupuncture. Yes, of course people are sceptical’What I Do: Dr Jacqui O’Brien is a vet and animal acupuncturistFri Jul 14 2023 - 06:00
Fancy a place in the sun? Here’s how to buy your dream holiday homeFrom apartments in Portugal and Spain to a skiing base in France, here’s everything you need to knowThu Jul 13 2023 - 06:00
How to behave on public transport: Keep your calls short and avoid manspreadingYes, buses and trains are cramped, but that doesn’t mean you can stretch out and put your feet upSun Jul 09 2023 - 05:00
Tapped in: How changing your water-drinking habits can result in big savingsOn The Money: If you have a preference for bottled water, it more likely illustrates the power of marketing than any real health benefit, according to researchFri Jul 07 2023 - 12:42
How to remember names: A skill that takes practice but you can get good at it quicklyWhether it’s at a party or the school gate, introductions can unleash a brain-confounding stormSun Jul 02 2023 - 05:00
Gut instinct: when to listen to it and when to ignore itIf you let them, the brain and the gut can work hand in hand to assess your memories, experiences and needs to help you make the right decisionsSun Jun 25 2023 - 06:00
A nurse leading change on the hospital frontline Wild Geese: Colette Datt, honorary MBE, LondonFri Jun 23 2023 - 05:00
How to detox your wardrobe: Get real, face your demons, be ruthlessA wardrobe detox means doing a lifestyle check and looking to clothes that suit and reflect itSun Jun 18 2023 - 06:00
Daddy’s home: How remote working has changed family lifeBeing able to work from home has allowed many fathers to take on a greater share of childcare and other domestic responsibilities. They don’t want to give it upSun Jun 18 2023 - 05:00
Coffee machines, dishwasher tablets, clean white sheets: the ingredients for a perfect holiday rentalWith car hire costs proving unaffordable for tourists, Irish holidaymakers still have time to book an idyllic self-catering getawaySat Jun 17 2023 - 05:00
Choc Ices to be pulled from sale as it is not ‘as popular as it once was’Tastes in ice cream have moved on, says HB on announcement of its discontinuationFri Jun 16 2023 - 19:07
‘Our biggest bill was €11.50 on Christmas Eve. My entire bill is just a bit more than that this month’: Meet the home energy saversMore and more homeowners are availing of grants to boost home energy efficiency and in some cases generate extra cash for the householdThu Jun 15 2023 - 05:00
How to be an LGBTQ+ ally: Don’t presume everyone is heterosexual and call out homophobic languageIt is estimated up to 10 per cent of the global population is lesbian, gay or bisexual with fewer numbers identifying as transgenderSun Jun 11 2023 - 05:00
Running a second car costs €10,386 a year. Is it worth it? On The Money: Motor tax, insurance, fuel, servicing, repairs, replacement tyres, NCT, depreciation and parking amounts to about €865 a month for something you use a few times a weekFri Jun 09 2023 - 13:01
My husband rescues people, and I rescue animalsWhat I Do: Bev Truss cares for orphaned and injured hedgehogs, birds and other wildlife in Co ClareFri Jun 09 2023 - 06:00
How to spot a toxic workplace: Results are rewarded, no matter how they were achievedIn a toxic workplace, results are rewarded, no matter how they are achievedSun Jun 04 2023 - 05:00
From a school to a home: A historic Tipperary property rebornFormerly a charter school, Silversprings House has been reborn to enable multi-generational livingSun Jun 04 2023 - 05:00
How to appreciate your partner: Often what attracts us is what eventually irritates usAvoid comparisons to idealised other couples, appreciate good intentions and adapt to changeSun May 28 2023 - 05:00
Don’t waffle, be respectful, practise some lines: How to have an awkward conversationWe might have a fear of confrontation, we might fear rejection, or we might not want to hurt somebody elseSun May 21 2023 - 05:00
Buying a home? Here are the questions agents wish you would askBuying a home? Property experts tell us the questions they wish you would askFri May 19 2023 - 06:00
What are spiralling thoughts and how can you deal with them?Spiralling thoughts can be manged so that you can keep the feeling and perception of threat at baySun May 14 2023 - 05:00
Residents’ bar: How a Mayo pub has become a home for three familiesA Government scheme is making it easier for vacant pubs to be converted into homes - but doing so may not be for the faint of heartSat May 13 2023 - 05:00
‘I started off with three sheep, bought a spinning wheel and taught myself how to spin’What I Do: Sandra King is a wool crafter in Co Clare who spins and dyes her own yarnFri May 12 2023 - 07:00
How much your identity was wrapped up in your work can add to the impact of redundancyHow to cope with redundancy: Make a list of all the things you achieved in the job, exercise self-care and, if you can afford it, take your time to find the right fit before moving on to your next roleSun May 07 2023 - 05:00
How to buy a first home that won’t break the bankWith mortgage restrictions easing and landlords selling up, it is getting easier for first-time buyers to find a homeThu May 04 2023 - 05:00
In praise of thriving local libraries: ‘This is really a place where people can belong’We borrowed more than 10 million items from libraries last year, everything from a book to a bassoonSat Apr 29 2023 - 05:00
Celebrating Bealtaine? Visit a holy well, fairy fort, stone circle or other liminal place Love is in the air as the light comes backSat Apr 29 2023 - 04:00
