‘Two years ago, I couldn’t get out of bed to tie my shoe laces and now I’m competing in these games’For the 38-strong Irish team preparing to take part in the World Transplant Games, their organ donors are very much on their mindsWed Aug 14 2019 - 17:01
Preparing for death: ‘The night nurses became part of the family for those weeks’When nurse Mary Cregan was dying of a brain tumour, her family took great comfort from the support of the Irish Cancer Society’s night nursesWed Aug 14 2019 - 06:01
Friends and colleagues pay tribute to Kate HolmquistThe late Irish Times journalist’s gift was to ‘recognise the power of people’s stories’Tue Aug 06 2019 - 15:03
Sea kayaking: Glorious way to experience wildlife in Dublin Bay‘The evening will stand out as one of the most enjoyable things I’ve had done this summer’Sun Aug 04 2019 - 08:00
Why walking works as a self-acting repair tool for body and soulProf Shane O’Mara lives his life on his feet and has dedicated a new book to the topicSat Aug 03 2019 - 06:00
Interpreting the health service for refugees and migrantsHealth advocacy organisation Cairde has launched a new website to introduce the different Irish health services to newcomers to this countryWed Jul 31 2019 - 17:01
Girls and women in sport: ‘Forget the glass ceiling, take off the roof’Sport Ireland event aims to empower teenage girls in training and competitionsTue Jul 30 2019 - 17:01
Choosing a creche: the parents’ checklistA complaint about a creche can be investigated through TuslaThu Jul 25 2019 - 14:53
Not so fast, fashion: Is it time for the industry's ‘Blue Planet’ moment?The clothing industry is one of the most polluting in the world, but how can we slow it down?Sat Jul 20 2019 - 06:04
Cycling matters: ‘Young women feel judged to be on a bike’Women on Wheels call for segregated cycling routes as only way to foster ‘inclusive cycling’Wed Jul 17 2019 - 06:30
Bringing humanity to the study of bipolarAmerican psychiatrist and writer Kay Redfield Jamison has been open about sharing her experiences of mania and depression and wants other to do the sameFri Jul 12 2019 - 06:01
Back to the wild: saving the birds and beesNature-writer and farmer John Lewis-Stempel is on a mission to prove that farming the old-fashioned way is not only kind to wildlife, it is more productive tooSat Jul 06 2019 - 06:00
Handling the ‘maelstrom’: The Irish politicians backing mindfulness‘We spend too much time rushing from one thing to another’: Why TDs and Senators could benefit from daily meditationTue Jul 02 2019 - 17:02
How farming helps city childrenAuthor Michael Morpurgo and his wife Clare are founders of the Farms for City Children charitySat Jun 29 2019 - 06:00
Kaleidoscope festival 2019: Everything you need to knowWhat’s on, tickets, weather, times and transport for the family-friendly summer festival in west WicklowThu Jun 27 2019 - 11:22
Giving families of terminally-ill patients a space to grieveThe Design & Dignity programme by the Irish Hospice Foundation provides comfortable rooms in acute hospitals for families of dying loved onesTue Jun 25 2019 - 17:01
Stress in Irish workplaces: learning how to cope helpsWellness programmes and life skills classes are some of the coping measuresTue Jun 18 2019 - 07:01
After-cancer care: dealing with the long-term effects of cancer treatmentAustralian professor in Dublin to discuss infertility, early menopause and sexual problemsWed Jun 12 2019 - 07:01
Waste management: designing a circular economyAn international study, led by UCD researchers, created food and packaging prototypes from agricultural and food-processing wasteThu Jun 06 2019 - 00:01
‘The difficulty is that people with inflammatory bowel disease don’t want to talk about it’IBD is on the rise and experts are unsure whyMon Jun 03 2019 - 17:01
The ‘gang’ taking over the streets of Dublin – meet the Bee BanditsA group of older cyclists are at large in the capital, scattering seed bombs in their wakeMon Jun 03 2019 - 07:01
10 things to do this June bank holiday weekendFrom Bloom and Cat Laughs to Táin hillwalks and marine-themed festivalsThu May 30 2019 - 12:50
What role do psychologists play in a large acute hospital in Ireland?Mental health should be sixth vital sign in hospitals, says Dr Paul D'AltonTue May 28 2019 - 17:01
Rekindling past memories in people with dementia at Bloom in the ParkGarden design is about offering people the opportunity to let their minds return to their childhood gardensMon May 27 2019 - 08:01
Why are there so many young foxes roaming around our cities?With a population of up to 200,000, Ireland’s only wild dogs live in all parts of the countrySat May 25 2019 - 06:00
‘Hello, my name is . . . and I am an addictive eater’God, drugs, alcohol and eating disorders discussed at Addictive Eaters AnonymousTue May 21 2019 - 07:01
Irish farmers will adapt to climate change ‘with the right advice’Gathering in Co Wicklow discusses challenges of reducing greenhouse gas emissionsSun May 19 2019 - 20:31
Why dietary advice is a critical part of cancer carePatients who lose weight have lower survival rates yet very few are given nutritional information and supportMon May 13 2019 - 17:01
Tuberculosis: reaching out to ‘the missing millions’With four million cases of TB going undiagnosed around the world each year, healthcare professionals are committed to improving detection ratesMon May 13 2019 - 05:01
A week in Northumberland, England’s secret top summer destinationThe northern county’s spectacular scenery includes beaches, islands and many castlesSat May 11 2019 - 06:00
10 things to do in Ireland this May bank holiday weekendDress up as a nun, swim the Shannon, listen for a corncrake or take in some jazzThu May 02 2019 - 23:05
A daily wonder – the enduring magic of the sound of birdsong at dawnDerek Mooney’s Dawn Chorus programme will once again share the treat with radio listenersSat Apr 27 2019 - 06:00
What is lifestyle medicine, and how it can benefit youDr Beth Frates’s five steps for doctors to prescribe lifestyle changes to patientsThu Apr 25 2019 - 07:01
What is a sustainable community and how do we become one?Other European countries, government websites and the 6 Rs will show us howThu Apr 25 2019 - 00:00
‘The grief following the death of your child lasts a lifetime’Jimmy Edmonds and Jane Harris needed film and other grieving parents after son’s deathTue Apr 23 2019 - 17:01
Social farming: a harvest for us allExposure to the land can help those with disabilities, mental health issues or dementiaThu Apr 18 2019 - 07:01
Have a great outdoors EasterWalk, climb, cycle or simply sit in the outdoors this EasterSat Apr 13 2019 - 06:00
How cystic fibrosis impacts me: four people tell their storiesA school pupil, college student, working professional and new mother tell usWed Apr 10 2019 - 17:01
Dublin turns to Vienna for affordable housing solutionVienna has developed a hugely successful housing rental model that could work hereTue Apr 09 2019 - 00:00
Can food sharing initiatives reduce food waste?Trinity College research assesses viability of global trend of growing, cooking and sharing foodThu Apr 04 2019 - 06:00
Campuses where everyone is a student of natureSeveral Irish universities provide the public with maps and audio guides to biodiversitySat Mar 30 2019 - 06:00
Edible straws could replace single-use plastic itemsUCD-led project aims to reduce food waste to landfill and plastic pollutionFri Mar 29 2019 - 17:35
Majority of cancer patients in Ireland don’t see a dietician as part of treatmentStudy finds half of cancer patients have a diet-related problemThu Mar 28 2019 - 16:08
Will an opt-out register improve rates of organ donation?Government proposes legislation which will assume people consent to giving major organsWed Mar 27 2019 - 07:01
The service station smartphone app for disabled driversThanks to Niall El-Assaad getting a tank top-up has never been easier for wheelchair usersThu Mar 14 2019 - 17:01
Getting to the virtual heart of a pressing cardiac problemA virtual heart failure clinic enables GPs speak to a hospital-based consultant cardiologistTue Mar 12 2019 - 17:01
Matt Haig: How to survive in this age of anxietyThe author on the benefits of stripping back to the ‘acoustic version’ of lifeSat Mar 09 2019 - 07:00
What a dump – the landfills that became parksThe worldwide trend of converting former landfills to public parks is slowly gaining ground in IrelandSat Mar 09 2019 - 06:00
Trinity College Dublin stubs out outdoor smoking on campusFrom National No Smoking Day onwards, TCD will become a tobacco-free campusTue Mar 05 2019 - 14:01
Bringing sustainability in universities up to the next levelDo sustainability rankings work or are they just self-congratulatory gestures?Thu Feb 28 2019 - 06:00
