Damian Cullen

Damian Cullen

Damian Cullen is the Health & Family Editor of The Irish Times

In recent years, however, summer camps have exploded in popularity. Photograph: iStock
Sports-related Summer Camps: Our guide to the best and most popular

Camps across the island cater for all interests during the long holiday months

Non sports-related Summer Camps: Our guide to the best and most popular

Camps across the island cater for all interests, including drama, technology and art

Here is your handy guide to sport on television this week

Monday – Sunday, May 23rd – 29th

Here is your handy guide to sport on television this week

Monday – Sunday, May 16th – 22nd

‘I view masks as more for other people’s protection than mine,’ writes Tom from Co Kildare
Masks on planes: ‘I can’t understand why people take chances with their lives’

Readers who have recently flown or intend to soon share their views on masks on flights

Here is your handy guide to sport on television this week

Monday – Sunday, May 9th – 15th

Here is your handy guide to sport on television this week

Monday – Sunday, May 2nd – 8th

Here is your handy guide to sport on television this week

Monday – Sunday, April 25th – May 1st

Here is your handy guide to sport on television this week

Monday – Sunday, April 18th – 24th

Here is your handy guide to sport on television this week

Monday – Sunday, April 11th – 17th

Here is your handy guide to sport on television this week

Monday – Sunday, April 4th – 10th

Here is your handy guide to sport on television this week

Monday – Sunday, March 28th – April 3rd

Here is your handy guide to sport on television this week

Monday – Sunday, March 21st – March 27th

Here is your handy guide to sport on television this week

Monday – Sunday, March 14th – March 20th

Here is your handy guide to sport on television this week

Monday – Sunday, March 7th – March 13th

Here is your handy guide to sport on television this week

Monday – Sunday, February 28th – March 6th

Connie, Charlotte and Paddy.
Death of veteran journalist Paddy Murray

In recent years, columnist was a voice for people with health issues

Here is your handy guide to sport on television this week

Monday – Sunday, February 21st – 27th

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‘To resume living, we need the help of others to keep us safe’: Readers on face mask rules

We asked our readers if rules on face coverings should remain or be discontinued

How do you feel about the expected easing of facemask requirements?

Will you still wear a face-covering in public, regardless of the requirements?

Here is your handy guide to sport on television this week

Monday – Sunday, February 14th – 20th

Lismore Castle, Co Waterford.
Hidden Ireland: A trip through the Munster Vales

The vales’ beauty and heritage are coaxing the area out of the shadows and onto the tourist trail

Here is your handy guide to sport on television this week

Monday – Sunday, February 7th – 13th

Here is your handy guide to sport on television this week

Monday – Sunday, January 31st – February 6th

Here is your handy guide to sport on television this week

Monday – Sunday, January 24th – 30th

Here is your handy guide to sport on television this week

Monday – Sunday, January 17th – 23rd

Here is your handy guide to sport on television this week

Monday – Sunday, January 10th – 16th

Here is your handy guide to sport on television this week

Monday – Sunday, January 3rd – 9th

Here is your handy guide to sport on television this week

Monday – Sunday, December 27th – January 2nd

Here is your handy guide to sport on television this week

Monday – Monday, December 20th – 27th

Here is your handy guide to sport on television this week

Monday – Sunday, December 13th – 19th

Here is your handy guide to sport on television this week

Monday – Sunday, December 6th – 12th

Here is your handy guide to sport on television this week

Monday – Sunday, November 29th – December 5th

Loughmore-Castleiney captain Willie Eviston lifts the O’Dwyer Cup following their Tipperary Senior Football Championship final win over Clonmel Commercials at Semple Stadium on November 21st. Photograph: Evan Treacy/Inpho
Why Loughmore-Castleiney is the biggest little club in Tipp

They lack funding or facilities, but they do have one vital resource – their players

Everything in the pantry should be seen at a glance. Photograph: iStock
‘A pantry? Our house is so small we don’t have room to change our minds’

Food month: Damian Cullen explores the pluses and minuses of building a pantry

Here is your handy guide to sport on television this week

Monday – Sunday, November 22nd – 28th

Here is your handy guide to sport on television this week

Monday – Sunday, November 15th – 21st

Here is your handy guide to sport on television this week

Monday – Sunday, November 8th – 14th

Here is your handy guide to sport on television this week

Monday – Sunday, November 1st – 7th

Here is your handy guide to sport on television this week

Monday – Sunday, October 25th – 31st

Share your story: Do you believe antigen tests are useful or snake oil?

We would like to hear about people’s experiences of using the tests

Here is your handy guide to sport on television this week

Monday – Sunday, October 18th – 24th

Here is your handy guide to sport on television this week

Monday – Sunday, October 11th – 17th

Here is your handy guide to sport on television this week

Monday – Sunday, October 4th – 10th

Here is your handy guide to sport on television this week

Monday – Sunday, September 27th – October 3rd

Here is your handy guide to sport on television this week

Monday – Sunday, September 20th – 26th

Share your story: Is Covid-19 causing problems in your child’s school?

We would like to hear from parents about what the stop-start return to school has been like

Here is your handy guide to sport on television this week

Monday – Sunday, September 13th – 19th

Share your story: Is your return to college going smoothly?

We would like to hear about your experience

Here is your handy guide to sport on television this week

Monday – Sunday, September 6th – 12th

Here is your handy guide to sport on television this week

Monday – Sunday, August 30th – September 5th

Covid symptoms: ‘I had a hacking cough, congestion, lost my sense of smell and had a persistent headache and fatigue.’ Photograph: iStock
I got the vaccine – and then I got Covid: Readers share their stories

What does it feel like to test positive for the virus despite being fully vaccinated?

Share your story: Have you tested positive for Covid-19 after being vaccinated?

We would like to hear about ‘breakthrough’ coronavirus-disease infections

Here is your handy guide to sport on television this week

Monday – Sunday, August 23rd – 29th

Here is your handy guide to sport on television this week

Monday – Sunday, August 16th – 22nd

Share your story: Have you decided not to take a Covid-19 vaccine?

Have you been vaccinated but are reluctant to allow your children to be too?

Here is your handy guide to sport on television this week

Monday – Sunday, August 9th – 15th

‘Putting your shoes on the table meant you were going to have a fight with someone.’ Photograph: iStock
‘I would never dare disturb a fairy fort’: Irish Times readers on their superstitions

From counting magpies to driving out devils and a song for scaring Jackeens

Here is your handy guide to sport on television this week

Monday – Sunday, August 2nd – 8th

One for sorrow, two for joy: superstition is mainly grounded in culture, religion and tradition.
Share your story: Are you or your family superstitious?

Most superstitions are harmless, of course, though some can play into mental-health conditions

Here is your handy guide to sport on television this week

Monday – Sunday, July 26th – August 1st

Co Leitrim: one walk, one run, one hike, one swim, one cycle, one park and one outdoor gym

Your essential, outdoor, family-friendly guide to Co Leitrim

Co Monaghan: one walk, one run, one hike, one swim, one cycle, one park and one outdoor gym

Your essential, outdoor, family-friendly guide to Co Monaghan

Co Laois: one walk, one run, one hike, one swim, one cycle, one park and one outdoor gym

Your essential, outdoor, family-friendly guide to Co Laois

Co Carlow: one walk, one run, one hike, one swim, one cycle, one park and one outdoor gym

Your essential, outdoor, family-friendly guide to Co Carlow

Here is your handy guide to sport on television this week

Monday – Sunday, July 19th – July 25th

Co Fermanagh: one walk, one run, one hike, one swim, one cycle, one park and one outdoor gym

Your essential, outdoor, family-friendly guide to Co Fermanagh

Fear of dogs: ‘The fear of getting bitten is always in my mind’

Readers’ submissions: ‘I find there’s a lot of ignorance in dog owners’

Co Longford: one walk, one run, one hike, one swim, one cycle, one park and one outdoor gym

Your essential, outdoor, family-friendly guide to Co Longford

Share your story: Do you have a fear of dogs?

What goes through your mind when you hear barking as you walk down the street?

Co Meath: one walk, one run, one hike, one swim, one cycle, one park and one outdoor gym

Your essential, outdoor, family-friendly guide to Co Meath

Co Donegal: one walk, one run, one hike, one swim, one cycle, one park and one outdoor gym

Your essential, outdoor, family-friendly guide to Co Donegal

Here is your handy guide to sport on television this week

Monday – Sunday, July 12th – July 18th

Co Down: one walk, one run, one hike, one swim, one cycle, one park and one outdoor gym

Your essential, outdoor, family-friendly guide to Co Down

Co Mayo: one walk, one run, one hike, one swim, one cycle, one park and one outdoor gym

Your essential, outdoor, family-friendly guide to Co Mayo

Co Westmeath: one walk, one run, one hike, one swim, one cycle, one park and one outdoor gym

Your essential, outdoor, family-friendly guide to Co Westmeath

Co Kilkenny: one walk, one run, one hike, one swim, one cycle, one park and one outdoor gym

Your essential, outdoor, family-friendly guide to Co Kilkenny

Co Tyrone: one walk, one run, one hike, one swim, one cycle, one park and one outdoor gym

Your essential, outdoor, family-friendly guide to Co Tyrone

Co Cork: one walk, one run, one hike, one swim, one cycle, one park and one outdoor gym

Your essential, outdoor, family-friendly guide to Co Cork

Here is your handy guide to sport on television this week

Monday – Sunday, July 5th – July 11th

Co Cavan: one walk, one run, one hike, one swim, one cycle, one park and one outdoor gym

Your essential, outdoor, family-friendly guide to Co Cavan

Co Armagh: one walk, one run, one hike, one swim, one cycle, one park and one outdoor gym

Your essential, outdoor, family-friendly guide to Co Armagh

Co Tipperary: one walk, one run, one hike, one swim, one cycle, one park and one outdoor gym

Your essential, outdoor, family-friendly guide to Co Tipperary

Co Kerry: one walk, one run, one hike, one swim, one cycle, one park and one outdoor gym

Your essential, outdoor, family-friendly guide to Co Kerry

Here is your handy guide to sport on television this week

Monday – Sunday, June 28th – July 4th

Co Derry: one walk, one run, one hike, one swim, one cycle, one park and one outdoor gym

Your essential, outdoor, family-friendly guide to Co Derry

Co Clare: one walk, one run, one hike, one swim, one cycle, one park and one outdoor gym

Your essential, outdoor, family-friendly guide to Co Clare

Co Kildare: one walk, one run, one hike, one swim, one cycle, one park and one outdoor gym

Your essential, outdoor guide to fitness and recreation in Co Kildare

Co Galway: one walk, one run, one hike, one swim, one cycle, one park and one outdoor gym

Your essential, outdoor, family-friendly guide to Co Galway

Co Dublin: one walk, one run, one hike, one swim, one cycle, two parks and two outdoor gyms

Your essential, outdoor, family-friendly guide to Co Dublin

Here is your handy guide to sport on television this week

Monday – Sunday, June 21st – June 27th

Here is your handy guide to sport on television this week

Monday – Sunday, June 14th – June 20th

Lights, camera, action! The camps will take place online – many are run by industry professionals and have been adapted specifically for Zoom. Photograph: iStock
2021 virtual summer camps in Ireland: Our guide to the best and most popular

Art, science, creative writing, coding, languages, acting, cooking, digital skills – and more

Here is your handy guide to sport on television this week

Monday – Sunday, June 7th – June 13th

2021 in-person summer camps in Ireland: Our guide to the best and most popular

In-person Summer Camps: Programmes across the island cater for all interests, including sport, tech and art

Here is your handy guide to sport on television this week

Monday – Sunday, May 31st – June 6th

Here is your handy guide to sport on television this week

Monday – Sunday, May 17th – May 23rd

Here is your handy guide to sport on television this week

Monday – Sunday, May 10th – May 16th

Here is your handy guide to sport on television this week

Monday – Sunday, May 3rd – May 9th

Here is your handy guide to sport on television this week

Monday – Sunday, April 26th – May 2nd

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