It’s not that I’ve never annoyed a Protestant before – I have. But I mostly annoy Catholics

Her stunning memoir recalls ‘lovely’ Maeve Binchy and her break-up from Matt Damon

A rude awakening at the fast-moving conveyor belt in the four-letter supermarket

I’m not sporty, unless you count swingball, in which I won a gold medal 40 years ago

Europe would also happily give the Russians ‘nul points’ if they weren’t already banned

On vacation in Florida, I found the the ‘real America’ while hunting for cheap reading glasses

New book shares the harrowing experiences of three women at Cork mother and baby institution

I can bang on about period underwear the way other people enjoy discussing the merits of certain lipsticks or football teams or ai(...)

Social media can be force ‘for bad as well as for good’, says managing director

I got out the good pen, poured myself a glass of wine and began to overthink

Yulia, Lana and Ivan’s story is illuminating for anyone considering opening their homes

The secret code of many people on the street was that you hid where you were from

Some got into bisexuality or new practices. Others saw their sex lives wane or their porn use grow

Matriarchal music, from John Lennon’s tribute to his mother Julia to the Spice Girls' magnificent Mama

A Pixar movie arrives at just the right time to support me through the next few years

The singer, actor, composer and writer on her largely autobiographical new show, Warrior

It’s world happiness day on Sunday. We asked some people when they have been happiest

Для нас велика честь що ви тут. Ось кілька практичних порад

We are honoured to have you here. This is what you need to know about us

I am not proud of my ‘agin’ for opera. But recently I reassessed this lifelong dislike

Blinded by the disco lights, I try not to think of Ukraine. Normal life must go on

I won’t be judging anyone’s facemask choices. I hope I won’t be judged for mine

A magical new production of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe brings joy to the world

Mia Döring’s chilling memoir of rape and abuse argues that the entire sex trade is evil

This week two ads for women’s clothes made headlines for different reasons

Now that I’ve discovered Leslie, an older American lady, I’ll never walk alone

How do I like my boiled eggs cooked? Let me count the ways

A well-known woman recently asked us not to talk to her about her body. I understood why

Here’s to a good Old Fashioned night out and the heartening sights of Camden Street

Raven Leilani’s acclaimed debut novel about a flailing, fallible black woman soars to the top

There might be currency in all those pennies finally dropping about violence against women

David Baddiel, Mike Ryan, Brian O’Driscoll and Caitlin Moran among the online guests

I noticed my daughter’s grotty runners. Holes in her socks added to the Dickensian look

My loss of taste and smell provided a morning of entertainment for the children

A new memoir offers a timely portrayal of ‘grey area drinking’ – and explains how to beat it

If you’ve any sense you’re now mildly depressed, reliant on alcohol or worrying about homeschooling

Making the festivities happen is intoxicating – a diversion we’ve never needed more

‘My parents stressed to me that life is not a bowl of cherries. Life is a bowl of cherry pits’

Oscar Wilde wrote that every woman’s tragedy is to become her mother. Not me

While they’re here for Christmas, the C-word, P-word and V-word are banned

It’s time to change the conversation around male violence against women

Instead I listen to Adele, and remember the day I realised my marriage was over

The singer reflects on his career, marriage, business nous and family alcoholism

Distract yourself. Put the Christmas decorations up. Eat more sweets. Take a duvet day

The former Beatle launched his book The Lyrics with a talk in London. It was fab

It’s Irish Times Food Month. So let me tell this story through the medium of food and beverages

It’s a big misconception ‘that I broke The Beatles up … Once a headline is out it sticks’

I decide I need to declutter my one wild and precious life so I can be profound again

The musician on writing poetry, growing up in the Liberties, and pre-Christian Ireland

My fully vaccinated self and fully vaccinated partner don’t say yes straight away

One hundred candles, two women and one party to celebrate entering our sixth decade

The birthday present I crave is the same one I wanted at 30 and 40: to feel at peace

Author’s new book, Décor Galore, willbe catnip for anybody who struggle to make best of their home

She ‘lives with’ people like Sarah Harding and Katie Hopkins but isn’t famous herself, she insists

A festival celebrating the beloved author, full of wisdom and advice, takes place this weekend

Hector is back on TG4 but still reeling from the death of his brother Freddie in June

We’re all adjusting to the relaxing of restrictions and the shy return to this new version of normal

There is a silence around the impact of cocooning on the older generation

She’s found comedy success in ‘being a normal 30-something who loves Zara and white wine’

I joined a synchronised swimming group for a few days. I blame the Olympics

Pamela Uba, a 26-year-old medical scientist, is the first black woman to win the pageant

The effervescent octogenarian is gearing up for her new show, Backwards up a Rainbow

The Normal People author is now a literary superstar, a rise to fame echoed in her new novel

I’ve conducted a highly unscientific audit on my working remotely situation, and decided that overall I am a better person out of (...)

Under new plan, some children are seeing cuts in vital after-school services

Writer-producer-actor is not ready to make a comedy about post-50 phase of her life just yet

I’d never ached to be alone more than during the past weeks. I could not focus on anything

Róisín Ingle: Every day is a school day, but it’s not girls and women who need to learn

After the Olympic champion’s win I’m prouder than ever to call her part of Dublin home

It’s heartbreaking to see cycling – the best way to get around Dublin – under serious threat

You can keep your Forty Foots and your Sandycoves. The Half Moon is hardcore

Bella Mackie talks about writing her darkly hilarious debut novel, How to Kill Your Family, that was partly inspired by her childh(...)

Dear Clare, we were so close and then it all ended overnight. I miss you. Fondly, Róisín

End-of-life care in a pandemic was different, with family goodbyes handled from afar

Author says Derry Girls gave her and others ‘license to tell the other side of the Troubles’

I’ve dreamed of this for more than a year and a half. Don’t cry, I think to myself

Chris O’Dowd and Mary Lou McDonald among those appearing at this year’s event

The actor on childhood with Ben Affleck, being a dad, staying grounded and loving Ireland

We are in the last throes of the virtual now. That’s what you’d hope, anyway

Why I love where I live, by Róisín Ingle, David McWilliams, Jennifer O’Connell and more

Grogan’s pub, 10.30am. Everyone’s here. It's like a festival. We’re finding the lost things again

Crowded streets outraged the chief medical officer, but what did he expect?

TV and radio broadcaster may divide opinion but he has learned to ignore the haters

The Dubliner talks about her searing new memoir on the Irish Times Women’s Podcast

It’s time for fathers to gain acceptance to the school gate mummyverse

TV presenter talks fatherhood at 47, celebrity and the role of Catholicism in his life

It’s not the trainer’s fault, but all regular exercise does is give me a pain in the hoop

Gerry Hussey wants to help people 'be proud of who you are and care less about what other people think'

Rage comes up from the part of me that had to expect the unexpected when I was a teenage girl

The Baldoyle native did some soul-searching as she turned 40 mid-pandemic

Vaccine hesitancy is real – and so is back-to-normal hesitancy, I can attest

I know I’m lucky to have a house, but I’m not in love with mine at the moment

As my identical-twin girls turn 12 I try my first ever twinsperiment

There’s a tentative opening up this week but we’re not all rushing out to explore

The sexually assaulted among us understand what you have been through

The Barna native looks back on her career to date before her move to Prime Time next week

Three generations of the family reach Cat on a Hot Tin Roof phase of lockdown

The departure of Teen Vogue’s new editor is a salutary tale for anyone active on social media

I feel like a peeping Tom, sticking my nose into the lives of people going beyond 5km

‘I owe practically everything to England,’ says Geldof. Its people ‘are essentially anarchic’