Indoor activities: The businesses struggling and children left isolated

Many children have not had access to their outlets and hobbies since March 2020

Bloomsday 2021: Everything you need to know

How to celebrate Ulysses, James Joyce’s great novel, set in Dublin on June 16th, 1904

‘Ulysses’ as an Underground map: From Kidney Parade to Mollydount

Boredom led Senan Molony to make a Tube-style map for Dublin through a ‘Ulysses’ prism

High-flying Cuala not resting on their laurels

Serving a huge catchment area brings its own challenges for South Dublin club

Larks in the Park – An Irishman’s Diary about James Joyce, cricket and running in the dark

Starting a family: “Just as the ambulance crew arrived, I had a huge urge to push”

“My first child made me a mother but my second made me a warrior”

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Irish food industry to oppose attempts to introduce sugar tax

Food & Drink Industry Ireland does not believe sugar is bad for you. ‘Over consumption is bad’

‘My patients and I appear to be a nuisance to the hospital system’

Dr Sinead Murphy: ‘A&E is the default dumping ground for everything that can’t wait two years for an outpatient appointment’

Obesity affecting children as young as two, warns doctor

Paediatrician Sinéad Murphy says families are desperate due to lack of services

Best shops: happiness in a cupcake, refreshment for the eyes

More than 5,000 have already submitted their favourite shops. Here are a few of the stories behind the nominations

Hospital steps in to tackle the child obesity epidemic

Temple Street hospital’s W82GO plan is a healthy lifestyle programme that treats children together with their families

Children need to eat less and move more, Irish medics warn

Groups launch campaign to tackle obesity epidemic

Parents of baby boy who died want others to learn from their experiences