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Property, homes & gardens

Cregg Castle, Corrandulla, Co Galway

Cregg Castle, Corrandulla, Co Galway

Home & Garden

It’s Alive! Mad scientist’s castle for €1.85m

Cregg Castle, Corrandulla, Co Galway Asking price: €1.85m Agent: Helen Cassidy (087) 246 3748 and Savills Country (01) 663 4350

The house as viewed from the jetty

The house as viewed from the jetty

Home & Garden

Garden writer’s Eden in Leitrim for €500,000

Eden Point, Eden, Rossinver, Co Leitrim

When long-term Government rental policies only make matters worse, it’s time to stop and follow the commonly prescribed solutions

When long-term Government rental policies only make matters worse, it’s time to stop and follow the commonly prescribed solutions

Home & Garden Premium

Mark Keenan Opinion Doubling down on bampot rental policies

Our expert feels overpaying a mortgage may not currently be the most prudent use of spare cash

Our expert feels overpaying a mortgage may not currently be the most prudent use of spare cash

New Homes Premium

Ask the expert: Should we overpay our mortgage or would we be better off saving money instead?

The exterior of No3 Ballymun Road

The exterior of No3 Ballymun Road

Home & Garden

Stager polish for D9 home built for craft bootmakers

The entrance gates and exterior of Mill Lodge

The entrance gates and exterior of Mill Lodge

Home & Garden

Artist’s mill house revival in Dublin 18

Jennifer Haskins started dating her fiancé Raymond Rieke when she was in her 50s

Jennifer Haskins started dating her fiancé Raymond Rieke when she was in her 50s

Family Premium

Love after 50 – these happy couples prove it’s never too late to find your soulmate

They say love will find you when you least expect it, and what could be more unexpected than falling head over heels later in life?

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Top Stories

Dubliner Nadine Flood, a machinist at the We Make Good textiles studio. Picture: Gerry Mooney

Dubliner Nadine Flood, a machinist at the We Make Good textiles studio. Picture: Gerry Mooney

Fashion Premium

The women sewing their way to a better life: ‘I knew nothing about fashion and couldn’t even sew on a button the first day I came in here’

There are always risks when undergoing surgery. Photo: Picture posed

There are always risks when undergoing surgery. Photo: Picture posed

Life Premium

Modern Morals: I promised to donate a kidney to my sister but now I’m scared of the risks– should I go through with it?

Anna Haugh’s new pop-up at Dublin’s Conrad hotel. Picture: Frank McGrath

Anna Haugh’s new pop-up at Dublin’s Conrad hotel. Picture: Frank McGrath

Food Reviews Premium

Anna Haugh at the Conrad: ‘There are so many better options in the city than this pricey, unexciting celebrity chef pop-up’

Self-healing offers a one-size-fits-all approach so everyone can relate. Photo: Picture posed

Self-healing offers a one-size-fits-all approach so everyone can relate. Photo: Picture posed

Health & Wellbeing Premium

The internet is obsessed with ‘self-healing’, but what does the latest wellness buzzword really mean?

Karl Gaff pictured with some of his work. Photo: Robbie Reynolds

Karl Gaff pictured with some of his work. Photo: Robbie Reynolds

News

Dublin scientist making artwork out of cyanide and other poisons

Everyone seems to be chipping in with wide-eyed comments about how brilliant air fryers are

Everyone seems to be chipping in with wide-eyed comments about how brilliant air fryers are

Comment Premium

Édaein O’Connell Opinion ‘Sure chuck the kids in the air fryer while you’re at it’ – how we’ve all become infatuated with a household appliance

Emmet Bosonnet of Kopper Kreation

Emmet Bosonnet of Kopper Kreation

Interiors Premium

Don’t be fooled by the Instagram aesthetic – let colour, scent and lamps set the mood

Mickael Viljanen, of the two-Michelin-starred Chapter One. Picture: Nina Val

Mickael Viljanen, of the two-Michelin-starred Chapter One. Picture: Nina Val

News

Dublin restaurant takes first spot on National Geographic top 10 list

Real Health Podcast

The Real Health Podcast: Top Tips for saving on your energy bills

Christmas Premium

Tanya Sweeney Opinion I promised myself I wouldn’t let the John Lewis Christmas ad get to me this year, so why am I crying?

Health and Wellbeing

Bill Kelly from Co Waterford is raising awareness for Movember. Bill, who had prostate cancer, is pictured with his dog Percy. Photograph: Patrick Browne

Bill Kelly from Co Waterford is raising awareness for Movember. Bill, who had prostate cancer, is pictured with his dog Percy. Photograph: Patrick Browne

Health Features Premium

Movember: ‘I couldn’t empty my bladder fully but I put it down to age. It was prostate cancer and it had spread’

Charlotte Fox Weber

Charlotte Fox Weber

Health & Wellbeing Premium

Long read: Do you know what you really want in life? Psychologist Charlotte Fox Weber can help you decode desire

Aneta Safiak pictured with her son Jonatan at their home in Co Longford. Photo: Tom O'Hanlon

Aneta Safiak pictured with her son Jonatan at their home in Co Longford. Photo: Tom O'Hanlon

Health Features Premium

‘I was given the diagnosis of drama queen mother – every time I raised an issue they told me to stop looking for problems’

Freedom: It is important to consider how your father-in-law’s need for independence can be met safely. Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto

Freedom: It is important to consider how your father-in-law’s need for independence can be met safely. Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto

Health Features Premium

Ask Allison: My elderly father-in-law is a terrible driver and a danger on the roads. Should I report him?

Sinead Hamill considers herself fortunate to have avoided long-term stroke effects. Picture: Gerry Mooney

Sinead Hamill considers herself fortunate to have avoided long-term stroke effects. Picture: Gerry Mooney

Health Features Premium

‘I got an unmerciful headache one morning while driving my kids to school – it was a stroke’

Everyday pressure can cause anxiety and stress to build up within ourselves

Everyday pressure can cause anxiety and stress to build up within ourselves

Health Features Premium

Why everyday life is making you mentally – and physically – unwell

Parenting

Today FM DJ Alison Curtis with her daughter Joan. Photo: Steve Humphreys

Today FM DJ Alison Curtis with her daughter Joan. Photo: Steve Humphreys

Parenting Premium

Alison Curtis: ‘I wanted my daughter’s experience of puberty to be better than mine’

There are plenty of distractions when working from home. Picture posed

There are plenty of distractions when working from home. Picture posed

Parenting Premium

Bill Linnane Opinion The only time working from home is not a utopian paradise is when the kids are on midterm break

Is there anything more annoying than an office pest? I’ve been dealing with one recently who keeps coming into my office for a chat, often about random topics like what he is having for lunch or some boring dream he had the night before. I’ve tried to be polite, to handle it in a mannerly fashion, but my patience is wearing thin.

No, Dad is not ‘babysitting’, he is simply parenting his own children. Photo: Alexander Shalamov

No, Dad is not ‘babysitting’, he is simply parenting his own children. Photo: Alexander Shalamov

Life Premium

Chrissie Russell Opinion The phrase ‘daddy daycare’ really annoys me — it needs to be retired for good

Nicotine exposure has been associated with cognitive deficits and impairment in memory. Picture posed

Nicotine exposure has been associated with cognitive deficits and impairment in memory. Picture posed

Parenting Premium

Dr David Coleman: Vaping amongst teens should be a huge concern for parents

Emma Meagher with her sisters Victoria (left) and Laura (right). Photo: Gerry Mooney

Emma Meagher with her sisters Victoria (left) and Laura (right). Photo: Gerry Mooney

Family Features Premium

The siblings who became surrogates: ‘When I couldn’t carry my baby, my sister offered to give us the gift of life’

Something calming, such as reading a story, is part of the 'gold standard' bedtime routine for a child. Photo: Picture posed

Something calming, such as reading a story, is part of the 'gold standard' bedtime routine for a child. Photo: Picture posed

Parenting Premium

These are the expert-approved tips to get your kids to fall asleep and stay asleep all night

Food and drink

Pick up one of these bottles of sherry to see what the fuss is about

Pick up one of these bottles of sherry to see what the fuss is about

Wine Premium

Gallery Sensational sherry worth geeking out about

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Gallery Donal Skehan’s favourite slow-cooker recipes: turkey chilli, chorizo bolognese and a Thai-style chicken

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Gallery Lucinda O’Sullivan’s restaurant review: Pricey, disappointing food with an Oirish flavour at Anna Haugh’s Conrad pop-up

Premium

Gallery Donegal chef Kwanghi Chan: ‘A Chinese guy leading a young team in a Michelin-starred restaurant, you couldn’t show any weakness’

Premium

Tang review: ‘Our bill comes to €28.35 for one of the most pleasant, unfussy lunches I’ve had in a while’

Features and Interviews

Hearing the news you no longer have a job can lead to feelings of humiliation and hopelessness. Photo: Getty/d3sign

Hearing the news you no longer have a job can lead to feelings of humiliation and hopelessness. Photo: Getty/d3sign

Life Premium

‘The day I was fired out of the blue felt like being stabbed in the back. Now I know it’s the best thing that could have ever happened to me’

Audrey Evelyn (79) and Beatrice Rouzoul (66). Photo: Dylan Vaughan

Audrey Evelyn (79) and Beatrice Rouzoul (66). Photo: Dylan Vaughan

Life Premium

Don't mind the gap: women on dating and finding love with much younger partners

Aarons Travels, pictured at Dooneen Pier on the Dingle Peninsula in Co Kerry, as part of his cycling journey along the Wild Atlantic Way. Photo: Don MacMonagle

Aarons Travels, pictured at Dooneen Pier on the Dingle Peninsula in Co Kerry, as part of his cycling journey along the Wild Atlantic Way. Photo: Don MacMonagle

Life Premium

Aaron Travels: Meet the 25-year-old extreme cyclist ‘bikepacking’ his way around Ireland

"We know we’ll feel less anxiety over time if we learn to step away, but, in the short term, we’ll likely feel more of it." Stock image

"We know we’ll feel less anxiety over time if we learn to step away, but, in the short term, we’ll likely feel more of it." Stock image

Life Premium

Caroline Foran Opinion It’s hard to imagine a life without your phone, but is scrolling really how you want to spend your days?

Prime time - Gráinne Seoige is back with a new documentary. Picture by Gerry Mooney

Prime time - Gráinne Seoige is back with a new documentary. Picture by Gerry Mooney

Life Premium

Gráinne Seoige: ‘I’d be wide awake at 3am every morning, wondering why are my feet on fire?’

Brendan O'Carroll has had to fight hard for his success. Picture by Gerry Mooney

Brendan O'Carroll has had to fight hard for his success. Picture by Gerry Mooney

Life Premium

‘Looking back, I realised some things were my own fault’ – Brendan O’Carroll on the struggles behind his success

Fionnán Sheahan with his son Cian (2). Photo: Mark Condren

Fionnán Sheahan with his son Cian (2). Photo: Mark Condren

Health Features Premium

Gallery Fionnán Sheahan: ‘Becoming a father in your 40s is a game-changer – and I've never felt better’

Premium

Gallery Erectile dysfunction: We talk about ‘performance’ as though the penis is a show pony – and regard sex as dependent on penetration

Premium

Gallery Top five health conditions men in their 40s and 50s need to be aware of

Premium

Gallery I’m a proud MAMIL (middle-aged man in Lycra) – and here’s why you should be too

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Gallery ‘You hear women saying that if men needed HRT access would be better. That's not the reality – men wouldn’t go to the doctor’

Our most popular recipes from Ireland's top chefs

Rachel Allen's peanut butter and white chocolate blondies. Picture by Tony Gavin.

Rachel Allen's peanut butter and white chocolate blondies. Picture by Tony Gavin.

Recipes Premium

Rachel Allen’s recipes for peanut butter blondies, coconut macaroons and moreish mousse are chocolate heaven

"I have ‘wholefoodied’ Mary Berry’s legendary coffee cake and reduced the sugar by 50pc." Picture by Susan Jane White

"I have ‘wholefoodied’ Mary Berry’s legendary coffee cake and reduced the sugar by 50pc." Picture by Susan Jane White

Recipes

Susan Jane White’s recipe dupe is a healthy, wholefood take on Mary Berry’s iconic coffee cake

Rachel Allen's cauliflower, cashew and coriander soup. Picture by Tony Gavin

Rachel Allen's cauliflower, cashew and coriander soup. Picture by Tony Gavin

Recipes Premium

Cauliflower power! Rachel Allen’s soup, steak and dip recipes showcase this versatile veggie

Jamie Oliver. Picture: Paul Stuart

Jamie Oliver. Picture: Paul Stuart

Recipes Premium

exclusive Jamie Oliver’s quick and easy one-pan wonders

Donal Skehan's pepperoni-topped and Margherita-style pizza. Picture: Donal Skehan

Donal Skehan's pepperoni-topped and Margherita-style pizza. Picture: Donal Skehan

Recipes Premium

Donal Skehan’s pizza-to-perfection recipe – tried and tested Italian techniques to create that dream dough and sauce

Wood-fired Fennel Salmon with Roasted Veg & Aioli. Picture: Donal Skehan

Wood-fired Fennel Salmon with Roasted Veg & Aioli. Picture: Donal Skehan

Recipes

Donal Skehan’s al fresco dining recipes — wood-fired fennel salmon, steak with blistered veg, and a summer fruit galette

Travel

Mickael Viljanen, of the two-Michelin-starred Chapter One. Picture: Nina Val

Mickael Viljanen, of the two-Michelin-starred Chapter One. Picture: Nina Val

News

Dublin restaurant takes first spot on National Geographic top 10 list

Belfast Christmas Market

Belfast Christmas Market

Travel News

Belfast Christmas Market 2022: Dates, opening times and the bars

Tourists on a city break. Photo: Deposit

Tourists on a city break. Photo: Deposit

Travel News

Revealed: 10 most accessible cities for travellers with disabilities

Travel News

Dublin Airport announces new flights to Tel Aviv in Israel

Motoring

Volkswagen’s new ID. Buzz

Volkswagen’s new ID. Buzz

Motoring

Why we need to generate a real Buzz about charging to show we can live with EVs

I've noticed dangerous parking on a few occasions over the past few weeks

I've noticed dangerous parking on a few occasions over the past few weeks

Motor News

Watch out where you park as it could place you in serious danger

The simplest way to save fuel is to drive slower and smoother

The simplest way to save fuel is to drive slower and smoother

Motor Talk

Best advice is to slow right down as fuel prices at the pumps pick up

"When driving in heavy rain it is imperative you slow down and leave far more space than usual between you and the car in front as stopping distances lengthen significantly in heavy rain."

"When driving in heavy rain it is imperative you slow down and leave far more space than usual between you and the car in front as stopping distances lengthen significantly in heavy rain."

Motoring

Auto advice: From strong winds to aquaplaning, expert tips on driving safely in wet and windy weather

Family

Jennifer Haskins started dating her fiancé Raymond Rieke when she was in her 50s

Jennifer Haskins started dating her fiancé Raymond Rieke when she was in her 50s

Family Premium

Love after 50 – these happy couples prove it’s never too late to find your soulmate

There are plenty of distractions when working from home. Picture posed

There are plenty of distractions when working from home. Picture posed

Parenting Premium

Bill Linnane Opinion The only time working from home is not a utopian paradise is when the kids are on midterm break

Nicotine exposure has been associated with cognitive deficits and impairment in memory. Picture posed

Nicotine exposure has been associated with cognitive deficits and impairment in memory. Picture posed

Parenting Premium

Dr David Coleman: Vaping amongst teens should be a huge concern for parents

Today FM DJ Alison Curtis with her daughter Joan. Photo: Steve Humphreys

Today FM DJ Alison Curtis with her daughter Joan. Photo: Steve Humphreys

Parenting Premium

Alison Curtis: ‘I wanted my daughter’s experience of puberty to be better than mine’