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June
June 2023
My remote work: 'I traded my two-hour London commute for Donegal and never looked back'
Two fully remote workers outline why they made the decision and what the challenges and benefits are of working from home.
Money Diaries: A manager at an NGO on €53K living in Dublin
This week, our reader is busy juggling work, household and gardening.
Opinion: Climate change affects children as well - here are some ways you can help them cope
Dr Michelle Cowley-Cunningham of DCU offers some suggestions for helping young people cope with climate anxiety.
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How to get involved in World Mental Health Month this October
World Mental Health Month takes place this October as part a month-long programme of events by Mental Health Ireland to raise awareness of mental health challenges.
Dog behaviourist: Keep your dog cool in the hot weather with these helpful tips
Suzi Walsh has some great advice for dog owners over these hot days.
Surrealing in the Years: Today is officially the day after tomorrow
Everybody’s gotta learn sometime.
Larry Donnelly: Can 'Teflon Don' weather this storm and who's best placed to challenge him?
Our columnist looks at the latest legal moves against Trump and assesses his main challengers for the nomination.
Tom Clonan: Ukraine must now use the summer to mount its counter-offensive and push Putin back
Independent senator and defence analyst Tom Clonan examines what will happen as Ukraine launches its counter-offensive.
Aoife Martin: Elliot Page's book outlines the damage being closeted can do to your self-esteem
Our columnist shares her thoughts on the new autobiography, Pageboy.
Analysis: Weekly shop increases aren't driven solely by higher costs - what about company profits?
Economist Victor Duggan looks at the latest economic figures and asks why super-sized profit margins are not being queried more.
Leaving Cert 2023: Don't worry if you feel overwhelmed ahead of the exams, you're not alone
Fiona O’Malley of Turn2Me mental health charity has lots of good advice for students and parents ahead of the exams tomorrow.
Extract: Life and death in a Dublin tenement - 'finding rent was a struggle'
Tim Murtagh shares an extract from his new book, Spectral Mansions which documents the lives of those living in Dublin tenements over 100 years ago.
Money Diaries: A therapist on €47K living in the midwest of the country
This week, our reader is a great believer in Revolut vaults and is using that system effectively to plan trips and stay organised.
Extract: 'Gently paced and physically undemanding, the voyage was the essence of slow travel'
Explorer, artist and ecologist Gwen Wilkinson shares an extract from her book The Waters and the Wild.
Parenting: 'The mental load of June is real - I'll be spending it in a state of disarray'
Mum Margaret Lynch is looking forward to the summer holidays because the mental load right now is unreal.
Surrealing in the Years: Mood of country hard to gauge amid sunshine, worsening housing crisis
A snapshot of the state of us.
The Bee Guy: 'All we are saying is give bees a chance - ditch that lawnmower'
Paul Handrick says now that No Mow May has passed it’s time for Too Soon June – stop mowing the lawn to give nature a chance.
Extract: 'My teacher gave me power with that small bundle of towel, flannel, and pants'
Dr Katriona O’Sullivan shares an extract from her new autobiography in which she documents the many challenges she faced growing up in poverty in Birmingham.
Opinion: Is the health of the Irish population declining? Census data may indicate that it is
Dr Irene Mosca of Maynooth University looks at what the latest Census tells us about the health of the nation.
Donnacha Ó Beacháin: The Moscow drone attacks will have a profound effect on Russia’s elite
The DCU Professor of Politics says Ukraine will be keeping its cards close to its chest around any counteroffensive, and with good reason.
Eoghan Daltun: 'Yes, state budget surpluses should be used to pay farmers to rewild their land'
The author and campaigner says if we are at all serious about reversing the death of Irish nature, we need to be rewilding on as big a scale as possible.
Tom Clonan: Ukraine's counter-offensive is imminent - but success will come at a terrible cost
The burning question over the coming days will be where, precisely, Zelenskyy’s forces will launch their attack.
May
May 2023
Opinion: The government cannot fix housing because their entire approach is flawed
Cian O’Callaghan of the Social Democrats is putting forward a motion today calling for a reversal of some government housing policies.
Opinion: 'How to spend the country's €65 billion surplus and make people happy'
Dr Mark Henry argues that Ireland’s budget surplus should be invested in the blueprint for national well-being.
Analysis: 'A number of variable mortgage holders are now looking vulnerable to rate hikes'
Mark Coan of moneysherpa has some advice for those on variable or short term fixed rates.
Opinion: Why aren't we investing in Ireland's remote working infrastructure?
Head of Grow Remote, John Riordan says Ireland is lagging behind other countries in facilitating a potentially lucrative growth in remote working.
Peter Flanagan: 'Confession was for sinners - why should I admit to something I didn't do?'
Writing from London, Peter Flanagan says that in England, religion is a lifestyle choice.
Opinion: Is it time for us to talk about creating AI-free spaces?
Law professor Antonio Pele looks at the rise of AI and asks if we’re doing enough to protect ourselves along the way.
Opinion: Third-level lecturers are vital to the future of our country - we must value them
Sinn Féin’s Mairéad Farrell looks at the precarious work conditions that so many academics are working under in Ireland.
Opinion: My whole life has been affected by this condition - more newborn screenings are needed
Jonathan O’Grady lives with spinal muscular atrophy. He says the heel prick test in Ireland should be expanded for early detection.
Larry Donnelly: DeSantis is in, but can he really beat Trump?
Our columnist looks at the messy launch last night of Ron DeSantis’ bid for the White House.
Opinion: The consumer-driven concept of self-love has little to do with real self-respect
Niamh Jimenez looks at the pressure on us to be externally perfect and suggests we should be looking a little deeper.
Opinion: Talking about mental health is fine but isn't it time we discussed mental illness?
CEO of Shine mental health charity Nicola Byrne says the more we discuss mental illness openly, the less stigma we will see.
Ulcerative colitis: I kept losing weight and was exhausted - I collapsed every time I stood up
Brian Tyrrell documents his experience dealing with ulcerative colitis, from diagnosis to an operation to living a full life.
Opinion: Young people deserve and need sound guidance on healthy relationships and sex
Ciara Lynch of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre says what is increasingly clear is that society needs to get real on sex education for children and young people.
Analysis: Housing in Ireland won’t look any better before the next general election
Economist Victor Duggan looks at the continued decline of housing supply in this country – he doesn’t hold out hope of it improving any time soon.
Money Diaries: A 25-year-old recruitment consultant on €40K living in Dublin
This week, our reader is trying to manage income versus living in an expensive city.
Susie O'Carroll: 'We need to encourage and cherish every player - not turn them away'
The former Kildare camogie star draws a line between the current debacle and her own playing days.
Author: Building young adult fiction requires a set of strong characters
Sam Blake has had much success with novels in the past and now she has a new YA series hitting the shelves.
Cyclist: 'My calm warning to a driver blocking the lane was met with a barrage of abuse'
Dr Emma Howard says we need to re-frame the narrative to change attitudes and behaviours around cycling.
Biodiversity: The Bee Guy shares some home truths about saving the bees
Paul Handrick of the Bee Sanctuary is taking issue with the direction of the ‘save the bees’ narrative.