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My wife died 20 years ago and my son has autism, Alone has given me a friend
Jim Birch
Need to organise your home? The three Ls are the secret to finding time to declutter
Sarah Reynolds
Giving up smoking? Most effective method makes it three and half times more likely for you to quit
Dr Des Cox
'I dread registering my child because I can't put his other parent on the birth certificate'
Sarah Stone McDevitt
GIY: Even if you don't have much space, you can still grow spuds in pots and containers
Michael Kelly
Can your phone help keep those resolutions? Health tech expert on best fitness apps
Yvonne Redmond
Opinion: Suggesting the 'Fighting Irish' mascot of Notre Dame is offensive is neglectful to history
Eugene O'Driscoll
'We're not adequately examining sexual crime suspects and it's stopping justice being done'
Kieran Kennedy
State of the Union: 'Trump didn’t go off script. He was measured and sought to be conciliatory'
Larry Donnelly
Saving for a house? Sometimes a person can't move back home, borrow from parents or travel
Niamh Baker
Anxiety, panic attacks and depression: People bullied in work more likely to leave than the bully
Stephanie Regan
Need a change in your career? Six things to do before you tell your boss
Jane Downes
Mother on miscarriage: 'I felt like a failure. I didn’t protect my babies. My body had let us down.'
Ethna Quirke
'People who brag about being busy will always be average. They'll never accomplish anything'
Isaiah Hankel
'Pooper snoopers are needed to stop family walks ending in excrement being scrubbed from shoes'
Eric Nolan
'I went from dad bod to six-pack in eight months because of a promise I made myself as a child'
Kevin O'Connor
GIY: Sow seeds on a sunny indoor windowsill and try this cheesy leeks recipe
Michael Kelly
Giving vote to emigrants won't lead to 'President Bono' but these are arguments expats hear
Larry Donnelly
Despite all our new communication modes, people are lonelier than ever
Keith Swanick
How will Ireland handle social media in the Eighth Amendment referendum?
Gavin Sheridan
'It breaks my heart that my daughter might think she only exists because terminations were forbidden'
Darach Ó Séaghdha
Dear Sirs... How can we take you seriously when you sponsor and attend these events?
Aisling Thorn
'Incontinence, groin pain, I find it hard to walk and physical relations with my husband are impossible'
Niamh
Mike Pence in Shannon: 'Rallying US troops on foreign soil, in a country that claims to be neutral'
John Lannon
'Private renters need three months' notice and should know what previous tenants paid'
Róisín Shortall
Opinion: Drink coffee on the go? It's time to start paying 25 cent for your disposable cups
Ian Fahey
Life with albinism: 'Being shouted at, laughed at and pointed at regularly'
Sinead McManus
Opinion: 'Let go of the fantasy of being on top of things - those days are gone'
Aoife McElwain
Debate Room: Has #MeToo turned into a witch hunt?
Various
Group therapy helped me heal - it's why I created #BelieveYou bullying support group
Dil Wickremasinghe
Keep those resolutions and get more veg in with this spiced parsnip burger recipe
Michael Kelly
Varadkar admitting he wasn't fully aware of Kerry Babies shows importance of retelling our stories
Annemarie Ni Churreain
H&M tone-deaf ad just another in long line with Pepsi, Dove, Nivea and Kellogg's messing up recently
Amy Rose Harte
Column: 'The rawness is felt collectively in Kerry, by a people, by a place'
Radio Kerry
Attitudes towards Irish: 'You can't speak that in the delivery room, I'm not racist I say it to Muslims too'
Peter Kavanagh
Experiencing mothering stress and burnout? Psychologist gives advice on steps to take
Niamh Delmar
Ireland's 30-year love affair with Home & Away: A shot of vitamin D in our poxy winter
Emer McLysaght
'Dealing with M50 traffic before your day has even started will test the mettle of any hardened citizen'
Áine Carroll
'Everybody else didn't do it - Dolores did'
Will Leahy
Eamon Ryan on flood walls: 'We're gonna need a bigger boat'
Eamon Ryan