8+ hour, 28+ min ago   (464+ words) The owner of the Clontarf Baths in Dublin has described flood damage caused to the popular amenity as "soul-destroying, saying "nothing has survived. Bobby Nolan, owner of the outdoor pool in Clontarf, anticipates overall damage costs of "50,000 "at a minimum,…...

3+ mon, 17+ hour ago   (734+ words) Ehm, Mary, shouldn't you hand that up with the other books, they're school property?" Oh, no sir, this is my own copy. I wanted to own the book." English teachers crave such a response; a student that loves a book…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (426+ words) I step out of a swirling grey wind into the hospital lift, and two figures step in after me. I catch sight of the almost-blue bags under my eyes in the mirror lining the back of the elevator. Christ, I…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (987+ words) Do you know how to cut your household electricity bill? UCD Energy Institute has developed the Energy Cost Calculator to help households to reduce their electricity costs and carbon emissions, while enabling research into energy use in Ireland. If you…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (781+ words) Andy Culligan is cofounder and chief executive of the outsourced marketing business Purple Path. A specialist in account-based marketing, he was recently named Marketer of the Year at the 2025 Tekpon Awards. I am probably more of a spender than a…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (917+ words) Every year that I have camped at Electric Picnic there's a particular moment that I love. It's midmorning. A queue has formed outside the shower blocks in the camping grounds. People are patiently ... How to survive and thrive in the…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1028+ words) Sticking to a back-to-school budget can be hard, particularly for larger families, as Elizabeth and Padraic Nicholas, who have four sons " a set of six-year-old triplets and another boy of five " can attest. The children will all return to school…...

6+ mon, 2+ day ago   (1444+ words) A downside to hot weather is all the bugs that can feast on or sting us. Is there anything you can do to avoid this? And what should you do if you are attacked? Here's what pharmacists have to say…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (614+ words) If the thought of wearing compressed fitness gear during the summer heat makes you break into a sweat before the workout has started, you're in luck, as fitness fashion has gone loose and breezy. For years, second-skin silhouettes " such as…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (889+ words) It always starts with a heatwave. But beneath that surface warmth, something else stirs: a subtle tension, an inner negotiation many of us know all too well. Do I have to wear shorts? Will anyone notice my arms? Is it…...