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Let’s meet for that coffee and fill the cup for 2026

yesterday 10

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My Christmas challenge: eat well, exercise... and pay no heed to social media

11.12.2025 7

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Get ready for a celebration of all things as Gaeilge in Béal Feirste

31.10.2025 8

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Time to talk about menopause’s ‘nasty little sister’

17.10.2025 90

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What’s wrong with vegetable soup and a spoonful of cod liver oil?

03.10.2025 10

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Opening your eyes to the wonders of the world around you

19.09.2025 10

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Longing for the time when it’s Hot Gael Summer all year round

05.09.2025 10

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From Sex and the City to Pride and Prejudice, we all love a bit of escapism. But what about a slice of reality?

22.08.2025 10

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It’ll be a big céad míle fáilte for the Fleadh from trad mad Belfast

08.08.2025 10

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Learning to cope with the summer childcare juggle

24.07.2025 7

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Why can’t a visit to Lough Neagh be just as Instagrammable as Lake Como?

11.07.2025 8

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If you don’t like what you see online, ridicule isn’t the only option

26.06.2025 10

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Take it from me: when it comes to sport, all we can do is our best

13.06.2025 10

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Timeless in Tyrone

29.05.2025 10

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Lynette Fay: Skortgate debate goes way beyond the camogie field

15.05.2025 10

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The invisible cleaning list and why women still do more housework

01.05.2025 10

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I know nothing about golf but I was transfixed by resilience of Rory

18.04.2025 8

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Friendships in your 40s and the power of ‘let them’

03.04.2025 8

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Never mind hydrafacials and £500 cosmetic treatments - I’ve invested in face yoga and bio oil

20.03.2025 6

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The magic of books and shared stories at bedtime

07.03.2025 10

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From Say Nothing and Kneecap to intergenerational trauma and failing Gen Z

21.02.2025 5

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St Brigid was my kind of woman – but how far have we really travelled towards equality?

07.02.2025 20

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Meditation, manifestation and the power of positivity

24.01.2025 10

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Demi Moore, Nollaig na mBan and celebrating everything women contribute to the home and society

10.01.2025 10

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Leaving Radio Ulster was the biggest decision I have made in my professional life

Seo muid idir an dá Nollag – we are between the two Christmases when all the days roll into one and inevitably some of us start to weigh up the...

27.12.2024 3

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Call me a Grinch, but what if we just didn’t buy presents at Christmas?

Thirteen more sleeps, 12 more Advent calendar windows to open until Christmas Day. However you count it down, this day two weeks, it will all be...

12.12.2024 6

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Why the People’s Panto in Belfast is the perfect affordable Christmas treat for families

It’s almost the most wonderful time of the year. In our house, we are counting down the sleeps until the doors of December 1st on the Advent...

29.11.2024 10

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Shining a light to get through darker days

November finally arrived this week with a sharp dip in temperature. Although we have been delighted not to have to put the heating on fully for...

15.11.2024 4

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The Kneecap effect and why Irish should be taught in every school

Oíche Shamhna – Halloween Night. As we celebrate the ancient pagan festival, today, the veil between this and the other world is at its thinnest......

31.10.2024 3

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A special evening with an inspiring woman

As ‘out there’ as it sounds, I firmly believe in the power of synchronicity. Certain people are meant to cross our paths at particular times in...

18.10.2024 3

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Kate Winslet knows that getting older is some craic

Ever noticed when you have the notion of a new car, new coat, new shoes, jeans, you suddenly become attuned to these items as you go about your...

04.10.2024 2

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We need to take care of our breasts

Brain fog, itchy scalp, aches and pains I have never felt before, bloating, breasts that feel like melons, not being able to lose weight; I am in...

20.09.2024 1

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After the stress of the summer, we’re back to porridge and the comfort of routine

Every morning I tell my daughter that walking her hand-in-hand to school or to daycare is my favourite part of the day. It really is, because I...

05.09.2024 2

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It’s been an Olympics full of special moments

Might I be right in assuming that we are all armchair Olympic Games experts at this point? Since the games began, I have been glued to the telly...

09.08.2024 2

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