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Home for the Christmas with James Stewart, Donna Reed) and Karolyn Grimes

Why It's A Wonderful Life is still a winner today

Film • 10 Dec 20

Christmas shoppers on Dublin's Henry Street in December 1970

Is it Christmas yet? How music makes the cash registers ring

Music • 11 Dec 19

"Searches for keywords related to flexible work on the jobs website have risen by 196% in the past two years"

Why working from home is good for you (and everyone else)

Work & careers • 05 Mar 20

"If you are the one tasked with organising the office Christmas party, it might be wise to put away the mistletoe"

Mixing office romances and Christmas parties in the age of #MeToo

Office Politics • 03 Dec 19

Dear Santa, can I have Brand X?

Christmas • 28 Nov 19

"Increasingly, tourists want to engage with the local and the success of Airbnb is a testament to this"

10 myths about modern tourism

Tourism • 26 Nov 19

"Weight training can help to prevent injuries by strengthening and stabilising muscles, bones, ligaments and tendons and ultimately improving joint stability"

10 reasons why more women should lift weights

Fitness • 19 Nov 19

Historical re-enactment of a surgeon operating on an archer who was wounded during an attack by the Mamluks on the monastery of the Order of the Hospitallers (1250-1291) in Acre in Israel. Photo: DeAgostini/ Getty Images

What was it like to go to the doctor in medieval Ireland?

Medicine • 14 Nov 19

A solitary coral on Fanore beach, Co Clare. Photo: Anthea Lacchia

The strange creatures that lived in Ireland millions of years ago

Geology • 17 Dec 19

"New skin care products containing probiotics or prebiotics claim a multitude of benefits from delivering healthier more radiant skin to treating conditions like acne, eczema and body odour"

Why is the beauty business getting dirty?

Beauty • 12 Nov 19

"Communicating and connecting with others through face-to-face discussion is valuable because it is not something that can be edited, paused or replayed."

Has technology killed our ability to talk face-to-face?

Media • 25 Feb 20

"You will take about 40,000 steps during the marathon." Photo: Getty Images

What happens to your body when you run a marathon?

Marathon • 17 Dec 19

Keep on dancing: Jennifer Lopez works the runway at the Versace fashion show during the Milan Fashion Week. Photo: Victor Virgile/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images

Does fashion reflect the world around us?

Fashion • 24 Oct 19

"The subjective nature of luxury now means that a vast array of brands have associated themselves to the luxury tagline". Photo by Dominika Zarzycka/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Just what does luxury mean in 2019?

Luxury • 23 Oct 19

"Prolonged sleep deficiency in childhood and adolescence can have a negative impact on brain development". Photo: Getty Images

How sleep loss affects children's health

Children • 17 Oct 19

Successful executives are often charismatic, confident and driven, characteristics sometimes linked to Antisocial Personality Disorder

My boss is a psychopath: why bad people get good jobs

Work & careers • 11 Oct 19

"A greater understanding of mental health illness is needed in order to ensure that negative biases do not impact upon individuals' abilities to join the workforce"

How to be a better employer when it comes to mental health

Work & careers • 09 Oct 19

The checklist: sore throat, fever, cough, phlegm, runny nose... Photo: Aleksandra Suzi/ Shutterstock

All you need to know about the common cold

Health • 10 Oct 19

The Michelin man is always watching

A history of the Michelin Guide and Ireland

Michelin Star • 08 Oct 19

Dig in

7 things you probably didn't know about the humble spud

National Potato Day • 04 Oct 19

"The more times we expose ourselves to anxiety, the anxiety decreases"

What you need to know about anxiety, panic and worrying

Health • 13 Feb 20

Storm's coming. Photo: TEKN Photography/Flickr

Why we can expect to see more hurricanes coming our way

Hurricanes • 30 Sep 19

"Can we truly call a cure a cure if access is difficult and therefore the ability to cure some is negated?"

What does it actually mean to cure a disease?

Brainstorm • 25 Sep 19

A model walks the runway during the Saint Laurent show at Paris Fashion Week in February 2019. Photo: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images

The battle between fast fashion and sustainable fashion

Climate Change • 17 Sep 19

"The best thing is to try to get the child to confirm that he or she is being bullying"

How do I know if my child is being bullied in school?

Education • 07 Jan 20

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