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7 steps for managing Covid anxiety

Senior Clinical Psychologist Dr. Keith Gaynor has seven suggestions to help lighten the load.

living • 14 Oct 20

How to stay positive and motivated in tough times

It's tough out there. Here's how to mind yourself.

living • 07 Oct 20

Singer Barry Kirwan on making a career change due to Covid-19

Barry's spent years building his career in country music and he felt that 2020 was going to be his year.

living • 05 Oct 20

Joe Duffy heard stories of recent miscarriages from several women on Liveline.

Grief in a pandemic: "I was crying so much I couldn't breathe"

It's not easy under "normal" circumstances to get the news that a longed-for pregnancy may not be viable.

living • 13 Sep 20

Dating in 2020: When a first date turns into lockdown

It's a story as old as time itself: you go out on a first date, end up back in your date's house and then a coronavirus lockdown is declared, trapping you there for three days.

living • 10 Sep 20

Siobhán Cullen with a photo of her mountain-climbing mum Eileen.

Loss in a pandemic: "This is a different kind of grief"

Siobhán's is just one of seven stories of grief during the pandemic, shared tonight in a moving new RTÉ documentary Love and Loss in a Pandemic.

living • 11 Sep 20

7 of the best ways celebrities have styled face masks

Who says face coverings can't be fashionable?

Fashion • 06 Sep 20

Researchers to study intensely vivid Covid dreams

Many people have reported vivid and often disturbing dreams during the past few months, as Covid sent the world into lockdown. Now, researchers want to find out why.

living • 03 Sep 20

Ryan Tubridy on Covid-19 and his summer in lockdown

"It was great to see that sense of pulling together."

living • 27 Aug 20

How to protect your skin when wearing a face mask

PPE can exacerbate pre-existing conditions and cause acne, but there are things you can do to help.

Living • 19 Aug 20

Listen back to the full series of Atypical Irish Summer now.

Resilience - tools to help you build yours

RTÉ Radio 1 producer Taragh Loughrey-Grant reflects on her podcast, Atypical Irish Summer, an insightful series in building resilience.

living • 17 Aug 20

Have you learned any lessons from Lockdown?

Atypical Irish Summer: Lessons from Lockdown

Clinical Hypnotherapist Fiona Brennan rounds up our series on resilience with practical advice about how to move forward, given the ongoing pandemic.

living • 12 Aug 20

Not every child has a listening ear at home.

Childline during Covid: "Kids simply want someone to listen"

Childline volunteer Eric O'Byrne joined the Jennifer Zamparelli Show to share what kids are going through while the world battles a pandemic.

living • 12 Aug 20

This cabin design hopes to make air travel in a pandemic safer

Safety first, holidays second.

Travel • 04 Aug 20

Irish GP's video on face masks goes viral

Irish GP, Dr. Maitiú Ó Tuathail, joined Ray D'Arcy on Tuesday afternoon to talk about the unexpected impact of the video.

living • 29 Jul 20

How can we ease children's anxiety about coronavirus?

Catching COVID-19 is a reasonable fear, but a psychologist explains how parents can help children find a balance so worry doesn't rule their life.

living • 24 Jul 20

Have you been online shopping more than usual this year?

Why have we turned to online shopping during COVID-19?

What is it about being forced to stay at home that makes buying online suddenly seem so irresistible?

Living • 17 Jul 20

Consultant Clinical Psychologist Dr. Claire Hayes explains why some of us are experiencing anxiety.

Listen: Managing anxiety during COVID-19

We've all spent so long in a state of hyper-vigilance now during this pandemic, that for some of us it's proving difficult to adjust to the re-opening of the country.

living • 16 Jul 20

A simple guide to wearing a face mask

As face coverings become part of the new normal, we answer all the key questions around them.

living • 15 Jul 20

Queen Letizia of Spain pairs red cocktail dress with face mask

The Queen looked radiant in a scarlet cocktail dress and sported the most important accessory around: the face mask.

Fashion • 14 Jul 20

Staycation review: Spectacular self-catering lodges in Mayo

This is a story of forest adventures, friendship and transforming butterflies.

Travel • 19 Oct 21

Top tips for mental wellbeing in 2020

Leading author and psychotherapist, Mark Newey shares his top tips to ensure your best lockdown habits don't become a distant memory.

living • 08 Jul 20

Irish designers have begun making some exceptionally fashionable masks. Photo: Getty.

Irish designers are creating reusable face masks

Irish designers have begun making some exceptionally fashionable masks so that, should people want to pick up a reusable mask, they have their choice of designs.

Fashion • 30 Jun 20

Wearing a cloth face-covering in public may reduce the spread of COVID-19 in the community.

How to make your own face mask – whatever your crafting ability

Both the HSE and gov.ie, have recommended that people wear a face-covering in situations where it is difficult to practice social distancing for example, in shops or on public transport.

Fashion • 01 Jul 20

Here's how bars around the world are adapting to Covid-19

These venues are fighting for your right to party.

Living • 01 Jul 20