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S My Wedding Day with Jenny McCarthy: ‘I had brain surgery and I got married in the same year'

"November 7 was the only time that fit and I had free — he had to book an appointment with me to get married"

Tue, 25 Mar, 2025

S Restaurant review: This French bistro has a menu that's packed with classics

The head chef seems to have doubled down on their Frenchness to delicious effect

Sat, 22 Mar, 2025

S What A Difference A Day Makes: Aaron McCormack on a call from home while abroad

Aaron McCormack recalls his cousin, Edward, as like an older brother. The chair of Cycle Against Suicide tells Helen O’Callaghan about the impact on him of Edward’s suicide – and about an organisation that helps people bring something positive out of a very tragic event in their life.

Fri, 21 Mar, 2025

S Hotel review: Could this be Ireland’s most perfect hotel?

Blissful, beautiful, and indulgent, everything is done seamlessly and with real charm

Thu, 20 Mar, 2025

S My Wedding Day with Glenda Gilson: 'I thought I was going to vomit on the altar'

"About halfway through, I had a little mini panic attack. I thought I was going to get sick, and I felt too hot, but it just passed, and I was fine. For one minute though I thought I was going to vomit on the altar."

Tue, 18 Mar, 2025

S Restaurant review: This new street food spot in Cork's English Market is a must-try

The fish and chips included some of the finest chips I’ve had in a while

Sun, 16 Mar, 2025

S 'My granddad was a fisherman': John Lydon on Trump, MacGowan, and fishing in East Cork

In advance his Irish tour, John Lydon also recalls an eventful visit to Macroom in the 1970s when he met a frosty reception

Sat, 15 Mar, 2025

S What a Difference a Day Makes: I was seven when I realised people were judging my body

Pia Zain describes being told, as a seven-year-old, that she was “too overweight” for ballet lessons. She talks about her lifelong struggle with weight issues — and about the many positive and pivotal moments that led to her today being comfortable with who she is

Thu, 13 Mar, 2025

S Hotel review: This four-star offers a touch of luxury and old world charm

A former stately home, this smart four-star hotel impresses with its contemporary spa

Thu, 13 Mar, 2025

S My Wedding Day with Laura O'Mahony: We asked guests to bring a cake — you'd be allergic

Comedian and podcast co-host Laura O'Mahony looks back on her 2012 wedding

Tue, 11 Mar, 2025

S Hotel review: This East Cork classic has charm but there's also scope to improve

"Even as an East Cork local, no matter how many times I crest the scenic road to the beachside property — with Ballycotton and its emerald lighthouse island shimmering in the distance — that view never gets old."

Sun, 09 Mar, 2025

S Restaurant review: Hera is another culinary highlight for Dublin's rising Northside

"Juno was initially a craft beer pub with bar snacks but they have now pivoted to a ‘gastro-pub’ format on one side named Hera (Juno’s Greek counterpart). Gastro-pub is a much abused term in Ireland but one I think Hera can actually use with some legitimacy as behind the stove is chef Joe Smith, formerly of Bastible."

Sun, 09 Mar, 2025

S Learning from an awe-inspiring immense ecosystem that has returned to life

Rewilding ecologist and author Eoghan Daltun visited Costa Rica to see first-hand how the country has managed over the last 30 years to reverse one of the worst deforestation rates in all Latin America, becoming a global leader in nature conservation and restoration

Sun, 09 Mar, 2025

S What A Difference A Day Makes: Going instantly blind at age 17 was very traumatic

Broadcaster and disability activist Lucy Edwards tells Helen O’Callaghan about the “massive moment” when she was 10 years old, carefree, riding her new bike – and realised for the first time that life had limits.

Fri, 07 Mar, 2025

S My Wedding Day with Louis Copeland: 'It was black-tie, we got all the suits from my shop'

"My wife looked lovely in her wedding dress, but back then, there wasn’t as much emphasis on the bride’s dress as there is now. So it would have been simple but elegant. She had two bridesmaids — her sister Pauline and my sister Jackie."

Tue, 04 Mar, 2025

S Restaurant review: Perfectly-pitched fare at Tipp's Bishop's Buttery — but at a price

"Though Cashel is a national historic hotspot, there is something surreal about first sight of the magnificently restored former 18th century bishop’s manor. Palladian architecture, polished to within an inch of its life, suggests the box yew-hedged vibes of Versailles."

Sat, 01 Mar, 2025

S Aoife McNamara on landfill in Africa: So many toxins — when we blew our noses you could see the black

What a Difference a Day Makes: Fashion designer Aoife McNamara tells Helen O’Callaghan about visiting Dandora Landfill in Kenya, one of the largest in the world, about the shock she felt – and how the experience has reinforced her drive to design with nature in mind.

Fri, 28 Feb, 2025

S Hotel review: The Merrion offers superior service and a joyful escape from reality

Fashioned from four adjoining Georgian townhouses, built in the 1760s as the homes of nobility and notable merchants, the handsome heritage property looks across to Government Buildings and is a saunter to St Stephen’s Green and Grafton Street.

Thu, 27 Feb, 2025

S My Wedding Day: Veronica Guerin strong-armed me into making my bridal speech

Parentline's Aileen Hickie: "Despite the fact that I had quite the journey up — it was probably an hour and a half in the car because we had an old vintage car — I was early for my wedding."

Wed, 26 Feb, 2025

S Hotel review: This fairytale five-star castle majors in happy-ever-afters

There’s an otherworldly serenity to the setting here

Sun, 23 Feb, 2025

S Restaurant review: I can't do justice to the diversity of flavours at this southern Indian spot

Andhra Bhavan is named for the legendary canteen in New Delhi which is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner and provides inexpensive tasty food to hundreds of Delhiites every day.

Sun, 23 Feb, 2025

S Wicklow Mountains Park really could be great again with some careful planning and management

We should seize the opportunity to create a greatly expanded National Park using Coillte and other public lands where rewilding and nature restoration could be undertaken at an impressive scale, says ecologist Pádraic Fogarty

Sun, 23 Feb, 2025

S What a Difference a Day Makes with Róisín Maher: I nearly died... but it drove me to find my voice

From a shocking car accident eight years ago came the realisation of her one precious life — and a four-day music festival that celebrates women performers. Co-founder of Finding a Voice Róisín Maher talks to Helen O’Callaghan

Fri, 21 Feb, 2025

S My Wedding Day with Jenny Dixon: 'I won’t name names, but everyone was up for dancing all night'

It was a myriad of different magical moments... like my dad holding my hand, seeing Tom singing Oasis, dancing with my Fair City castmates.

Wed, 19 Feb, 2025

S Hotel review: Setting, food and service make up for shortcomings at Kerry five-star

Nestled in the scenic townland of the same name, Aghadoe Heights enjoys one of Killarney's most spectacular hotel settings, with views plunging up valley and down dale to Lough Leane and Carrauntoohil beyond.

Sun, 16 Feb, 2025

Hotel review: This Dublin hotel gives student accommodation vibes throughout

My Wedding Day with Sinead Culbert: 'We left 40 Irish, English and Dutch people in a wine bar in Rome'

Restaurant review: Pizza paradise in Cork at the coolest crossroads in Ireland

Hotel review: This four-star retreat is a slice of coastal paradise in West Cork

Dire distress flag signal — will environmental publicity stunt be heeded?

What A Difference A Day Makes: Eavanna Breen on discovering pre-cancerous cells in her breast

S My Wedding Day with Jenny McCarthy: ‘I had brain surgery and I got married in the same year'

S Restaurant review: This French bistro has a menu that's packed with classics

S What A Difference A Day Makes: Aaron McCormack on a call from home while abroad

S Hotel review: Could this be Ireland’s most perfect hotel?

S My Wedding Day with Glenda Gilson: 'I thought I was going to vomit on the altar'

S Restaurant review: This new street food spot in Cork's English Market is a must-try

S 'My granddad was a fisherman': John Lydon on Trump, MacGowan, and fishing in East Cork

S What a Difference a Day Makes: I was seven when I realised people were judging my body

S Hotel review: This four-star offers a touch of luxury and old world charm

S My Wedding Day with Laura O'Mahony: We asked guests to bring a cake — you'd be allergic

S Hotel review: This East Cork classic has charm but there's also scope to improve

S Restaurant review: Hera is another culinary highlight for Dublin's rising Northside

S Learning from an awe-inspiring immense ecosystem that has returned to life

S What A Difference A Day Makes: Going instantly blind at age 17 was very traumatic

S My Wedding Day with Louis Copeland: 'It was black-tie, we got all the suits from my shop'

S Restaurant review: Perfectly-pitched fare at Tipp's Bishop's Buttery — but at a price

S Aoife McNamara on landfill in Africa: So many toxins — when we blew our noses you could see the black

S Hotel review: The Merrion offers superior service and a joyful escape from reality

S My Wedding Day: Veronica Guerin strong-armed me into making my bridal speech

S Hotel review: This fairytale five-star castle majors in happy-ever-afters

S Restaurant review: I can't do justice to the diversity of flavours at this southern Indian spot

S Wicklow Mountains Park really could be great again with some careful planning and management

S What a Difference a Day Makes with Róisín Maher: I nearly died... but it drove me to find my voice

S My Wedding Day with Jenny Dixon: 'I won’t name names, but everyone was up for dancing all night'

S Hotel review: Setting, food and service make up for shortcomings at Kerry five-star

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