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Health & Wellbeing

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  ‘I never entertained the idea of having to deal with anything sinister other than cystic fibrosis – then I got cervical cancer’

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  Want to feel happier? Research shows these seven daily hacks can boost your mood and nurture a positive outlook

  

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  Endometriosis: The first two months on HRT, I thought, ‘This is brilliant’. Then, it was like a baseball bat into the stomach

  

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  Ask Allison: Other parents are ignoring the school’s no smartphone policy and I’m feeling the pressure. What’s wrong with people?

  

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  The multimillionaire biohacker (47) trying to reverse the ageing process to look like his 18-year-old son

  

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  ‘People said — ugh, throw it out! Then all of a sudden it became a hot collectible’: Why vintage flair is returning to Irish homes

  

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Family

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  My favourite room: ‘The glue holding us together’ – couple who created a dream family home amid adversity

  

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  Judith Woods: Men chasing perpetual boyhood are leaving it far too late to become fathers

  

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  James Patrice: ‘I’d love to be able to tell my younger self that what other people think really does not matter’

  

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Food & Drink

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Motoring

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