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Dear Mary: I married a man 30 years older than me and feel I’ve made a huge mistake

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How allegations of abuse, harassment and brown envelopes have derailed Rosslare’s nursing home campaign

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Tanya Sweeney: My Irish Stand-off over paying a €30 coffee bill got physical — and blood was drawn

Fionnán Sheahan: Shinnerfreude all round but what’s Mary Lou McDonald’s excuse for election failure this time?

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Paul McNeive: Why are thousands of heat pumps not working properly in Ireland?

Readers’ questions: ‘Should we top up our mortgage to pay for our home renovation?’

Francis Brennan – my money: ‘I only buy the very, very best of clothes and have enough suits to wear one a day for three weeks’

Home Economics: I live in my mother’s home. If she goes into care under Fair Deal, will I still inherit the house?

How to clinch a UK pension worth €12,500 a year

Eamon Dunphy: ‘Simon Harris is a stroker... he's a superficial puff of wind’

Michael Flatley interview: 'I spent time on my own with Lisa.. And I am so happy I did. She opened her eyes just enough for me to know. It meant the f**king world to me'

Arthur Mathews opens up about his rift with Graham Linehan: ‘I wasn’t joining him in the trans crusade... That was the betrayal’

‘The 2 Marys? Puh-leeze!’ – McAleese and Kennedy on dancing, cheating at quizzes and hosting their own podcast

My favourite room: ‘I was worse than any client’ – Room to Improve’s Claire Irwin on revamping her Donegal home

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The 10 worst ‘improvements’ you can make to a house, if you’re ever going to sell it

‘I texted him from the train but it didn’t deliver because he’d blocked me’ — real life stories of ghosting

Darren Kennedy: Learn how to play with patterns and turn granny vintage into modern and sustainable cool

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Asking for a friend: My partner of 10 years has changed his mind about not wanting kids and I feel totally blindsided

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Dear Mary: I walked in on my mother having sex with a family friend and I’m traumatised. Should I tell my dad?

Dr David Coleman: If your child is being bullied physically they should defend themselves – now let me explain why

‘It’s an unplanned pregnancy but it’s not an unwanted one’ – Stefanie Preissner on the prospect of having two kids under two

‘My granny said she’d leave me her house, but my aunt has the same name as me and the will isn’t clear. My aunt insists it should be hers – what can I do?’

Our neighbour’s slurry spreading is ruining our new country idyll. Can we make him stop?

Legal advice: ‘I farmed all my life with my brother, who died without a will. Now my other brother – who never lifted a finger on the farm – says his son should get a share of our land’

I tried to overtake a slow-moving tractor and I got rear-ended by the car behind me. Can I sue the tractor driver?

Ireland’s best holiday county named by readers – ‘it delivers a whole package of delight’

My trip to the world’s ‘best-value’ holiday destination – €1.30 beers and a custom summer dress from €12

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The Fab 50 – Ireland’s 50 best places to stay for 2024

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