Kathy Donaghy

‘The past never completely dies, but eventually comes to revisit us. Now pilgrim walkers are returning to Ireland’s spiritual trails’

‘It’s not just our homes that are crumbling, every aspect of life is hit’ – residents tell of defective concrete blocks hell in Donegal

Irish authors invite us into the spaces where they work: ‘Women can write anywhere – we fit into little pockets of time’

Kathy Donaghy: Our fearless new generation of athletics heroes shows that nothing is impossible

Is it better to have kids in your 20s, 30s or 40s? Experts and parents weigh in

Kathy Donaghy: No pyjamas, move your body and invest in a good chair – working from home for 10 years has taught me some golden rules

‘I’m 38 years sober now. I want people to know there is a great life out there without drink’

From home to hotel to hippy commune: the ‘Screamers’ house with its colourful past hits the market

Kathy Donaghy: Today’s children are denied the delights and wonders of school nature tables

‘If you were to build something like this you wouldn’t have change out of €60,000’ – Inside the treehouse built from upcycled materials

‘What a shame it would be to lose our beautiful birds’ – new documentary ‘Birdsong’ captures the sounds of endangered species in Ireland

Kathy Donaghy: The Northern Lights left Ireland spellbound, but natural wonders lift us up all the time

The secret tactic used to eliminate non-native rats and ferrets on much-loved Irish island

‘The wake teaches the next generation, it comforts the bereaved at their worst moment’ – new festival dedicated to Ireland’s death rituals

Kathy Donaghy: If you want a longer, healthier life, forget costly online gurus and listen to granny

Meet the backyard conservationists: ‘We’re trained to see wildness as messy and lazy’

Kayaker Adrian Harkin defies motor neurone disease to complete his emotional all-island adventure

Kathy Donaghy: Margot Robbie could spark a board-game revival – and that’s good news for all of us

What I learned from 100 days of swimming

‘Our Donegal lives are intertwined with Derry – I keep a second purse for my sterling change’

New committee elected at Macra Wexford AGM

Former Louth and Armagh star Brian McCoy has never lost his Orchard identity despite strong Wee ties

Free book bag and library card for Wicklow children starting school in September

Award winning Wexford jewellery designer launches latest handmade ‘Sea of Stars’ collection

Nursing home and apartment plans for Kerry town appealed to An Bord Pleanála