10+ hour, 19+ min ago  (907+ words) Sin'ad O'Reilly has Lynch syndrome, which predisposed her to bowel cancer. Picture: Alf Harvey For many years, Sin'ad O'Reilly, who lives in Dublin with her husband, Alan, and their two sons (aged three and five), had noticed occasional light bleeding…...

9+ hour, 44+ min ago  (668+ words) Irish Examiner journalist Denise O'Donoghue has been using the Fitness Tracker while on her outdoor pursuits. Picture: Noel Sweeney Last year, I started wearing a Whoop fitness tracker on my right wrist at the start of last November, and I…...

9+ hour, 16+ min ago  (1286+ words) Kate Pleace says after talking a GLP-1 drug, she developed "crippling anxiety and "felt like a completely different person. GLP-1 medications such as Ozempic have transformed the treatment of obesity as a chronic disease. Most medications come with side effects,…...

10+ hour, 5+ min ago  (722+ words) England's Harry Kane (second right) scores their side's second goal of the game during the FIFA World Cup European Qualifying match at the Air Albania Stadium, Tirane." Colm O'Regan is a comedian, best-selling author, broadcaster and podcaster from Cork. I'm…...

13+ hour, 20+ min ago  (931+ words) An increasing number of Ireland's home care sector are non-Irish nationals. They are not peripheral to the system. They are central to it. File picture When Ireland has loud public debates about the issues of the day, the care of…...

5+ hour, 50+ min ago  (427+ words) Dominique Janssen has described Mc Cabe as a winner. Pic: Tom Maher/Inpho Netherlands captain Dominique Janssen admits her Ireland counterpart can be "nasty" but has tipped her to be a hit at Chelsea. Janssen was a teammate of Mc…...

9+ hour, 17+ min ago  (1268+ words) The bomb-damaged Tibnin orphanage in southern Lebanon two years ago. An Israeli attack drone hit the area again this week. Mention Tibnin to any Irish UNIFIL (UN interim Force in Lebanon) veteran and you will evoke a flood of memories....

9+ hour, 56+ min ago  (564+ words) An illegal wildfire destroyed 66ha of land within the Wicklow Mountains National Park, an area equivalent to more than 50 times the size of Croke Park. The fire, which was reported in the early hours of Thursday, May 28, occurred on an open…...

6+ hour, 21+ min ago  (498+ words) The nursing home built in Killarney. Labour councillor Marie Moloney said: 'We've been promised an opening date so many times already.' File picture: Jerry O'Sullivan/Radio Kerry A new nursing home in Killarney could finally open this month, the HSE…...

11+ hour, 21+ min ago  (550+ words) Peat cutting is included within the scope of the directive. File picture: i Stock The European Commission is taking Ireland to court over what it describes as a significant failure to enforce turf-cutting rules. The commission claims that Ireland has…...