Off MessageIt’s time to say goodbye, as this columnist moves to pastures new and reflects on the careers she might have had
Off MessageIt started as a small, mysterious bump - but ended up providing me with an entirely new perspective on plastic surgery
Short stories that will make you sit bolt uprightFICTION: Bad Dreams, By Tessa Hadley, Jonathan Cape, €22.60
Off MessageHere come the good times? Perhaps not. But there are still a few reasons to be cheerful in these dark, depressing days
Elder care in Ireland: An age-old questionLooking after an elderly parent is not the same as caring for a child, as Britain’s minister for care suggests
Off Message: The merits of a shorter workdayCould a six-hour workday really happen? And what would working life be like?
HSE chief O’Brien: we need €9 billion to fix the health serviceO’Brien said scenes of overcrowding at hospitals were “distressing for both patients and staff”
Off MessageContrary to the headlines, there was no celebrity massacre in 2016. Perhaps our New Year’s resolution should be to gain some perspective and stop treating the deaths of people we’ve never met as personal tragedies
Farewell Hans Tietmeyer, onetime rockstar of financial marketsAt the height of his powers in the Bundesbank, Tietmeyer - who has died aged 85 - was the ultimate oracle, writes Catherine O'Mahony
Star Wars: rebooting the blockbusterInto the mystique of the the film that bears all the hallmarks of a monster Christmas hit
Off Message: Office Christmas parties are a social minefieldThe festive gatherings are almost duty-bound to end in tears - so why do we keep going to them?
Off MessageCharity might begin at home, but it has been conspicuously absent from our office in recent days as a small but telling amount of money goes missing from the tuck shop
Off Message: 'We’ve had enough of misery Christmas ads playing with our emotions'It’s time to bring back robins and elves - and just keep it Christmassy
A heavy-handed fable of race and racism in AmericaFICTION: Small Great Things, By Jodi Picoult, Hodder & Stoughton, €19.95
Off MessageWhatever your opinion of him, Donald Trump is a Twitter president for our chaotic, frustrated, turbulent times