Living alone is challenging right now. Living with someone . . . well, it’s got its disadvantages too. As week four of staying indoors beckons, Sarah Taaffe-Maguire asks a trio of relationship experts to share their tips on making romantic relationships work while in confinement

The moment that many of Ireland‘s top athletes have been waiting for all their lives is the Olympic Games. So now that Tokyo 2020 has been postponed until 2021, how are they coping?

You’ll probably know Aches from his murals of Savita, Stormzy and Horseboy. But this unidentifiable street artist is flirting with recognition as he prepares to present another solo exhibition

For International Women’s Day, we ask contemporary Irish women leaders to select court cases taken by women that helped to create the Ireland of 2020

The arts production company behind Riot and Dublin Oldschool is staging a ten-day festival of theatre, art, music and discussion and ‘a manifesto’ for the city and nation we want to live in

Following the Festival of Youth Orchestras, which took place earlier this month in the National Concert Hall, Sarah Taaffe-Maguire met up with some of the teenage leading lights of the future of classical music – and yes, they rehearsed straight through the midterm break

Artist Alan Phelan pays homage to the Irish men who produced the first colour photograph with a new show at the RHA

You’re probably familiar with Annie Atkins’s work, even if you’re not familiar with her: she’s a designer of graphic props for the film industry and, as she puts it, ‘Most of what we do is supposed to be invisible’

Property portfolio developer Laura de Barra has picked up plenty of DIY know-how on the job. Now she’s sharing it in her new book, Gaff Goddess

The Herstory project brings forgotten Irish women’s stories to life, and with a TV series, podcast and schools programme launched this week, they won‘t be forgotten again in a hurry

From sublime tasting menus to 1990s céilís to painting and prosecco: prepare to have a brilliant V-Day, whether you‘re coupled up or not

While climate change is leading many of us to think twice about jumping on carbon-emitting planes to get to our destinations, some travellers have already taken the matter into their own hands and are now travelling by train, ferry and even cargo ship

The Chinese New Year celebrations begin this Saturday. Here’s your guide to what’s on, what it all means and, most importantly, where to eat the best dumplings

A new generation of women singers and performers is revolutionising Irish traditional music – and several of them hail from great Irish musical families

The Newstalk presenter’s science show, a surprise radio hit, recently celebrated a decade on the air – and that’s not the only thing he’s got on the go at present

Panto may have changed over the years with society’s increasing acceptance of gender fluidity and diverse sexuality, but the outrageous man in a wig still takes pride of place in our hearts

By its nature, yoga is physical and a bit intimate – but when does physical nearness or even a hands-on ‘adjust’ cross a line? A Netflix documentary and a New York Times exposé have ignited yoga’s #MeToo moment

After a trip to India which opened their eyes to the iniquities of the fashion industry, Aisling Byrne and Ali Kelly were moved to set up The Nu Wardrobe. It’s since grown into a vast clothes-sharing platform with an increasing number of fans around the globe

Dublin band Lankum's new take on Irish trad and folk music has brought them international acclaim, but for them it's all about sharing the songs and the stories behind them, they tell Sarah Taaffe-Maguire