If you wear a smartwatch or fitness tracker, you probably already have access to a steady stream of data about your heart health. Beyond basic heart-rate...
On a whistle-stop trip to Ireland, I recently went to a Dunnes Stores mega market in Galway. I was wowed. Supermarkets in Spain can’t compete; at...
In a world that has consistently devalued ageing, the World Health Organisation has said that there is no “typical” older person. And yet, society continually makes...
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When I lived in London in my twenties, my neighbour would briefly play her radio loud enough on a Saturday morning for the sound to vibrate...
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The Gulf Stream current creates a transatlantic bridge that connects Ireland to the Gulf Coast and the Gulf Coast to Ireland. The current originates in the...
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I’ve done the maths. Last weekend I paid just under €47 an hour to see Taylor Swift perform across three nights at the Aviva Stadium. My...
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Question I think my daughter who recently turned 11 has developed misophonia (strong and negative reactions to sounds most people do not notice). For a couple...
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What kind of itinerary do you compile for a woman who has seen everything? Taylor Swift has been travelling the world as a pop star for...
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“Just call me MumBappe,” I said, arriving at the green to play football with my children and their friends. “Could you be any more embarrassing?” you...
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Whatever Happened to Birdy Troy by Rachael English (Hachette, £15.99) The Diamonds aren’t a real post-punk band, but by the end of this wonderful novle from...
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Aimee Good was seven weeks pregnant when she was diagnosed with cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST), a clot in the brain. She had been suffering from...
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When we think of diabetes, it’s likely we focus on type 2 of the disease. This occurs in adults as increasing weight and other factors exceed...