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Moving to Ireland in search of a safe space, US writer Betsy Cornwell fell in love and found herself in an abusive marri...
11/10/2025

Moving to Ireland in search of a safe space, US writer Betsy Cornwell fell in love and found herself in an abusive marriage. After leaving her husband, she turned to crowdfunding to buy an old knitting factory in Connemara where she and her son found sanctuary — and where she now provides a refuge and creative outlet for other single mums

Betsy Cornwell is talking about the storied past of the Old Knitting Factory in Carraroe in the Galway Gaeltacht – the lakeside property that she and her eight-year-old son now call home. Not only was it a place of work for local women upon opening in 1906; in the 1970s, it was converted into an I...

My mother died nine years ago, and her will split her house and estate equally among five children with one son appointe...
11/10/2025

My mother died nine years ago, and her will split her house and estate equally among five children with one son appointed executor.

He has refused to execute the will'

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Betsy Cornwell’s dream of living in Ireland becomes a nightmare but her story of rewriting her life in ‘Ring of Salt’ is...
10/10/2025

Betsy Cornwell’s dream of living in Ireland becomes a nightmare but her story of rewriting her life in ‘Ring of Salt’ is a compelling read

Happy memoirs don’t draw readers in like the miserable ones. Betsy ­Cornwell’s Ring of Salt is not a pleasant read – it discusses domestic violence and child abuse – yet it is addictive.

Returning from Australia, Karen Crawford and Gary Cooper engaged an architect to flip a Victorian home upside down and t...
10/10/2025

Returning from Australia, Karen Crawford and Gary Cooper engaged an architect to flip a Victorian home upside down and then bring in the light

16 Vernon Avenue, Clontarf, Dublin 3

'As Irish people, we love to talk about things – anything from the weather to sports or current affairs... However, one ...
10/10/2025

'As Irish people, we love to talk about things – anything from the weather to sports or current affairs... However, one thing that we are sometimes not so good at talking about is our mental health and how to look after it'

As Irish people, we love to talk about things – anything from the weather to sports or current affairs. We have a rich tradition of storytelling and performing and we love to strike up a conversation whenever we can. However, one thing that we are sometimes not so good at talking about is our ment...

'He is not willing to go to rehab and I think both of them are massively in denial about the scale of the issue... What ...
10/10/2025

'He is not willing to go to rehab and I think both of them are massively in denial about the scale of the issue... What can I do? I feel so weird about saying nothing and pretending everything is fine'

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'All in all, I’ve parted with around €1,970 from beginning to end - and that figure does not include the owning and main...
09/10/2025

'All in all, I’ve parted with around €1,970 from beginning to end - and that figure does not include the owning and maintaining of my own car'

It was announced on September 14, 2025, that new regulations will be implemented by October, 2025, for learner drivers.

Have you been phubbed?
09/10/2025

Have you been phubbed?

Are you a phubber? Or have you been phubbed? No, we didn’t make that word up, and no, it’s not to be confused with Clubber, the streaming platform for club-level GAA matches.

After hearing out about €14 chicken Caesar wrap on social media, our critic samples the lunch offering at this Liberties...
09/10/2025

After hearing out about €14 chicken Caesar wrap on social media, our critic samples the lunch offering at this Liberties cafe

A friend sent me a video posted by Liberties cafe, Honest to Goodness, in response to a review of its chicken Caesar wrap by TikToker whose not-so-niche USP is that she videos her food reviews from behind the wheel of her car.

What exactly are pre-workout powders - and is there a risk of caffeine overload?
09/10/2025

What exactly are pre-workout powders - and is there a risk of caffeine overload?

The workout supplement market is booming. From professional athletes to people fitting gym sessions into busy lives, everyone wants to get the most out of their training.

“As parents, we can’t mitigate for every risk, but we also can’t ignore the big risks. Hovering over them and trying to ...
08/10/2025

“As parents, we can’t mitigate for every risk, but we also can’t ignore the big risks. Hovering over them and trying to remove every single risk could do just as much harm”

A few weeks ago, I allowed my almost six and eight-year-old sons to walk home from the local supermarket alone.

To label two-year-olds as “terrible” is to miss the point. At this age, children are beginning one of the most important...
08/10/2025

To label two-year-olds as “terrible” is to miss the point. At this age, children are beginning one of the most important transitions of their lives: discovering that they are separate people, with their own minds, wishes and will

Every parent has heard the phrase “the terrible twos”. It’s like folklore, a warning passed down from one generation to the next: beware your toddler once they turn two, they will get more challenging.

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