The best Christmas markets in Ireland and abroad
The best Christmas markets in Ireland and abroad

Megan Virgo

This 19th-century terrace house in Ennistymon was transformed for just €25,000
This 19th-century terrace house in Ennistymon was transformed for just €25,000

Lauren Heskin

Supper Club: Lucy Watson’s vegan pad Thai
Supper Club: Lucy Watson’s vegan pad Thai

Meg Walker

This dreamy Kildare period home is on the market for €1.35 million
This dreamy Kildare period home is on the market for €1.35 million

Megan Burns

James McGill: ‘I know now I have the strength and determination to overcome the most challenging of times’
James McGill: ‘I know now I have the strength and determination to overcome the most...

Lawson Mpame And Itchey Drew

Christmas jumpers you’ll want to wear year-round, not just for one night
Christmas jumpers you’ll want to wear year-round, not just for one night

Sarah Finnan

WIN a selection of Malfy Gin and two gin glasses
WIN a selection of Malfy Gin and two gin glasses

Megan Burns

This cosy Enniskerry home with incredible mountain views is on the market for €1.1 million
This cosy Enniskerry home with incredible mountain views is on the market for €1.1 million

Sarah Finnan

Inside this urban London home, where all the rooms open onto a quiet courtyard
Inside this urban London home, where all the rooms open onto a quiet courtyard

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November 29: Today’s top stories in 60 seconds
November 29: Today’s top stories in 60 seconds

Sarah Finnan

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SELF, EDITORIAL

Perimenopause & Me: ‘The doctor said I might be depressed, but I knew I wasn’t’


by IMAGE
03rd Sep 2022

In the first part of a new series, health and fitness coach Deborah Branigan opens up about her perimenopause experience, and her struggle to get an official diagnosis.

“In 2017, at the age of 40, my husband and I were trying for a third baby. After six months of trying, I started tracking my ovulation… I wasn’t ovulating and my periods were all over the place but I just put it down to age and the stress of having two kids under two. I had lost a lot of weight, was exhausted and had that “sad” feeling. To be honest, I thought it...

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