Inspiration for your outdoor space from Irish homes
Inspiration for your outdoor space from Irish homes

Megan Burns

This Rathfarnham house has been turned into a bright, contemporary space
This Rathfarnham house has been turned into a bright, contemporary space

Megan Burns

Party Planning: The female-led businesses at the top of the events game
Party Planning: The female-led businesses at the top of the events game

Ciara Elliot

A sheltered patio area with incredible views is the crown jewel of this Waterford home
A sheltered patio area with incredible views is the crown jewel of this Waterford home

Sarah Finnan

Swapping my TV for a projector was the best decision: here’s what to know if you’re considering one
Swapping my TV for a projector was the best decision: here’s what to know if...

Megan Burns

The award-winning Irish cocktail bar shaking things up on an international level
The award-winning Irish cocktail bar shaking things up on an international level

James Gabriel Martin

Sofie Rooney of Chimac shares her life in food
Sofie Rooney of Chimac shares her life in food

Sarah Gill

This Limerick home has been updated to suit busy family life
This Limerick home has been updated to suit busy family life

Megan Burns

This Art Deco Donnybrook house has been adapted for multi-generational living
This Art Deco Donnybrook house has been adapted for multi-generational living

Megan Burns

‘Father’s Day, to me, is a lot like being single on Valentine’s Day’
‘Father’s Day, to me, is a lot like being single on Valentine’s Day’

Sarah Gill

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Fourth trimester truths: no swaddling, no sleeping, constipation (mine) and abject terror


by Rosemary MacCabe
07th Feb 2022

'There is something bizarre about cutting a woman open, handing her a baby…and sending her home,' thinks Rosemary MacCabe as she brings home her newborn. It's time to introduce him to their rescue pitbull-cross, listen to her husband's helpful suggestions and manage a baby who doesn't want to be put down.

We come home on a Friday, my baby and I. He falls asleep as soon as we buckle him into the car seat. What a good baby, I think, as if five-day-old babies can be good or bad. He is an amoeba, and yet, I think he is a good baby. He is my good baby. I have been in the hospital for four nights, ever since the failed Monday-night induction that led to a...

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