Christmas 2021

nests of homemade tagliatelle pasta

LIVING

‘I made pasta at home and it’s not as complicated as you might think’

I'm not sure I'll ever buy pasta again now that I know how easy it is to make…

By Melanie Mullan

SELF

Is it possible to have a healthy relationship and sleep in separate rooms?

Rhona McAuliffe helps a reader with a problem. Below, a married woman asks if it is normal to…

By Rhona Mcauliffe

SELF

Relationship audit: 10 questions to ask your partner that will strengthen your connection

Talking about big questions such as the future, recurring fights and your sex life can seem daunting, but…

By IMAGE

small wins

HEALTH & WELLNESS

Don’t forget to celebrate the small stuff in 2024

Looking ahead can be good – great even – but always focusing on future goals can mean missing…

By Nathalie Marquez Courtney

Love Actually: the plot is demented
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LIVING

‘Love Actually’ is demented, actually

After re-watching 'Love Actually', as every middle-class white woman at Christmas is wont to do, Kate Demolder gives…

By Kate Demolder

SELF

‘I was a child who received a Christmas shoebox. This is what it meant to me’

Latvian-born Sinjita Sheerin received a Christmas shoebox as a child during a time when her country was living…

By Amanda Cassidy

SELF, STYLE

Christmas with disordered eating: ‘stop talking about how we’re going to ‘be better’ in January’

Eating disorders are just the worst thing in the world and I am so sorry if you're one…

By Hannah Kingston

LIVING

7 tips for a carefree Christmas according to professional chefs

Sarah Hughes and John Carty, professional chefs at Howth Cookery School, share their tips with us to help…

By Sarah Finnan

LIVING

The books an event stylist gets festive entertaining inspiration from

Event designer and co-founder of Love & Gatherings Kate O’Dowd reveals the literary sources of her seasonal entertaining…

By Lauren Heskin

Elf on the Shelf

SELF

How to successfully retire the dreaded Elf on the Shelf

It might be time for an elfin exit strategyIt was great while it lasted — giggly parents contorting…

By Amanda Cassidy

LIVING

8 non-traditional Christmas movies we always watch during the festive season

Ready to indulge in some Christmas films? Here are eight not-quite-traditionally festive movies that will put you in…

By Jennifer McShane

love language

SELF

The importance of discovering your partner’s ‘love language’ before you choose their gift

Turns out you don't have to be on the same page when it comes to how you communicate…

By Amanda Cassidy

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