Kirsty Blake Knox: Is ‘The Traitors’ better TV when the Faithful are losing? Intrigue, deception, an appreciation of statement knitwear and capes. These are just some of the reasons I have been tuning into The Celebrity Traitors on BBC, the sparkly version of the mega hit murd...

Kirsty Blake Knox: Is ‘The Traitors’ better TV when the Faithful are losing?

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‘You feel useless for ?the first four or five months as a father’ – TV presenter and influencer Eric Roberts on becoming a dad and his new book for kids ‘I just live in this constant state of imposter syndrome,” Virgin media TV presenter, author and influencer Eric Roberts says. “And I have done for the last couple of years. I’m pinching myself consta...

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the first four or five months as a father’ – TV presenter and influencer Eric Roberts on becoming a dad and his new book for kids

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Bathroom camping: A parent’s secret tip for getting through the summer holidays Social media has an amazing capacity for taking an ordinary action and rebranding it into something categorised and covetable.

Bathroom camping: A parent’s secret tip for getting through the summer holidays

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Inside an ecstatic dance party: ‘There’s no alcohol, there’s no bullshit, it can feel far wilder than any night out with booze’ “It’s like going through a car wash,” a woman called Caitriona tells me as I stand in Phibsborough Business Park. “It’s like six months of counselling but in three hours.”

Inside an ecstatic dance party: ‘There’s no alcohol, there’s no bullshit, it can feel far wilder than any night out with booze’

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Is there an ‘ideal’ number of children? We asked parents of small, medium and large families how they decided how many kids to have Social care worker Helen Fox (41) was surprised when at the age of 26 she discovered she was pregnant. Growing up, she had always been something of a tomboy and hadn’t considered herself to be particu...

Is there an ‘ideal’ number of children? We asked parents of small, medium and large families how they decided how many kids to have

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‘They were trapped inside the car and she said, “Can you get my kids out”’ – what it’s like to be first on the scene of a road accident For Mark Cliffe, every Sunday morning begins the same way: heading out for a run.

‘They were trapped inside the car and she said, “Can you get my kids out”’ – what it’s like to be first on the scene of a road accident

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Irish beach etiquette: the 16 dos and don’ts of hot weather behaviour The sky is azure blue, the sun shining and a mini-heatwave will be in place across the country for the next three days.

Irish beach etiquette: the 16 dos and don’ts of hot weather behaviour

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Eurovision 2025: Emmy prepares to take flight, while host city Basel brings in extra armed police The Swiss city of Basel has increased video surveillance and drafted in armed forces from other jurisdictions as the 69th Eurovision Song Contest kicks off this week.

Eurovision 2025: Emmy prepares to take flight, while host city Basel brings in extra armed police

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‘Have ya any answers?’ – looking back at some of the most memorable moments from Joe Duffy’s Liveline At the end of Thursday, May 7’s episode of Liveline broadcaster Joe Duffy announced he was hanging up his headphones after 27 years.

‘Have ya any answers?’ – looking back at some of the most memorable moments from Joe Duffy’s Liveline

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David Beckham’s birthday drama – blaming Brooklyn’s wife Nicola Peltz for a family rift sounds wearily familiar There’s so much to unpack when it comes to David Beckham’s recent birthday celebrations. The footballer turned the big 5-0, and it was what you would expect – a suitably elaborate affair (let’s not fo...

David Beckham’s birthday drama – blaming Brooklyn’s wife Nicola Peltz for a family rift sounds wearily familiar

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On the road with Kerry’s mobile library: ‘The nearest town is 35 minutes away. You wouldn’t go all that way just to borrow a book’ One of Maria O’Carroll’s clearest childhood memories is the thrill she felt looking out her classroom window in Asdee, Co Kerry, and watching a large transit van pull in. This was no ordinary van. It...

On the road with Kerry’s mobile library: ‘The nearest town is 35 minutes away. You wouldn’t go all that way just to borrow a book’

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‘Chat GPT made us do it’ – on duty with the €350-a-day stewards trying to preserve Molly Malone’s dignity and the tourists who say it’s all AI’s fault A man in his 20s looks awkwardly around before walking up and tapping the statue of Molly Malone’s left breast. A woman grabs her while mugging for a camera, a teenager jumps up and slaps the chest be...

‘Chat GPT made us do it’ – on duty with the €350-a-day stewards trying to preserve Molly Malone’s dignity and the tourists who say it’s all AI’s fault

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‘Castle’s towering walls will be the perfect place for contestants to plot their next move’ – Irish location for ‘The Traitors’ revealed And so the plotting and deception begins. The producers of the Irish version of hit show The Traitors have revealed the compulsive TV series has been filmed in the historic grounds of Slane Castle in ...

‘Castle’s towering walls will be the perfect place for contestants to plot their next move’ – Irish location for ‘The Traitors’ revealed

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‘There’s not a lot of representation for people like me in the national theatre. I’m a non-binary “queerdo” from a council estate in Co Donegal’ “I think every generation, or young generation, feels like they’ve discovered that the world is ending,” actor David Rawle says. “And they’re carrying all that angst.”

‘There’s not a lot of representation for people like me in the national theatre. I’m a non-binary “queerdo” from a council estate in Co Donegal’

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‘More Bosco than Bob Dylan’: Tommy Tiernan’s four funniest moments on Celebrity Great British Bake Off Comedian, TV host and champion of the pork pie hat Tommy Tiernan was the latest Irish star to pop up in wholesome tv institution - the Great Celebrity British Bake Off on Sunday night.

‘More Bosco than Bob Dylan’: Tommy Tiernan’s four funniest moments on Celebrity Great British Bake Off

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Kirsty Blake Knox: Cancel the trip to Turkey, lads – receding hairlines are super-sexy and back in Vogue Newton’s third law states that for every action there is an opposite and equal reaction. And so it has come to pass that what was once mocked – the receding hairline – is making a comeback. Better put...

Cancel the trip to Turkey, lads – receding hairlines are super-sexy and back in Vogue

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Kirsty Blake Knox: Does Mel Robbins’ viral Let Them theory actually work? The first time I heard about the Let Them theory was a fortnight ago at a child’s birthday party.

Does Mel Robbins’ viral Let Them theory actually work?

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‘Me and Lottie have very different views’ – Jennifer Zamparelli on why she quit her popular parenting podcast Just under a year ago, there was an exodus of stars from 2FM. In May 2024, the hosts of three flagship shows — Jennifer Zamparelli, Doireann Garrihy and The 2 Johnnies — announced they were leaving th...

‘Me and Lottie have very different views’ – Jennifer Zamparelli on why she quit her popular parenting podcast

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What do women really fantasise about? ‘More than BDSM or kink or group sex, they want hot sex with a partner who takes the time to learn what gives them pleasure’ ?In the final episode of James Joyce’s Ulysses, readers finally meet Molly Bloom. She lies in bed and revels in her sexual desires and fantasies. She thinks about her husband, her past lovers, and her...

What do women really fantasise about? ‘More than BDSM or kink or group sex, they want hot sex with a partner who takes the time to learn what gives them pleasure’

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