Shopping
Ciara Leahy on 29 Sep 2021
Food waste: what you can do to make a difference
Climate change can feel like a huge, overwhelming problem but small changes can make a big difference especially when it comes to food waste, writes Ciara Leahy.
Ciara Leahy on 18 Aug 2021
Editorial: robotic dogs to carry the shopping
Robots are set to become part of our shopping experience. While they do the heavy lifting, it’ll leave us more time and energy to savour personal interactions in our local shops, writes Ciara Leahy.
Margaret Nolan on 07 Apr 2021
Money Mentor: increase in farms being hit by cybercrime
Money Mentor Margaret Nolan advises how to avoid cybercrime and invoice scams that are targeting farm business
Ciara Leahy on 27 Jan 2021
Consumer: shopping online post-Brexit
Why is that a €50 jumper bought online actually costing me €82? Ciara Leahy explains how internet shopping with a UK retailer is now more complicated and costly for consumers.
Katriona Kinsella on 09 Dec 2020
Ardattin Embroidery putting its name on the map
Ciara Stanley started her embroidery business by chance, now she has become well-known for her agricultural designs, in conversation with Katriona Kinsella.
Maria Moynihan on 09 Dec 2020
Christmas can still be special
It might be a Christmas like never before, but that does not mean that it can't be special. Maria Moynihan talks to three readers about how they plan to celebrate the festive season in spite of COVID-19
on 23 Oct 2020
COMPETITION: €400 in prizes to be won with SuperValu
We are offering four lucky readers the chance to win one of four prizes with SuperValu
Contributor on 14 Oct 2020
A wardrobe fit for autumn
Style adviser Maria Carton shares her advice on how to get your wardrobe autumn ready
Mairead Lavery on 05 Sep 2020
John Moran: COVID-19 presents opportunity for growth in the regions
John Moran is a man of many parts: lawyer, social entrepreneur and public servant. He took time out to talk with Mairead Lavery about COVID-19 and the opportunities it presents for the regions.
Mairead Lavery on 02 Sep 2020
Opportunities for the regions
John Moran is a man of many parts: lawyer, social entrepreneur and public servant. He took time out to talk with Mairead Lavery about COVID-19 and the opportunities it presents for the regions
Anne O'Donoghue on 05 Aug 2020
My Country Living: ‘We think the secret to good food is good produce’
Setting up Millbank Farm Shop in Co Down before her last year of university wasn’t easy, but now Emily McGowan is back home fulltime making waves alongside her father Adrian. In conversation with Anne
Contributor on 01 Jul 2020
The value of determining ‘cost per wear’
Stylist Laura Jordan in the third of our four part fashion series explains what 'cost-per-wear' is and why it is an important consideration for your capsule wardrobe.
Katherine O'Leary on 24 Jun 2020
Katherine’s Country: emerging from lockdown
A return to normal interaction with people seems impossible due to the constant worry related to infection prevention. Katherine O’Leary realises that emerging from lockdown is not simple
Janine Kennedy on 13 May 2020
Consumer: quarantine habits
Initial reports suggest we are changing our food and shopping habits as a result of COVID-19. Janine Kennedy investigates the good, the bad and what this might mean for the future.
Amii McKeever on 22 Apr 2020
‘Women still want to look and feel nice’
Small independent boutiques may be closed, but some continue to sell online in the hope that their businesses can survive COVID-19. Amii McKeever spoke to boutique owner Kate Browne
on 05 Feb 2020
Living Life: this week's Top 5
Gillian Richardson has the Top 5 events for you to attend across the country.
Damien O'Reilly on 20 Nov 2019
Damien's Diary: we need to place more value on food
We have lost our sense of value and respect for locally produced food but then again we have less cash to spend more on our weekly food shopping, writes Damien O'Reilly.
Damien O'Reilly on 19 Nov 2019
We need to place more value on food
We have lost our sense of value and respect for locally produced food, but then again we simply don’t have the spare cash any more to spend more on our weekly food shop, writes Damien O'Reilly.
Ask Miriam on 25 Sep 2019
My new flatmate keeps using my things; and doesn't replace them
My flatmate uses my washing powder, toilet paper and other household supplies; but doesn’t replace anything
Katherine O'Leary on 04 Sep 2019
The little things count in west Cork
On a recent trip to Baltimore, Katherine O’Leary was extremely impressed with the level of hospitality demonstrated by the people of west Cork