Five delicious vegetarian recipes to enjoy over the Christmas season
Five delicious vegetarian recipes to enjoy over the Christmas season

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This year, let’s shatter the illusion of a “perfect” Christmas
This year, let’s shatter the illusion of a “perfect” Christmas

Amanda Cassidy

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

Amanda Cassidy

An ode to Christmas Eve mass, the festive season’s greatest social occasion
An ode to Christmas Eve mass, the festive season’s greatest social occasion

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How to host Christmas without breaking the bank
How to host Christmas without breaking the bank

Megan Burns

A guide to surviving Christmas for parents with toy-crazy kids
A guide to surviving Christmas for parents with toy-crazy kids

Kate O'Dowd

Elevate your Christmas Day starter with JP McMahon’s delicious crab claw recipe
Elevate your Christmas Day starter with JP McMahon’s delicious crab claw recipe

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This hero skin product will transform your skin in 2025
This hero skin product will transform your skin in 2025

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The art of hosting – 3 experts share their top tips for stress-free seasonal gatherings
The art of hosting – 3 experts share their top tips for stress-free seasonal gatherings

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Creative last-minute gift wrapping ideas to do at home
Creative last-minute gift wrapping ideas to do at home

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Rosemary Mac Cabe: ‘Months eight and nine have been completely taken up with two distinct emotions: panic and rage’


by Rosemary MacCabe
27th Sep 2021

In the final months of her pregnancy diary, Rosemary Mac Cabe expected to be taking slow but leisurely walks with her dog, smiling beatifically at neighbours, but instead, she feels hot, angry tears spring up at the sight of Netflix’s loading icon

The way that I see it, there are various phases of pregnancy that do not correlate with anything your doctor, or the many, many apps you will (if you’re anything like me) inevitably download so that you are better equipped to visualise your baby at any given time. “He’s the size of a bunch of bananas now!” I tell people, authoritatively, while also knowing – thanks to my time in Weight Watchers – that no...

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