This is how to survive the festive period with your family
This is how to survive the festive period with your family

Hannah Hillyer

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5 ways to avoid that irritable, channel-hopping slump over Christmas break

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No one talks about how great it can be to spend time alone at Christmas… but they should
No one talks about how great it can be to spend time alone at Christmas…...

Jennifer McShane

11 ways to be the most relaxed Christmas dinner host
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This is what no one tells you about being pregnant at Christmas

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‘For the first time, we weren’t alone… Somebody would listen to us’
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This Christmas, hold space for those carrying the quiet burden of grief
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Rosemary MacCabe: Here’s what I know about pregnancy, 9 months in: Absolutely nothing

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by Rosemary MacCabe
11th Oct 2021

With an arrival day in sight, Rosemary MacCabe had expected all her reading and accumulated knowledge would have prepared her for the last 40 weeks. But, unlike the Leaving Cert, no amount of study could explain quite how hard it turned out to be

There are certain things in life that you can – to a certain extent, at least – prepare for. The Irish secondary school system drums this into you with a certain efficacy which, in hindsight, feels almost oppressive. Based on last year’s exam papers, we can predict that this Shakespeare play will come up; prepare to write an essay on the thematic structure of this novel, as last year’s essay was more focused on prose...

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