death

eco-friendly death

EDITORIAL

How to have an eco-friendly death in Ireland

With the global population becoming increasingly eco-conscious, we've re-discovered this article about eco-friendly deaths in the archives. Death…

By Geraldine Carton

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This blood test can predict your likelihood of dying in the next five years. Would you take it?

Scientists have developed a new blood test that can predict your chances of dying within the next five…

By Amanda Cassidy

EDITORIAL

Why the Jeffrey Epstein conspiracy theories risk overshadowing what really went on

Jeffrey Epstein, the near-billionaire businessman accused of sex trafficking died of an apparent suicide while in prison a…

By Amanda Cassidy

EDITORIAL

Actress Nika McGuigan dies aged 33 after a battle with cancer

Nika died of breast cancer at just 33. Actress and daughter of former boxing champion Barry McGuigan Danika…

By Erin Lindsay

Brendan Grace

EDITORIAL

‘Meeting Brendan Grace was like meeting Harry Styles’

Much loved Irish comedian Brendan Grace has died at the age of 68. Edaein O' Connell looks back…

By Edaein OConnell

Ana Kriégel - Ana Kriegel

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The question that remains unanswered following the heartbreaking Ana Kriégel murder trial

"People didn’t understand her." This is how Ana Kriégel's father put it as he described his late daughter.…

By Amanda Cassidy

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Lyra McKee: The ceasefire baby whose life ended with a single bullet

Tributes are being paid to journalist Lyra McKee who was killed last night during riots in Derry. The…

By Amanda Cassidy

Grieve

EDITORIAL

‘I didn’t ask for this’: Why do we feel the need to judge how others grieve?

Social media almost came to a standstill last week when the deaths of two very well-known and beloved…

By Jennifer McShane

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‘We have questions we need answered’: Family of Clodagh Hawe break silence on the tragic murder-suicide

Who could forget the devastating sight of the four hearses trailing towards the cemetery in Cavan - a…

By Amanda Cassidy

Karl Lagerfeld

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Karl Lagerfeld dies in Paris, aged 85

Karl Lagerfeld, one of the world's most prolific designers, has died in Paris aged 85. Lagerfeld spent over…

By Erin Lindsay

EDITORIAL

Tragic Baby Belle and the saddest secret of all

They called her Belle, the French for beautiful. A tiny baby girl found alone in a sandy grave…

By Amanda Cassidy

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Working in palliative care: ‘The majority of people are peaceful as death approaches’

In advance of this Thursday’s Ireland’s Biggest Coffee Morning for Hospice Together with Bewley’s, a member of the palliative…

By Lia Hynes