Illness

SELF

‘Two days after our honeymoon, my husband was diagnosed with leukaemia. It became our illness.’

Denise Kenny Byrne gained thousands of followers on Instagram for her down-to-earth beauty tips and humorous approach to…

By Amanda Cassidy

cancer

SELF

‘Mummy has cancer’: How to talk to children about a parent’s diagnosis

How do you tell your child that you have cancer? Amanda Cassidy speaks to those who've had to…

By Amanda Cassidy

AGENDA

Free bereavement pack launched by Irish Hospice Foundation

By Jennifer McShane

Christmas

AGENDA, SELF

Potentially ‘hundreds or thousands of cases in January’ if people fly home for Christmas

Health officials have urged people to focus on the basics in order to combat the spread of Covid-19,…

By Jennifer McShane

SELF

‘As days and weeks went by, the pain never went away’

Twenty-five-year-old Clodagh Ní Maonaigh from Meath was diagnosed with coccydynia, an extremely painful condition of the tailbone, at…

By Jennifer McShane

Fibromyalgia:

SELF

Living with fibromyalgia: ‘I feel like a 32-year-old trapped in an 80-year-old’s body’

 Jennifer McShane speaks to a young Irish woman who says her life was forever changed by chronic health…

By Jennifer McShane

brain

SELF

Living with brain injury: ‘I couldn’t recognise the person I fell in love with anymore’

Brain injuries can cause extensive physical impairment but the lesser known ‘hidden’ disabilities associated with Acquired Brain Injury…

By Amanda Cassidy

AGENDA, SELF

Juggling career and chronic fatigue: ‘I wear a mask every single day’

Amanda Cassidy sat down with one mother to talk about her chronic illness and how she manages to…

By Amanda Cassidy

Lena Dunham

EDITORIAL

‘My body simply revolted’: Lena Dunham on having Covid-19

As the pandemic continues to gain traction with Covid-19 cases continuing to rise around the world, the significance…

By Jennifer McShane

Covid-19

EDITORIAL

‘A day of hope’: No new Covid-19 deaths since mid-March

There were no new reported deaths from Covid-19 on Monday for the first day since March 21st The…

By Jennifer McShane

EDITORIAL

Coronavirus update: 55% have fully recovered from Covid-19

Chief medical officer, Dr Tony Holohan, has said that as a country, Ireland has managed to "suppress the…

By Jennifer McShane

Boris Johnson coronavirus

EDITORIAL

‘He’s a fighter’: the language we use around illness needs an update

Boris Johnson has been described as a 'fighter' while in intensive care with Covid-19. But do all these…

By Erin Lindsay

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