A single mum who has battled anorexia since she was 12, and survived for years on as little as a slice of bread a day, has achieved her dream by winning a coveted bodybuilding contest.
A Dublin ‘miracle boy’ who it was feared would never walk or talk after a fall from a top-storey bedroom window is set to be a stand-out singing star on next Friday’s Late Late Toy Show.
‘I developed a cough about a year prior to diagnosis. It came and went, so I put it down to seasonal allergies, or long-Covid or something. It never stayed long enough for me to feel worried and it wasn’t very bad. I had also had a pain in my …
A mother has recalled how her baby daughter died in her arms after being born with severe form of a skin condition which causes pain at the slightest touch.
A fundraising appeal has been launched by the brother of a man who was left “physically, emotionally and mentally scarred” when a corrosive liquid was thrown in his face, causing him to lose an eye.
Two pups who were described as having the “worst case of mange ever seen” are unrecognisable three months after their rescue.
A mum who battled for five years to get her son an autism diagnosis after he tried to kill himself aged just seven says kids are being let down by education authorities.
A bride-to-be who suffered a devastating stroke is on a mission to have “invisible” patients listened to within the health system.
A proud dad who collected a bravery award on behalf of his son who died while trying to rescue a dying man says his boy would do anything to help others, despite his own life of turmoil.
Center Parcs has announced that LauraLynn, Ireland’s Children’s Hospice will be its new charity partner in Ireland.
Halloween has come and gone and that can only mean one thing: time to put up the Christmas tree!
Gordon Ramsay has announced that he has become a father for a sixth time.
Cancer doesn’t just affect an individual, it affects the whole family and the people around them, says Daniel, husband of a 36 year old cancer survivor in Sligo.
A bedridden disabled woman has lost her life savings to online scammers.
Scoffing down boiled potatoes and soup at half eleven in the morning under a blazing Nepalese sun is not the archetypal holiday moment. But as Kerry based explorer Pat Falvey kept reminding us, our journey was an adventure not a package holiday.
A doctor who claimed that oral sex is worse than smoking for causing throat cancer in TikTok video that has since gone viral has stood over her remarks.
The family of a toddler with “complex medical needs” are fundraising for medical care by running an extreme marathon and half marathon this month.
First comes love, then comes multicultural marriage. Dublin-based newlyweds Paul and Anastasia tie the knot in this week’s episode of RTÉ’s A Ring and a Prayer and say ‘I Do’ to embracing their other half’s heritage — …
When Pamela Tully first started experiencing headaches, she put it down to a busy life and being a mum to a toddler.
A Co Tyrone woman has passed away - weeks after her dream wedding.
A young mum from Co Armagh who had a stroke two weeks after giving birth has said it robbed her of some precious time with her baby.
A Co Derry woman whose “life was changed forever” by substance abuse and now suffers from chronic illness has spoken about the harsh realities of addiction.
A young woman whose confidence was shattered following a horrific car crash has told how beauty pageantry helped to rebuild her self-belief.
A fundraising appeal to fulfil a young boy with a heart condition’s ‘wish list’ has raised almost €5,000.
Baby Blayne Foster is a miracle his parents thought they would never receive.
Many of us take exercise classes for granted.
A young girl (12) was put into an induced coma for four days when her health rapidly deteriorated due to her use of vapes.
At just 16 years old, an age when Kerry man Niall Cavanagh should have been feeling invincible and at the very peak of his youthful teenage years, he instead was dealt the shocking blow of being diagnosed with a germinoma brain tumour.
Local musician Stephen Baird married at first sight in Belfast just seven hours after meeting his bride.
A Dublin mum has opened up about experiences with being homeless ahead of Focus Ireland’s Shine A Light fundraiser this weekend.
Meet the yummy mummies who flew abroad together to get nip and tuck ops — at less than half the price it costs here.
When she lost a brother and sister within a year of each other, Annmarie Gray struggled with the emotional turmoil of grief in its many forms.
It’s been a milestone week for Tara Smith as she celebrates being cancer free – a year to the day after first getting a breast cancer diagnosis.
An anonymous art curator known only as Art Riddler is hosting an exhibition all this weekend, and one artist from the show will walk away with €10,000 while another five will automatically qualify for next year’s exhibit.
Posing up a storm for Magazine+, Rhona Cullinan is a complete natural in front of the camera.
A Sligo couple are taking part in the Dublin Marathon in memory of their son who died by suicide earlier this year.
When Emma Connors welcomed her first child two years ago, it should have been the happiest time of her life. And it was — until a shock diagnosis left the new mum fearing she wouldn’t live to see baby son JJ’s first birthday, words or steps, let …
When a victorious Ellen Keane returned from the Tokyo Paralympics in 2021, she was met with exciting projects and opportunities but to her, it felt chaotic and overwhelming.
When Brendan Courtney was in his 30s, he found himself homeless. The presenter had moved to the UK after working on RTÉ’s Wanderlust and Treasure Island, but after a bad breakup that forced …
She stole the heart of everyone at The Showgrounds when she drove her Garda car on to the pitch before the Sligo Rovers Vs UCD match recently.
Onlyfans Antrim model Skye Fox has been spotted partying in Ibiza with nightclub boss Wayne Lineker as she gears up for a pornography career.
Friends of a cyclist who suffered a head injury following a crash in Dublin this week are raising money to fly her father to Ireland from Brazil.
Feeling a tinge of gloom as the darker months roll in is not unusual. But for people with seasonal affective disorder – or SAD – autumn and winter can bring a significant bout of depression.
A Sligo man recovering from Multiple Myeloma says acceptance of the situation is the best way to deal with it.
A Sligo mother of four says she is refusing to leave the council house she is currently living in until a suitable alternative is found, despite being ordered to leave by Sligo County Council.
The family of teenager Seán Hughes, known as Lil’ Red, have highlighted the pressing need for more public awareness of sepsis which claimed the life of their son.
A fundraising appeal that was launched to help the family of a Dublin mother who died while on holiday has almost reached its €30,000 goal.
A witch who practises “sex magic” to give herself and her partners “maximum pleasure” praises witchcraft for turning her life around after being “flat broke” in 2020, and now wants to “normalise” witchcraft in Ireland.
Admit it, parents: you’re only delighted the kids are finally back at school - and doing their teachers’ heads in instead of yours.
