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A DUBLIN man finally feels "complete" after the makers of a popular TV documentary series enabled him to track down his father. ... more

How to spend 90 football-free minutes this evening if you have no interest in watching the France v Croatia match ... more

Rapper Cardi B has thanked fans for their support after welcoming her first child. ... more

Ewan McGregor's model daughter Clara has made her feelings about his new love known. ... more

Taylor Swift has said she was a “third wheel� when a fan popped the question to his girlfriend backstage at one of her concerts. ... more

Justin Bieber has shared a steamy photograph of himself and fiancee Hailey Baldwin just days after confirming their engagement. ... more

Have you been to an unplugged wedding yet? ... more

Irishman Brian Williams first met his Danish bride Belinda Henriksen through a mutual friend Belinda was visiting in Dublin, however it wasn't until said friend got married and re-introduced them a few years later that their romance really ignited. ... more

A young Irish artist impressed Meghan and Harry this week with her hand-drawn portrait of the couple at their engagement. ... more

Nicole Appleton has met Liam Gallagher's daughter, Molly Moorish. ... more

Popular American makeup and tattoo artist Kat Von D faced backlash online last month when she announced she wouldn't vaccinate her future child. ... more

Sudden Wild Enthusiasms: Nuxe Huile Prodigieuse ... more

Rip.ie is the perfect site for a nation obsessed with whether corpses look like themselves ... more

Opinion: 'Suits' actor quit her career to marry into one of the world’s most patriarchal institutions ... more

Stylefile: Swatch's new watch collection strikes balance between fashion and function ... more

In Conversation: Sonya Lennon and Lorraine Clifford-Lee ... more

Patrick Freyne spends a day with the commentator who went from being a 'Yank' blow-in in Co Clare to one of the most loved characters in Irish sport ... more

Television is all artifice, and the point is that the audience knows this too ... more

The cult oil product that changed how we treat and care for our hair at home ... more

Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: God, Fionnuala has tipped waiters that for a good Martini ... more

In my experience, cheap mascaras are almost universally terrible, creating a dilemma ... more

The scene-stealer dress is all you need for summer ... more

Nancy Sinatra Senior, the first wife of singer Frank and mother of his three children, has died aged 101. ... more

Obituary: Hugh Dougal took his pastoral role seriously, doing his best to comfort families ... more

Obituary: Kay McEvilly of Cashel House Hotel was a founder of Ireland’s Blue Book ... more

Knowing what to wear in a stuffy office during the middle of a summer-long heatwave can be a bit of a challenge. ... more

It was a case of double celebrations for the Brogan family this week after the wife of Dublin GAA legend Bernard gave birth to twin baby boys. ... more

Defeated US Senate candidate Roy Moore is threatening a defamation lawsuit over a forthcoming episode of Sacha Baron Cohen’s new television series. ... more

Defeated US Senate candidate Roy Moore is threatening a defamation lawsuit over a forthcoming episode of Sacha Baron Cohen’s new television series. ... more

Actress Scarlett Johansson has pulled out of drama film Rub And Tug, in which she was going to play a transgender character. ... more

A young couple made very special stop off at at the train station today, six years after falling for one another on one of Iarnroid Eireann’s Dublin to Ennis services. ... more

Singer Ariana Grande has released the video for her latest single God Is A Woman, which is taken from her highly anticipated forthcoming album Sweetener. ... more

A Dublin pub is offering a free whiskey to football fans from countries participating in this weekend's World Cup games. ... more

Former footballer Jamie Redknapp and singer Louise Redknapp have reached an agreement over "financial arrangements" following divorce proceedings, a family court judge has been told. ... more

If the opportunity came knocking, would you buy it for less? ... more

This week, I’ve got ten life swaps that I want you to try over the next seven days which will make a massive difference to your mental, physical and emotional health. ... more

Vogue Williams has revealed the reason she has been so vocal about her experience with trolling because she she doesn't "want anyone to have to deal with that s**t." ... more

Some of Twitter’s most followed accounts have seen a big drop in followers after the social network removed millions of locked accounts. ... more

Kris Jenner "regrets" cheating on her husband Robert Kardashian. ... more

Melania Trump, a woman of very few words, often chooses to express herself through her indomitable wardrobe. ... more

Niamh Towey: I usually curse the roadblocks in the Phoenix Park but this morning my detour brought an unexpected revelation ... more

Family Fortunes: The young lady was extraordinarily attractive, chatty and nice ... more

Ariana Grande has released the latest single from her highly anticipated forthcoming album, Sweetener. ... more

Kris Jenner has described cheating on her ex-husband Robert Kardashian as one of her “biggest regrets� in my life. ... more

Millie Bobby Brown is among the stars to celebrate their Emmy Award nominations following an announcement ceremony in Los Angeles. ... more

Simon Le Bon has denied allegations he sexually assaulted a woman in 1995 and described the allegations as “simply untrue�. ... more

Tom Cruise has sent a message of support to his fellow A-lister George Clooney following the former ER star’s motorcycle accident. ... more

A choice of four properties which offer energy efficiency in south Dublin. ... more

When my neighbour finished renovating her house, the thing that pleased her most was the garden. "We never used to use it much," she said. "Now we're out there all the time!" She hadn't invested in fancy landscaping - our little terraced cottages are too small for that - but a simple change in the configuration of doors and windows… ... more

When Meath teenager Gearóid Solan hit the headlines a couple of years ago, he was given the rather reductive nickname of 'Ireland's answer to Billy Elliot'. ... more

Ontario Terrace gets its mention in Ulysses, like so many of Dublin's communities. Molly Bloom refers in her soliloquy to "that slut that Mary", a servant who worked for the Blooms when they lived there, and ruined herself in Molly's estimation by pilfering potatoes and flirting with Leopold. ... more

Just over a month ago, the Minister for Housing and Urban Development, Damien English launched a new scheme of 12 social houses at George's Place in Dun Laoghaire - a council district in which there are currently 5,500 on the social housing waiting lists. ... more

Dungarvan, where the Comeragh Mountains and Colligan River meet the Celtic Sea, marks the start of the Copper Coast, a stretch of shoreline running all the way to Waterford City. And Castle Keep, a high-end development that has attracted retirees, holidaymakers and trader-uppers, enjoys a prime vantage point on the coast - it's beside the town's Abbeyside beach. ... more

I've had the same tenant for 10 years in a property I bought as my 'first home' in 2006, deciding to keep it after I got married and moved. It was supposed to be my pension and I've been on an interest only arrangement which is due to revert to a normal mortgage. I've been advised my repayments are to… ... more

It was Hippocrates who first used the word 'thalassotherapy' to describe the healing effects of salt water, which is thought to improve the function of the immune and circulatory systems, the skin and general well-being. ... more

What is it? The house at 42 Irish Street in Enniscorthy is a quaint period terrace on a downwards slope (or upwards depending on which way you might want to look at it). ... more

If you're holidaying at home this year, the fine weather we've been enjoying is likely to have whetted your appetite for the outdoor life. ... more

When the owners of 10 Dollymount Rise in Dublin 3 bought the place in 2016, they looked upon it as something of a blank canvas. ... more

Castle Fogarty is Ireland's most habitable ruin as well as being one of its most distinguished - indeed someone has lived here all through its 100 years as a dramatic shell. The castle has never been sold, nor has it been abandoned as a family home. Since time began, the huge Tipperary property has been handed down through successive generations… ... more

The upmarket coastal town of Kinsale has been booming all summer, with its high-end eateries and colourful winding streets thronged with well-heeled visitors from Dublin and abroad. ... more

New car prices could soar by €3,000 under a new emissions system unless the government intervenes urgently, a leading motor figure has claimed. ... more

Last weekend, when temperatures hovered around the low 20s in Navan, business was brisk at two new showhouses that opened at Glenveagh Cluain Adain, the satellite town's latest residential development. So brisk, in fact, that all 26 homes in a new release at the scheme were sold within just four hours. ... more

A choice of four cottages currently on the market in the popular county Wicklow. ... more

Dubliners have been flocking to the seaside towns of Malahide and Portmarnock throughout the near month-long heatwave. But buyers keen on living close to the popular coastal spots for good are settling down on Kettles Lane, a ten-minute drive away in Kinsealy. ... more

Copper Face Jacks, the Harcourt Street nightclub, is a rite of passage for many. Last week, a musical inspired by this Dublin institution debuted at the Olympia Theatre. Paul Howard, the writer behind Copper Face Jacks: The Musical, has compared the production to "West Side Story with slow dances and carvery". ... more

Belltree is a walk in the park for buyers ­- the Clongriffin scheme is just a one-minute stroll from the 65-acre Father Collins Park. ... more

In September 2011, a model of a round tower made entirely of matchsticks went under the hammer at Whyte's. The auctioneers described it as a "well executed artwork", 33 cm high, complete with windows and an entry ladder. Its wooden base was inscribed: "To Fr. Jimmy from Martin Portlaoise Jail 1974". ... more

First settled in the 7th century, Holy Island (Inis Cealtra) on Lough Derg may be one of Ireland's earliest monastic sites, but these days the only inhabitants of note are a flock of resident sheep contentedly grazing its grasslands and vegetation. Right across the lake however, the scene is straight out of the Hamptons. ... more

On the western edge of Templeogue, a village that counts poet Austin Clarke and former Taoiseach Liam Cosgrave among its former residents, lies an enclave called Fairborne. ... more

This week's visit by Prince Harry and his new wife Meghan Markle to Dublin went off without a hitch, with adoring crowds in the capital vying to take photos of the newly-weds. ... more