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Living
June
June 2026
cash is king
Struggling to find an ATM near you? You'll be able to tell the Central Bank under new rules
love island
'Wifey material': Galway footballer wastes no time looking for love as he makes villa debut
May
May 2026
bee diligent
Check your roofs and sheds – it's swarming season for bees, and they're looking for new nests
The Morning Lead
'Skin cancer is not cosmetic': Calls for 23% VAT on sun cream to be scrapped
Under EU law, sunscreen is currently classed as a cosmetic product, meaning it is taxed with a VAT rate of 23%, the same as make-up or perfume.
Online Safety
'He called his mother a dish pig': Warnings of 'manosphere' content surfacing in Irish families
The Morning Lead
Calls to extend lifeguarding season to May as temperatures soar to high 20s
The official lifeguard season covers weekends in June and every day of July and August, Ireland’s meteorological summer.
Catherine Bailey
'Seán deserved better': Seán Rocks' widow wants meeting with Kevin Bakhurst over pension issue
summer stress
Watchdog finds 'shocking' levels of problems with holiday car hire and warns drivers to take care
Analysis
Why young Irish people have much worse pensions than their parents
Private or public sector, today’s young workers are not getting the generous pensions of the past, writes Paul O’Donoghue.
Nobody Needs This
Nothing is untouched by the pristine fingers of the clean-living movement, not even raves
A series where Emer McLysaght saves us from chasing every trend but instead points us to things worthy of our time (and money).
Frontline staff
'I'd no money for food, the diesel light was on in my car': Student nurses on cost of living
How to choose a car
Car love: I have that strange affliction of seeing cars as having personalities and souls
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