Tanya Sweeney: Nicole Richie’s daughter Harlow is the latest celebrity offspring to swap an unusual name for something more common
Harlow Winter Kate Madden is now going by the name ‘Kate’ on Instagram – a refreshingly regular choice…
Cork podcasting duo Kevin Twomey and PJ Kirby: ‘Communication broke down, and I felt I was losing a friend’
In a sea of two-hander podcasts, their ‘I’m Grand Mam’ has managed to stand out from the crowd.…
Tanya Sweeney: ‘Being around more pop stars meant being around more of their superfans’
From an internship at MTV to working at record labels and interviewing A-listers as a journalist, I have…
Tanya Sweeney: Ashley Tisdale is right – there’s a toxic hierarchy to mum groups I want nothing to do with
From the breastfeeders and the babywearers to the cloth nappy converts – not everyone fits into the mum…
A golden year for Irish page to screen adaptations: Eight gems to watch out for in 2026
Irish authors are making waves on the small and big screens with an ongoing series of successful adaptations…
Tanya Sweeney: Kylie Jenner is a self-made billionaire – if anything, it’s Timothée Chalamet who’s dating up
Fans of the actor claim he’s been ‘Kardashianised’, but I don’t hear him complaining Timothée Chalamet and Kylie…
Tanya Sweeney: Simon Cowell’s Netflix show is about finding new talent – but he’s out of date already
While pop music will never go out of style, Cowell’s particular dream factory probably has – The X…
Former RTÉ star Niamh Devine was attacked by two men while travelling in Asia in 2018 – now she’s helping others deal with their trauma
An unexplained numbness in her body led the mind-body mentor to learn about psychosomatic illness and help others…
Tanya Sweeney: Why do people hate Joanne McNally’s South County Dublin accent so much? It’s complicated
A bang of privilege, entitlement or just not cool – the D4 or Dart accent is under fire…
Stars in their eyes: ‘If a parent wants the child to do this and the child’s not interested, there’s absolutely no point’
From jetsetting abroad and working with Hollywood A-listers to rejection, tears and long days on set, we step…
Baby loss: ‘She scanned over the heart and it was just so still. I don’t know how lightning can strike twice but it did for us’
Katie Pender always wanted two children, but never in her worst nightmares did she think they would be…
Tanya Sweeney: Cardi B is right – it doesn’t matter if it’s breast or bottle, just feed your baby
The US rapper has been advocating for formula feeding – and six years after having my baby, I…