With Dancing with the Stars about to shimmy onto our screens again, head judge Loraine Barry talks to Andrea Smith about the new series.

Single-use plastics are everywhere. To avoid them, consider everything from rethinking your bathroom products to understanding where your Christmas decorations will end up.

Nothing beats a walk on a lovely, crisp, sunny winter day. Eanna Ní Lamhna suggests where to go and what to look out for.

We all know what it’s like to scramble for last-minute Crimbo presents. But fear not, we have some thoughtful gift ideas that you still have time to buy.

Celebrity chef Rachel Allen talks to Andrea Smith about the highlights and challenges of her year.

­These are the 12 top toys you need to snap up right now for Christmas. According to industry experts, they will sell like hot cakes.

The vivacious Nadine Reid’s greatest hope for 2022 is that she will become a mum. Her plan is to conceive through intrauterine insemination using a sperm donor, and she’s hugely excited about having a baby.

In her new book, journalist Flor MacCarthy offers a fascinating glimpse into the many written exchanges over the decades between our presidents and some famous and not so famous letter writers. Here she explains more about the book and some of her favourite letters.

Movies are all about dreams, happy, sad, fulfilled or shattered. It’s one thing we humans have in common – we’re always dreaming about something, even if it’s only a bit of peace.

Lorraine Kelly talks about the menopause and why keeping the conversation going is so important. ¬ The TV presenter reveals why breaking the menopause taboo and empowering women is a cause so close to her heart.

David King tells Andrea Smith about the highlights and challenges of his son Adam’s amazing journey this year.

Comedian Deirdre O’Kane is gracing our screens once again with her new comedy show. She talks to Rachel Spillane about being back in front of a live audience and what it means to be a woman in comedy.