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# 2023
Poll: Are you sticking to your New Year's resolutions?
The cold weather may have deterred those who vowed to get out and about in the evenings.
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Jan 18th 2023, 11:36 AM
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Opinion: The increase in toxic positivity driven by social media is destructive and unhelpful
Therapist Bernie Hackett says the culture of ‘staying positive’ denies a person their true feelings and stifles healing.
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Jan 22nd 2022, 7:00 AM
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Opinion: For a change this New Year, try the 'One Word Resolution'
Resilience coach Siobhán Murray says it’s time to forget the overwhelming and unreachable resolutions and to instead focus on one key word for 2021.
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Dec 31st 2020, 12:30 PM
# Your Say
Poll: Will you make any New Year’s resolutions?
New year, new you?
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Jan 1st 2020, 9:00 AM
# new year new you
Poll: Have you been sticking to your New Year's Resolutions?
No pressure.
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Jan 17th 2019, 8:00 AM
# this next year
If you fancy sticking to your resolutions, this site will let you write a letter to your future self for the end of 2019
Fancy taking part in a virtual time capsule?
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Dec 31st 2018, 9:28 AM
# new year same you
New Years resolutions are a total scam - I’m not making any and you shouldn’t either
Why make January any worse than it has to be, tbh?
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Dec 29th 2018, 7:30 PM

# habit changing
New Year's resolutions down the drain? Here's exactly how to salvage them
It’s now January, and for most people, those ideas are long forgotten.
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Feb 4th 2018, 6:30 PM

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Giving up smoking? Most effective method makes it three and half times more likely for you to quit
Although smoking rates are declining, smoking-related deaths remain the leading cause of avoidable deaths in this country, writes Dr Des Cox.
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Feb 4th 2018, 8:45 AM

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Column: 'Sex resolutions for 2018 to advocate for your own sexual pleasure and health'
Every one of us needs to have a think about how we can make Ireland a more sexually awesome place for ourselves, and each other, writes Shawna Scott.
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Jan 14th 2018, 3:00 PM

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GIY: 'Don’t think about giving stuff up, think about taking things up instead'
Learn a skill, eat delicious things, sow a seed. Be kind to yourself, writes Michael Kelly.
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Jan 13th 2018, 12:30 PM

# new year's resolutions
6 resolutions all Irish drivers should make this year
New year, new driver.
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Jan 8th 2018, 3:46 PM
# New Year's Revolution
Here's how you can actually stick to your new year's resolutions
How are you getting on?
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Jan 7th 2018, 8:00 PM

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Declutter your friends: 'Trying to keep old friendships alive ties you to the past'
If you’re not spending a lot of time together and don’t have much in common any more, it really is OK to let that friendship go, writes Gill Hasson.
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Jan 7th 2018, 3:00 PM
# talkin' bout a resolution
10 realistic New Year's resolutions for the modern parent
From enjoying pyjama days to putting down that phone.
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Jan 2nd 2018, 4:05 PM
# Quiz
Pick A Colour And We'll Give You A New Year's Resolution To Make
Start your year off right.
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Jan 2nd 2018, 8:00 AM

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'If you want something different out of life in 2018, try something new'
Doing the same thing over and over won’t lead to change, writes Derval Chambers Petit.
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Jan 1st 2018, 7:30 PM
# spill
Are you making a New Year's Resolution? Tell us!
Come in and hold yourself accountable.
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Jan 1st 2018, 1:00 PM
# Your Say
Poll: Will you make a new year’s resolution?
New year, new you?
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Dec 31st 2017, 9:15 AM

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Ditch the diet: 'Your plan for 2018 should be not to make grand plans'
Concentrate on making small steps and you are less likely to become overwhelmed and throw in the towel, writes nutritionist Ciara Wright.
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Dec 29th 2017, 7:30 PM
Vanity Fair apologises for Hillary Clinton 'knitting' video, Trump then attacks apology
The video suggests that Hillary Clinton should take up knitting or “…anything that will keep you from running again”.
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Dec 28th 2017, 10:25 PM

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Fitness truths: 'Exercise might be uncomfortable, overwhelming. It's supposed to be'
Change your attitude – and even the goals themselves – to achieve real results. Here’s some advice from fitness expert Carl Cautley.
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Jan 2nd 2017, 8:00 PM

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Life Coach: 2017 is the year for you. Ditch your old-but-comfy habits
2017 could be the year you make a new start, develop new habits, plan something new or just start thinking about options for the future, writes Derval Chambers Petit.
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Jan 1st 2017, 5:00 PM

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New Year's Resolutions: 'Forever chasing a whole new us isn’t self-help, it’s self-harm'
Forget unrealistic goals and just be nicer to yourself and others in 2017, writes Lorraine Courtney.
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Jan 1st 2017, 7:30 AM
# goals
More cooking, fewer interviews: Famous Irish folks on their New Year's resolutions
2016 was a tough year for many – so what are our high-profile citizens looking forward to in 2017?
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Dec 31st 2016, 8:45 PM

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The diet is dead: 'Many of us spend far too long feeling unhappy with our bodies'
According to research most of us gain back any weight lost while dieting. Here are some food resolutions you can keep, writes Karina Melvin.
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Dec 31st 2016, 6:00 PM
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Want to quit smoking? 6 unexpected benefits of giving up
Have you made your New Year’s resolutions yet?
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Dec 20th 2016, 12:35 PM

# 2017
Saying goodbye to 2016: What big changes will you make next year?
It’s been a tough one, so all hail 2017.
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Nov 25th 2016, 11:00 AM

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New year, new me? Why I abandoned my ambitious healthy living plans for 2016
It’s one thing to start a new fitness regime and quite another to stick to it, writes Andrew McGinley.
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May 1st 2016, 8:15 AM
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Open thread: What are your goals for 2016?
We took to the streets of Dublin city to find out if people have good intentions for 2016 – and if they’ve been sticking to them so far.
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Jan 22nd 2016, 4:34 PM
# new year new you
13 New Year's resolutions every Irish twentysomething should make in 2016
“I will stop downloading Tinder every time I get a little bit bored.”
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Jan 4th 2016, 6:00 PM
Poll: Have you kept your New Year's resolutions so far?
January has a way of wearing people down. Did you make it through with resolutions intact?
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Jan 31st 2015, 4:21 PM
# spring forward
7 reasons to celebrate the end of January
February: Officially better than January.
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Jan 31st 2015, 3:07 PM
# Quitting
9 reasons you should definitely quit smoking this year
It’s time.
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Jan 17th 2015, 1:03 PM

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Opinion: Keeping a new year’s resolution can be difficult – here’s how you can succeed
Don’t worry if you’ve slipped up a little – get back up and try again.
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Jan 17th 2015, 12:00 PM
# new years revolution
12 New Year's resolutions every 20-something should make
The time has come.
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Jan 3rd 2015, 8:15 PM
# Your Say
Poll: Have you made any New Year's resolutions?
Are you full of good intentions this morning?
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Jan 1st 2015, 9:29 AM
# Gym'll fix it
Ireland's gyms will probably be packed from next week
But for how long?
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Dec 29th 2014, 1:28 PM
# message in a bottle
The 2011 New Year's resolutions of one couple that washed up in Dublin
Did Karl and Isobel ever manage to work harder or be nicer to strangers? Will we ever know?
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Jan 5th 2014, 5:26 PM