Social Butterfly
How to… Budget
Struggling to find money to do the things you would like or spending more than you earn? Then you need to budget! Start with our easy-to-follow guide on how to get to grips with budgeting.
Five Minute Therapy: Reduce Your Stress
Stress can affect anyone; a person who seems mentally strong and able to cope with everything life throws at them may, one day, completely crumble.
Point of View: The Quest of the Single Girl
Single and looking for Mr Right? But just how does one go about meeting men these days? We consider the complications of navigating the dating scene.
Jobs for the Girls: Getting Women Into Manual Trades
In the UK, women represent only 1% of the trades workforce; an innovative scheme aims to change that by offering an accessible, female-focused solution.
The Forgotten Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Whine
In the grey winter months, it’s easy to be negative. But just as you are what you eat, so too you feel what you focus on. Choose to change your focus.
Point of View: I Am My Job
Are you defined by your nine-to-five, or is it really just a means of funding your five-to-nine? In the current jobs market, plenty of us are stuck in roles we don’t really want.
Five Minute Therapy: Jealousy
It’s an emotion that can drive us to distraction, provoke obsessive behaviour, destroy relationships and erode our self-esteem; we take a closer look at jealousy.
Ireland, Women and Politics
Despite the international attention and acclaim given to Mary Robinson and Mary McAleese, Irish women are, and have been woefully under-represented at almost every level of politics.
Social Butterfly: The Best Of 2011
2011 has seen us tackle a diverse range of personal, political and social subjects head-on, giving you ample food for thought and a little introspection; here’s our edit of the Social Butterfly must-reads of the year.
Tales of the Unexpected
It’s the bumps and twists in the road that make the journey interesting. If life is what happens while you’re busy making other plans, it’s wise to keep a few gaps in your diary…
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