Coming up in your Irish Times Magazine this weekend:
After a breakthrough year in 2025, Ireland's rising heptathlon star
@kateoconnor2 is aiming to reach the top of the podium this summer. She talks to Laura Slattery about coming up through youth competitions, her gruelling weekly training regimen and going for gold.
The relationship we have with our siblings is usually the longest of our lives.
@Mariekellywrites talks to some well-known Irish siblings about their relationships, and
@officialrichardhogan about how our brothers and sisters influence us from childhood.
In Travel, Fergal McCarthy takes us on a trip around West Kerry to discover the area's secret wild swimming spots.
Plus Róisín Ingle meets a young woman who has never heard of The Beatles,
@seamasoreilly1 asks whether having children really made him happier,
@roemcdermott advises a millennial woman who can't find a date who wants to commit, plus recipes, restaurant reviews, fashion, beauty, gardening and more.
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