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The dawn of the passion-industrial complex has brought with it a sort of tyranny, especially for young people
We’re better off now so less in need of supernatural explanations, but a family First Communion still felt significant
Seán Moncrieff: I have a job which explicitly involves drawing attention to myself, but I don’t enjoy drawing attention to myself
You have to accept that at some point, you will fail your children, sometimes spectacularly
I drank wine, played loud music and watched a movie in space where nobody talks about their feelings. Weirdly, it felt like something was missing
The danger with this – whether you’re Taylor Swift or you have a dozen followers on Instagram – is that it can quickly become performative
The word now routinely comes out of the mouths of people from Kerry or Offaly. It’s like if you met Willie O’Dea and he said Yo
Even among kids, queue-jumping is frowned upon. They understand that the queue is essentially egalitarian
Seán Moncrieff: For some years I had a vague hope that it might go away forever. But I’m past that now. Psoriasis is part of me
The British – or more specifically, the English – think of us as their fun cousins. The ones you want to sit with at weddings
The family drama, particularly in the Irish context, can also operate as a powerful metaphor
It’s only a few decades old, but our reliance on the internet is almost total: financially, structurally and emotionally
Apparently, it gets worse the older you get
Sometimes I talk to people, now dead, who made an imprint on my life
Daughter Number Four’s sassy slang is the start of a realisation that her generation is different to that of her embarrassing parents