Not caring about exams was teenage me’s bluntest form of rebellion. My kids are different
They’re self-motivated, I think you’d call it. All I know is that I can take no credit for their industry
Róisín Ingle columns
They’re self-motivated, I think you’d call it. All I know is that I can take no credit for their industry
A man introduced himself to me as Nick Hornby but I’ve interviewed Nick Hornby before and it wasn’t the same man
It all starts so well, standing in a queue for drinks, as I shut down a man attempting to cut the queue and get praised for my fearlessness
The city is buzzing with shoppers and tourists when we visit for Queenie’s birthday lunch
I don’t feel bad about my neck (chintastic) or my belly (generous) or my hands (they look older than I feel) but lately I feel funny about my hair
Impromptu trip to a charity shop yielded a copy of classic Maeve Binchy collection
Making friends in your 50s is an adventure – you just have to grasp that nettle
I’ve decided I am going to write one letter a week. I’ve even ordered a new writing set
I thought about making a balloon arch for the birthday party a la Meghan Markle, but she makes it look too hard
Sometimes it feels like I’ve spent my whole life losing and learning
My friend Jan Brierton asked me to buy an offensively named item for a very special occasion
But I was also grateful. I am still careful about the links I click on but I am not as afraid of cancer content
Róisín Ingle: I worried that my after-dinner talk was too grim, but my speech – especially the death content – went down well
I invited Jonny for dinner on Leap Day hoping he wouldn’t twig the significance of the date
My neighbour at the next machine was visibly agitated because my frozen pizzas were spilling on to his purple sprouting broccoli
Looking for a solution to the perennial ‘what’s for dinner’ question? The world’s most powerful blender - albeit for a high price - will have the answer
After wandering through the War and the Mind exhibition, we emerge blinking into the London sunshine pondering the fragility of everything
I walk out of that door and my mind turns from the existential to the everyday
Some people might say that, if you’re at a party, sit-down mingling is by its sedentary nature not mingling at all. It does have a downside
I decided I would channel my late uncle, who ‘could eat an apple through a letterbox’ and wore flip-flops all year round
It turns out I have a pretty decent lob. For balance, I should mention that at one point I also accidentally whacked myself on the forehead with a racquet
I’m pretty hopeful this love will be everlasting. Let’s hope it lasts longer than the rings, anyway
Last year, after receiving a serious medical diagnosis the shock propelled me to make a few permanent, self-improving lifestyle changes
No dud moments and no time for toilet breaks as 50,000 fans - including Róisín Ingle - scream and whoop through the hits
We asked a range of people – including refuseniks – to tell us about the moments that make their season bright
A friend of mine stands by his thesis: A Fairytale of New York is not a Christmas song
It’s a nailbiting time for readers. Five Irish authors have won the Booker since it began in 1969
Parish halls around the country are places where harmony of all kinds can be found
The last time we went out for a Sunday roast a few years ago the Yorkshire puddings were a terrible disappointment
It was a text message purporting to be from Revolut that got me in the end
Musician Pádraig Dwyer and I are singing murder ballads at the Dracula After Dark event in this year’s Big Scream festival in Dublin’s North East Inner City
You find it wherever you can when man’s inhumanity is dominating a relentlessly dark news cycle
Róisín Ingle: There are things you can’t write in a review of a U2 concert for The Irish Times, like how you cried uncontrollably for much of the gig
The Saltee Sauna is a wood-fired hot box with a view in Kilmore Quay, Co Wexford
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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