Louise O’Neill: ‘My career took off. My life changed. And I fell apart’‘It felt like a lot of people really hated me. I suppose I felt really scared a lot of the time’Sat May 14 2022 - 06:05
Jennifer O’Connell: Wagatha trial shows a tabloid culture that despises womenIt is disturbing that tales of catfighting women have caused a media frenzySat May 14 2022 - 01:00
Jennifer O’Connell: Filleting of Amber Heard too late to be a cautionary taleWhat hope has any alleged victim when highest court in US has declared that women are not to be trusted?Sat May 07 2022 - 01:00
Jennifer O’Connell: The Happy Pears’ expertise is in marketing themselvesHaving thousands of Instagram followers does not turn the twins into medical expertsSat Apr 30 2022 - 01:00
Is the pursuit of happiness making us miserable?The idea that you have to always be happy is what makes people unhappy – ironicallySun Apr 17 2022 - 06:00
The Burkes of Castlebar: Who are the high-achieving family from Co Mayo?Ammi Burke’s Arthur Cox hearing is the latest high-profile case involving a family memberSat Apr 09 2022 - 06:00
Those hosting Ukrainian refugees are not virtue-signalling do-goodersHost families are ordinary people with lives of their own. They need our help.Sat Apr 09 2022 - 01:00
Winning the fight against cancer: ‘It’s just miraculous’St James’s Hospital has made huge strides in battling common cancersSat Apr 02 2022 - 06:00
Could the Will Smith slap be the end of hot-take culture?The dizzying collective response is a reminder that procrastination is underratedSat Apr 02 2022 - 01:00
Jennifer O’Connell: Covid has taught our health system nothingMass experiment infantilised five million for two years and then let them act freelySat Mar 26 2022 - 01:00
‘She’s just like anyone else’: Camilla visits de Bromhead’s stable in KnockeenPrince Charles addresses Waterford reception in Irish as three-day trip continuesThu Mar 24 2022 - 07:40
‘I’ve written about my pubic hair and drunken adventures so there is a fear of loss of gravitas’Elizabeth Boyle’s memoir blends sex, medieval Ireland and childhood abandonmentSat Mar 12 2022 - 06:00
Jennifer O’Connell: Britain’s response to Ukraine is a stain that won’t wash outUK behaving like it just noticed its capital, nicknamed ‘Londongrad’, is full of dodgy Russian moneySat Mar 12 2022 - 01:00
Fake news from Ukraine: 7 steps to identify misinformation and disinformationIf you don’t want to be an unwitting part of sharing propaganda, follow these stepsWed Mar 09 2022 - 12:30
‘We are hiring’, but who will staff our shops, pubs and restaurants?The big question this year in Dingle is who is going to staff the pubs, restaurants and hotelsSat Mar 05 2022 - 06:00
When middle-class white people are being bombed we pay attentionRussian invasion shows the western world is steeped in a thick stew of colonialist tropesSat Mar 05 2022 - 01:00
Step by step, how to get a divorce in IrelandIf at all possible, do the hard work outside of the courtroom to avoid a costly legal battleSun Feb 27 2022 - 06:00
Jennifer O’Connell: Some ration their heating as others shop for Jimmy ChoosThe opening of Brown Thomas’s new Dundrum mecca this week was jarringSat Feb 26 2022 - 01:00
Masks are going. So is it time for other social habits to return?Should we hug? Can I eat on the bus? Here’s a rough etiquette guide as restrictions changeWed Feb 23 2022 - 11:00
Jennifer O’Connell: Is Britain suffering from Stockholm syndrome?Prince Andrew hinted he'll rebrand as as a sex abuse campaigner. How much more will British taxpayers take?Sat Feb 19 2022 - 01:00
Jennifer O’Connell: Is making everyone equally unhappy the plan?One good news initiative after another failed to cheer a disgruntled public. Until housing is fixed, nothing is fixedSat Feb 12 2022 - 01:00
Victoria Beckham has eaten the same dinner daily for 25 years. That’s not ‘clean’ eatingEveryone knows ‘clean eating’ is just dieting rebranded for the Instagram generationMon Feb 07 2022 - 14:48
‘With vaccinations, emotions trump all the facts and logic’Emily Edwards on how her novel explores the grey areas of a highly contentious subjectSat Feb 05 2022 - 06:00
We’re told to follow the science, except when it comes to nuclear powerOpposition to nuclear energy is still grounded in emotion, fear and rhetoricSat Feb 05 2022 - 01:00
Cotdesking? The home office desk that’s dividing the InternetCapitalism gone mad or a neat stopgap for parents? For me, it would have been life-changingTue Feb 01 2022 - 10:15
‘It’s been quite the journey’ – Life as a trans person in IrelandCody Sweeney is positive about his future. But trans people in Ireland face many challengesSat Jan 29 2022 - 06:00
Jennifer O’Connell: The end of the emergency has not lived up to the hypeIf the Covid emergency really is over, why does it feel like such an anti-climax?Sat Jan 29 2022 - 01:00
Jennifer O’Connell: Ireland has a proud history of blind eyes, hypocrisy and empty wordsConversation on violence against women means nothing if system doesn't changeSat Jan 22 2022 - 01:00
Older women on gender-based violence: ‘It’s too much to expect a sudden watershed moment’Three women in their 70s speak about how violence against women has evolved over timeMon Jan 17 2022 - 20:23
Dr Mike Ryan: The Irish man leading the WHO Covid responseDr Ryan is appearing at the Irish Times Winter Nights festivalSat Jan 15 2022 - 06:00
Here’s what women don’t want to happen after the murder of Ashling MurphyJennifer O'Connell: ‘Stop giving us advice on how to stay safe. Stop glamourising violent men’Sat Jan 15 2022 - 01:00
Ashling Murphy was just going for a run. Tomorrow, some other woman will be just going homeJennifer O’Connell: Platitudes don’t keep women safe. We need a national strategyThu Jan 13 2022 - 12:47
Ireland has high hopes for 2022 – apart from weather events, housing and pricesLatest Ipsos Global Trends survey shows we are a nation of closet optimistsSat Jan 08 2022 - 06:00
Show trial? The only show is the one Djokovic is making of himselfTwo years on, we all know a Novak Djokovic and they’re increasingly hard to takeSat Jan 08 2022 - 01:00
Can antigen tests properly detect Omicron?Could rapid antigen tests be missing some cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19?Fri Jan 07 2022 - 19:00
If she were still here, Marian Finucane would have a lot to say about the manelsTwo years after the broadcaster’s death, how much has really changed for professional women?Sat Jan 01 2022 - 01:00
Christmas can be a circuit breaker for the fury and suspicionNo one was worrying about what they’d get for Christmas, so long as it wasn’t OmicronFri Dec 24 2021 - 10:06
Partition, armchair epidemiology and Joe Duffy: 2021’s top conversation killersA guide to surviving the inevitable rows and getting one up on your loved ones this ChristmasFri Dec 24 2021 - 06:00
Rent crisis: ‘I’m stuck in a limbo between adulthood and childhood’A new series on Ireland’s undersupplied rental market and the toll it’s taking on societySat Dec 18 2021 - 06:00
At some point, Sinn Féin will need to confront its violent past and grapple with 'sorry'Party has mastered the non-apology but will need to confront its pastSat Dec 18 2021 - 01:00
Children, porn and exploitation: ‘I was 11, trying to hide this huge secret’A recent study found 8 per cent of 13- to 17-year-olds had received sexual messages onlineSat Dec 11 2021 - 06:00
What happens when the bank of mum and dad runs dry?Inter-generational wealth transfers are now only happening for the wealthySat Dec 11 2021 - 01:00
‘They’ve got these alien features’: The rise of unregulated cosmetic procedures in IrelandA boom in fillers among young women worries dermatologists and surgeonsSat Dec 04 2021 - 06:00
Jennifer O’Connell: Parents are being gaslit into masking childrenHaving more diverse groups involved in decision-making isn’t just about fairness, it’s about better decisionsSat Dec 04 2021 - 01:03
Jennifer O’Connell: Monstering the unvaccinated is satisfying but not helpfulMisplaced fear and distrust of authority must be addressed in clear Covid messagingSat Nov 27 2021 - 01:00
ICU doctors speak out: ‘There’s no optimistic scenario. There’s only pessimism and carnage’Doctors at Dublin’s Mater hospital say the system is on the brink and lockdown looks likelySat Nov 20 2021 - 06:00
Jennifer O’Connell: Rebranding housing insecurity as a lifestyle choice is nonsenseAirbnb’s latest intervention fails to take account of reality facing many young peopleSat Nov 20 2021 - 01:00
Jennifer O'Connell: We've had enough of being micro-managed by NphetPublic would respond better to clear rules than to clamour of discordant messagingSat Nov 13 2021 - 01:00
‘The campervan broke my heart.’ Lockdown purchases we wish we’d never madeA hidden pandemic of buyer’s remorse is sweeping through Irish homesWed Nov 10 2021 - 06:00
About Adam: The virtual hug that went around the worldAfter capturing the hearts of the nation, Adam is now the inspiration for a new bookSat Nov 06 2021 - 06:00
