Seán Moncrieff: Day two of parental leave and we’ve already learned something new
Day two of parental leave and we’d already learned something new. I’m looking forward to the rest of it
I’ve got sucked into stupid rows online and regretted it afterwards. So why keep going back for more?
When social media first took off, it was presented as a public commons, where people could exchange ideas and interests. What it eventually became couldn’t be further from that civilised concept
I come from a generation where it’s a given that the man will always have a toolbox
This is one aspect of being a man that can be benign and useful; even an expression of love
Seán Moncrieff: I have no idea why a woman at a dinner party decided to tell this untrue story about me
Nothing brings people together like knowing another person who is a bit of a melt
A large swathe of the country looks at the 2 Johnnies and sees themselves
On their last 2FM show, a notable theme emerged from listeners' voice notes: it was great to hear culchies on the radio
Passion overload: Is everyone really that excited about everything?
The dawn of the passion-industrial complex has brought with it a sort of tyranny, especially for young people
Seán Moncrieff: Modern, affluent Ireland lost the need for the church’s supernatural explanations
We’re better off now so less in need of supernatural explanations, but a family First Communion still felt significant
Seán Moncrieff: I have my reasons for not wanting to celebrate 20 years of my radio show
Seán Moncrieff: I have a job which explicitly involves drawing attention to myself, but I don’t enjoy drawing attention to myself
Seán Moncrieff: The day my daughter went into surgery is the day I failed her
You have to accept that at some point, you will fail your children, sometimes spectacularly
Seán Moncrieff: The gift of having the whole house to myself wasn’t really a gift at all
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
Seán Moncrieff: We all need some degree of privacy so we can quietly define ourselves
The danger with this – whether you’re Taylor Swift or you have a dozen followers on Instagram – is that it can quickly become performative
Seán Moncrieff: What does the word ‘woke’ really mean?
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
Seán Moncrieff: As dull as it is, queuing isn’t just a cultural habit – it says something about society
Even among kids, queue-jumping is frowned upon. They understand that the queue is essentially egalitarian
Seán Moncrieff: Psoriasis is one of the flaws that make me who I am
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
Seán Moncrieff: To the British, the Irish aren’t really foreign
The British – or more specifically, the English – think of us as their fun cousins. The ones you want to sit with at weddings