We love to plonk a dead relative in the sittingroom for a day or two

These creatures have made a laughing stock of me. There’s an army of them working shifts, and I’m not the only local feeding them

Weight Watchers is floundering but the damaging diet culture it spawned is going nowhere

Our fetishisation of a bit of sun causes me to retreat, to resent

I do care about Complete Aisling books being used by Meta to train its AI systems. I just feel helpless to do anything about it

Before a work-related trip to Zurich, I received the usual ‘very dear’ warnings. And with good reason

Events are springing up for those who want an old-school club experience without the attendant exhaustion the next morning

Many poor, harmless fools will choose a nice, rounded time such as 10am. So, you want to aim for 9.20am or 9.50am

I am church-averse but I know the comfort that religion can bring

Watching the fourth instalment of the series required meticulous preparation - and the film didn’t disappoint

In less than an hour, no fewer than four men with substantial backpacks burst past me. After being clobbered by the first two, I was incredulous

I am a woman of the world, I reasoned. I could take on a pesky tap

Plenty of other countries are green but get much less excited about it

I’m not recovered from my eating disorder and the mental challenges behind it

Imagine landing down to some place in the country and being asked to move a car, only to have to admit you only drive automatic

Wherever bingo happens, it’s taken seriously, but what a gorgeous way to spend an icy January evening

A month after we thought we were saying farewell for good, the poor 46A is still traversing Dublin city, handbag in hand and mortified about all the fuss

Consider this a free life-lesson in what not to buy for a child. Or, alternatively, what to buy for the child of a sworn enemy

Miniature things deliver such a shot of dopamine into our brains. I know you’ve giggled at those tiny Nutellas

Anyone serious about their waste collection strategy has been Jenga-ing cardboard into the green bin since late October