“Our first relationships were usually branding exercises in themselves, with the sole purpose to take us from ‘frigid’ to ‘the girl who has a boyfriend’”
THE ESSAY Megan Cassidy charts how social media – specifically Instagram Stories – have evolved to become the ultimate tool for relationship PR My sisters and I have always…
THE EXTRACT Our extract this week is an essay by Bronagh McAtasney, taken from the book The New Frontier: Reflections from the Irish Border, which is edited by James…
THE REVIEW Edaein O’Connell has a gratitude journal on her bedside table. Dates of entry stopped on 8 May 2020. The first entry? Written on 1 May 2020... There’s…
THE ARTICLE Emma Dwyer talks to Fiona Reilly, artist and mother, about her new work inspired by the unpaid labour of parenting When artist Fiona Reilly was on maternity…
THE ARTICLE “I noticed a bump on my leg. I was in denial about it”- as nightclubs opened back up, Jessica Viola investigates the spiking crisis in Dublin... …
THE REVIEW Caitlin McBride asks whether the phenomenon that is Real Housewives has crossed the line from reality into absurdity... There have been a handful of unifying experiences of…
THE ESSAY Sheena Madden draws from 20 years experience of depression to pass on the coping skills she has honed over time. When I’m depressed I’m irritable and often…
THE EXTRACT Our extract this week is from Sorry for Your Trouble by Ann Marie Hourihane... Lyra McKee 24 April 2019 ‘Do you know where St Anne’s Cathedral is?’…
Emma Doran explains why she thinks it might just be time to do so... Up until 1973 in Ireland, once married, women had to give up work. Sure, some days…
As the world speeds back up, Sarah Maria Griffin’s monthly column considers the ghost of her former self, learning to say no, and the Seven of Pentacles It’s late in…
Gillian Roddie on how living with Covid means give up on the need for definitive answers A year ago this month I wrote in Rogue about how we were feeling…
Writing is a form of activism. Sandrine Uwase Ndahiro examines the functionality of literature in celebrating the ‘New Irish’... The transformative period Ireland finds itself in makes it imperative to…
On the verge of making a clothes transition video, Esther O’Moore Donohoe contemplates ditching the apps On the 4th of October 2021 the world held its breath when Instagram, WhatApp…
Linnea Dunne speaks to Lisa Murphy about why she had to launch GoFundMe to get help... *TW: This piece contains references to eating disorders “It’s about 50 times a day…
Elaine Butler explains how we have ended up with so much extra packaging on food, and how to avoid it going forward... How on earth did we end up with…
Our extract this week is from Comrades. Comrades is an essay collection in which award-winning journalist Rosita Boland explores the many friendships that have shaped her life... By the end of the…
Niamh O’Donoghue explains why Elinor Cleghorn’s Unwell Women will make you rethink everything you know about women’s health in a man-made world... What do dead bees, rabid dogs, afflicted men,…
Jette Virdi on why she’s shutting down other mums’ conversations about restricting food and judging bodies... I can tell I’ve pissed them off. The hushed silence and the looks going…
Our extract this week is from Décor Galore, the latest book by DIY (or should we say She-IY) queen, Laura de Barra... WHO IS SHE? The living room! What a…
Jordanne Jones recommends two old school and two current horror films, with the goal of changing the perception of the genre and encouraging some spooky viewing this Halloween... *Includes subtle spoilers…
You’re not special… and that’s a beautiful thing, says Megan Cassidy... ‘We’re all disposable’, my acupuncturist mused, tapping a needle into my left forearm. ‘Every single one of us, no…
Linnea Dunne investigates living with UTIs and Interstitial Cystitis As a waitress prone to urinary tract infections, I used to sympathise with the women who ordered cranberry juice. I knew…
What happens when you and your family have fallen between the bureaucratic gaps in the housing crisis, by Emma Dwyer Recently I ticked one off the bucket list. I talked…
We are delighted to have a hilarious piece from the penultimate book in the 'Aisling' series, Aisling and the City, by Sarah Breen and Emer McLysaght, as our extract this…
This week, rogue's Cassie Delaney and Aisling Keenan give their recommendations for the best in-depth, long form, story-driven podcasts they've listened to lately... CASSIE'S RECOMMENDATIONS I’m going to lose the…
With 10% of the population unvaccinated, our collective immunity against Covid-19 is threatened. Here Gillian Roddie writes about compassionately facing our unvaccinated friends, the importance of a fully vaccinated society…
Our extract this week is from The Guinness Girls: A Hint of Scandal by Emily Hourican. ‘Manning, bring cocktails to the drawing room,’ Maureen called. She pronounced her words carefully,…
Aoife Rooney's experience of being an only child is one she's comfortable with, but is everyone else? When I tell people that I am an only child, more often than…
As its third season releases, Jenn Gannon wonders if the innate sexual tension is responsible for the runaway success of HBO's Succession... Succession shifts perceptions, interlinking comedy, drama and tragedy.…
We're not sure if it's because we're in the industry or because media movies are just BRILLIANT, but as a genre, we're deeply into it. Here are ten of our…
Liadán Hynes interviews Shon Faye about her new book, The Transgender Issue “We are not an ‘issue’ to be debated and derided,” Shon Faye writes in the concluding lines of…
Back of the line is a new series of stories, written by our columnist Senator Lynn Ruane, from the back of the line... "People who need support the most are…
Cassie Delaney investigates the Irish media industry and reveals a culture of sexism, assault and cover-up... Rome wasn’t built in a day. In fact, there was a period of over…
Haifa based writer khulud khamis describes what the last two weeks have been like for the Palestinians of her city, her fears of returning to the status quo, and hope…
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Yara Alagha on the situation in Palestine; the importance of language, Israeli settler colonialism and ways we can help the cause. For many families who returned to their homes in…
In the wake of the McGinley family’s tragedy, Sophie White writes about mental illness, stigma, motherhood and the real social change needed. Tw* this piece contains references to suicide. I…
