THE REVIEW Several weeks on from the United Nations Climate Change Conference, Elaine Butler examines the real impact Although some, like Teresa Anderson, a climate policy coordinator at ActionAid International,…
THE ARTICLE Linnea Dunne on whether 'burnout' can or should be a medical diagnosis, and what happens when you brain goes into a chronic stress state... We were about…
THE ESSAY Esther O'Moore Donohoe has tried it all, and might just invest in a horsesh*t scented candle... Coconut oil infused drill-bits, yoga mats made from recycled Moon Cups,…
Psychotherapist Ejiro Ogbevoen on how she changed her mind about zoom therapy... I was convinced I would never offer counselling online. This was a decision I made a few years…
From Hermit to Hierophant: Sarah Maria Griffin is back with some interesting reading (of Tarot, that is...) A week into the new year and I’m finding the month, frankly, hard.…
THE REVIEW Victoria Kennefick discovers the joys of introversion and why – in particular – it's not a child's job to be extroverted unnecessarily ‘Sedatephobia’ is an intense aversion…
THE ESSAY Senator Lynn Ruane on the selling of spirituality and the commodification of wellness... As we enter 2022, with New Year resolutions being at the fore of all…
THE REVIEW Men rarely know, women consider it dogma. The Ick – a noughties phenomenon revisited via TikTok – has resurfaced in the cultural zeitgeist in a big way.…
THE ESSAY In the homeless crisis where 10,000 people are in emergency accommodation, where the fuck am I supposed to have sex? artist Eimear Walshe asks. By Emma Dwyer.…
THE ARTICLE The pandemic kicked off a return to home for many around the country, Edaein O’Connell looks at what happened next... Many of us will never forget March…
Doomscrolling, living in fight or flight mode, and working from home make it hard to unplug. Psychotherapist Sarah Crosby considers how to set boundaries for downtime... Since March of last…
THE EXTRACT Celebrating 25 years of Rachel, and ahead of the release of Again, Rachel next February, we've got an extract from the 1.5 million copy selling book Rachel's Holiday…
THE REVIEW Esther O’Moore Donohoe on getting through the post Christmas do-nothing days... Congratulations! You made it through the wilderness and arrived at Twixmas, the special time of year…
THE REVIEW Aisling Keenan asks the question on behalf of confused viewers everywhere... As a card-carrying, line-quoting fan of Sex and the City, and a confused and frustrated viewer…
THE ARTICLE Is the millennial lack of faith responsible for the rise in anxiety and depression in recent years? Or is a collective step back from organised religion simply…
THE ESSAY As our second covid Christmas approaches, Cassie Delaney learns about an Icelandic tradition that sounds like the perfect silent night. Joyous as it may be, Christmas…
Annajoy O’Gorman writes about when IVF doesn’t work, confronting the possibility of a childless future, and how Instagram provided the answer... Instagram has been around for ten years and I’ve…
THE EXTRACT Our extract this week is from The Liminal: Notes on life, race and Direct Provision in Ireland We can’t wait for a new dawn when the Othering…
THE ESSAY A recent violation brings Emma Doran back to a childhood incident... TW: This piece contains mention of sexual assault When I was about 12, I was out…
THE ARTICLE Linnea Dunne sat down with V’cenza Cirefice and Oana Marian from the Dublin Ecofeminists to find out... It’s perhaps indicative of a lot of things that I…
THE REVIEW Esther O’Moore Donohoe spent thirteen years waking up before five o'clock; here’s what happened next... If I’ve learned nothing else in my life (and I haven’t) I…
THE ESSAY Sandrine Uwase Ndahiro on the policing of the Black lived experience, particularly when it comes to relationships. I remember coming across a poll on Twitter last year…
The Article Pat Kane looks at the ways in which children are affected by the climate emergency and how to help them with eco-anxiety... Our planet is hurting and…
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... …
Annajoy O’Gorman writes about when IVF doesn’t work, confronting the possibility of a childless future, and how Instagram provided the answer... Instagram has been around for ten years and I’ve…
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…
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