THE ARTICLE Food writer Jocelyn Doyle digs down into how mushrooms might just save us from ourselves... I’ve always been fascinated by fungus. I was a very weird little…
THE REVIEW Edisana Stephen wonders is open dialogue the only effective therapy? Like you and many others, I am burdened by a variety of old and new traumas. I…
THE ESSAY Esther O’Moore Donohoe on how to stop deluding yourself Let’s imagine a scenario. You’re on the bus home after a long day at work and are just…
THE REVIEW Journalist and marketing manager Amanda Connolly on the realities of the loss of identity faced by working mothers... 348 days. 11 months and 11 days. That’s how…
THE ARTICLE Senator Lynn Ruane on the women looking after the men she has met during the recording of her new podcast Conversations On the Margins When I think…
THE ESSAY Writer Amy Clarkin opens up about living with M.E., missing the traditional life milestones and how she’s learned to design the life that works for her... I’ve…
THE ESSAY Ambition, inadequacy and fulfilment are common stumbling blocks in relationships. Edikan Umoh investigates. Recently, ambition has become an important factor in my life. I mean it always…
THE ARTICLE Lucie Corcoran reframes the idea of self-care through the lens of her newest prized possession... My husband recently dug a ten-year-old kindle out of a press and…
THE REVIEW Esther O’Moore Donohoe investigates what happens when she actually buys fantasy digital wardrobe A recent addition to my hedonistic Sunday night routine is clicking clothes into online…
THE COLUMN In the latest instalment of her column, Clare Egan reflects on disordered eating, body image and the value of being thin Content Warning: This post discusses body…
ANON Our anon series gives space to women both nationally and internationally to share their stories honestly. I’ve gone over and over how I went from being a brilliant…
THE ESSAY Food writer Jocelyn Doyle takes a stand against the concept of ‘breakfast foods’ I’ll never forget the look on my boyfriend’s face the first time he saw…
THE ESSAY Cara Doumbe Kingue writes about the unexpected trauma of a friendship ending, and the search for closure Five months ago, I lost a close friend I thought…
THE REVIEW We're all about women supporting women and female empowerment, right? Yet, women cat fighting and bitching to each other is among our TV of choice? Victoria Stokes…
THE ARTICLE Emma Gleeson examines the potential of a non-patriarchal workplace... Ireland’s first Public Bank Holiday celebrating a woman will occur on St. Brigit’s day next year. Herstory.ie and…
THE ARTICLE Kate Demolder explores why women tend to favour sidekicks over leading men A 2010 psychological study made up of 3,770 adults, recruited via an online survey, suggested that…
THE ESSAY Blessing Dada reflects on being in therapy for a year... *Trigger warning: This piece contains mention of suicide. Recently, I reached a milestone of being in consistent…
THE EXTRACT Our extract this week consists of two incredibly moving poems from Pit Lullabies by Jessica Traynor If You Can Tame a Wildcat, You Can Raise a Baby Lesson…
THE REVIEW Molly Furey writes about standing at a crossroads deciding which path will induce less FOMO... I have thought about my eulogy more than I care to admit…
THE REVIEW Journalist Megan Jones writes about requesting a table for one in a world designed for two. I was in Gothenburg, at the door of a restaurant I…
THE ESSAY Our anon series gives space to women both nationally and internationally to share their stories honestly. I walked into an open mic night in 2016. The woman…
THE EXTRACT Our extract this week is from the newly published A Line Above the Sky by Helen Mort As a runner and climber, I’ve often seen the landscape…
THE ARTICLE Jennifer Bird meets Sister Fran Raia to discuss the decline of the Catholic clergy and how her convent prepared for their future with bold pragmatism... Driving up…
THE ESSAY Anisha Saigal fell in love during the pandemic in the most unexpected way. Every generalised statement about being in love is true. The poetry starts to make…
THE REVIEW Senator Lynn Ruane on her new podcast, Conversations on the Margins, talking to men within the Irish prison system As the title suggests, these are conversations on…
THE TRIBUTE Molly Furey lost her mom in her teens. Now ten years later, she pieces together a portrait of her mother through stories of those that knew her...…
THE EXTRACT Lenny is the story of a young homeless boy in the bayou, who helped by the classic tale The Little Prince, seeks to repair his broken family…
THE ESSAY Jessica Viola discusses having self-awareness, self-assurance and the secret magic of being self-partnered The idea of being ‘self-partnered’ was popularised by Emma Watson in 2019.This supports the…
THE REVIEW Ashley Makombe questions the point of awards season When I was younger, every time awards season came around I would stay up way past my bedtime to…
THE ARTICLE In the first instalment of a new column, Clare Egan questions the value of ambition and, in the context of impending climate collapse, wonders what we should…
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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