Megan Cassidy explores the push for perfection online. In the summer of 2019, mega-influencer Arii was at the top of her game. Having amassed 2.5m followers on Instagram, her grid…
Sandrine Uwase Ndahiro examines how Covid -19 and isolation forced her to reconsider the nature of her friendships I never expected Covid to change so entirely how I felt about…
Linnea Dunne on beauty, feminism, and the patriarchy I’m not one to read about celebrity culture, but over the past couple of months, there were two such pieces of news…
After an illness left her with a disability, Cora Kearney went on to set up a business that would change her own, and others’ lives. TW* This piece contains a…
Caitlin McBride on the satisfaction of seeing sisterly bonds explored on television I rarely feel like I see myself on screen. It's even rarer that I build an emotional connection…
Sasha Hamrogue on renting with a young family. I have found it increasingly more difficult to dream about the future. As a long time renter living in Ireland, fantasies about…
Gillian Roddie explores communication in the digital age and what we lose when the internet filters our conversations. Actions really do speak louder than words, along with eye movements, body language,…
Sarah Maria Griffin writes about pulling the death card – a signifier of an inevitable change. Every time I sit down to write, this year, in a capacity where I…
In her latest Back of the Line column, Senator Lynn Ruane questions to what extent we’ve all been in this together. *TW, this piece contains mentions of suicide. "Many continued…
Emma Gleeson on letting go of the ‘when I’m skinny’ narrative The $78 billion diet industry is panicking. In 2020 it lost 21% of it’s value and now the shame-peddlers…
Jenn Gannon considers why seeing a sexually contented woman onscreen is more taboo than witnessing men getting their faces torn off in action films Every so often film Twitter will…
Niamh O’Donoghue on finding her way back to exercise after near paralysis “Niamh, the next time I see you you’re getting a slap!” It’s my mother on a WhatsApp video…
Phones and the pandemic: Esther O’Moore Donohoe on actually answering your phone, voice notes, and video calls Since last March, I am lucky enough to have been in a committed…
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…
