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Do we value men’s art more than women’s?

February 2, 2023
THE REVIEW   The BRIT awards seem to have forgotten that female Artists exist entirely. It prompted Cassie Delaney to examine the gender gap in creative industries.  In news that will surprise exactly zero…
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The untold joy of coasting through life 

February 2, 2023
THE ARTICLE   New year, new me? Pah! Victoria Stokes on why always striving and never just being might not be the best route to success   I’ve always known what…
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The writer, the ghostwriter and the editor

January 15, 2023
THE ESSAY   As the world reacts to Prince Harry's first memoir, Liadán Hynes talks to three publishing experts about the niceties and ethics of navigating writing about real people. Sophie White…
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Hot girl walks: Are walking pads the future of WFH?

January 15, 2023
THE REVIEW   Anyone for another silly little walk? Covid saw us all walking with a vengeance, but our urge to up our step count stuck around and now walking…
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“Watching the whole thing go down felt like a witch hunt…”

January 15, 2023
THE ARTICLE   Ashley Makombe on Megan Thee Stallion and women in the public eye When the first reports of Megan Thee Stallion getting shot came out online I think…
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Why I love January

January 8, 2023
THE ESSAY   Liadán Hynes on setting the bar low and enjoying the month ahead I’m desperately trying not  to sound too smug here. Or deluded – given we’re in…

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Gripped: Why the world latches on to certain local crimes

January 8, 2023
THE REVIEW   In the wake of the tragic murders of four university students in the American state of Idaho, Aisling Keenan looks at the international cases that capture the…
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The rise of the sober curious: how people are reshaping their relationship with alcohol

January 8, 2023
  THE ARTICLE Cassie Delaney looks at the sober curious movement and how more and more young people are changing their relationship with alcohol for the better “I started keeping…
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New Year’s Resolution 

January 2, 2023
Kate Demolder writes about being, breaking and beginning again.  A recent time I am heartbroken; it is New Year’s Eve. I am 24, not nearly 25, haunted by the houses I’d…
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How to get through January

January 2, 2023
Esther O’Moore Donohoe on managing the month ahead Oh hello stranger. ‘January’ is it? My, my. You haven’t darkened our door since this time last year with your unique brand…
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The most unforgettable and unexpected pop culture moments of 2022

January 2, 2023
Cassie Delaney remembers 2022 for what it was - an alternate celebrity universe.  It’s been a year of ups, downs and total curveballs. In all areas of life 2022 was…
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On choosing the right path at a career crossroads

December 24, 2022
THE ESSAY   Kate Gunn on the mid-life career pivot I haven’t had a linear career path. But then, does anyone these days? My road has been more transitory, a…

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Instagram made me pregnant

December 18, 2021
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…
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BACK OF THE LINE #1: At some point, people stop waiting

May 28, 2021
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…
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Lucky to be here: Sexism, assault and cover-ups in Irish media

May 23, 2021
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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“In the afternoon small groups were seen entering buildings and marking doors of Palestinian families with a red marker.” 

May 23, 2021
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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“An entire generation has grown up isolated from the world.”

May 22, 2021
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…