Annajoy O’Gorman writes about when IVF doesn’t work, confronting the possibility of a childless future, and how Instagram provided the answer…
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Emily Hourican has written five novels in five years. Here, she writes about what it really takes to have a career as a writer (Spoiler alert: It doesn’t involve sitting…
Farmer and pop star (what a combination) Colm Conlan reflects on lockdowns past, and the current iteration, and the particular and unique toll they have taken, and continue to take,…
There’s only one way past it, and that’s through it. Make friends with the mute, block and unfollow buttons, says Louise Bruton, and it’ll make your life somewhat easier…
From hysteria diagnoses and the myth of the ‘week off’ the pill, Gillian Roddie looks at the world of science, medical biases and why even the beauty industry is tailored…
Natalie B Coleman on sea swimming and finding your tribe in a pandemic, accompanied by a photo story by Jeanne Nicole Ní Áinle. Words by Liadán Hynes. “The shock of…
Isobel Towse writes about what it was like to grow up on Sherkin Island. Someone close to me once said that I had ‘learned to walk on uneven ground’. He…
Online dating right now? A mess. An utter mess. But even before Covid, the gamification element had turned it from a great way to meet someone to a sink hole…
Exploring the world of fan girls, guest contributor Hannah Quearney explores the misogyny that often comes with it and the strong sense of community it provides for neurodivergent teenagers, which…
Having got through the beginning of her gender transition and a new name on her passport, Soula Emmanuel was ready to start a new life in 2020. However, lockdown meant that…