Jette Virdi on gender imbalance in running a home, and the exhaustion of modern life. When I first started writing this, it was a piece all about how I did…
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Laura Keane is a producer, singer, and songwriter from Dublin who performs as ELKAE. Earlier this year, with the live music industry still at a standstill, she took a chance…
Emma Kelly on how to create boundaries, be loyal to yourself and say no. It may be because I have been deep diving Grey’s Anatomy lately (again), or because, let’s face it,…
Kate Brennan Harding reflects on Pride, pink-washing and the meaning of allyship. It has been 22 years since my first Pride March in Dublin. I can remember the rush of…
Cassie Delaney on the nuance of queerness. I come out every day. As I move through life, I fill in forms, I correct pronouns, I mention my girlfriend and I’m…
Madeline Mulqueen’s appearance in the Rubberbandits viral video Horse Outside led to a successful modelling career. She writes about making her way behind the camera, and finding confidence and comfort…
Ashley Makombe speaks to first and second year students on learning in lockdown, and how Covid quashed their college expectations. When college originally shut down in March of last year,…
Kate Brennan Harding describes her experience of Galway’s rental market. I have managed to move around a lot in my life. Moving house is second nature to me, really. I…
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…
Emer O’Neill on going through labour alone during lockdown…