My dad’s not around for Father’s Day but I know how we’d spend it if he was
I am now ready to relate the story of the time I massacred my late father’s tropical fish collection
Shout out to the woman who trapped me in my car in Tesco car park
It seems there’s little or no policing of bad motorist behaviour – so I guess I’ll have to go on my own personal traffic patrol
I’m the most efficient person to ever go through airport security. Here’s why
Will the bag-sizer of doom topple my crown for Best Girl at the Airport?
I’m a late convert to the charms of the self-important little dog
My friend’s dog rips through toys like he’s making a wage doing it. He steals shoes. He piddles on the curtains. He’s perfect
I decided to buy almost nothing in 2025. Here’s how it is going
In the local freecycle and swapping groups, anything goes – and the audacity of some of the posts are breathtaking
Now that I am a bus driver extraordinaire, I can pass my wisdom on to you
There’s no point in daintily pumping the huge brake pedal with your toes because next thing you’ll be through the window of a Spar
Smartphones at Pope Francis’s funeral didn’t feel out place to me. It’s 2025
We love to plonk a dead relative in the sittingroom for a day or two
Squirrels don’t hibernate? This information shook me to my core
These creatures have made a laughing stock of me. There’s an army of them working shifts, and I’m not the only local feeding them
Two decades after Weight Watchers, I still have unhealthy attitudes to certain foods
Weight Watchers is floundering but the damaging diet culture it spawned is going nowhere
The Irish live for a sunny day, but with it comes the pressure of having the ‘perfect’ day
Our fetishisation of a bit of sun causes me to retreat, to resent
Emer McLysaght: Fighting Big Tech, Big Landlord and Big Pharma seems insurmountable
I do care about Complete Aisling books being used by Meta to train its AI systems. I just feel helpless to do anything about it
Emer McLysaght: Five lessons Dublin can learn from Zurich
Before a work-related trip to Zurich, I received the usual ‘very dear’ warnings. And with good reason
A ‘middle-aged rave’ that ends before midnight? I’ll get my dancing shoes
Events are springing up for those who want an old-school club experience without the attendant exhaustion the next morning
Emer McLysaght: The best way to enjoy the hotel breakfast buffet and why I love a dry fry
Many poor, harmless fools will choose a nice, rounded time such as 10am. So, you want to aim for 9.20am or 9.50am
Is it hypocritical of me to go to a funeral but not a Communion?
I am church-averse but I know the comfort that religion can bring