Fr Peter McVerry: A saint? If he is, he’s an angry one‘There are 15,000 people homeless. And much worse is coming down the road’Sat Oct 27 2018 - 06:00
If men had periods, tampons would have been made obsolete decades agoThe Tampax Cup shows the politics of periods are changing – but still too slowlyThu Oct 25 2018 - 06:00
Ambition: Why is it still a dirty word for women?Girls are chided for being pushy or bossy. But ambition should be celebratedSat Oct 20 2018 - 06:00
Renting a video together was like updating Facebook to ‘in a relationship’Jennifer O'Connell: Add slow sets to the list of things I love that are already, or about to become, obsoleteSat Oct 20 2018 - 06:00
Have yourself a Meghan Markle pregnancy, not a rigid royal oneKate Middleton acted like childbirth was no tougher than a game of croquet, writes Jennifer O’ConnellMon Oct 15 2018 - 12:22
Jennifer O'Connell: ‘He conquered the mountain and his grief, one faltering step at a time’People began to notice the old man with the neat white hair, paint-spattered cuffs and the cotton bag that held his sketchbookSat Oct 13 2018 - 06:00
If you've been gaslit or cheated on Rebecca Humphries is worth listening toStrictly star and comedian Seann Walsh’s ex-girlfriend walked away with dignity and powerTue Oct 09 2018 - 13:12
It’s not illegal to watch porn on public transport. But is it wrong?Navigating the etiquette of watching porn in public is actually pretty simple. Don’tWed Oct 03 2018 - 09:26
Ireland’s trans children: ‘I didn’t know what ‘trans’ meant. I just felt that I was a woman’Four young transgender people on growing up, coming out and being acceptedSat Sept 29 2018 - 06:00
Jennifer O’Connell: I’m going to spend time on my own. It’s terrifyingI once scored 95% on the extrovert scale, which basically means I’m terribly needySat Sept 29 2018 - 06:00
‘Nuns and prostitutes’: Ireland’s hopeless attitude to women’s healthJennifer O’Connell: Sexually censorious attitudes create stigma and cost livesSat Sept 22 2018 - 06:00
Is it too much to hope that this is how it all ends for Katie Hopkins?The undoing of hate-peddler Hopkins is the perfect parable for the age of outrageTue Sept 18 2018 - 13:09
We don’t talk about ‘career men’, so don’t call me a ‘working mum’Jennifer O’Connell: Yes, I am a mother who works, but is there any other kind?Sat Sept 15 2018 - 06:00
Serena Williams cartoon: outrage-mongering or old-fashioned racism?Irish observers might be reminded of our grim history at the hands of ‘Punch’Tue Sept 11 2018 - 15:21
How’s your ‘digital wellbeing’? Facebook’s anti-addiction driveThe social media giant wants to make us less tech-dependent. Isn't it a little late for that?Sat Sept 08 2018 - 06:00
What happens when you don’t get enough sleep?Sleep is not optional. Getting only six hours a night is a form of slow euthanasiaSat Sept 08 2018 - 06:00
Key question for prospective presidents: are they fit to be let out?Jennifer O’Connell: Race for the Áras is like the first round of ‘Ireland’s Got Talent’Sat Sept 08 2018 - 06:00
Cosmopolitan magazine cover criticised for ‘promoting obesity’Plus-size model Tess Holliday's cover shoot causes controversy but is obesity the real issue?Mon Sept 03 2018 - 12:43
Unicorns are the new princesses, but where’s the new pink?Jennifer O’Connell: Gender neutrality is all very well, but children want to fit in at schoolSat Sept 01 2018 - 06:00
Pontifacts: All the papal questions you never thought to askWhere can you buy his socks? Which predecessor once put a dead body on trial?Sat Aug 25 2018 - 06:00
The pope’s visit: some numbers you’ll be sickened to hearThe church’s playbook for dealing with abuse in Pennsylvania is horribly familiarSat Aug 25 2018 - 06:00
#HimToo: What happens if the aggressor is a woman?The #MeToo movement is experiencing growing pains as it enters a new phaseSat Aug 25 2018 - 06:00
Rose of Tralee: ‘A misty-eyed drunk on a New York barstool’Give Daithi a night off, and make it a show for real women who shop in Penneys, may be over 28, don’t want to marry and have opinionsMon Aug 20 2018 - 15:56
Jennifer O’Connell: ‘Come to Dublin and take a homeless child’s bed’Next time you’re moved to fury by something happening to children in Trump’s America, spare a thought for the children in IrelandSat Aug 18 2018 - 06:00
Is it legal to record someone without their consent?'Doing an Omarosa' is as easy as opening an app. But are you breaking the law?Sat Aug 18 2018 - 06:00
Leaving Cert results survival guide: If all else fails, ‘kick the sh*t out of option B’Reframe your parents’ expectations. And yours. Avoid social media. If necessary, lieMon Aug 13 2018 - 17:55
Can you raise a gender-neutral child? Meet the parents who doNumber of parents interested in exploring different approaches is growingSat Aug 11 2018 - 06:15
‘Double kisser beats the single kisser, who in turn trounces the handshake’Jennifer O'Connell: We pretend we’re worldly Europeans, then someone goes for a cheek kiss and the pretence melts awaySat Aug 11 2018 - 06:00
What makes a beautiful woman? Snapchat filter not the answerAs a study of 25 years of Vogue cover stars shows how uniform our conception of beauty is, magazine editors say they’ll embrace more realistic beauty standardsFri Aug 10 2018 - 11:13
A brief history of Ireland in 33 great delusionsThe falsehoods, euphemisms and face-saving ruses that helped make us what we areSat Aug 04 2018 - 06:00
Jennifer O’Connell: Spotify transforms my train home into a time machine‘People who have a habit of moving their lips silently when they read tend to be given a wide berth’Sat Aug 04 2018 - 06:00
Keep calm and stockpile: An Irish parcel for Brexit BritainFrom Sudocrem to 7Up to Marian Keyes: the best of Ireland is going into our Bosca BrexitWed Aug 01 2018 - 06:10
Male infertility: ‘My whole 30s were taken up with trying to have a baby’Sperm counts are falling across the developed world. The truth about the male fertility timebombSat Jul 28 2018 - 06:00
School summer holidays are great . . . for the kidsJennifer O’Connell: I love long vacations – when I’m participating in themSat Jul 28 2018 - 06:00
Jennifer O’Connell: Honestly, it’s a good job we don’t have a summer every yearFor the first time in living memory, families are debating how much they’re prepared to pay to not have to go on holidaySat Jul 07 2018 - 06:00
Jennifer O’Connell: You’re ‘failing’ at life. Here are 47 reasons whyWe’ve an insatiable appetite for people roaring at us about where we’re going wrongSat Jun 30 2018 - 06:00
‘If video gaming is a disease, what’s next: excessive sunbathing?’For most, the worst result of too much time gaming is just too much time gamingSat Jun 23 2018 - 06:30
Jennifer O’Connell: I’m in the parenting golden age. So why do I feel sad?'We should have another baby, I announce. When he stops laughing, my husband reminds me that’s no longer an option'Sat Jun 23 2018 - 06:00
50 of the best picnic spots in IrelandGo, discover, dive into the ham rolls, and leave nothing behind but your footprintsSat Jun 23 2018 - 06:00
MacGill Summer School: Will the gender blindness never end?Listening to the man from MacGill you might conclude women have nothing much to say, or don’t want to say itWed Jun 20 2018 - 13:10
Jennifer O'Connell: Creepy, Actually: Romcoms mistake harassment for romanceIs it time we looked with a more critical eye on the stories we tell about falling in loveSat Jun 16 2018 - 06:00
Jennifer O’Connell: ‘No second date’ rule a sign of a society afraid of its citizensIt’s bad enough infantilising children; infantilising adults is bound to be disastrousSat Jun 16 2018 - 06:00
Jennifer O’Connell: ‘My encounter with a blind woman opened my eyes to a few truths’She was in good form for someone who had nearly been killed twice in the last hourSat Jun 09 2018 - 06:00
Well done in the Mini Marathon, girls. Now back to the kitchenMini Marathon organisers reconsidering inclusion of dishwasher tablets in goody bagsMon Jun 04 2018 - 13:22
What happens inside Ireland’s addiction rehab clinics?‘It could be your sister, your dad, your brother. Addiction doesn’t care who you are’Sat Jun 02 2018 - 06:00
Jennifer O’Connell: ‘I swear Meghan Markle looked directly at me’Not everyone embraced the spectre of a diverse new Britain with the same enthusiasmSat Jun 02 2018 - 06:00
Meghan Markle’s tights are a metaphor for how far she’ll have to go to fit inThey’re not just tights. They’re a sign the Windsorisation of Meghan Markle has begunThu May 31 2018 - 12:05
‘I sighed happily, and realised this is what passes for sexting in our relationship’‘My obsession with household appliances had reached problematic levels’Sat May 26 2018 - 06:00
‘She’ll spice things up’: Britain wakes up to new royal eraMeghan Markle has come to stand for something much more than the woman with whom the affable Prince Harry happened to fall in loveSun May 20 2018 - 11:00
‘It’s the first royal wedding I’ve felt okay waving a Tricolour at’Irish royal watchers were among the Windsor crowd hailing a ‘down to earth’ Duchess of SussexSat May 19 2018 - 15:30
