‘I need some help,’ I said to strangers in parked cars in west Cork, explaining our predicament
After seeing the Netflix documentary Marty, Life Is Short, I’ve adopted the actor as an affirming, joy-making mentor ,
The Help author Kathryn Stockett on being fired by her publisher and feeling like a failure
Midway through writing The Calamity Club, her ‘difficult second novel’, the bestselling Mississippi author was fired by publisher. In retrospect, she says, it was a blessing
‘I am very high,’ my friend told ChatGPT. ‘How can I get to sleep?’
When I was recently offered a go of some edibles by a fellow 50-something, I thought about it for a moment
Róisín Ingle: I don’t believe in God. Though lately, quietly, I sometimes wish I did
Róisín Ingle: It feels as though lately, the God so many other people believe in keeps trying to get my attention
My daughters may never be ready to talk about my cancer over a midweek pasta bake
The cheery news is we are all deteriorating as we move towards the ultimate state of necrosis. Accepting this is not depressing, it’s liberating
Róisín Ingle: ‘What is The Beatles?’ the 23-year-old asked. I thought I heard her wrong
I had an out-of-body experience, sitting in a cafe with a 23-year-old who had never heard of The Beatles
Paul O’Connell: ‘I see little difference between a Limerick rugby player and one from a Dublin private school’
Former Ireland, Munster and Lions captain Paul O’Connell talks to Róisín Ingle about how his life still revolves around rugby 10 years after retirement, his love of golf and the difficulties with Munster
Róisín Ingle: Getting a tattoo was my friend’s idea. I’m calling it my ‘mild-life’ crisis
Róisín Ingle: It’s no big deal, only a bit of ink on skin, but also it’s permanent, so it’s sort of a big deal
MasterChef’s new presenter Anna Haugh: ‘I’m really proud I come from Tallaght’
Dublin chef’s new MasterChef presenting role is one of the highest profile gigs in cooking reality television
Growing up a communist in Troubles-era Belfast: We were treated more like ‘comrades’ than children
Poet Sinéad Morrissey’s elegiac memoir describes growing up in Troubles-era Belfast with communist parents
Róisín Ingle: I took my mother to London to see Joyce, her only remaining sibling
Róisín Ingle: Chance to visit her last remaining sibling was a magic key that unlocked our trip to London
Róisín Ingle: The woman has tears in her eyes. We embrace, strangers on a train
Making connections on a trip home from the North while pondering human foibles and frailties
Róisín Ingle: Dublin is a different place. Sandymount a different village. I’m happiest on the other side now
After writing a Magazine column for the best part of 15 years, I flounced off a decade ago. But it turns out I couldn’t quit
‘Most people are thinking about themselves’: Inspiring women share their life lessons
To mark International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating the power of hindsight as a range of influential women give advice to your younger selves
I’m missing some teeth but I can’t stop laughing or grinning
Róisín Ingle: Take light-hearted moments where you find them, even if it exposes your gums