‘We just assumed you were an old woman’: Meet the Bridgets and Brigids of Ireland today We asked a cross-section of women and girls about the importance of being Bridget, from 12-year-old Bridget Crann to 107-year-old Bridget TierneyMon Jan 30 2023 - 06:00
Róisín Ingle: I’ve not had a good January. Has anybody? Maybe there’s no such thingIt is not so much a month as a 31-day-long kick up the arse. The good news is it is nearly overWed Jan 25 2023 - 06:00
Róisín Ingle: The warm and welcoming community I live in is being tainted by protestsIn the wake of rallies in some locations against accommodation of asylum seekers and refugees, all I can think of is children in temporary homes scared of what lies in wait for them outsideWed Jan 18 2023 - 05:00
Róisín Ingle: Middle aged? Embrace it, there’s plenty to enjoy and appreciate about itChildhood had its moments. Crazed youth was a cherished roller coaster. But these are the days of slow living and quiet reflectionWed Jan 11 2023 - 05:00
Róisín Ingle: ‘I love you so much,’ I shout unconvincingly to my struggling selfEvery few days my trainer sends motivational messages on WhatsApp. I’ve mostly stopped rolling my eyesWed Jan 04 2023 - 05:00
Róisín Ingle: Trust me, you don’t want to be a Twixmas personUnfamiliar with Goblin Mode’s hedonistic, vaguely unhygienic but ultimately superior ways? I hereby present my foolproof five-step guideWed Dec 28 2022 - 05:00
Róisín Ingle: Two top hacks for a stress-free ChristmasApologies for boasting, but my own Yuletide troubles are minimalWed Dec 21 2022 - 05:00
‘Gabriel Byrne was spectacular to work with. I am hoping to have a Guinness with him some day’Charlie Mackesy on turning his bestselling book The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse into an animated filmTue Dec 20 2022 - 05:00
Róisín Ingle: I’m in denial about something distressing. Perhaps you are tooAs a strategy to avoid potentially distressing feelings, denial can come in handyWed Dec 14 2022 - 05:00
Peter Coonan: ‘I’m too sensitive. I take things to heart for better or for worse’The actor who played loveable psychopath Fran in Love/Hate and is currently on stage as Finbar in The Weir on being a ‘home bird’ and a dad to three girlsSat Dec 10 2022 - 05:30
Róisín Ingle: I’ve stopped asking people where they’re fromI’ve learned that this seemingly harmless question can be more loaded than it seemsWed Dec 07 2022 - 05:00
‘Try sober socialising, it’s easier than you think’: How to drink more mindfully this ChristmasMost events at this time of year feature booze and plenty of it. If you don’t want to drink as much, here’s howSat Dec 03 2022 - 05:00
Róisín Ingle: Did I find the kindest, most friendly street in Ireland?Counting kindness in Carrick-on-Shannon is easy when it comes to a student’s lost phoneWed Nov 30 2022 - 05:00
Lost touch with pals post-pandemic? Here’s how to rekindle the friendship spark Our social circles shrunk drastically in the pandemic, and for many of us, they haven’t bounced backSat Nov 26 2022 - 05:30
Róisín Ingle: We have a huge new TV, but I’ve banned the World CupWhy? There’s the fact that homosexuality is illegal in Qatar, not to mention the deaths of an estimated 6,000 or more migrant workers thereWed Nov 23 2022 - 05:00
Michelle Obama: ‘Sorry Bono, don’t think for one second you could ever compete’Róisín Ingle appreciates some wise life lessons from the former First Lady, and her MaFri Nov 18 2022 - 15:01
Róisín Ingle: Turns out Blackrock College was a world away from us Pill Hill girls I know which of us were richer, posher and more privileged. And I know which of us were better offWed Nov 16 2022 - 06:01
Róisín Ingle: Like a British politician, I have done a complete U-turn. Sorry, QueenieI’m wearing my body warmer as I type. I’d treated the gift with disdain until I wore it one day and quickly felt both warmer and less sorry for myselfWed Nov 09 2022 - 05:00
Róisín Ingle: If he looks like a Dic and acts like a Dic, let’s call him a DicWhile dictators come in all shapes and sizes they usually have one thing in common: every dictator is in possession of same distinct piece of anatomyWed Nov 02 2022 - 05:00
Geena Davis: ‘I’m definitely not interested in getting married. It would be ridiculous’The actor talks to Róisín Ingle about the enduring legacy of Thelma & Louise, allegations against Bill Murray, advocating for diversity on film, and being diagnosed with ADD in her 40sSat Oct 29 2022 - 05:00
Róisín Ingle: I let Taylor Swift’s music wash over me. Then I heard the lyrics. I nearly fell off the bedKarma is the song I keep returning to. It reminds me that if I want a situation to improve I need to improve it myself — or accept that I can’t and move onWed Oct 26 2022 - 05:00
‘Never boring and always magnificent’: Marian Keyes, Dara Ó Briain and Ifrah Ahmed on their favourite places in Ireland Róisín Ingle asks some of Ireland’s best-known people about the places here that mean the most to themSat Oct 22 2022 - 06:00
‘We are nothing without stories’: The Wonder in WicklowOn the set of the film adaption of Emma Donoghue’s gothic novel, cast and crew describe the process of translating the story to the screenSat Oct 22 2022 - 05:00
Róisín Ingle: ‘What are you wearing?’ I asked my squishy pumpkin. It was from his mother, just as I suspectedMy honey badger is wandering around the house in a long-johns-plus-body-warmer combo, and there is apparently nothing I can do about itWed Oct 19 2022 - 05:00
Róisín Ingle: I asked two young men at a window seat if I could join their pub quiz teamOn our trip to San Francisco we also discovered that the youthful looking John-Boy from the Waltons was in fact 71Wed Oct 12 2022 - 05:00
Róisín Ingle: I’m not an office person. I know that nowIf workers are happier as a result of working from home, why are some organisations so keen to go back?Wed Sept 28 2022 - 05:00
Róisín Ingle: Elizabeth worked hard at being queen. But did she get hot flashes at banquets?It was some life, her reign. Some life sentence, too. I wondered as I watched her funeral if she ever felt, along with the rest of us, like throwing in the towelWed Sept 21 2022 - 05:00
Róisín Ingle: A family holiday to Orlando became a magical dream come trueSix months later, none of us have removed the theme park apps from our phoneSun Sept 18 2022 - 05:00
Róisín Ingle: It all began back in July, when Chris and Kevin started attacking the family homeJason still felt guilty about shooting a rabbit as a small child over 30 years ago so murdering his mini-murder of crows wasn’t a goerWed Sept 14 2022 - 05:00
Garth Brooks fans at Croker: ‘The 400,000 people who bought tickets can’t be wrong’‘I’d get more out of this than some religious services,’ says superfan Fr Brian D’ArcyFri Sept 09 2022 - 20:12
Róisín Ingle: In a body that doesn’t fit mainstream beauty standards, I’ve found a place I feel happy and safeCarla wouldn’t take my ‘I’ve put my back out, sorry, can’t make it’ as a final answer. So I’m at my first Spin class, and I’m sweatingWed Sept 07 2022 - 05:00
My Fair Lady: Giving Eliza Doolittle her due, by reinstating George Bernard Shaw’s endingBartlett Sher’s exuberant production of the classic musical reinstates the ending that George Bernard Shaw always wantedSat Sept 03 2022 - 05:00
‘You can’t listen to the naysayers’: Michael Flatley in flying form at premiere of debut film‘It’s surreal. Everybody told me it was impossible,’ says Riverdance star who wrote, directed, produced and took lead role in anticipated spy thrillerWed Aug 31 2022 - 22:02
Donal Ryan country: Profanity, steely women and heart-lifting viewsThe author’s imagination has been shaped by the landscape of north Tipperary — and the women in his lifeSat Aug 20 2022 - 05:00
Róisín Ingle: In the spirit of embracing August, I’m hanging up my own Gone Fishin’ sign on this columnEven if you’re not on holiday, there’s a holiday mindset. People understand why replies to texts are slower than usual or non-existentWed Aug 03 2022 - 05:00
Róisín Ingle: What makes the Burren the best place to holiday in Ireland 2022?The Irish Times has named the Burren in Co Clare as the Best Place to Holiday in Ireland 2022. There’s so much more on offer for visitors than the famous Cliffs of MoherSat Jul 30 2022 - 06:15
Róisín Ingle: No tea, no air con, no seat booking — another shambolic day on Irish Rail I’d be mortified if I ran Irish Rail. Mortified into action. And I wouldn’t stop until all the unforced errors had been sortedWed Jul 27 2022 - 05:00
Róisín Ingle: I’m living vicariously through my children. That’s a problem, apparentlyMy ‘individuating’ children are suddenly at an age where distance from me is importantWed Jul 20 2022 - 05:00
Daisy Edgar-Jones: ‘When you get famous, it’s a funny concept to get your head around’The star of Normal People talks to Róisín Ingle about family, fame and her upcoming role in Where the Crawdads SingSat Jul 16 2022 - 06:05
Róisín Ingle: Am I a Karen? Are you? It’s impossible to know these daysWhen I complain about any injustice - from a sexist remark on TV to GAA match-day parking around Croke Park - my children use the ‘K’ wordWed Jul 13 2022 - 06:30
Róisín Ingle: At Dublin Airport, people age before my very eyesMaybe instead of moaning on social media or bothering Katie Hannon about it on Liveline you could instead learn to dance in the rain, the airport seems to suggestWed Jul 06 2022 - 05:00
Róisín Ingle: I know the rules. I know it’s not cool to love Bono but I doHe has a big mouth. He should bite his tongue, maybe, but he can’t. I’m glad he doesn’tWed Jun 29 2022 - 06:00
The grief of heartbreak: How to survive losing the love of your lifeVogue columnist Annie Lord talks to Róisín Ingle about her new book, which shares every messy, gory detail of her breakup and the aftermathSat Jun 25 2022 - 06:00
Róisín Ingle: Aggressive befriending is great. It’s just led to the most amazing, vol-au-vent-including experienceA man was minding his own business in his car on Main Street when I approached and asked him, with a straight face, to drive me up to the hairdresserWed Jun 22 2022 - 06:00
Róisín Ingle: Nagging my child has turned me into a monster motherDespite the manuals pointing out how bad nagging is, I became that kind of parentWed Jun 08 2022 - 06:00
Girl From the North Country: Conor McPherson and Bob Dylan beguile audiences on BroadwayRoisin Ingle went to New York to see Girlf From the North CountrySat Jun 04 2022 - 06:00
Róisín Ingle: I have a great Wordle start word – it’s just a bit rudeRóisín Ingle: I have never finished a Crosaire. My head melts even at the thought of the thingWed Jun 01 2022 - 06:00
Róisín Ingle: I sincerely hope no Protestants were harmed in the writing of this columnIt’s not that I’ve never annoyed a Protestant before – I have. But I mostly annoy CatholicsWed May 25 2022 - 06:00
Minnie Driver: ‘Ireland is where it all started for me’Her stunning memoir recalls ‘lovely’ Maeve Binchy and her break-up from Matt DamonSat May 21 2022 - 06:00
Róisín Ingle: We feel the same inside, but to the checkout woman we’re the old folkA rude awakening at the fast-moving conveyor belt in the four-letter supermarketWed May 18 2022 - 06:00
