Why do parents still view a trade as a consolation career prize for their kids?
I worry about my daughter. Our education system is preparing students for a world that may disappear
Labubu dolls will be piling up in landfill in six months’ time
Apart from the epoch-defining waste of it all, there’s a baffling human tendency to want something just for the sake of having it
My wife speaks to me from other parts of the house, for reasons that puzzle me
She denies she does this long-distance talking at all and insists the problem is me being deaf
My granddaughter’s birthday party was partially a celebration, but also to mark a departure
It was a party partially to celebrate a birthday, but also to mark a departure
We decided to drive the new EV across the country. It wasn’t long before things became tense
I looked for a charging point at every garage we passed. It was striking how few there were
Gardening feels like outdoor housework to me but my wife is caught in its grip
When I say Herself ‘announced’ to me that she would like a raised bed, I really mean ‘instructed’
One of the greatest joys of an overpriced meal out in Dublin’s southside? Eavesdropping
In an expensive restaurant on Dublin's southside, everyone acts like they deserve to be there
Yes, I’m a grump, but I don’t get all the fuss about barbecues
You have to sit there and munch on your insect-laced burger and declare it to be delicious to stroke the ego of a man who barely knows how to switch on a kettle
Imagine lying on your death bed and thinking - I’ve had a good run. I went to a lot of meetings
Most meetings are, at best, a waste of the working day, and at worst, an egregious, soul-sucking waste of life itself
Irish people are great with words but we’re terrible communicators
If an Irish person invites you over, you know to wait until they’ve reissued the invitation at least twice
I was unfazed by a near car crash, so why does a dental visit leave me quivering?
I feel implements are used to scratch around inside
Seán Moncrieff: In the not-too-distant future four of my five children may live overseas
Seán Moncrieff: ‘No thank you’ is her preferred method of refusal and that’s why she is an effective negotiator
An encounter near Barcelona’s Sagrada Família taught me a lesson about other tourists
I was in Barcelona, near the Sagrada Família: tourist central. Everyone was narky
Once artists start selling for vast sums of cash they become a business, except for one
I left it with the itchy feeling that we should all be doing more about our world
Yes, we allow our nine-year-old out on her own
Keep the kids at home, and give them internet access? That’s where the real monsters are