Róisín Ingle

Róisín Ingle: The weight on my daughters’ schoolbooks has nothing on the burden placed on women and girls in Afghanistan

Róisín Ingle: What I’ve learned is that the mood-boosting power of a colourful handknit cannot be underestimated

I am in awe of young abuse survivors who speak out and, like the late singer, refuse to be shut up

While our daughters were away at Irish college, we found there was no need to do a Big Shop

After six hours I get access to the ticket-buying place but the only ones left cost about €700 each. My finger hovers over the button

Róisín Ingle: I watched them and their Bean an Tí go back inside, the empty-nester I didn’t know I had in me whispering softly, ‘help’

This exchange related to a discussion about which person in a relationship gets to keep their phone on silent

Róisín Ingle: The skinny in skinny dipping does not refer to body size, I’ve only just discovered that. It’s a nod to skin. The skin we’re swimming in

Róisín Ingle: My recollection of being 14 is pretty hazy, unless you are counting song lyrics learnt by heart from Smash Hits magazine, but I know I didn’t spend much of that year studying

Ireland: A country with so much to do, but so much confusion and apathy about actually getting things done

I grew very fond of English novelist VS Pritchett after coming across his sublime observations of Dublin - he had an understanding of what made the city special

The DJ and podcaster has written her second novel, but she’s still ‘scarlet’ at the prospect of being called a writer

Róisín Ingle: Long live my resistance to the army of sales people desperately trying to sell me stuff

First look: It’s difficult not to be impressed on a visit to this not-for-profit cultural institution that is hoped to bring a major boost in tourism revenue to Limerick and the midwest

Virtual wholesomeness is great, but wholesome content is even better when it’s experienced in real life

How much information is too much when it comes to friendship dates with new pals?

Building a bed on my own without any previous experience is probably the most difficult and satisfying task I’ve ever half-accomplished

My oversized sofa of dreams is, deep down, a bed waiting to happen

A brief encounter as Gaeilge by the chocolate bars has left me looking for ways to get closer to the Irish language

One friend’s adventure involves a change of country, but others reinvent themselves in other ways with new jobs or relationships or all-consuming hobbies

Tommy Putt, The Irish Times’ facilities manager, had worked at the paper for nearly 50 years when he died, suddenly

I’ve been judged for my weight all my life. But lately people like Lizzo, braver and younger than me, have been my teachers

Kondo is now a mother of three small children – which, when you think about it, explains a lot about her recent revelation

It is not so much a month as a 31-day-long kick up the arse. The good news is it is nearly over

In 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 outside

Childhood had its moments. Crazed youth was a cherished roller coaster. But these are the days of slow living and quiet reflection

Every few days my trainer sends motivational messages on WhatsApp. I’ve mostly stopped rolling my eyes

Unfamiliar with Goblin Mode’s hedonistic, vaguely unhygienic but ultimately superior ways? I hereby present my foolproof five-step guide

Apologies for boasting, but my own Yuletide troubles are minimal

As a strategy to avoid potentially distressing feelings, denial can come in handy

I’ve learned that this seemingly harmless question can be more loaded than it seems

Counting kindness in Carrick-on-Shannon is easy when it comes to a student’s lost phone

Why? There’s the fact that homosexuality is illegal in Qatar, not to mention the deaths of an estimated 6,000 or more migrant workers there

Róisín Ingle appreciates some wise life lessons from the former First Lady, and her Ma

I’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 myself

While dictators come in all shapes and sizes they usually have one thing in common: every dictator is in possession of same distinct piece of anatomy

Karma 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 on

My honey badger is wandering around the house in a long-johns-plus-body-warmer combo, and there is apparently nothing I can do about it

The first attempt at this column began: ‘I want to walk like Róisín Ingle.’ It ended there

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