The Irish Times

‘I was just in the shower thinking about Marian Keyes’

Emer McLysaght: Liking things by women and for women was considered lowbrow. Marian called this out as bullshit

Sat Feb 12 2022 - 06:00

‘Afterwards I got a sticker’: Hundreds of children line up for Covid-19 vaccine

Operation ‘running like a dream’ at Swords centre as rollout extends to those aged 5-11

Sat Jan 08 2022 - 14:32

Emer McLysaght: I am never more of a Complete Aisling than when I’m on holidays

I just took my first flight in two years, so obviously I was in an organisational flap

Sat Nov 27 2021 - 06:00

A spicy rice dish that tastes even better the next day

What’s for Dinner? Sarah Breen’s nasi goreng is a meal even the kids will love

Tue Nov 09 2021 - 11:00

Emer McLysaght: ‘A phone call without warning is an act of aggression’

A ringing phone means bad news, or somebody wants something from me

Sat Nov 06 2021 - 06:00

Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen: Our friendship and the personal crisis that deepened it

The Aisling authors’ relationship grew stronger after McLysaght entered psychiatric care

Sat Oct 02 2021 - 06:00

An exclusive extract from Aisling in the City, the new Complete Aisling book

Aisling’s off to a fancy new job in New York, but first she’s flying business class

Sat Sept 18 2021 - 06:00

Emer McLysaght: Apparently I’m a ‘Geriatric Millennial’. I have found my people

I fell between two generational marketing terms – a textbook First World Millennial gripe

Sat Jul 03 2021 - 06:00

Lockdown letters: ‘Life is all about making connections’

Letters on life under lockdown from Vicky Phelan, Joe Schmidt, Maeve Higgins, Irish Times journalists and others

Sat Apr 11 2020 - 06:00

Nollaig na mBan events to take place across the country

Literature events, art exhibitions and charity fundraisers planned for Little Christmas

Sun Jan 05 2020 - 18:41

Paul Ryder: On My Culture Radar

Pantodome artistic director on loving Doireann Garrihy’s podcast and the musical Six

Sat Dec 14 2019 - 05:00

The beauty of a good bookshop – bookworms have their say

Rick O’Shea, Emer McLysaght and others on their favourite bookshops as children and adults

Wed Oct 23 2019 - 05:22

’Like many 18 year olds, I hadn’t a clue what I wanted to do with my life’

My education journey: Needless to say, I didn’t last past first year, after which I dropped out and worked in retail

Fri Aug 16 2019 - 08:22

Alternatives to CAO: Can they be a good first choice – even for high-points students?

Third-level is not the only option after the Leaving Cert – there are other opportunities out there

Thu Aug 15 2019 - 15:00

Profits soar at WH Smith’s Irish airport shops

Accounts show pre-tax profits at company’s Irish outlets increased by 37% to €3.36m

Tue Apr 09 2019 - 05:00

What are the beauty products that mean the most to Irish women?

Eight Irish women – from Marian Keyes to Ailbhe Smyth – share what is special to them

Fri Mar 15 2019 - 06:00

The Importance of Being Aisling: In Ireland you either know one or you are one

The new Aisling book is imminent. What’s behind the success of this Irish archetype?

Fri Sept 14 2018 - 06:00

‘Oh My God, What A Complete Aisling’ is going to be a movie

Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen: ‘You can imagine our notions when they approached us’

Mon Feb 26 2018 - 13:50

‘Are you willing to lose a relationship over cutlery?’ ‘Yes, I am’

In conversation: Sarah Breen and Joanne McNally

Sat Feb 03 2018 - 06:00

Oh My God! Aisling beats David Walliams to coveted Christmas bestseller slot

Book about Irish country girl in the Big Smoke pips children’s author to top slot

Sun Dec 31 2017 - 16:22

‘Bad Dad’ by David Walliams is Ireland’s bestselling book of 2017

Graham Norton is bestselling Irish novelist for second year in a row

Fri Dec 22 2017 - 14:40

What should you buy the women in your life this Christmas?

Marian Keyes, Laura Kennedy and the Women’s Podcast book club reveal all

Mon Dec 18 2017 - 14:05

‘The laughter lines I could handle, but this feels like my body’s ultimate betrayal’

Sound Off: Sarah Breen

Sat Dec 16 2017 - 01:00

Sharon Horgan's ‘Motherland’ makes me realise why I don’t have kids

TV3’s Muireann O’Connell reveals her favourite TV show, album, book and restaurant

Sat Dec 09 2017 - 05:00

Shortlists announced for the Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards 2017

Among the nominees are Ryan Tubridy, Cecelia Ahern, John Banville, Molly McCloskey, Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen

Thu Nov 02 2017 - 12:42

March for Choice: everything you need to know

Thousands expected at sixth annual March for Choice in Dublin

Fri Sept 29 2017 - 12:00

Frock Finders review: Boutiques propose and customers dispose

It’s hard to say how seriously RTÉ’s new show is taking its fashionable subject

Wed Sept 13 2017 - 10:41

What a Complete Aisling: The story of a very particular type of Irish girl

She started off as a Facebook page by friends Sarah Breen and Emer McLysaght. It turned out everybody knows an Aisling, or is an Aisling. Read an extract of Aisling, the novel

Sat Sept 09 2017 - 06:00