I was an early adopter of Damien Rice’s music. I simply have to be at his Dublin gig – The Irish Times
In a famous scene from the 2000 film High Fidelity, John Cusack, who plays the manager of a…
Joanne McNally is every Irish woman’s best friend. The begrudgers won’t make a dent in her – The Irish Times
Everyone I know refers to Joanne McNally simply as “Joanne”. If a Joanne comes up in conversation the…
That day I went down a rabbit hole about a lesbian bar and Irish milk
Emer McLysaght Author and journalist WELL, IT’S FINALLY happened. I found the thing on the internet that’s too…
It is difficult to describe the seething rage I felt watching The Lost Children of Tuam – The Irish Times
I don’t know if I’ve ever been to a film event where there’s a standing ovation before the…
Mik Pyro and Republic of Loose will go down in history as Irish musical legends – The Irish Times
Last weekend at a soupy and sodden Electric Picnic there was a glorious moment when the setting sun…
With news of Mark Zuckerberg’s Irish purchase, I became concerned I had ‘castle blindness’ – The Irish Times
The concept of “nose blindness” was introduced to us in Febreze marketing campaigns in the late 2000s. It…
The joy of mildly scolding someone’s incorrect use of the overhead bin – The Irish Times
I repeatedly find myself in situations where Emer Of The Past has made decisions that fill Emer Of…
Now, I’m not in the business of comparing pets to children but…
Emer McLysaght Author and journalist In Nobody Needs This, a new series for The Journal, Emer McLysaght focuses…
I stop the car on Shrewsbury Road and wonder: ‘Who can afford to live in houses like these?’ – The Irish Times
I would follow Google Maps through the gates of hell if it told me it was going to…
I feel sorry for anyone who’s skipping The Odyssey because of ‘wokeness’ – The Irish Times
It takes four years to complete a standard degree and about the same again to do a PhD,…
I get exhausted even watching the Love Island girls getting ready every day – The Irish Times
When I’m packing for a sun holiday there is only one thing on my mind: comfort, comfort, comfort.…
My cat needs an MRI and it’s going to cost me €2,000 – The Irish Times
So, there I am, sitting inside on the couch on a gloriously sunny Saturday evening, Googling, “How much…