I must admit, Ireland beats Australia hands down when it comes to one simple staple – The Irish Times
It was a simple enough task. I just needed some cream. It’s strawberry season here in Australia. Or…
I always felt safe here. Since Bondi, I check for escape routes – The Irish Times
Scarborough Beach in Perth may lack the global recognition of Bondi but shares many of its characteristics: the…
I wake up to family and friends’ yesterdays, untouchable to me – The Irish Times
Shortly into the first day of the last new year, I wrote on social media that “We’re twelve…
‘A different kind of hard in a world that never knew they existed’ – The Irish Times
I grew up in a big, loud and loving family in Passage West, Co Cork, in the 1980s.…
We’ve done all we can for now. This is the time for standing still and seeing out the year – The Irish Times
For Christians, Christmas is of course a time rich in religious meaning, but those of us who don’t…
The Irish spending Christmas in ‘County Coogee’ – The Irish Times
On Christmas day, Irish expats gather in their droves on beaches across Sydney. “County Coogee”, as the suburb…
An Irish emigrant’s letter to Fairytale of New York – The Irish Times
An Irish emigrant’s letter to Fairytale of New York The Irish TimesThe story behind The Pogues’ beloved ‘Fairytale of…
a mistress but never a partner’ – The Irish Times
A chance meeting in Brussels where he had started working as a copy and speech writer, having completed…
‘I could barely afford groceries in Ireland, never mind a mortgage’ – The Irish Times
This article is part of Letters Home for Christmas, an Irish Times series exploring views about Ireland among…
‘I’m saying thanks to the bus driver … not something I hear in London’ – The Irish Times
This article is part of Letters home for Christmas, an Irish Times series exploring views about Ireland among…
When the plane’s wheels screech down on the Dublin tarmac, I exhale a deep sigh of relief – The Irish Times
“I think I’m goin’ back to the things I learned so well in my youth,” sang Dusty Springfield.…
‘Everyone I know is thinking of moving abroad or has gone’ – The Irish Times
Each year more than 85,000 students graduate from Irish third-level institutions. While the vast majority are eager to…