Sarah Moss’s last Irish Times column: ‘Being hated on the internet has begun to tint my life’ – The Irish Times
This is my last column, though not, I hope, my last appearance in these pages. I’ve enjoyed the…
Big brother can be protective. As a driver and cyclist, I like cameras – The Irish Times
My household has been watching a British detective series of an evening. As for many families, the overlap…
Little House on the Prairie makes for uneasy reading as an adult – The Irish Times
There’s a new dramatisation of Little House on the Prairie on Netflix. I never saw the last one,…
Women are now being commanded to ‘lift heavy’ in the gym by algorithms – The Irish Times
Though I have never used social media, I listen to enough podcasts for some algorithms to have an…
Some students believe they can be writers without reading. This raises many questions – The Irish Times
I read recently, in the context of an essay on expertise in making sushi, about the three stages…
I’ve seen people elbowing friends and throwing cash – The Irish Times
In my first year at university, my new best friend and I fell in with a group of…
Were many people always thirsty in the millenniums before water bottles? – The Irish Times
I’ve been visiting an old friend, having the kinds of conversations you can have with someone you trust…
The helmets and hi-vis for cyclists are symptoms of the Irish problem, not the solution – The Irish Times
At this time of year, the headlights sweeping our hall flash off a panoply of reflective and hi-vis…
I’m not saying it’s wrong to wear a weighted vest while running, but… – The Irish Times
At first I thought I’d seen someone running through the park in a bulletproof vest. I’ve spent years…
The patriarchy loathes women in midlife. Don’t fall for it – The Irish Times
The official word of 2025 was “rage-bait”, which isn’t a word. My guess is that if the relevant…
There are happier and healthier countries than Ireland, but most aren’t – The Irish Times
You don’t need me to tell you why the future looks scary and possibly short and we should…
250 years of undermining the romantic novel – The Irish Times
Happy birthday, Jane Austen. I know several otherwise well-read people who refuse to read her. They think romance…