Parents try to create memorable experiences, but these may not lodge in a child’s mind – The Irish Times
Like a lot of parents, our social life is largely dictated by the children. A typical weekend: Daughter…
Seán Moncrieff: Dublin suburbs in the 1960s created communities. Now, it’s soulless urban sprawl – The Irish Times
One of the moms in one of the moms’ groups (it always get Americanised on WhatsApp) shared an…
Seán Moncrieff: Time is slowly kicking the crap out of me – The Irish Times
I meet up with my old friends a few times a year. We talk about our lives, our…
Seán Moncrieff: My wife and daughters wear my clothes and everything looks better on them – The Irish Times
In advance of going to a wedding, Daughter Number Two messages me: Do you have any slay sunglasses…
The secret of Claire Byrne’s success? Her Laois accent – The Irish Times
How did Claire Byrne become one of the biggest names in Irish broadcasting? If you were citing reasons…
Seán Moncrieff: The Dart in good weather seems to induce a screaming insanity in teenagers – The Irish Times
There are perennial Irish media stories. Is the Rose of Tralee outdated? Is the CAO too complicated? Does…
The NCT system, like most systems, favours rich people – The Irish Times
One disappointing aspect of the Irish film industry is that it is yet to set a movie in…
Sunny Ian Dempsey, dreary Matt Cooper: Today FM’s stars are very male but still not stale – The Irish Times
Never let it be said Matt Cooper panders to the public mood. While the country basks in the…
Seán Moncrieff: If you’re not part of a WhatsApp group, you are a failure as a human being – The Irish Times
It could be that we live in age when, if you’re not part of a WhatsApp group, you…
I’m the only male at home and it’s not weird. It’s a fascinating honour – The Irish Times
Dinner time. Daughter Number One is first to approach the table, but does so cautiously. She’s bent at…
Is it too early to say that Claire Byrne is slaying it on Newstalk? – The Irish Times
In an era when traditional broadcast media are ever more squeezed by online platforms, it makes sense for…
Pat Kenny is refreshingly candid about his shift to weekends on Newstalk – The Irish Times
With last Friday’s confirmation of Rick O’Shea as the full-time presenter of RTÉ Radio 1’s Arena, the most…