Emer McLysaght columns
I believed I was among a small cohort who rely on a special method in times of insomnia. Of course TikTok rid me of that assumption
A friend has managed to secure the holy grail of summer camps – one that keeps the children even longer than the school day
It’s tempting to imagine concert and festival planners sitting around the gaping maw of Mordor devising ways to make people suffer
Modest, former council houses are pushing seven and eight hundred grand
I am now ready to relate the story of the time I massacred my late father’s tropical fish collection
The author on her new novel, Eat the Ones You Love; the importance of libraries; and her love of video games
It seems there’s little or no policing of bad motorist behaviour – so I guess I’ll have to go on my own personal traffic patrol
Will the bag-sizer of doom topple my crown for Best Girl at the Airport?
My friend’s dog rips through toys like he’s making a wage doing it. He steals shoes. He piddles on the curtains. He’s perfect
In the local freecycle and swapping groups, anything goes – and the audacity of some of the posts are breathtaking
There’s no point in daintily pumping the huge brake pedal with your toes because next thing you’ll be through the window of a Spar
We love to plonk a dead relative in the sittingroom for a day or two
These creatures have made a laughing stock of me. There’s an army of them working shifts, and I’m not the only local feeding them
Weight Watchers is floundering but the damaging diet culture it spawned is going nowhere
Our fetishisation of a bit of sun causes me to retreat, to resent
I do care about Complete Aisling books being used by Meta to train its AI systems. I just feel helpless to do anything about it
Before a work-related trip to Zurich, I received the usual ‘very dear’ warnings. And with good reason
Events are springing up for those who want an old-school club experience without the attendant exhaustion the next morning
Many poor, harmless fools will choose a nice, rounded time such as 10am. So, you want to aim for 9.20am or 9.50am
I am church-averse but I know the comfort that religion can bring
Watching the fourth instalment of the series required meticulous preparation - and the film didn’t disappoint
In less than an hour, no fewer than four men with substantial backpacks burst past me. After being clobbered by the first two, I was incredulous
I am a woman of the world, I reasoned. I could take on a pesky tap
Plenty of other countries are green but get much less excited about it
I’m not recovered from my eating disorder and the mental challenges behind it
Imagine landing down to some place in the country and being asked to move a car, only to have to admit you only drive automatic
Wherever bingo happens, it’s taken seriously, but what a gorgeous way to spend an icy January evening
A month after we thought we were saying farewell for good, the poor 46A is still traversing Dublin city, handbag in hand and mortified about all the fuss
Consider this a free life-lesson in what not to buy for a child. Or, alternatively, what to buy for the child of a sworn enemy
Miniature things deliver such a shot of dopamine into our brains. I know you’ve giggled at those tiny Nutellas
Anyone serious about their waste collection strategy has been Jenga-ing cardboard into the green bin since late October
Your Spotify Unwrapped for 2024 is due: Best to fess up to the Sabrina Carpenter
In Ireland, property management companies seem wedded to ludicrous standards about what is and isn’t acceptable to be seen
Fine Gael is under pressure over comments about teachers by Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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