‘Sexy’ Halloween costumes: when it comes to women, scary doesn’t cut itHalloween might be your only chance to choose from ‘sexy’, ‘sexier’ or ‘phwoar’Wed Oct 31 2018 - 06:00
Fr Peter McVerry: A saint? If he is, he’s an angry one‘There are 15,000 people homeless. And much worse is coming down the road’Sat Oct 27 2018 - 06:00
Jennifer O’Connell: Rodents, romance and how I met my husbandA mouse legged it across the diningroom floor. The rest is historySat Oct 27 2018 - 06:00
If men had periods, tampons would have been made obsolete decades agoThe Tampax Cup shows the politics of periods are changing – but still too slowlyThu Oct 25 2018 - 06:00
Renting a video together was like updating Facebook to ‘in a relationship’Jennifer O'Connell: Add slow sets to the list of things I love that are already, or about to become, obsoleteSat Oct 20 2018 - 06:00
Ambition: Why is it still a dirty word for women?Girls are chided for being pushy or bossy. But ambition should be celebratedSat Oct 20 2018 - 06:00
Have yourself a Meghan Markle pregnancy, not a rigid royal oneKate Middleton acted like childbirth was no tougher than a game of croquet, writes Jennifer O’ConnellMon Oct 15 2018 - 12:22
Jennifer O'Connell: ‘He conquered the mountain and his grief, one faltering step at a time’People began to notice the old man with the neat white hair, paint-spattered cuffs and the cotton bag that held his sketchbookSat Oct 13 2018 - 06:00
If you've been gaslit or cheated on Rebecca Humphries is worth listening toStrictly star and comedian Seann Walsh’s ex-girlfriend walked away with dignity and powerTue Oct 9 2018 - 13:12
It’s not illegal to watch porn on public transport. But is it wrong?Navigating the etiquette of watching porn in public is actually pretty simple. Don’tWed Oct 3 2018 - 09:26
Jennifer O’Connell: I’m going to spend time on my own. It’s terrifyingI once scored 95% on the extrovert scale, which basically means I’m terribly needySat Sep 29 2018 - 06:00
Ireland’s trans children: ‘I didn’t know what ‘trans’ meant. I just felt that I was a woman’Four young transgender people on growing up, coming out and being acceptedSat Sep 29 2018 - 06:00
‘Nuns and prostitutes’: Ireland’s hopeless attitude to women’s healthJennifer O’Connell: Sexually censorious attitudes create stigma and cost livesSat Sep 22 2018 - 06:00
Is it too much to hope that this is how it all ends for Katie Hopkins?The undoing of hate-peddler Hopkins is the perfect parable for the age of outrageTue Sep 18 2018 - 13:09
We don’t talk about ‘career men’, so don’t call me a ‘working mum’Jennifer O’Connell: Yes, I am a mother who works, but is there any other kind?Sat Sep 15 2018 - 06:00
Serena Williams cartoon: outrage-mongering or old-fashioned racism?Irish observers might be reminded of our grim history at the hands of ‘Punch’Tue Sep 11 2018 - 15:21
Key question for prospective presidents: are they fit to be let out?Jennifer O’Connell: Race for the Áras is like the first round of ‘Ireland’s Got Talent’Sat Sep 8 2018 - 06:00
What happens when you don’t get enough sleep?Sleep is not optional. Getting only six hours a night is a form of slow euthanasiaSat Sep 8 2018 - 06:00
How’s your ‘digital wellbeing’? Facebook’s anti-addiction driveThe social media giant wants to make us less tech-dependent. Isn't it a little late for that?Sat Sep 8 2018 - 06:00
Cosmopolitan magazine cover criticised for ‘promoting obesity’Plus-size model Tess Holliday's cover shoot causes controversy but is obesity the real issue?Mon Sep 3 2018 - 12:43
Unicorns are the new princesses, but where’s the new pink?Jennifer O’Connell: Gender neutrality is all very well, but children want to fit in at schoolSat Sep 1 2018 - 06:00
#HimToo: What happens if the aggressor is a woman?The #MeToo movement is experiencing growing pains as it enters a new phaseSat Aug 25 2018 - 06:00
The pope’s visit: some numbers you’ll be sickened to hearThe church’s playbook for dealing with abuse in Pennsylvania is horribly familiarSat Aug 25 2018 - 06:00
Pontifacts: All the papal questions you never thought to askWhere can you buy his socks? Which predecessor once put a dead body on trial?Sat Aug 25 2018 - 06:00
Rose of Tralee: ‘A misty-eyed drunk on a New York barstool’Give Daithi a night off, and make it a show for real women who shop in Penneys, may be over 28, don’t want to marry and have opinionsMon Aug 20 2018 - 15:56
Jennifer O’Connell: ‘Come to Dublin and take a homeless child’s bed’Next time you’re moved to fury by something happening to children in Trump’s America, spare a thought for the children in IrelandSat Aug 18 2018 - 06:00
Is it legal to record someone without their consent?'Doing an Omarosa' is as easy as opening an app. But are you breaking the law?Sat Aug 18 2018 - 06:00
Leaving Cert results survival guide: If all else fails, ‘kick the sh*t out of option B’Reframe your parents’ expectations. And yours. Avoid social media. If necessary, lieMon Aug 13 2018 - 17:55
Can you raise a gender-neutral child? Meet the parents who doNumber of parents interested in exploring different approaches is growingSat Aug 11 2018 - 06:15
‘Double kisser beats the single kisser, who in turn trounces the handshake’Jennifer O'Connell: We pretend we’re worldly Europeans, then someone goes for a cheek kiss and the pretence melts awaySat Aug 11 2018 - 06:00
What makes a beautiful woman? Snapchat filter not the answerAs a study of 25 years of Vogue cover stars shows how uniform our conception of beauty is, magazine editors say they’ll embrace more realistic beauty standardsFri Aug 10 2018 - 11:13
Jennifer O’Connell: Spotify transforms my train home into a time machine‘People who have a habit of moving their lips silently when they read tend to be given a wide berth’Sat Aug 4 2018 - 06:00
A brief history of Ireland in 33 great delusionsThe falsehoods, euphemisms and face-saving ruses that helped make us what we areSat Aug 4 2018 - 06:00
Keep calm and stockpile: An Irish parcel for Brexit BritainFrom Sudocrem to 7Up to Marian Keyes: the best of Ireland is going into our Bosca BrexitWed Aug 1 2018 - 06:10
School summer holidays are great . . . for the kidsJennifer O’Connell: I love long vacations – when I’m participating in themSat Jul 28 2018 - 06:00
Male infertility: ‘My whole 30s were taken up with trying to have a baby’Sperm counts are falling across the developed world. The truth about the male fertility timebombSat Jul 28 2018 - 06:00
Jennifer O’Connell: Honestly, it’s a good job we don’t have a summer every yearFor the first time in living memory, families are debating how much they’re prepared to pay to not have to go on holidaySat Jul 7 2018 - 06:00
Jennifer O’Connell: You’re ‘failing’ at life. Here are 47 reasons whyWe’ve an insatiable appetite for people roaring at us about where we’re going wrongSat Jun 30 2018 - 06:00
‘If video gaming is a disease, what’s next: excessive sunbathing?’For most, the worst result of too much time gaming is just too much time gamingSat Jun 23 2018 - 06:30
50 of the best picnic spots in IrelandGo, discover, dive into the ham rolls, and leave nothing behind but your footprintsSat Jun 23 2018 - 06:00
Jennifer O’Connell: I’m in the parenting golden age. So why do I feel sad?'We should have another baby, I announce. When he stops laughing, my husband reminds me that’s no longer an option'Sat Jun 23 2018 - 06:00
MacGill Summer School: Will the gender blindness never end?Listening to the man from MacGill you might conclude women have nothing much to say, or don’t want to say itWed Jun 20 2018 - 13:10
Jennifer O’Connell: ‘No second date’ rule a sign of a society afraid of its citizensIt’s bad enough infantilising children; infantilising adults is bound to be disastrousSat Jun 16 2018 - 06:00
Jennifer O'Connell: Creepy, Actually: Romcoms mistake harassment for romanceIs it time we looked with a more critical eye on the stories we tell about falling in loveSat Jun 16 2018 - 06:00
Jennifer O’Connell: ‘My encounter with a blind woman opened my eyes to a few truths’She was in good form for someone who had nearly been killed twice in the last hourSat Jun 9 2018 - 06:00
Well done in the Mini Marathon, girls. Now back to the kitchenMini Marathon organisers reconsidering inclusion of dishwasher tablets in goody bagsMon Jun 4 2018 - 13:22
Jennifer O’Connell: ‘I swear Meghan Markle looked directly at me’Not everyone embraced the spectre of a diverse new Britain with the same enthusiasmSat Jun 2 2018 - 06:00
What happens inside Ireland’s addiction rehab clinics?‘It could be your sister, your dad, your brother. Addiction doesn’t care who you are’Sat Jun 2 2018 - 06:00
Meghan Markle’s tights are a metaphor for how far she’ll have to go to fit inThey’re not just tights. They’re a sign the Windsorisation of Meghan Markle has begunThu May 31 2018 - 12:05
‘I sighed happily, and realised this is what passes for sexting in our relationship’‘My obsession with household appliances had reached problematic levels’Sat May 26 2018 - 06:00