Hiberno-English just does so many things that standard English can’t and I am clinging to it
A rake of pints. Sure look, you know yourself. Yer man. The unique joy of Hiberno-English should be celebrated, never taken for granted
House flippers are a curse, tarting up homes as cheaply as possible and selling for maximum profit
Home improvement TV breathes undeserved confidence into a generation of flippers
I’ve moved to a Sydney suburb so posh, it makes me uneasy
I’ll have to introduce my neighbours to fluffy house socks, squirty cream in a can and the cultural importance of the Real Housewives series
If we expect a competition once held in a Kerry car park to laud all deserving Irish women, we might be asking a bit too much
The Rose of Tralee is all well and good, but expecting one competition to laud all deserving Irish women might be asking a bit too much
After years living in Ireland, everything in Australia feels suspiciously easy
Young Irish people don’t need an insulting €750 tax break; they need reasons to feel hopeful again
I’ve yet to meet a woman who has regretted not getting married but plenty of married ones who have
I have seen so many good women drained by men who could not or would not meet them at their level
The Irish spice bag has arrived in Australia and not everyone is happy
Brianna Parkins: Sometimes, when you’re a big distance from home, it’s the small things that give you comfort
My relationship is just like Princess Diana’s. There are three of us in it
It is very crowded between me, my partner and the GAA but I’ll still be in a pub wearing an ugly bucket hat at 2am next week, watching my partner’s mistress on telly
Everyone under the age of 25 should have to work a year in hospitality or retail
You will need patience, resilience and the self-control required not to headbutt the public
I’m glad I never got the things my younger self thought I wanted
It’s rarely a good idea to get what your young heart desires. I would have been negative craic with terrible tattoos and a vacuous existence
The bar is so low for violent men they are ‘to be given credit’ when they admit their guilt
Case of Natasha O’Brien shows up keyboard warriors who want to frighten women, to shut us up, to stop us from calling men out on their behaviour
Brianna Parkins: ‘That doesn’t work for me actually’. Unapologetically saying ‘no’ is mesmerising
I recently overheard a woman utter a magic incantation that would banish having to put myself out against my own will. It changed me forever
‘The psychiatrist didn’t believe in ADHD’: People with condition struggle with the health system
For some with the neurodevelopmental condition, accessing medication to treat it is still the ‘luck of the draw’
Brianna Parkins: I’m leaving Ireland. I don’t have the energy for life here
This country teased a lightness out of me. But so many people leaving Ireland for Australia is down to more than sunshine
How to know when it’s summer in Ireland: The signs are subtle so pay close attention
Brianna Parkins: You have to pay close attention to nature: young women shivering in dresses, people milling awkwardly outside pubs, lads with their tops off