I’m surprised we haven’t made more out of Diane Keaton’s Irish roots
As I embark on a rewatch of all of her classics, there is one film that will hit the hardest
A clinical psychologist suggested that an ADHD assessment would be prudent
I’m not interested in a label. I am merely hoping that medication might offer some respite from the debilitating procrastination that has dominated my life
Our plan to skip hotel breakfast to avoid our 1am gin buddies ended up a chaotic movie musical-esque fiasco
Lit festivals are one of the great perks - My Complete Aisling co-author and I have travelled all over Ireland
I love my robot hoover, Helen. She has shortcomings but she’d never show me an ad
I know I’m not alone when it comes to treating my robot like it really does have sentience
I’ve long been a curious observer of what I’ve dubbed Leo Varadkar’s ‘grim aesthetic’
The former leader of a country added another artefact into his record of domestic life - a dinner photo
I sometimes wonder if I’ll be on antidepressants for the rest of my life
I’m envious of people who know definitively whether these drugs are or aren’t helping them
Public-transport rage has taken me: open-mouth coughers, backpack users, phones on speaker
Dublin Bus has announced an ‘educational campaign’ on etiquette, and I plan to support it with my own campaign of passive-agressive sighing and stink-eye
My connection with my new friend in Gaza has made me feel more helpless than ever
Duaa’s family has moved 16 times in Gaza in the past 18 months
Ikea’s tantalising promise is that we are all just one good shoe rack away from nirvana
Might I buy a napkin holder to add to the three I already have but don’t use at home? That is my prerogative
I’m going to Oasis both nights, tissues at the ready
There’s something beautiful about seeing men weeping in public at something they love. It’s often sports-related
I’m a millennial and serial renter, but I’ve found a way to put down roots
Sure look, the way things are going I might be here forever
Destiny’s Child reunited? Michael Flatley’s Áras run? Recession indicators, big time
All signs point to another crash like the one in 2008 being unlikely, yet people are poised for disaster
Are we really going to pass up the chance to do the most hilarious thing in the history of world leaders?
Donald Trump’s hatred for O’Donnell is one of the few things he remains constant on. Imagine her sailing into the Oval Office on St Patrick’s Day
Handbags at dawn: It was obvious I was not the typical Chanel customer
Researching bags online felt like the snotty shop cows in Pretty Woman had reached through my ageing laptop to swat me for having such notions
Emer McLysaght: Sleeping in the heat is no joke, so I pulled out the pillow switch which is more popular than I realised
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