Visa changes mean leaving Ireland for a life in the US is suddenly much less feasible
Big changes in the US mean educated and professional workers must confront what working-class migrants have long endured
We need a more nuanced conversation about autism
Unthinkable: What was at one time a narrow, strictly medical diagnosis has shifted to encompass a cultural identity, an activists' cause and, apparently, a political talking point
Birds in Australia are like birds in Ireland, except almost certainly on cocaine
For the majority of the year, Australian magpies are good neighbours - in September and October, things change
Loving Ireland is easy. Living in it, not so much
Many Irish emigrants feel drawn to home. We need to give them more reasons to return
I am too negative about Ireland and too positive about Australia. I can’t please everyone
When you choose to move abroad, you accept the reality that life at home moves on without you
Awareness of your own biases is the best defence against misinformation
‘Much of what is thought of as the misinformation problem is really a mistrust problem’
Beware of the AI therapist. It tells us what we want to hear
Are you being flattered into fragility by your AI app?
Irish in Australia: ‘Assimilating isn’t easy, take this minor cultural difference when paying’
It’s easy for an Irish person to presume assimilating in Australia will be straightforward, but this isn’t always the case
The trouble with always having to be right
Unthinkable: Open-mindedness is a quality we claim to value. In reality, we discourage it
‘I seem to spend a lot of time exchanging apologies with friends these days’
This bizarre dance of calendars appears to be the language of modern friendship
Dublin and London changed me in different ways. Australia has shown me things I considered impossible, are possible
Each place we live in marks us indelibly. Dublin made me braver, London gave me significantly more notions. I often consider how Australia may have changed me
Laura Kennedy: The Irish immigrant makes two grim discoveries on their first winter in Australia
Laura Kennedy: Australian homes are constructed neither for summer nor winter, but rather accommodate a spirit of personal toughness in the face of a vast, capricious and indomitable natural landscape
Read the headlines and wonder if everyone is on Ozempic and has ADHD? It’s all a bit overwhelming
Unthinkable: If you’re feeling overwhelmed and longing for real meaning, Viktor Frankl may be able to help. And if not, Albert Camus might have the answer
As an Irish person in Australia there is one question I’m always asked
Laura Kennedy: Most people stay vaguely where they originate unless there’s a powerful external reason to leave
We used to vilify unwed mothers. Now we criticise women who don’t want to be mothers
Declining birth rates are a material problem, but not everyone is suited to parenthood - and it’s better for all when they choose to live childfree