Róisín Ingle: I was mortified by how much Kate Middleton’s message affected me
But I was also grateful. I am still careful about the links I click on but I am not as afraid of cancer content
‘One of the lowest points of my life’: Elizabeth Day on marriage breakdown, IVF and How To Fail
Elizabeth Day made her name with her relatable accounts of failure. The How To Fail host is now reaping the rewards of her own success
I got a D in pass maths in the Leaving Cert but I addressed the Society of Actuaries in Ireland dinner
Róisín Ingle: I worried that my after-dinner talk was too grim, but my speech – especially the death content – went down well
Róisín Ingle: Finally, perhaps inevitably, my bad habit had landed me in hospital
I invited Jonny for dinner on Leap Day hoping he wouldn’t twig the significance of the date
Shaping the Century: 25 brilliant Irish women in 2025
This century has brought us many landmark moments, provided by remarkable Irish women who are an inspiration to others
Róisín Ingle: I’ve had to rethink my long-held antipathy to self-service checkouts
My neighbour at the next machine was visibly agitated because my frozen pizzas were spilling on to his purple sprouting broccoli
Róisín Ingle puts a Thermomix to the test: ‘I am a convert but there’s one enormous catch’
Looking for a solution to the perennial ‘what’s for dinner’ question? The world’s most powerful blender - albeit for a high price - will have the answer
Róisín Ingle: Lessons not learned as men – it’s always men – go to war
After wandering through the War and the Mind exhibition, we emerge blinking into the London sunshine pondering the fragility of everything
I don’t celebrate when my consultant says my cancer is stable
I walk out of that door and my mind turns from the existential to the everyday
The fall and rise of Orla Kiely: ‘As horrible as it was, you just have to get on with it. There are things we won’t do again’
The Irish designer of the world-famous Stem pattern is a strong believer in repeating things – except when it comes to the mistakes that seriously damaged her business in 2018
‘The stand-up mingle is a social minefield, so I play it safe, these days’
Some people might say that, if you’re at a party, sit-down mingling is by its sedentary nature not mingling at all. It does have a downside
Chris O’Dowd: ‘In Hollywood we felt very disconnected, very far away’
The actor and comedian’s multi-faceted career has taken him from The IT Crowd in London to the bright lights of Hollywood, but he’s happy to be back on home turf with a new Sky series set in Ireland
There were many remarkable things about my Uncle Christy. I’ll mention just two
I decided I would channel my late uncle, who ‘could eat an apple through a letterbox’ and wore flip-flops all year round
I’ve discovered padel, and it has been a wonderful revelation
It turns out I have a pretty decent lob. For balance, I should mention that at one point I also accidentally whacked myself on the forehead with a racquet
Róisín Ingle: After 24 years of non-married bliss and bickering, my wedding was a whirlwind
I’m pretty hopeful this love will be everlasting. Let’s hope it lasts longer than the rings, anyway