Róisín Ingle

For once, I want to be the can-do parent who joins in instead of sitting on the sidelines eating crisps and taking photos

Our night in Spain brought people together – something a Trump-hosted golf spectacle in Ireland is unlikely to achieve

I’ve lived in the north inner city for more than 20 years, but the joke in my family is that culturally and spiritually I remain a southsider

Don’t get hung up on having a bikini body, you were born ready for the beach

I found the recent heat oppressive. A cruel summer. I could not sleep at night. I played games on my phone, distracting myself

I recall a picture in a newspaper of my mother years ago, only to unearth it and find the story behind it as real today as it was back in 1981

Róisín Ingle: Sometimes we get the artists we need at the right time. This singer is an antidote to everything

Andy’s life is a story of survival and surrender, trauma and redemption. He’s one of the sharpest, funniest people I’ve ever been reacquainted with

One minute we were drinking flagons of cider in a field, the next we’re wondering what our own children are up to

After seeing the Netflix documentary Marty, Life Is Short, I’ve adopted the actor as an affirming, joy-making mentor

When I was recently offered a go of some edibles by a fellow 50-something, I thought about it for a moment

Róisín Ingle: It feels as though lately, the God so many other people believe in keeps trying to get my attention

The cheery news is we are all deteriorating as we move towards the ultimate state of necrosis. Accepting this is not depressing, it’s liberating

I had an out-of-body experience, sitting in a cafe with a 23-year-old who had never heard of The Beatles

Róisín Ingle: It’s no big deal, only a bit of ink on skin, but also it’s permanent, so it’s sort of a big deal

Róisín Ingle: Chance to visit her last remaining sibling was a magic key that unlocked our trip to London

Making connections on a trip home from the North while pondering human foibles and frailties

After writing a Magazine column for the best part of 15 years, I flounced off a decade ago. But it turns out I couldn’t quit

Róisín Ingle: Take light-hearted moments where you find them, even if it exposes your gums

Some of us like to watch a film in relative peace

‘I will return to grumbling about empty cereal bowls and endless analysis of Love Island’

In Ireland it’s not six degrees of separation, it’s more like one. Or a half of one

Róisín Ingle: You are reminded of things Irish society ignored for decades until women like Mary Merritt spoke out

‘I will just keep on living and occasionally wondering. Grateful to be here. Conscious that it could be different’

If the Beckhams’ family row is not easing your January blues then try The Addams Family instead

Shortcuts are no harm occasionally. But when we shortcut everything, what do we lose?

Extreme weather more likely, Iran set to execute protestor and Pierce Brosnan plays a boxing coach

I am delighted to report that the new movie about my brilliant uncle Brendan and Prince Naseem – starring Pierce Brosnan as Brendan – is fantastic

I’ve since sworn off Nosecco and all the rest of the drinks pretending to be something I don’t want in my life any more

Róisín Ingle: In hunter gatherer times the family would starve if women let men lounge around the cave scratching their nether regions

I’ve always fantasised about being the kind of woman who is given or buys herself precious things. It’s just not me, though

Róisín Ingle: On a friendship blind date, we talked about going through our days with an awareness of our inevitable demise

Middle-aged women are killing it, sometimes literally, on the streamers

I became obsessed with a quote from Thomas Hardy - not due to my rereading the classics, but to seeking escape in Netflix

I view it as a wholesome relationship, rather than a problematic one. But I would say that, wouldn’t I?

It wasn’t easy for Manchán Magan’s friend to get up, deep in his grief, to lead us in dance but it was healing and it seemed to shift something in all of us

I desperately needed some distraction, and found it in new music from Taylor Swift, Lily Allen and Bressie

I often wonder what I’m missing out on and whether my life would be richer if I went back on the socials

It gave me clarity of mind, it gave me hope and strength, and it’s a gift that keeps on giving

I don’t like bucket lists, but whenever I kick the bucket or pass away or die, this memory, this moment, is coming with me