
Great Resignation just an excuse to dodge the dirty work
Just like the Great Awakening or the Great Depression, the Great Resignation sounds seminal and epoch defining. Also...

Stop preaching and let’s get back to playing happy families
Along with cows milk and making phone calls to friends, having babies is passé. Climate anxiety, all women...

Why your profile photo matters
As a journalist and photographer, I regularly have to ask people for their profile photo. They send me...

Live the high life in the Swiss Alps
Link to article in The Sunday Times here As a member of the mid 40s age cohort, I’ve...

Escape to Germany is a peaceful break from Covid mania
The German word “Inselkoller” – the feeling you get when you’re on an island for too long and...

Environmentalism tends to be a middle-class phenomenon- how to broaden its appeal from an ethical perspective.
Described as ‘tree huggers’ and “unco-operative crusties” (Johnson B, 2019), middle class environmentalists, activists and policymakers have been...

When it comes to vaccines, mothers don’t always know best
“Mother knows best” is an expression born from our high ranking position in society. As head of the...

Generally speaking, women don’t like football..but let’s not blame men
“You have to see it to be it,” Neil Armstrong said when he walked on the moon. “If...

Doodle Kennelly Obituary
Link to article in Sunday Independent ‘The best way to serve the age is to betray it”, a line...

I have no interest in going to the pub – I just want my child to be able to play freely
I’ve been teaching my daughter how to ride a bike on Dublin’s plague ridden streets. It was like...