Emer McLysaght: When did we stop just ... going to sleep?

After turning on CNN, we watched in horror as the second plane hit the South Tower

Twenty years after witnessing the band’s now legendary set on the main stage at Oxegen in the pouring rain, I made it my business to go to Electric Picnic to see Pyro play once more

Could the Norman knight who built Drimnagh Castle in 1240 have imagined it would one day sit near an Aldi?

Misophonia, meaning ‘hatred of sound’, causes those affected to have strong emotional responses to specific noises

Emer Of The Past makes decisions that fill Emer Of The Present with anxiety, but having a packed schedule before this UK wedding was delightful

Encounter with diaphanous, ghostly presence was a real pain

If Shrewsbury Road residents have a neighbourhood WhatsApp, what do they text about?

Complaints about Christopher Nolan’s commitment to ‘historical accuracy’ are deeply entertaining

The fluctuating weight of my late teens and 20s meant I was at war with various parts of my body at any one time

I want neither wedges nor wedgies when I’m lying by the pool

She developed a runny nose about six weeks ago and I fervently hoped it would resolve itself

My pal Sarah said she’d read dozens of reviews before choosing her witch, and had a good feeling about this one

I’m grateful for the few people who still manage to pull off a thanks with panache despite exiting via the central doors

I couldn’t help but think of co-workers who might be caught up in a similar situation. A HR bomb primed to go off