Christmas has the learned anticipation of childhood blended with adult disappointment that nothing magical has happened

We cringe at Irish people who develop a ‘twang’ and their yearning to belong

I try to nurture a sense of awe in the face of Australia’s alien (to me) natural world. But I miss the wet ferns in the Kerry rain

‘Nobody pays attention to how naked everybody is. Being Irish, I’m wearing jeans’

Big changes in the US mean educated and professional workers must confront what working-class migrants have long endured

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

For the majority of the year, Australian magpies are good neighbours - in September and October, things change

Many Irish emigrants feel drawn to home. We need to give them more reasons to return

When you choose to move abroad, you accept the reality that life at home moves on without you

‘Much of what is thought of as the misinformation problem is really a mistrust problem’

Are you being flattered into fragility by your AI app?

It’s easy for an Irish person to presume assimilating in Australia will be straightforward, but this isn’t always the case

Unthinkable: Open-mindedness is a quality we claim to value. In reality, we discourage it

This bizarre dance of calendars appears to be the language of modern friendship

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