I don’t want hate my body or worship it. The less we speak about bodies, the better

So much anguish will be sidestepped by girls and women listening to Simon Biles’s words

Flirting has become a victim of this socially distanced world, and I’m lost without it

The comedian recalls a giddy night in New York that is tinged with regret

Ten writers play a game of pass the baton to create a Christmas mystery about an elf from Elphin and a magic crystal

This essay appears in the Christmas episode of The Women’s Podcast

In an extract from her new book, the comedian reflects on her personal battle with time, which began with a public shaming in Junior Infants in Cobh

‘I love all of Cork ... and the people! We’re so charming’

Valentine’s Day is looming and – horror! – you’re not part of a couple. Panic not, Maeve Higgins is here and she has six fool- proof ways to find love

It’s not easy growing from a girl into a woman, but Dunham’s book of essays shows that the writer of Girls is one of our strongest soldiers

The Trip: Flor de Toloache are New York’s only all-girl mariachi band. I join them for a day of music and sisterhood – and food theft – as they travel to a show in a Hispanic neighbourhood

The difference between the things we should say and do, and what we actually say and do

Parade in Queens, now in 15th year, founded in response to ban on gay people marching under banner at Manhattan parade

Irish comic Maeve Higgins used to play a game called ‘American Dream’ during her school days. Now she’s living it in one of America’s most iconic cities

Disarm the waves with a smile, then watch your legs turn peach and blue as you hesitate in front of them.