Karen Egan: ‘Everybody knows somebody who has suffered from cancer’The singer, actor, composer and writer on her largely autobiographical new show, WarriorSat Mar 19 2022 - 05:00
The happiest time of my life… by Sarah McInerney, John Boyne, Marian Keyes and moreIt’s world happiness day on Sunday. We asked some people when they have been happiestFri Mar 18 2022 - 10:15
Рошін Iнґле: Шановні українці Ірландії...Для нас велика честь що ви тут. Ось кілька практичних порадWed Mar 16 2022 - 06:00
Róisín Ingle: Dear Ukrainians arriving in Ireland...We are honoured to have you here. This is what you need to know about usWed Mar 16 2022 - 06:00
Róisín Ingle: There was something deeply operatic about the positive antigen testI am not proud of my ‘agin’ for opera. But recently I reassessed this lifelong dislikeWed Mar 09 2022 - 06:00
International Women’s Day: Celebrating change at The Women’s Podcast after 500 episodesA special storytelling evening will see women share personal tales of transformationSat Mar 05 2022 - 06:00
Róisín Ingle: I turn on the karaoke machine and switch off the warBlinded by the disco lights, I try not to think of Ukraine. Normal life must go onWed Mar 02 2022 - 06:00
Róisín Ingle: Why I can’t wait for the Great UnmaskingI won’t be judging anyone’s facemask choices. I hope I won’t be judged for mineWed Feb 23 2022 - 06:00
The Lion, the Witch and the Dryrobe: Covid’s cruel spell brokenA magical new production of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe brings joy to the worldSat Feb 19 2022 - 06:00
‘Irish men are raping women for money all across the country’Mia Döring’s chilling memoir of rape and abuse argues that the entire sex trade is evilSat Feb 19 2022 - 06:00
Róisín Ingle: Why an ad showing bare breasts is ‘radical’, but one with partial nudity isn’tThis week two ads for women’s clothes made headlines for different reasonsThu Feb 17 2022 - 10:30
Róisín Ingle: I walk most days without leaving the house. Who cares if I look stupid?Now that I’ve discovered Leslie, an older American lady, I’ll never walk aloneWed Feb 16 2022 - 06:00
Róisín Ingle: The boiled egg is keeping me from returning to the office ever againHow do I like my boiled eggs cooked? Let me count the waysWed Feb 09 2022 - 06:00
Róisín Ingle: In a loud voice he said, ‘Now I just have to get past this very fat woman’A well-known woman recently asked us not to talk to her about her body. I understood whyWed Feb 02 2022 - 06:00
Róisín Ingle: Time to find ourselves again? I went looking for myself down the pubHere’s to a good Old Fashioned night out and the heartening sights of Camden StreetWed Jan 26 2022 - 06:00
‘Writing about sex can be profound ... but also deeply silly’Raven Leilani’s acclaimed debut novel about a flailing, fallible black woman soars to the topSat Jan 22 2022 - 06:00
Róisín Ingle: Here’s the thing about harmless, sexist funThere might be currency in all those pennies finally dropping about violence against womenWed Jan 19 2022 - 06:00
Irish Times Winter Nights festival starts on January 24th. Here’s the scheduleDavid Baddiel, Mike Ryan, Brian O’Driscoll and Caitlin Moran among the online guestsSat Jan 15 2022 - 06:00
Róisín Ingle: Nobody could ever accuse me of being well groomedI noticed my daughter’s grotty runners. Holes in her socks added to the Dickensian lookWed Jan 12 2022 - 06:00
Róisín Ingle: We’re all riddled with Covid, but will my unvaccinated relative catch it?My loss of taste and smell provided a morning of entertainment for the childrenWed Jan 05 2022 - 06:00
‘Once you start asking yourself if your drinking is normal, it’s not’A new memoir offers a timely portrayal of ‘grey area drinking’ – and explains how to beat itFri Dec 31 2021 - 08:05
Róisín Ingle: There is no relief here at the a*se end of 2021If you’ve any sense you’re now mildly depressed, reliant on alcohol or worrying about homeschoolingWed Dec 29 2021 - 16:41
Róisín Ingle: The ‘post-coital embarrassment’ of waking from the Christmas fever dreamMaking the festivities happen is intoxicating – a diversion we’ve never needed moreWed Dec 22 2021 - 06:00
Joan Collins: ‘I was typecast from 17 – British bad girl, baby prostitutes, delinquents’‘My parents stressed to me that life is not a bowl of cherries. Life is a bowl of cherry pits’Sat Dec 18 2021 - 06:00
Róisín Ingle: My tragedy is that I’ll never become my motherOscar Wilde wrote that every woman’s tragedy is to become her mother. Not meWed Dec 15 2021 - 06:00
Róisín Ingle: My unvaccinated relative arrives soon. It’s time for ostrich therapyWhile they’re here for Christmas, the C-word, P-word and V-word are bannedWed Dec 08 2021 - 10:18
Róisín Ingle: It’s not just Davy Tweed. We need to talk about men who abuseIt’s time to change the conversation around male violence against womenWed Dec 01 2021 - 06:00
Róisín Ingle: I am choosing not to listen to the scaremongerers in chargeInstead I listen to Adele, and remember the day I realised my marriage was overWed Nov 24 2021 - 06:00
Daniel O’Donnell at 60: ‘I could have made a lot more money if I was more ruthless’The singer reflects on his career, marriage, business nous and family alcoholismSat Nov 20 2021 - 06:00
Róisín Ingle: ‘Live your life,’ the vaccinators said. ‘Don’t go mad,’ they should have addedDistract yourself. Put the Christmas decorations up. Eat more sweets. Take a duvet dayWed Nov 17 2021 - 06:00
An audience with Paul McCartney: ‘This is the 118th time I’ve seen him’The former Beatle launched his book The Lyrics with a talk in London. It was fabSat Nov 13 2021 - 05:00
Róisín Ingle: First time on a plane since the carry-on. I can hardly believe my luckIt’s Irish Times Food Month. So let me tell this story through the medium of food and beveragesWed Nov 10 2021 - 11:16
Paul McCartney on loving John Lennon, the Beatles break-up and his Irish familyIt’s a big misconception ‘that I broke The Beatles up … Once a headline is out it sticks’Sat Nov 06 2021 - 07:47
Róisín Ingle: I can’t sleep, jolted awake at 3.30amI decide I need to declutter my one wild and precious life so I can be profound againWed Nov 03 2021 - 06:00
Imelda May: ‘Sex can be more fun as you get older and you care less’The musician on writing poetry, growing up in the Liberties, and pre-Christian IrelandSat Oct 30 2021 - 06:00
Róisín Ingle: My unvaccinated relative asks to stay for Christmas. What would you say?My fully vaccinated self and fully vaccinated partner don’t say yes straight awayWed Oct 27 2021 - 06:00
Róisín Ingle: My speech was just like me – short, wine-fuelled and all over the placeOne hundred candles, two women and one party to celebrate entering our sixth decadeWed Oct 20 2021 - 06:00
Róisín Ingle: I am 50 and I don’t want to be improved any moreThe birthday present I crave is the same one I wanted at 30 and 40: to feel at peaceWed Oct 13 2021 - 06:00
‘Zones’, ‘pitstops’ and being a ‘bouncer’ – interior decor for a changed worldAuthor’s new book, Décor Galore, willbe catnip for anybody who struggle to make best of their homeSun Oct 10 2021 - 06:00
Lucy Kennedy: ‘English celebrities are more fragile than Irish’She ‘lives with’ people like Sarah Harding and Katie Hopkins but isn’t famous herself, she insistsSat Oct 09 2021 - 06:00
Róisín Ingle: I went maevesdropping in my mission to be more Maeve BinchyA festival celebrating the beloved author, full of wisdom and advice, takes place this weekendWed Sept 29 2021 - 09:30
Hector Ó hEochagáin on his brother’s death: ‘It feels as if I lost a leg’Hector is back on TG4 but still reeling from the death of his brother Freddie in JuneSat Sept 25 2021 - 06:00
Róisín Ingle: Never mind the anti-vaxxers, we need to talk about the anti-relaxersWe’re all adjusting to the relaxing of restrictions and the shy return to this new version of normalWed Sept 22 2021 - 06:00
Róisín Ingle: Older people deserve a standing ovation for making it through the pandemicThere is a silence around the impact of cocooning on the older generationWed Sept 15 2021 - 09:18
Joanne McNally: ‘I’m freezing everything. My face. My eggs’She’s found comedy success in ‘being a normal 30-something who loves Zara and white wine’Sat Sept 11 2021 - 06:00
Róisín Ingle: The fundemic starts here, but it’s not as simple as it soundsI joined a synchronised swimming group for a few days. I blame the OlympicsWed Sept 08 2021 - 06:00
Miss Ireland 2021: ‘I am so grateful I can show girls that colour does not hold you back’Pamela Uba, a 26-year-old medical scientist, is the first black woman to win the pageantTue Sept 07 2021 - 08:53
Sally Rooney: ‘I’m really paranoid about my personal life. I feel self-conscious’The Normal People author is now a literary superstar, a rise to fame echoed in her new novelSat Sept 04 2021 - 06:00
Rosaleen Linehan: I told my son, ‘I hope I don’t embarrass you.’ He said, ‘Too late’The effervescent octogenarian is gearing up for her new show, Backwards up a RainbowSat Sept 04 2021 - 06:00
Róisín Ingle: The thought of ‘back to the office’ brings me out in hivesI’ve conducted a highly unscientific audit on my working remotely situation, and decided that overall I am a better person out of the officeWed Sept 01 2021 - 06:00
