Róisín Ingle: What happened when I asked Johnny Logan about Dickie Rock?Johnny Logan was probably the first person I fancied. The year was 1980. I was eightWed May 13 2020 - 06:00
Róisín Ingle: We need to talk about the elephant in the ZoomI can’t blame my friend for not wanting to Zoom. Lockdown socialising has lost its lustreMon May 11 2020 - 06:00
Johnny Logan: ‘Dickie Rock is a legend in his own head... He lives in a fantasy world’The Eurovision winner talks about music, religion and family. Then things get a bit awkwardSat May 9 2020 - 06:00
Róisín Ingle: There’s something in the early summer air – the beginning of the endIn the gradual lifting of lockdown, we at last have something to look forward toWed May 6 2020 - 06:00
Róisín Ingle and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad DayIt started badly and got worse: a dead magpie, a Scrabble defeat, social media abuse, fearMon May 4 2020 - 08:01
Róisín Ingle: I’m an optimist. But we need to confront the brutal realitiesEven the news that's meant to make us feel good is getting on my nervesWed Apr 29 2020 - 09:04
Róisín Ingle: The four foods helping us chomp our way through the pandemicPaul Flynn’s thighs, homemade doughnuts, and My Mate Gerry’s Buttermilk Fried ChickenMon Apr 27 2020 - 06:00
Róisín Ingle: I’m beyond 2km. A man approaches. It’s Micheál MartinWhen would I ever find the time to do the 1,000-piece Beatles jigsaw . . . oh rightWed Apr 22 2020 - 06:00
Some good news: A brainy Dubliner, a climber’s bedroom, and a saucy little dishThe stories that cheered us up today... from neighbourhood safaris to Zoom weddingsTue Apr 21 2020 - 13:19
Róisín Ingle: I love my kids so much I burned down our home schoolWe are all doing what we can to get through this. We can only do what we are able forMon Apr 20 2020 - 06:00
Róisín Ingle: How deep are our reserves of patience? We are about to find outWe’ve all got a desperate dose of lockdown lethargyWed Apr 15 2020 - 08:27
Children in lockdown: ‘It’s quite nice being close to the fridge’How are Irish children coping with lockdown? Five of them tell us about their livesSun Apr 12 2020 - 06:10
Ron Sexsmith: Leaving Toronto has been good for the singer-songwriterNew album has all the melodic beauty and subtlety fans have come to expectSat Apr 11 2020 - 05:00
Róisín Ingle: I nearly asked a stranger for her number. It’s the isolation talkingIn this grotesque new world we have to find other ways to hold each otherWed Apr 8 2020 - 06:00
Róisín Ingle: How I met Matt Damon. And it wasn’t in DalkeyThe star has been posing with fans in Dalkey, where he’s riding out the pandemicMon Apr 6 2020 - 06:45
Yoga with President Michael D Higgins? This could be your chanceThe President’s yoga teacher is leading an online class for charity this weekendThu Apr 2 2020 - 14:42
Róisín Ingle: Have you snapped yet? I did the other day. Five timesCoronavirus: Some days you want to put the duvet over your head and forget the worldWed Apr 1 2020 - 06:05
Róisín Ingle: Certain friends are coming into their own at this timeOn these bad hair days and bad news days, our pandemic pals help make things betterMon Mar 30 2020 - 06:00
Liz Nugent: ‘People have accused me of being brave, but what is brave about surviving?’‘I am not a disabled writer. I’m a writer who happens to be disabled’Sat Mar 28 2020 - 06:00
Older people on isolation: ‘I have plenty of food but not much appetite’‘It might be four months. I’m taking it one day at a time. I can’t think further than that’Sat Mar 28 2020 - 06:00
Finding joy in the pandemic: Some random acts that made people happy this weekTwitter users have been telling us what has been making them #IrishTimesHappyFri Mar 27 2020 - 06:00
Róisín Ingle: The moment I realised the world has changedIn the ‘new abnormal’ we queue for everything: prescriptions, racks of lamb, fish and chipsWed Mar 25 2020 - 06:00
Róisín Ingle: There’s some seriously competitive pandemic parenting going onDetailed daily schedules are being shared that include sewing lessons and poetry readingsMon Mar 23 2020 - 06:00
Hilary Fannin: We all wake up one day and remember the person you thought you might becomeColumnist had varied career before attending Trinity in her 50s allowed her learn more about herself as a writerSat Mar 21 2020 - 06:05
‘There’s nothing to forgive’: Pete Best on being sacked from The BeatlesThe fifth member of the band talks about picking yourself up and getting on with itSat Mar 21 2020 - 06:00
Róisín Ingle: Before Covid-19 we did normal things like make plans. Remember?This Mother’s Day, think of the mums at home, in houses that have become like prisonsFri Mar 20 2020 - 05:47
Róisín Ingle: We are living in a science fiction movie and nobody knows how it will endWe have many questions and few answers. How many will it take? Will we prevail?Wed Mar 18 2020 - 06:10
‘What are my good mothering traits?’ I nervously ask their fatherRóisín Ingle: When the answer finally arrives, my eyes sting with reliefWed Mar 18 2020 - 06:05
Stuck for something to do during coronavirus lockdown? Have a #CovideoParty tonightEveryone simultaneously presses play on the same Netflix film, then chats virtuallyMon Mar 16 2020 - 16:52
Róisín Ingle: I’ve become looks blind. My friends’ ‘hotness’ means nothing to me any moreI care much more for their attractive personalities than for their symmetrical featuresWed Mar 11 2020 - 06:05
Liam Cunningham: ‘My wife married an electrician and ended up with some d**k off the telly’The Game of Thrones actor on the refugee crisis, Mary Lou, and making women faintSun Mar 8 2020 - 06:00
In a small country like Ireland guanxi counts for an awful lotRóisín Ingle: If I had to choose between good friends and guanxi, I know what I’d pickWed Mar 4 2020 - 06:05
Rachael English: ‘I totally understand why people do writing therapy’Morning Ireland presenter chats to Róisín Ingle about her new novel, RTÉ cutbacks, health scares and the death of Keelin ShanleySat Feb 29 2020 - 06:00
‘We had the fear when we were asked to dance. Now the fear is leaving dance behind’A group of women from Dublin's inner city have taken a leap from their comfort zone to express themselves in music and movementSat Feb 29 2020 - 06:00
Róisín Ingle: The resilience of my children has taken my breath awayRecently I had to help my daughters stand up for themselves. I’ve marvelled at their maturityWed Feb 26 2020 - 06:05
Shame-free sex education: It’s So Amazing! And only a little bit mortifyingRóisín Ingle: In front of my kids I force myself to be a right-on, liberated, shame-free parentWed Feb 19 2020 - 06:00
Not bad for a boy from the Oliver Bond flats – or, as William calls it, ‘the jungle’Róisín Ingle: Despite her dementia, Agnes still recognises William sometimesWed Feb 12 2020 - 06:05
The Protestants in my life get a buzz from giving themselves more jobs to doRóisín Ingle: That’s because their great skill is being organised. Mine is losing stuffWed Feb 5 2020 - 06:00
After years of staycations, it was time to take the kids to FranceRóisín Ingle's girls didn’t want much: just to travel to another country, and experience a bit of 'proper' sunshineSat Feb 1 2020 - 06:00
Des Bishop: ‘The last time my mother spoke was to say sorry’In his new show the comedian explores his complicated relationship with his motherSat Jan 25 2020 - 06:05
Seven reasons to watch Paris Hilton’s new cooking showThe stinking-rich heiress and reality-TV star makes lasagne in 16 mesmerising minutesTue Jan 21 2020 - 11:14
Chris Hadfield on the climate crisis: ‘The world has seen much, much worse’The Canadian knew at nine-years-old that he wanted to be an astronaut but first joined the army and US airforce as a fighter pilotSat Jan 18 2020 - 06:05
Bangor is an energy: how music has fuelled the rise of this seaside townThe Open House Festival has seen the Co Down resort revive its roots as a seaside paradiseSat Nov 23 2019 - 06:00
Róisin Ingle: The Gay Byrne I knew – a friend, a mentor, a heroWe are a better, more mature, kinder country now because of Gay ByrneTue Nov 5 2019 - 06:00
What’s making you happy? Spuds and butter, The Kinnegar and surprise beans on toastHere’s what is making Irish Times readers happy this weekFri Oct 25 2019 - 06:00
Gina Miller: ‘Everyone’s a loser, apart from the Conservatives’The anti-Brexit activist – hero to many, hate figure to others – says ‘we are in a dangerous time now’Sat Oct 19 2019 - 06:00
Grand, eejit, feck: Marian Keyes explains the Irish to the EnglishThe Irish writer’s new BBC Radio 4 show began with the theme of Ireland and the IrishWed Sep 11 2019 - 13:57
A new series to help families spend less time on screens and devicesGive Up Yer Aul Screens: Devices may be everywhere, but they don’t have to take over your summerTue Jun 18 2019 - 06:00
Kingdom come: Finding a slice of paradise on a family holiday in KerryRóisín Ingle: Watersports, seafood and stunning scenery are the perfect combinationSat Jun 8 2019 - 06:03
Things to do with children over the St Patrick’s bank holiday weekendAre we there yet?Fri Mar 15 2019 - 06:00