Chris Kraus: ‘The more seriously you take something, the funnier it is’The US writer’s seminal novel about a curious love triangle is a touchstone for feminists. But don’t expect its author to take herself too seriouslySat May 14 2016 - 05:00
So what’s hot and what’s not this week?In this wedding themed what’s hot we are loving going local and not so hot on wedding hashtagsFri May 13 2016 - 16:00
Ravelóid unravels: the Irish language festival didn’t sell enough tickets‘The organisers of Ravelóid should be applauded for giving it a shot’Thu May 12 2016 - 01:00
Una Mullally: Nothing to admire in Healy-Rae’s bluster on climate changeTD abandoning interests of very people he claims (repeatedly) to be representingMon May 09 2016 - 01:00
Una Mullally: What exactly does Fianna Fail stand for at the end of the day?Those who voted for Fianna Fáil can rest easy that they’re fighting the good fight on a water utility bill and not much elseFri May 06 2016 - 15:17
Una Mullally: We face uneasy truths about the media after HillsboroughWhere will the trivialisation of reality and abandonment of sources, facts, and substantiation leave online news outlets?Mon May 02 2016 - 01:10
What’s hot and what’s not this week?We’re enjoying watching the progress of the Joan Didion documentary on instagram but not so keen on ant invasionsFri Apr 29 2016 - 16:02
From Moby memories to the music of David Lynch: six great summer readsHere's a great selection of music-related books for when you’re on the plane or train or sitting by the poolWed Apr 27 2016 - 15:02
Men reading ‘mean tweets’ shows brutality of online abuseAbusing people online removes face to face interaction, so what happens when people have to read such abuse to women in person?Wed Apr 27 2016 - 13:00
Una Mullally: Farewell my wacky purple PrinceEvery time you saw Prince appear on stage, there was pure joy emanatingMon Apr 25 2016 - 14:22
Heartfelt statistics: the alternative national surveyA parallel measure of the population asks about identity and feelingsSat Apr 23 2016 - 09:33
What’s hot and what’s not this week?Taking a dip in favour of sea swimming, but bags of herbs are less of a winnerFri Apr 22 2016 - 16:00
Una Mullally: Dublin is buzzing but where are the dance clubs?With the demise of Hangar there is not a single designed-for-purpose music-driven nightclub in the city centreThu Apr 21 2016 - 12:22
10 things we learned at Women in MediaMuch was learned at the fourth annual Women In Media (WIM) conference at Ballybunion in Kerry at the weekendMon Apr 18 2016 - 16:30
Una Mullally: Private health insurance is simply paying to skip queuesThe HSE features a collage of crises, and colonoscopy waiting lists are just oneMon Apr 18 2016 - 00:03
Louise Ní Fhiannachta receives ‘Woman to Watch’ award‘Irish Times’ Women’s Podcast awards director of TG4’s ‘Eipic’ at Women in Media conferenceSun Apr 17 2016 - 13:51
Burton: ‘disproportionate maleness’ in govt talksTánaiste tells conference about misogyny and abuse suffered by female politiciansSun Apr 17 2016 - 10:20
Women in media leadership roles face ‘immense’ challengesConor Brady describes issues of funding models’ demise at Ballybunion conferenceFri Apr 15 2016 - 23:24
The unbreakable lightness of being Kimmy SchmidtAs the second season of Tina Fey's critically acclaimed Netflix comedy launches today, the cast talk big laughs, bad tempers and accidentally peeing on your co-starFri Apr 15 2016 - 13:31
Out of the studio and on to your phone: the apps musicians useFrom something as simple as Apple’s Voice Memo to the Animoog synthesiser, here’s what 10 Irish musicians love having to handSat Apr 09 2016 - 05:45
Una Mullally: Greetings from Ireland - the land of balance and crazy abortion lawsGrowing chorus of British journalists condemning our brutal, criminalising, archaic and oppressive abortion lawsThu Apr 07 2016 - 18:38
Saoirse Ronan makes a malevolent jump from screen to stage in The CrucibleRonan’s theatre debut is with Ciarán Hinds and Ben Whishaw in a formidable production directed by Ivo van HoveMon Apr 04 2016 - 10:50
Una Mullally: Feminism and politics in poverty-hit South BronxBernie Sanders rally ahead of New York primary highlights key issues in Democratic raceMon Apr 04 2016 - 01:00
Direct provision: creating a cultural disconnectQuality of life in direct provision is made worse for many residents by lack of access to cooking facilities and appropriate foodSat Apr 02 2016 - 05:01
So what’s hot and what’s not this week?We’re confused by the latest iphone but loving Calvin Klein bikinisFri Apr 01 2016 - 16:00
Astonishing Sod: the king of Twitter comedyThrough his 40-plus Twitter accounts, as Astonishing Sod among others, James Thomas has created an utterly strange and original type of comedyThu Mar 31 2016 - 06:00
Una Mullally: Why women have risen to the top in 1916 lore‘In a country with a lot of barrier-breaking to be done for women, a female narrative is a welcome one’Mon Mar 28 2016 - 01:00
It’s up to society now to put a stop to LGBTI bullyingReport is insightful but it sounds an alarmThu Mar 24 2016 - 19:53
50 things to do this Easter WeekendWant to remember the 1916 Rising this weekend? Or avoid it altogether?Thu Mar 24 2016 - 17:00
Short man, tall tales - What we can expect from Prince’s forthcoming memoirHere are some famous anecdotes that we’re really hoping will crop up in Prince’s upcoming autobiography The Beautiful OnesThu Mar 24 2016 - 07:00
Una Mullally: What sort of a future are we building for our capital city?Modern architecture holds bricks in disdain – and the evidence is everywhereMon Mar 21 2016 - 01:00
Una Mullally: A St Patrick’s day reality checkThe parade; the food; Temple Bar; Shamrock; Green Beer and Keira KnightleyThu Mar 17 2016 - 13:02
Mark Thomas: ‘Good old Boris Johnson. He is a vile, right-wing thug’The activist-comedian brings his new show to Dublin next week. Here’s a sample of what to expectThu Mar 17 2016 - 07:00
The Irish acts getting themselves in sync on US televisionSongs by Irish musicians such as James Vincent McMorrow and Hozier are all over TV at the moment. What’s the business behind it?Thu Mar 17 2016 - 06:04
Una Mullally: It is not ‘binary’ to focus on women’s achievements#FreeWomen was not meant to exclude anyone, but just draw attention to sidelined womenMon Mar 14 2016 - 01:00
So what’s hot and what’s not this week?This week we’re loving great coffee but exhausted with loyalty card overloadFri Mar 11 2016 - 16:00
Una Mullally: Why are there only five free women of Dublin?Nothing stopping the city awarding 70 women the Freedom of the City to achieve gender parityWed Mar 09 2016 - 15:16
Street harassment: Feeling intimidated familiar for womenMen need to call out unacceptable behaviour by their friends, writes Una MullallyTue Mar 08 2016 - 11:36
Una Mullally: Losing youth vote is part of Labour’s midlife crisisLabour must ask why the leaders of tomorrow aren’t gravitating towards themMon Mar 07 2016 - 16:40
Sierra Leone: the most dangerous place in the world to become a motherBecoming a mother in Sierra Leone brings with it the highest rate of maternal death on the planet. Una Mullally travels to the west African nation to see the impact of Ebola, corruption and war on its womenSat Mar 05 2016 - 07:45
Never mind Sam Smith’s Oscar flub, spare a thought for those who didn't make itAlso nominated for a best-song Oscar last week was Anohni, the first transgender person ever to be in the running for an Academy Award .Wed Mar 02 2016 - 16:32
Una Mullally: Election result is not a victory for anti-abortion lobbyCandidates who specifically positioned themselves as against choice failed miserablyWed Mar 02 2016 - 15:02
This is what change looks like, whatever this isThe electorate clicked its heels and didn’t just end up in a tornado but created oneSun Feb 28 2016 - 14:33
David Bowie continues to confound with new Instagram series for BlackstarUnbound - a new ‘InstaMiniSeries’ of 15-second videos - promises to take viewers on a journey of ‘meaning, metaphor and intention’ inspired by Bowie’s last albumFri Feb 26 2016 - 16:16
So what’s hot and what’s not this week?We’re enjoying pink bomber jackets but ’storage almost full’ messages are driving us crackersFri Feb 26 2016 - 16:00
TG4 hits the bullseye with new teen drama EipicFrenetic and funny, touching and blunt, equal parts Pure Mule, Skins and Glee, Eipic is currently one of the best things on Irish TVThu Feb 25 2016 - 15:13
Una Mullally: Why I have tuned out of #GE16‘I’m allergic to their voices, their butchering of language, their PR’d answers, their deflection, their evasiveness’Wed Feb 24 2016 - 12:46
Una Mullally: What ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ has taught usAuthor Harper Lee’s death is sad but her first novel has life lessons for us allMon Feb 22 2016 - 01:01
So what’s hot and what’s not this week?We’re cray for Bey and sick of election mailFri Feb 19 2016 - 16:00
Putting the arty in political party: arts policy proposalsFree tin whistles, education changes and plenty of funding are just some of the arts promises in the various political parties' manifestos – but is there any substance to the pre-election proposals? And how do these compare to the National Campaign for the Arts' vision?Fri Feb 19 2016 - 13:30
