Brianna Parkins

The rental market was tight in Australia, but I was always able to find an affordable place to live

Jennifer Aniston says there is a new ‘sensitivity’, but not everyone found the Friends jokes funny

I heard a loud ‘Excuse me just one second now!’ Airport Mammy stepped forward

TikTok has given us so much, like the Womblands saga and Rushtok, but what is it taking from us in return?

‘I rang mum up recently to thank her for helping me on the glorious path of not giving a shit what my body looks like, leaving me free to pursue other fun things such as coping with various mental illnesses’

Somehow men are prize animals we have to lure into lifelong commitment against their will with a piece of ham and no sudden moves

In the true competition of gúnas, at least, we know Kerry Condon was the supreme winner, and the pride of the parish, in her yellow number

‘I envy the American and European tourists happily bopping around Dublin with their Craic Dealer hoodies’

It's not right that people who work in essential, female-dominated industries are deemed to be worth less than unskilled construction labourers

My trip is four days away. Of course, I’m not packed - it is not 40 minutes until we have to leave

Having a poor credit history doesn’t mean you won’t get a loan

Brianna Parkins: Uncool political confessions could be in the pipeline, but help for drug addiction is in short supply

I had been living under the ignorant assumption that if someone was mad at you, they would just tell you

Brianna Parkins: It also turns out that seeking help from trained professionals might not make a medical condition worse

Turns out I wasn’t alone. We never said we were exclusive, but this revelation made me feel cheap

Rihanna is suspended on a moving light-up platform at a height I can only measure as ‘too bloody high to be up at with that tiny tether for safety’

On a family trip to Amsterdam after my nephew’s death, we found solace in the most inappropriate place

Here are some tips and tactics to improve first-time buyers’ chances of getting the key to their own door

Brianna Parkins: At the Grammys, Affleck looked like any other man made to go to his wife’s work do. Lopez gives him a loving jab to at least look like he’s happy to be there

Sibling people view my kind with deep mistrust. We are spoiled. We are selfish. We always have to get our own way

Mikayla Nogueira built a huge TikTok following for her product reviews. Now a dodgy lash threatens her standing. Shouldn’t we stop listening to influencers?

There’s a fake wide-eyed laugh all women do when they don’t want to continue a conversation, but feel they have to be polite to avoid being assaulted

It doesn’t take long for new arrivals like me to discover a charming cultural quirk of Irish banks: they act like they don’t want your money

Now may be the time to build up savings and hope for the best while the recession warning klaxons are sounding

The Spire of Dublin is about to turn 20. It could be art – or Dublin giving the finger to the world. Either way, it’s hardly Sydney Opera House or the Eiffel Tower

We are led to believe that hikes and swims are what healthy and happy people do, but I think it’s the exact opposite

How we respond to newcomers in our communities says a lot about us

As a person with ADHD, these are the alternative new year resolutions I will be observing

Festival wants to make sure it is ‘diverse and inclusive’, executive chairman says

Gavin Cummiskey canvasses coaches, presenters and journalists for their opinions

Guests share stories of ‘choosing to challenge’ on The Irish Times Women’s Podcast

This pandemic will pass and we will travel again. But where will we go?

Brianna Parkins’s GAA fella sounds like the sort of lad I would have wanted on my team

As restaurants prepare to open, we asked well-known people for their favourite feasts

Talent and ambition are tolerated, but notions are a no-no. Basically, it’s Ireland selecting its fantasy daughter-in-law.

Brianna Parkins: I cringe for all who've suffered through Wonderwall just for the shift

The programme of 200+ acts extends across 13 stages and venues

TV Review: The Rose of Tralee has been slow to accept the reality of modern Ireland

Give Daithi a night off, and make it a show for real women who shop in Penneys, may be over 28, don’t want to marry and have opinions

Brianna Parkins says she would ‘love to’ help pro-choice groups in run-up to referendum