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Emer McLysaght

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Emer McLysaght: Take it or leave it, Father’s Day is not an issue

We don’t have to ban Father’s Day, we just have to realise it’s not for everyone and allow people to choose whether or not to celebrate
  • Emer McLysaght
  • June 20, 2021

Emer McLysaght: Words of wisdom from a misguided geography nerd

If it’s information about ox-bow lakes and terminal glacial moraines you’re looking for, then you’ve landed in the right geographical space
  • Emer McLysaght
  • June 13, 2021

Emer McLysaght: Body size and the assumptions we make

Yes, I’m delighted to be vaccinated, but the fear of being judged by onlookers makes me want to hide away
  • Emer McLysaght
  • June 6, 2021

Emer McLysaght: When the stars come to town, all bets are off

Nothing sparks a small Irish town into life quicker than the arrival of a few Hollywood A-listers to shoot their latest movie
  • Emer McLysaght
  • May 30, 2021

Emer McLysaght: Late pandemic conditions bring a positive outlook

Those gloomy weather apps on our phones might be doing their best to lower expectations, but this phase of the pandemic has a definite feel of the sun coming out
  • Emer McLysaght
  • May 23, 2021

Emer McLysaght: In lockdown, no one can hear you scream at your printer

The Covid-19 restrictions left us at the mercy of the cruellest of devices, the home printer – and boy, did they make the most of it
  • Emer McLysaght
  • May 16, 2021

Emer McLysaght: My pandemic purchases, part 786,423: roller skates

Were you, in childhood, a skating prodigy with the glittering grace and astonishing speed of a shooting star? Turns out, me neither
  • Emer McLysaght
  • May 9, 2021

Emer McLysaght: Getting down and dirty with outdoor living

It’s all great outdoors until the ground gets too hard, the bins start overflowing and the loos are nowhere to be found
  • Emer McLysaght
  • May 2, 2021

Emer McLysaght: The door closes on open-plan living

Doors are getting ready for their comeback, as our infatuation with open-plan homes looks to be well and truly over
  • Emer McLysaght
  • April 25, 2021

Emer McLysaght: Dazed and confused in a new age of A&E

Our columnist takes a rather thrilling trip to hospital for a headache that just won’t go away
  • Emer McLysaght
  • April 18, 2021

Emer McLysaght: Music to our years

We’ve been left reeling all right after what we’ve been through this year and last. But imagine how happy the soundtrack will be when society is finally back open again
  • Emer McLysaght
  • April 11, 2021

Emer McLysaght: Missing all that baby talk

With the never-ending lockdown comes the realisation that you would love to be left holding the baby, even if it was just for a minute
  • Emer McLysaght
  • April 4, 2021

Emer McLysaght: Orlando’s long past his first bloom

Last week’s interviews with the Hollywood star were cringeworthy but, let’s face it, he was never the epitome of cool
  • Emer McLysaght
  • March 28, 2021

Sophie White: ‘Self-harm feels like self-soothing until it’s actually really destroying you’

The author and Emer McLysaght have supported each other for years, both in their writing careers and in their more personal moments. They discuss White’s new book of essays, Corpsing
  • Emer McLysaght
  • March 27, 2021

Emer McLysaght: Waving off the begrudgers

Forget the stereotypes, sea swimming is bracing, ritualistic, addictive and good for everyone
  • Emer McLysaght
  • March 21, 2021

Emer McLysaght: Letting go of the lockdown

Getting back to ‘normal’ will be strange and, for some of us, downright scary – so let’s just take it one day at a time
  • Emer McLysaght
  • March 14, 2021

Emer McLysaght: How WhatsApp has given gossip a new lease of life

Almost overnight, voicenotes have replaced Netflix as the drama provider of choice
  • Emer McLysaght
  • March 7, 2021

Emer McLysaght: That time my friend phoned me from George Clooney’s loo, and other stories

Irish people are very good at being two degrees of separation from almost every famous person on planet Earth
  • Emer McLysaght
  • February 28, 2021

Emer McLysaght: Meeting the many manifestations of lockdown madness head on

In these strange days, the only consolation is the knowledge that everybody else has gone a little bit crazy too
  • Emer McLysaght
  • February 21, 2021

Emer McLysaght: Get back to basics on Pancake Tuesday

It’s a day fraught with culinary peril, but four simple steps will see you through it
  • Emer McLysaght
  • February 14, 2021

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