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Kathleen MacMahon

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Kathleen MacMahon: I was no fan of Celine Dion, now I’m singing her praises

We all have our dislikes or pet hates that we think are life-long and permanent, so it can be alarming when what was once your poison is now your passion
  • Kathleen MacMahon
  • January 13, 2023
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Kathleen MacMahon: Saved by the bookstore, the gift that keeps on giving

If the search for that perfect present is sapping your Christmas spirit, pop into the bookshop – and you’ll have it all wrapped up in no time
  • Kathleen MacMahon
  • December 10, 2022
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Kathleen MacMahon: Dealing with the cold, dead hand of bureaucracy

When a loved ones dies, it is the bureaucracy and automation – state administration, the bank, the utility companies – that causes most distress
  • Kathleen MacMahon
  • November 12, 2022
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Kathleen MacMahon: How to cope with life’s little frustrations when you’re a king

If you’re a frequent fountain pen user, it’s easy to sympathise with Charles’s irritation at the wayward writing implement, but Britain’s new monarch should perhaps take a more regal approach
  • Kathleen MacMahon
  • October 8, 2022
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Kathleen MacMahon: Talk to your elders about their lives while you can

The opportunity we have to properly ask our parents and grandparents about the past is a fleeting one, and many of us fail to act on it until it’s too late
  • Kathleen MacMahon
  • September 10, 2022
Column

Kathleen MacMahon: Diving for covers in the seventh circle of duvet hell

We can clone animals and fly people to the moon, but we still haven’t worked out how to get a duvet into its cover without hassle
  • Kathleen MacMahon
  • August 27, 2022
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Kathleen MacMahon: It’s a mystery how writers ever find the time to put pen to paper

Is it any wonder the scraps of brilliant, unrealised ideas are piling up on my desk, with life knocking on the door every five minutes?
  • Kathleen MacMahon
  • July 15, 2022
Columnists

Kathleen MacMahon: In the great Irish tradition of social mapping the funeral is a festival

Navigating the social tributaries of this densely networked nation means becoming an encyclopaedia in human form
  • Kathleen MacMahon
  • June 17, 2022
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Kathleen MacMahon: We all need a personal copy editor to point out when we’re delusional

Everybody enjoys a pretty display of words, but if the words don’t tell the truth, they can corrupt the page
  • Kathleen MacMahon
  • May 21, 2022

Kathleen MacMahon: We must confront the darker side of our nature and hope against hope that wisdom will prevail

The human capacity to do horrific things to fellow individuals has always been hard for us to process, now more so than ever
  • Kathleen MacMahon
  • April 22, 2022

Kathleen MacMahon: When did I become a relic of an unimaginably distant past?

I thought I belonged to the generation that broke the mould but, to my children, I seem as prehistoric as my parents did to me
  • Kathleen MacMahon
  • March 27, 2022

Kathleen MacMahon: The attack on Ukraine shows that time marches on, but human nature doesn’t change

Some of us thought the arc of the moral universe was only bending in one direction. But we were wrong
  • Kathleen MacMahon
  • February 25, 2022

Kathleen MacMahon: Calling your mother from abroad has never been easier, but the ritual remains the same

There’s nothing like the breathless report of a complete stranger’s death to make you feel like you’re not just abroad, but perhaps even on another planet
  • Kathleen MacMahon
  • January 29, 2022

Kathleen MacMahon: Everyone’s new year has room for old gems

Don’t let the cries of ‘out with the old, in with the new’ entice you to wipe the slate clean this year. You might be losing more than you gain
  • Kathleen MacMahon
  • January 2, 2022

Kathleen MacMahon: The tools of one’s trade are precious things indeed

In an age where most of us have desk jobs, it’s important to remain in touch with the smells and sounds that spark a passion for what you do
  • Kathleen MacMahon
  • November 21, 2021

Kathleen MacMahon: Anything seems to be the hardest word

We are a nation terrified of giving the slightest criticism or putting anyone’s nose out of joint, even if that rebounds badly on us later on
  • Kathleen MacMahon
  • October 3, 2021

Kathleen MacMahon: We should treasure every crowd – even the tiny ones

As live events slowly readjust to the new normal, every seat not left empty is somehing to be celebrated
  • Kathleen MacMahon
  • August 29, 2021

Kathleen MacMahon: A list to lift the spirits

Dogs enjoying the rush of air from a car window, small children deep in conversation, a kindly car park attendant. There is enough joy in the world to get us through the bad times
  • Kathleen MacMahon
  • July 3, 2021

Kathleen MacMahon: From feeding my babies to making meatballs for my nephew, food is my favourite love language

Watching kids make and eat food is one of the most fulfilling pleasures of life – and a privilege we should all be lucky enough to enjoy
  • Kathleen MacMahon
  • June 27, 2021

Kathleen MacMahon: We may not be able to help our mothers, but we can still save our daughters

Thanks to the honesty and bravery of the women who called into Liveline to share stories of their distress during menopause, we’ve come a step closer to a place where their suffering is no longer acceptable
  • Kathleen MacMahon
  • May 29, 2021

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