Bob Geldof said yes, Annie Macmanus said no, Barry McGuigan said both. So what was the question?Róisín Ingle: These days, to avoid the embarrassment of a public refusal, potential recipients are contacted in advance to see if they would be amenable to accepting the honourTue May 9 2023 - 05:30
‘The concept of monarchy is absurd’: Annie Mac on London-Irish life, rejecting an MBE, and the pull of homeThe DJ and podcaster has written her second novel, but she’s still ‘scarlet’ at the prospect of being called a writerSat May 6 2023 - 05:30
Róisín Ingle: I don’t want new things any more. Everything that comes into the house now must have some historyRóisín Ingle: Long live my resistance to the army of sales people desperately trying to sell me stuffWed May 3 2023 - 05:00
International Rugby Experience, a world-class interactive cathedral to rugby, opens today in LimerickFirst look: It’s difficult not to be impressed on a visit to this not-for-profit cultural institution that is hoped to bring a major boost in tourism revenue to Limerick and the midwestTue May 2 2023 - 08:19
Róisín Ingle: I’ve come extremely late to the concept of ‘wholesome content’, but I love itVirtual wholesomeness is great, but wholesome content is even better when it’s experienced in real lifeWed Apr 26 2023 - 05:30
Roisin Ingle: A night of pool, ping pong and keeping to myself that story of making a small boy cryHow much information is too much when it comes to friendship dates with new pals?Wed Apr 19 2023 - 05:00
Róisín Ingle: We should teach in schools what happened to Joanne HayesWe should tell it to new Irish citizens, so they know about the Ireland some would like to burySat Mar 25 2023 - 05:00
Róisín Ingle: I’ve half-made my bed. Maybe someday I’ll get to lie on itBuilding a bed on my own without any previous experience is probably the most difficult and satisfying task I’ve ever half-accomplishedWed Mar 22 2023 - 05:00
West Side Story: ‘Why are we so hateful? This show will always be relevant’Sixty-five years after it first hit Broadway, the musical is back and it’s coming to DublinSat Mar 11 2023 - 05:00
From vibrators to Repeal jumpers, communion dresses and fake tan: A history of Irish women in 50 objectsWe’re objectifying Irish women but in an illuminating, celebratory way to mark International Women’s Day 2023Wed Mar 8 2023 - 06:00
Róisín Ingle: I’ve been sofasplained and couchlighted but I love my new pink piece of furnitureMy oversized sofa of dreams is, deep down, a bed waiting to happenWed Mar 8 2023 - 05:00
Killian Scott: ‘The less people know about me the better’Since bursting on to our screens in Love/Hate, Killian Scott’s film and TV career career has blossomedSat Mar 4 2023 - 05:00
Róisín Ingle: When it comes to Irish we’re all Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson or Paul MescalA brief encounter as Gaeilge by the chocolate bars has left me looking for ways to get closer to the Irish languageWed Mar 1 2023 - 05:00
Róisín Ingle: To make a change in your life, you have to get out of your own wayOne friend’s adventure involves a change of country, but others reinvent themselves in other ways with new jobs or relationships or all-consuming hobbiesWed Feb 22 2023 - 05:00
‘There’s too much talk about menopause? We’re just making up for the last 20 goddamn years when women suffered in silence’In 2021, Dr Deirdre Lundy helped get the nation talking about menopause on Liveline. She’s delighted the pendulum has swungSat Feb 18 2023 - 06:00
‘I have loads of friends from drama school who have stopped acting. I think it’s a wise choice’Ryan Donaldson made the choice to give acting a go, but if it all goes wrong he can always go back to selling Christmas treesSat Feb 18 2023 - 05:00
Róisín Ingle: Our colleague Tommy’s superpower was finding solutions. He died solving a problemTommy Putt, The Irish Times’ facilities manager, had worked at the paper for nearly 50 years when he died, suddenlyWed Feb 15 2023 - 05:00
Róisín Ingle: ‘You are too fat to have cheese!’ the woman roared at meI’ve been judged for my weight all my life. But lately people like Lizzo, braver and younger than me, have been my teachersWed Feb 8 2023 - 05:00
Siobhán McSweeney: ‘As an Irish woman who isn’t Angelina Jolie, the big fear is invisibility’The Cork actor’s flat burned down and she almost lost a leg, but McSweeney tells Róisín Ingle she still feels like ‘one of the luckiest people around’Sat Feb 4 2023 - 05:00
Róisín Ingle: Marie Kondo has given up cleaning? We have so much more in common nowKondo is now a mother of three small children – which, when you think about it, explains a lot about her recent revelationTue Jan 31 2023 - 21:00
‘We just assumed you were an old woman’: Meet the Bridgets and Brigids of Ireland today We asked a cross-section of women and girls about the importance of being Bridget, from 12-year-old Bridget Crann to 107-year-old Bridget TierneyMon Jan 30 2023 - 06:00
Róisín Ingle: I’ve not had a good January. Has anybody? Maybe there’s no such thingIt is not so much a month as a 31-day-long kick up the arse. The good news is it is nearly overWed Jan 25 2023 - 06:00
Róisín Ingle: The warm and welcoming community I live in is being tainted by protestsIn the wake of rallies in some locations against accommodation of asylum seekers and refugees, all I can think of is children in temporary homes scared of what lies in wait for them outsideWed Jan 18 2023 - 05:00
Róisín Ingle: Middle aged? Embrace it, there’s plenty to enjoy and appreciate about itChildhood had its moments. Crazed youth was a cherished roller coaster. But these are the days of slow living and quiet reflectionWed Jan 11 2023 - 05:00
Róisín Ingle: ‘I love you so much,’ I shout unconvincingly to my struggling selfEvery few days my trainer sends motivational messages on WhatsApp. I’ve mostly stopped rolling my eyesWed Jan 4 2023 - 05:00
Róisín Ingle: Trust me, you don’t want to be a Twixmas personUnfamiliar with Goblin Mode’s hedonistic, vaguely unhygienic but ultimately superior ways? I hereby present my foolproof five-step guideWed Dec 28 2022 - 05:00
Róisín Ingle: Two top hacks for a stress-free ChristmasApologies for boasting, but my own Yuletide troubles are minimalWed Dec 21 2022 - 05:00
‘Gabriel Byrne was spectacular to work with. I am hoping to have a Guinness with him some day’Charlie Mackesy on turning his bestselling book The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse into an animated filmTue Dec 20 2022 - 05:00
Róisín Ingle: I’m in denial about something distressing. Perhaps you are tooAs a strategy to avoid potentially distressing feelings, denial can come in handyWed Dec 14 2022 - 05:00
Peter Coonan: ‘I’m too sensitive. I take things to heart for better or for worse’The actor who played loveable psychopath Fran in Love/Hate and is currently on stage as Finbar in The Weir on being a ‘home bird’ and a dad to three girlsSat Dec 10 2022 - 05:30
Róisín Ingle: I’ve stopped asking people where they’re fromI’ve learned that this seemingly harmless question can be more loaded than it seemsWed Dec 7 2022 - 05:00
‘Try sober socialising, it’s easier than you think’: How to drink more mindfully this ChristmasMost events at this time of year feature booze and plenty of it. If you don’t want to drink as much, here’s howSat Dec 3 2022 - 05:00
Róisín Ingle: Did I find the kindest, most friendly street in Ireland?Counting kindness in Carrick-on-Shannon is easy when it comes to a student’s lost phoneWed Nov 30 2022 - 05:00
Lost touch with pals post-pandemic? Here’s how to rekindle the friendship spark Our social circles shrunk drastically in the pandemic, and for many of us, they haven’t bounced backSat Nov 26 2022 - 05:30
Róisín Ingle: We have a huge new TV, but I’ve banned the World CupWhy? There’s the fact that homosexuality is illegal in Qatar, not to mention the deaths of an estimated 6,000 or more migrant workers thereWed Nov 23 2022 - 05:00
Michelle Obama: ‘Sorry Bono, don’t think for one second you could ever compete’Róisín Ingle appreciates some wise life lessons from the former First Lady, and her MaFri Nov 18 2022 - 15:01
Róisín Ingle: Turns out Blackrock College was a world away from us Pill Hill girls I know which of us were richer, posher and more privileged. And I know which of us were better offWed Nov 16 2022 - 06:01
Róisín Ingle: Like a British politician, I have done a complete U-turn. Sorry, QueenieI’m wearing my body warmer as I type. I’d treated the gift with disdain until I wore it one day and quickly felt both warmer and less sorry for myselfWed Nov 9 2022 - 05:00
Róisín Ingle: If he looks like a Dic and acts like a Dic, let’s call him a DicWhile dictators come in all shapes and sizes they usually have one thing in common: every dictator is in possession of same distinct piece of anatomyWed Nov 2 2022 - 05:00
Geena Davis: ‘I’m definitely not interested in getting married. It would be ridiculous’The actor talks to Róisín Ingle about the enduring legacy of Thelma & Louise, allegations against Bill Murray, advocating for diversity on film, and being diagnosed with ADD in her 40sSat Oct 29 2022 - 05:00
Róisín Ingle: I let Taylor Swift’s music wash over me. Then I heard the lyrics. I nearly fell off the bedKarma is the song I keep returning to. It reminds me that if I want a situation to improve I need to improve it myself — or accept that I can’t and move onWed Oct 26 2022 - 05:00
‘Never boring and always magnificent’: Marian Keyes, Dara Ó Briain and Ifrah Ahmed on their favourite places in Ireland Róisín Ingle asks some of Ireland’s best-known people about the places here that mean the most to themSat Oct 22 2022 - 06:00
‘We are nothing without stories’: The Wonder in WicklowOn the set of the film adaption of Emma Donoghue’s gothic novel, cast and crew describe the process of translating the story to the screenSat Oct 22 2022 - 05:00
Róisín Ingle: ‘What are you wearing?’ I asked my squishy pumpkin. It was from his mother, just as I suspectedMy honey badger is wandering around the house in a long-johns-plus-body-warmer combo, and there is apparently nothing I can do about itWed Oct 19 2022 - 05:00
Róisín Ingle: I asked two young men at a window seat if I could join their pub quiz teamOn our trip to San Francisco we also discovered that the youthful looking John-Boy from the Waltons was in fact 71Wed Oct 12 2022 - 05:00
Róisín Ingle: I’m not an office person. I know that nowIf workers are happier as a result of working from home, why are some organisations so keen to go back?Wed Sep 28 2022 - 05:00
Róisín Ingle: Elizabeth worked hard at being queen. But did she get hot flashes at banquets?It was some life, her reign. Some life sentence, too. I wondered as I watched her funeral if she ever felt, along with the rest of us, like throwing in the towelWed Sep 21 2022 - 05:00
Róisín Ingle: A family holiday to Orlando became a magical dream come trueSix months later, none of us have removed the theme park apps from our phoneSun Sep 18 2022 - 05:00
Róisín Ingle: It all began back in July, when Chris and Kevin started attacking the family homeJason still felt guilty about shooting a rabbit as a small child over 30 years ago so murdering his mini-murder of crows wasn’t a goerWed Sep 14 2022 - 05:00
Garth Brooks fans at Croker: ‘The 400,000 people who bought tickets can’t be wrong’‘I’d get more out of this than some religious services,’ says superfan Fr Brian D’ArcyFri Sep 9 2022 - 20:12