Emer McLysaght is right about public transport debacle after CMAT concert
Without proper transport planning, venues such as St Anne’s Park are unsuitable and potentially dangerous for large public gatherings
Emer McLysaght
Emer McLysaght columns
Call me, CMAT. Let’s write a song about my public transport plight
The star’s sold-out gig at St Anne's Park was overwhelming. The journey home not so much
Marty Whelan: ‘I’d like to be paid more, particularly when I see what other people are on’
The avuncular veteran broadcaster, who is turning 70, on facing some hostility on his return to RTÉ, his moustache, and his ‘threat’ to keep working for as long as he can
I’ve remained lifelong friends with my Complete Aisling co-author. Here’s our secret
As women who write together our priorities lie in the work and maintaining our friendship above all else. Here’s how we have done it
Our Deadly Summer by Emer McLysaght & Sarah Breen: Fast-paced millennial mystery
Co-authors successfully transition from humorous contemporary fiction to darkly comic crime
I’m riddled with ADHD apparently, and medication has changed my life
It’s not all speed and roses, but with five medicated months under my belt I can tentatively say something is working
I have alopecia – I always have at least one small patch of hair loss on the go
A woman’s relationship with body hair is a strange one. The hair grows where we don’t want it and vanishes where we do
Emer McLysaght: If I’d met Matt Damon with his SuperValu bag, I’d have jumped into the sea
My pathological fear of inconveniencing anyone extends to the brightest stars
I’ve lost days to online records of my relatives in 1926 census. Here’s what I found
Emer McLysaght: I can’t find my great-grandmother on the 1926 census, and I’ve searched every combination of name and location I can think of
I’ve been turned down for arts funding several times. There are unwritten rules
Making art is creating something out of nothing, which is expensive in terms of time and brain power
My greatest fear has come true – my home of seven years is to be sold
I’m not much of a believer in signs, but surely the resilience of my clematis is something to cling to
My late dad’s legacy is the love and care he put into each slightly wonky home renovation job
A friend’s house move takes me back to the 1990s, home of the pastel handbasin and other paternal projects
Emer McLysaght: I live to scroll. It’s for ‘work’, I convince myself
I bought a new phone and a Brick to close off distracting apps. But I'm not ready yet to deploy the Brick's full power
The TV in our Airbnb was the size of a ping-pong table hung on a wall
To say my head has been turned is an understatement. Lily Allen would be horrified
Why don’t we have a cure for head lice? I suspect it’s the fault of the patriarchy
How do we have arse implants and double-basket air fryers but no cure for lice?
I’m haunted by the time I gave tourists the wrong directions to Riverdance
Big Aisling that I am, I immediately went into one of my favourite modes: helping visitors to our shores
Hot young celebrities are smoking and I’ve got mortifying middle-aged envy
In recent months I’ve been feeling the devil call of the cigs more keenly than any other time in the past nine years
Author Cathy Kelly: ‘I doubt there’s a writer alive who hasn’t used personal battles in their work’
If you’re absolutely full of fear and anxiety, sit down and find a pen/laptop, says seasoned novelist
Emer McLysaght: I’ve changed my mind about Botox
It was the deep crevice between my eyebrows that ultimately drove me into the arms of Dr K and her syringe of muscle paralyser
Mothers of boys are worrying the most about raising ‘good men’
I am in awe of the women in my life raising sons - and I’m so glad it’s not me
‘We would fight to the death for Dawson. He was a sap, but he was our sap’
James Van Der Beek may have wondered if he would ever shake being Dawson, or if the part was always destined for him
I’m sorry Greta Thunberg, I have become a ‘kitchen roll’ house and it feels luxurious
Growing up where paper towel use had sanctity, I often wondered if it was merely decorative
I got to see Catherine O’Hara as Moira Rose in the flesh – before it was too late
In late 2019, I was unwell. So, when a friend spotted a live ‘evening with’ event taking place in Brooklyn, we were off to Schitt’s Creek Live in no time
Heated Rivalry brings back my childhood dreams of being an Olympic figure skater
I was something of a prodigy in Dolphin’s Barn, and by ‘prodigy’ I mean I could mostly stay standing and didn’t have to cling on to the edges
Trump claims ‘really good deal done’ on Greenland; Skerries up in arms and social media bans
Plus: What teens think of new age verification proposals for social media, Skerries residents up in arms over active travel scheme, and Emer McLysaght on the fear that plagues those living on their own
Living alone in Ireland is a joy, 85% of the time
The hidden challenges of one-person households, from bathroom slips to budget woes
Some films leave me with memories lasting for years. Hamnet will be one of those
In the cinema, something can happen that makes you feel you’ve developed an entirely new personality in two hours
The best fiction of 2026 to look forward to: Books from Louise Kennedy, Donal Ryan, Sebastian Barry and more
A comprehensive round-up of fiction from Irish and international authors due out this year
I once stayed in a hotel where the minibar was included in the price. I have been chasing that high ever since
A dear pal and I flew to Tenerife on New Year’s Eve to see in 2026 with a week in the winter sun
Welcome to 2026, year of the pigeon – those gutsy, mangle-footed postmen of the sky
Leave them alone: ‘vermin’ such as pigeons and seagulls and rats are just trying to survive in a world where humans are the invasive species
A very grand room and a piece of furniture I’m now bereft to have to live without
I didn’t write a book at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre, but I allowed myself the space to think, make notes, write paragraphs, draw and colour
Things larger family members and friends might want you to know this festive period
There’s a pretty strong chance they’re dreading feeling like the literal elephant in the room this Christmas
The council’s weekly planning alerts are a gift for busybodies like me
We’re all obsessed with property and property ownership, so it follows that property and planning drama will grab our interest
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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