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Opinion: 'Why are we giving nine-year-olds smartphones?', she asks, holding her smartphone

01.02.2025 10

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Opinion: Why are we surprised that parents' value is underestimated?

19.01.2025 10

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Opinion: When it comes to modern motherhood, aren’t we all a little bit of a Nightbitch?

Niamh O’Reilly says every woman trying to navigate the relentlessness of modern day parenting will relate to Amy Adams’ character in Nightbitch.

01.01.2025 3

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Niamh O'Reilly: Some fun Christmas things to do before you tackle that turkey

The writer has some suggestions for a healthy, fun-filled Christmas break.

23.12.2024 2

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Opinion: I've had a hard look at my drinking, and I'm having a sober curious Christmas

Experts say Christmas is the perfect time to approach drinking differently, so why not give it a go, writes O’Reilly.

17.12.2024 5

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Opinion: Has cinema etiquette gone out the window?

Maybe the lack of consideration of others at the cinema a symptom of a broader societal change, writes Niamh O’Reilly.

11.12.2024 2

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Late Late Toy Show: 'It's not really for kids anymore, is it?'

The grown-ups are watching The Late Late Toy Show more for nostalgia than anything else, writes Niamh O’Reilly.

05.12.2024 3

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Niamh O'Reilly: Simon says Friday is a good day for an election. Good for whom, exactly?

The writer and mum says parents face yet another childcare headache on polling day, at a time when childcare is front and centre as an election issue.

15.11.2024 3

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Niamh O'Reilly: Why do I bring my children to mass to hear how unworthy they are?

Despite returning to mass so her children can make their communions, Niamh O’Reilly says it has been more challenging than she expected.

21.10.2024 2

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Opinion: In 2024, why are we still quizzing women over their maternity leave?

Niamh O’Reilly says we’ve come too far to go quizzing female TDs about their right to maternity leave.

04.10.2024 9

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Niamh O’Reilly: I can see why women would ‘choose the bear’

The journalist says with shocking stories detailing sickening levels of violence towards women recently, is it any wonder why women would ‘choose...

19.09.2024 2

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Niamh O'Reilly: Parents are under more pressure now than they've ever been

The writer and mum says the US Surgeon General has a point when he says that parents in the modern world are simply exhausted.

03.09.2024 2

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