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That day I went down a rabbit hole about a lesbian bar and Irish milk
A series where Emer McLysaght saves us from chasing every trend and instead points us to things worthy of our time (and money).
Last week
20th September 2026 - 26th September 2026
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Hard to be a Swiftie: When Taylor announced the new album, I knew I'd be forced to defend it
A series where Emer McLysaght saves us from chasing every trend and instead points us to things worthy of our time (and money).
Last month
September 2026
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Have concert ticket sales completely lost the run of themselves?
A series where Emer McLysaght saves us from chasing every trend and instead points us to things worthy of our time (and money).
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How is smoking cool again? My Dad thought quitting would save his life, but it was too late
A series where Emer McLysaght saves us from chasing every trend and instead points us to things worthy of our time (and money).
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You’re not a snowman, you won’t melt: nobody needs a fancy raincoat in Ireland
A series where Emer McLysaght saves us from chasing every trend and instead points us to things worthy of our time (and money).
This year
2026
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I got so heated at one point that I – and I’m not proud of this – resorted to online jeering
A series where Emer McLysaght saves us from chasing every trend and instead points us to things worthy of our time (and money).
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It should be an anomaly to see a 13-year-old on Snapchat, not the norm
A series where Emer McLysaght saves us from chasing every trend and instead points us to things worthy of our time (and money).
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We have endured tiny glasses at hotel breakfasts for too long. Here is my proposed solution
A series where Emer McLysaght saves us from chasing every trend and instead points us to things worthy of our time (and money).
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I realised just how much I hate Big Cars in one of Ireland's most deranged car parks
A series where Emer McLysaght saves us from chasing every trend and instead points us to things worthy of our time (and money).
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Now, I’m not in the business of comparing pets to children but...
A series where Emer McLysaght saves us from chasing every trend and instead points us to things worthy of our time (and money).
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Can everyone please stop buying those balaclava headrests for their cars?
A series where Emer McLysaght saves us from chasing every trend and instead points us to things worthy of our time (and money).
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I would love to see these little bags rolled out for every film, in every cinema, in perpetuity
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Whatever happened to having a think? The rise of AI veganism
A series where Emer McLysaght saves us from chasing every trend and instead points us to things worthy of our time (and money).
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I know now how parents felt when we all started saying 'like' in the 1990s
A series where Emer McLysaght saves us from chasing every trend and instead points us to things worthy of our time (and money).
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The children aren't even off yet. Shops need to put the back-to-school merch away
A series where Emer McLysaght saves us from chasing every trend and instead points us to things worthy of our time (and money).
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I suffer from a delusion that keeps making me return to the supermarket middle aisle like a dog to its sick
A series where Emer McLysaght saves us from chasing every trend and instead points us to things worthy of our time (and money).
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To the man who overtook me at a red light: we have got to stop driving like lunatics
A series where Emer McLysaght saves us from chasing every trend and instead points us to things worthy of our time (and money).
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Getting married is a decision, not an achievement: why we should stop giving newlyweds money
A series where Emer McLysaght saves us from chasing every trend and instead points us to things worthy of our time (and money).
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I pride myself on being a lickarse in the airport security queue. The person in front of me is not
A series where Emer McLysaght saves us from chasing every trend and instead points us to things worthy of our time (and money).
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Imagine explaining to a Victorian child what we’re doing to our eyelids in 2026 in the name of beauty
A series where Emer McLysaght saves us from chasing every trend and instead points us to things worthy of our time (and money).
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Nothing is untouched by the pristine fingers of the clean-living movement, not even raves
A series where Emer McLysaght saves us from chasing every trend but instead points us to things worthy of our time (and money).
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Somebody tell the parents that the kids don't need to be constantly celebrating something
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