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Wednesday 21 May, 2014

Opinion: Ryan Giggs is hanging up his boots – it's truly the end of an era
# Giggsy
# Giggsy

Opinion: Ryan Giggs is hanging up his boots – it's truly the end of an era

May 21st 2014, 7:30 PM 91 Views 66 Comments

Giggsy was arguably the first of the celebrity footballers, a brave pioneer with fabulous bone structure in a world previously reserved for bouffant rock stars and toothy actors.

Thursday 8 May, 2014

Opinion: Is James Franco trolling us all?
# Method Acting?
# Method Acting?

Opinion: Is James Franco trolling us all?

May 8th 2014, 7:30 PM 128 Views 13 Comments

His behaviour has been odd to say the least, so is Franco engaging in a little method acting?

Wednesday 23 April, 2014

Column: You cannot – and should not – fix a broken life in front of a thousand cameras
# Lindsay Lohan
# Lindsay Lohan

Column: You cannot – and should not – fix a broken life in front of a thousand cameras

Apr 23rd 2014, 1:00 PM 45 Views 21 Comments

Lindsay Lohan’s “docu-series” on Oprah Winfrey’s channel had bombed; have we finally had enough of watching celebrities fall from grace?

Thursday 10 April, 2014

Column: So Lady Gaga is a 'control freak' who wants photos retouched ... can you blame her?
# Beyoncé
# Beyoncé

Column: So Lady Gaga is a 'control freak' who wants photos retouched ... can you blame her?

Apr 10th 2014, 1:15 PM 57 Views 27 Comments

We can’t really whinge at Lady Gaga for wanting control over her own image – after all, her image is her livelihood, writes Lisa McInerney.

Tuesday 25 March, 2014

Column: We need to talk about Nuala ... RTÉ's portrayal of trans character is shallow and cruel
# Laughing Stock
# Laughing Stock

Column: We need to talk about Nuala ... RTÉ's portrayal of trans character is shallow and cruel

Mar 25th 2014, 7:30 PM 129 Views 64 Comments

RTÉ’s newest comedy offering wheels out quite a few stereotypes but none are treated as badly as the character of Nuala Mooney, a transgender woman played by Aprés Match’s Gary Cooke, writes Lisa McInerney.

Tuesday 11 March, 2014

Column: Passionate or possessive? Shakira forbidden from appearing in videos with men
# Shakira Shakira
# Shakira Shakira

Column: Passionate or possessive? Shakira forbidden from appearing in videos with men

Mar 11th 2014, 12:53 PM 4,021 Views 83 Comments

International megastar Shakira has revealed that she no longer appears in music videos with male co-stars, because boyfriend Gerard Piqué has banned it, writes Lisa McInerney.

Tuesday 25 February, 2014

Column: Alec Baldwin is waving goodbye to public life – and can you blame him?
# Alec Baldwin
# Alec Baldwin

Column: Alec Baldwin is waving goodbye to public life – and can you blame him?

Feb 25th 2014, 1:00 PM 84 Views 23 Comments

Sharon Ni Bheolain was treated abominably by our tabloids at the weekend, so what must it be like to be an international star? It gets hot under that spotlight, writes Lisa McInerney.

Thursday 6 February, 2014

Column: Social media and the Streisand Effect – who dictates popular discourse today?
# New Voices
# New Voices

Column: Social media and the Streisand Effect – who dictates popular discourse today?

Feb 6th 2014, 12:45 PM 136 Views 94 Comments

Guess what? Traditional media no longer gets to dictate we can (or should) care about – as Panti Bliss, Pussy Riot and a host of other activists and individuals have proved, writes Lisa McInerney.

Friday 24 January, 2014

Column: Yes, Justin Bieber is a brat... but maybe it's time to feel a wee bit sorry for him?
# Opinion
# Opinion

Column: Yes, Justin Bieber is a brat... but maybe it's time to feel a wee bit sorry for him?

Jan 24th 2014, 7:00 AM 306 Views 80 Comments

Justin Bieber is a singularly unpleasant young chap who terrorises his neighbours, drag races ‘under the influence’, and abandons Capuchin monkeys… but what chance did he have? Lisa McInerney takes a look at the volatile lives of child stars.

Friday 10 January, 2014

Lisa McInerney: The rise of personality in Hollywood gives us something to aspire to
# Opinion
# Opinion

Lisa McInerney: The rise of personality in Hollywood gives us something to aspire to

Jan 10th 2014, 7:00 PM 28 Views 71 Comments

We don’t want goddesses to worship. That’s why women like Jennifer Lawrence, Mindy Kaling, Laverne Cox and Melissa McCarthy and are as much loved as they are lauded.

Sunday 29 December, 2013

Lisa McInerney: Pop culture in 2013 was full of wacky antics, highs, lows... and deceptive depth
# Opinion
# Opinion

Lisa McInerney: Pop culture in 2013 was full of wacky antics, highs, lows... and deceptive depth

Dec 29th 2013, 7:30 PM 64 Views 45 Comments

Appropriated Twerking, Joffrey Bieber and the Reign of The Selfie… 2013 was full of ostensibly casual moments over which we could bond and track how our society is changing.

Sunday 8 December, 2013

Lisa McInerney: The Paris-Mandela hoax is a perfect sign of the times
# Opinion
# Opinion

Lisa McInerney: The Paris-Mandela hoax is a perfect sign of the times

Dec 8th 2013, 7:30 PM 40 Views 51 Comments

Is it just a readiness to believe the worst, born of begrudgery, that allows us to fall for outrageous celebrity quotes?

Sunday 24 November, 2013

Lisa McInerney: It’s nice that the f-word is no longer such a dirty one
# Opinion
# Opinion

Lisa McInerney: It’s nice that the f-word is no longer such a dirty one

Nov 24th 2013, 7:30 PM 78 Views 142 Comments

A few months ago the word “feminist” was strictly taboo for pop stars, but now they’re falling over themselves to identify as feminists, writes Lisa McInerney

Thursday 14 November, 2013

Lisa McInerney: Why are we so offhand about what's influencing male body image?
# Opinion
# Opinion

Lisa McInerney: Why are we so offhand about what's influencing male body image?

Nov 14th 2013, 7:10 AM 95 Views 57 Comments

Actors like Chris Hemsworth are praised for their dedication when they lose weight for roles, while female actors are chided for being poor role models. But the reverential obsession with actors slimming radically for jobs is harmful.

Wednesday 23 October, 2013

Lisa McInerney: Selfies and oversharing – are we all master image manipulators now?
# Opinion
# Opinion

Lisa McInerney: Selfies and oversharing – are we all master image manipulators now?

Oct 23rd 2013, 7:30 PM 42 Views 28 Comments

Lady Gaga brushed off an email from Instagram expressing “concern” for her well-being following some recent posts. But it’s not just celebrities who share, overshare, pose, frame and filter – we’re all at it.

Thursday 3 October, 2013

Lisa McInerney: It’s patronising to say Miley Cyrus is being exploited by evil executives
# Opinion
# Opinion

Lisa McInerney: It’s patronising to say Miley Cyrus is being exploited by evil executives

Oct 3rd 2013, 7:30 PM 158 Views 115 Comments

Sinead O’Connor has written to Miley Cyrus expressing concern that she is being manipulated – but Cyrus is an industry veteran with who understands very well what she’s doing, writes Lisa McInerney.

Monday 16 September, 2013

Should we direct our distaste at airhead figures like Roz Flanagan – or the system that creates them?
# Column
# Column

Should we direct our distaste at airhead figures like Roz Flanagan – or the system that creates them?

Sep 16th 2013, 1:00 PM 978 Views 91 Comments

A profile piece on one of TV3′s “Dublin Housewives” caused quite a stir yesterday. And what a convenient place to direct the mob’s ire; an over-privileged reality TV star rather than our own imbalanced society, writes Lisa McInereny.

Thursday 5 September, 2013

Lisa McInerney: Were Femen's breast-baring protests ever truly credible?
# Opinion
# Opinion

Lisa McInerney: Were Femen's breast-baring protests ever truly credible?

Sep 5th 2013, 1:00 PM 884 Views 70 Comments

Allegations that Femen is run by a bully-boy svengali who hand-picks pretty girls to carry out topless protests underlines how confused this approach to tackling sexism really is, writes Lisa McInerney.

Tuesday 20 August, 2013

Lisa McInerney: Sharing of 'Slane Girl' pics does disservice to women and men
# Opinion
# Opinion

Lisa McInerney: Sharing of 'Slane Girl' pics does disservice to women and men

Aug 20th 2013, 11:05 AM 908 Views 413 Comments

If you’re more upset about a sexual act occurring than about the malicious sharing of images of that act online, then you have a lot to think about, writes Lisa McInerney.

Monday 12 August, 2013

Lisa McInerney: Time might be up for the rural pub - but I'll miss it
# Opinion
# Opinion

Lisa McInerney: Time might be up for the rural pub - but I'll miss it

Aug 12th 2013, 7:00 AM 240 Views 31 Comments

Changing consumption habits – driven by economics or social change – are shutting our locals. Should we care?

Monday 29 July, 2013

Lisa McInerney: Pornification of teen sexuality - but we can't just blame porn
# Column
# Column

Lisa McInerney: Pornification of teen sexuality - but we can't just blame porn

Jul 29th 2013, 7:00 AM 375 Views 23 Comments

The UK plans to make online pornography an ‘opt-in’ choice to try and shield children from it – but will that really protect kids from early sexualisation?

Monday 15 July, 2013

Lisa McInerney: So St Pat's is to close - but that's just the first step
# Opinion
# Opinion

Lisa McInerney: So St Pat's is to close - but that's just the first step

Jul 15th 2013, 7:00 AM 36 Views 36 Comments

Report after report has documented the problems with St Patrick’s Institution – but now we need to actually deal with young offenders in a meaningful way.

Monday 1 July, 2013

Lisa McInerney: We tolerate cute hoors, we end up with Anglo tape types
# Column
# Column

Lisa McInerney: We tolerate cute hoors, we end up with Anglo tape types

Jul 1st 2013, 7:00 AM 126 Views 36 Comments

Our capacity for putting up with ‘charismatic’ cowboys is no longer a bad national joke – it’s our national downfall.

Monday 17 June, 2013

Lisa McInerney: The loudest voices in pro-life camp discredit the civil ones
# Opinion
# Opinion

Lisa McInerney: The loudest voices in pro-life camp discredit the civil ones

Jun 17th 2013, 7:00 AM 256 Views 112 Comments

There is common ground to be found between pro-life and pro-choice people, writes Lisa McInerney, but plastic foetuses and death threats are eroding it.

Monday 3 June, 2013

Lisa McInerney: Caring for children is a tough job - so why don't we value it more?
# Opinion
# Opinion

Lisa McInerney: Caring for children is a tough job - so why don't we value it more?

Jun 3rd 2013, 8:15 AM 258 Views 41 Comments

Childcare is more of a vocation than a 9-to-5 – but many workers are still underpaid and underqualified, writes Lisa McInerney.

Monday 20 May, 2013

Lisa McInerney: Neil Prendeville blamed the wrong people in his radio rant
# Opinion
# Opinion

Lisa McInerney: Neil Prendeville blamed the wrong people in his radio rant

May 20th 2013, 7:00 AM 444 Views 114 Comments

The radio presenter could have attacked those responsible for mismanaging the country – but instead he kicked down, writes Lisa McInerney.

Monday 6 May, 2013

Lisa McInerney: Fianna Fáil doesn't deserve our ear...
# Opinion
# Opinion

Lisa McInerney: Fianna Fáil doesn't deserve our ear...

May 6th 2013, 8:15 AM 45 Views 120 Comments

…not when the party still owe us a tooth and an eye. So why are many people perversely choosing to drift back=?

Monday 22 April, 2013

Lisa McInerney: How can you be a woman and Catholic?
# Opinion
# Opinion

Lisa McInerney: How can you be a woman and Catholic?

Apr 22nd 2013, 7:00 AM 119 Views 197 Comments

This question is not born out of contempt, says TheJournal.ie columnist, but is out of genuine bewilderment when you consider the status of women in Catholic doctrine.

Monday 8 April, 2013

Lisa McInerney: Misinformation made Bressie's drugs comments front-page news
# Opinion
# Opinion

Lisa McInerney: Misinformation made Bressie's drugs comments front-page news

Apr 8th 2013, 7:00 AM 100 Views 68 Comments

But the misinformation wasn’t coming from The Voice judge, writes Lisa McInerney, it is coming from his critics – and it’s why young people disregard them.

Monday 25 March, 2013

Lisa McInerney: Rape culture is a stupid, cruel response to a dark reality
# Opinion
# Opinion

Lisa McInerney: Rape culture is a stupid, cruel response to a dark reality

Mar 25th 2013, 7:00 AM 698 Views 73 Comments

Blaming sexual assault victims for their ordeals – such as in the recent case in Steubenville, Ohio – is retrograde and wrong.

Monday 11 March, 2013

Lisa McInerney: Senator's 'frape' gaffe signals that panic - not reason - rules social media debate
# Opinion
# Opinion

Lisa McInerney: Senator's 'frape' gaffe signals that panic - not reason - rules social media debate

Mar 11th 2013, 7:00 AM 236 Views 74 Comments

Fidelma Healy-Eames and Eamonn Coghlan were “given an important task that deserved research and clarity of delivery – instead we got ludicrous schemes and half-remembered gossip”.

Monday 25 February, 2013

Lisa McInerney: Hands off celebrity baby bumps
# Opinion
# Opinion

Lisa McInerney: Hands off celebrity baby bumps

Feb 25th 2013, 7:00 AM 28 Views 13 Comments

“Female celebs are required to share enough to present a rosy image of pregnancy, without grossing anyone out with gory details.”

Monday 11 February, 2013

Lisa McInerney: Magdalene atrocities happened because society allowed them to
# Column
# Column

Lisa McInerney: Magdalene atrocities happened because society allowed them to

Feb 11th 2013, 7:00 AM 651 Views 68 Comments

The hand of the State and religious bodies in what happened to the women of the Laundries is clear – but the hard facts of the McAleese report also shows that the Irish public was complicit too.

Monday 28 January, 2013

Lisa McInerney: The New Rules for women are best ignored
# Column
# Column

Lisa McInerney: The New Rules for women are best ignored

Jan 28th 2013, 7:15 AM 402 Views 73 Comments

The terrifying ‘How to land a man’ books have dressed their old claptrap up in the language of the interweb – and are a good guide of what NOT to do in the world of dating.

Monday 14 January, 2013

Lisa McInerney: All sexual harassment needs to thrive is for good men to do nothing
# Opinion
# Opinion

Lisa McInerney: All sexual harassment needs to thrive is for good men to do nothing

Jan 14th 2013, 7:00 AM 467 Views 155 Comments

A new #shoutingback project on social media reveals lots of decent men are horrified by public harassment of women – none of us, men or women, should put up with it.

Monday 31 December, 2012

Lisa McInerney: New Year is where we resolve to be grown-ups
# Opinion
# Opinion

Lisa McInerney: New Year is where we resolve to be grown-ups

Dec 31st 2012, 7:00 AM 29 Views 2 Comments

The true mark of maturity, however, is to stop beating ourselves up over not being the perfect adult – and to resolve to be a better kid.

Monday 17 December, 2012

Lisa McInerney: Don't feed the Grinch - Christmas is meant to be over the top
# Opinion
# Opinion

Lisa McInerney: Don't feed the Grinch - Christmas is meant to be over the top

Dec 17th 2012, 7:00 AM 58 Views 15 Comments

We overspend, not because we’re greedy or worried we’ll be ostracised if we don’t, but because we love how generosity feels.

Monday 3 December, 2012

Lisa McInerney: What's so terrible about abortion-on-demand?
# Opinion
# Opinion

Lisa McInerney: What's so terrible about abortion-on-demand?

Dec 3rd 2012, 7:00 AM 301 Views 206 Comments

It took this long for the State to really address medically-necessary termination – so how long is it going to take for it to address the wider complexity of

Monday 19 November, 2012

Lisa McInerney: Hey guys, you don't have to be arrogant to be attractive
# Opinion
# Opinion

Lisa McInerney: Hey guys, you don't have to be arrogant to be attractive

Nov 19th 2012, 7:00 AM 2,461 Views 60 Comments

Women do like nice men – and to say otherwise, as an anonymous column did last week, is a real disservice to the good guys.

Monday 5 November, 2012

Lisa McInerney: Playing the 'pleb' - why are we still at it?
# Opinion
# Opinion

Lisa McInerney: Playing the 'pleb' - why are we still at it?

Nov 5th 2012, 7:00 AM 191 Views 46 Comments

Jarvis Cocker was right – it’s not cool to pretend to be poor, and struggling to get by doesn’t automatically make you a folk hero.

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