Ellen Clusker
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- Aug 21, 2026
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Vicki Notaro on being childfree: âIt was something that I just couldnât force myself to wantâ (opens the original)
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Ever since she was a young child Vicki Notaro knew she did not want to become a mother. The successful author and former magazine editor remembers at a young age, telling her own mother that she had no desire to have any children. âIt was something that I just couldnât force myself to want,â she says. Notaro says she has been writing about her decision to remain childfree since she was a young reporter at Stellar magazine in a bid to ânormaliseâ the life choice. âIt was met with vitr
Poet Anna D on the transition into motherhood: âI was burning out really quicklyâ (opens the original)
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Matrescence is the transformative process of entering motherhood â a process that awarding-winning poet Anna D describes as bringing physical, mental, emotional, hormonal and even social change. The performer, playwright and mother of two entered an immensely challenging period in her own life following the birth of her daughters. Discussing her experience as a new mother, she explains, âI was burning out really quickly, and what made me go into a depression, I feel, is the stigma and shame
The fight to save Dublinâs Liberties: âItâs sadly dying, fading awayâ (opens the original)
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In Dublinâs Liberties, there lies a small but powerful footnote that tells the story of one man and his fight to protect his neighbourhoodâs heritage. While the granite kerb stones across the road from Noel Clarkeâs house on Sweeneyâs Terrace are something that may only be grazed by shoe soles, they embody the soul of a resilient community. Clarke moved to the area in the 1960s and lived there with his wife Kay until his death last year. His daughter Gráinne describes her father as a ma
Irish bees âstressedâ and âhungryâ from heat as lack of rainfall hits pollen supplies (opens the original)
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On a warm August day, Kieran Harnettâs home honeybee apiary in south Dublin is abuzz with activity. Harnett has been beekeeping for 20 years but explains he became serious about apiculture â as itâs formally known â during Covid lockdown when his work dwindled almost overnight. âThe beekeeping saved me,â he says of this period when he was kept busy tending to his hives. Harnett now manages hives all around Dublin. That task has been more strenuous this summer following one of the hot
Late ADHD diagnoses in women: âI started to forgive myself. It was amazingâ (opens the original)
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AilÃn Kennedy was 32 years old when she was first diagnosed with ADHD. When ADHD was first raised as a possibility by her psychiatrist, Kennedy disregarded it thinking âthatâs for naughty little boysâ. This is, she explains, just one of many misperceptions that persist about the condition. Six years on Kennedy is an ADHD coach and expert. She and her fellow âADHDerâ Mike McGrath-Bryan have released a book, Have I Got Your Attention? A Guide to Adult ADHD in Ireland. The book, she says
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