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Esther McCarthy: Odes to Irish mammies of all types, from cool moms to mothers-in-law
Esther McCarthy: Odes to Irish mammies of all types, from cool moms to mothers-in-law
Wouldn’t it be great if there were verses for all the different types of mammies out there?

Sat, 29 Mar, 2025

Esther McCarthy: I hope to pass down the legacy of my mam’s love to my children
Esther McCarthy: I hope to pass down the legacy of my mam’s love to my children
I didn’t get to know her myself. I have fragments, flutters, feelings

Sat, 22 Mar, 2025

Esther McCarthy: What your profile picture says about you
Esther McCarthy: What your profile picture says about you
They tend to fall into distinct categories

Sat, 15 Mar, 2025

Esther McCarthy: This is why I don’t want International Women's Day to exist
Esther McCarthy: This is why I don’t want International Women's Day to exist
The patriarchy wasn’t built in a day, and it won’t be dismantled in one day either

Fri, 07 Mar, 2025

Esther McCarthy: My cup runneth over â€” why can’t I buy a solid sports bra that fits?
Esther McCarthy: Grumpy old men â€” trying to horn in on menopausal womens' gig
"Listen lads, we were all perfectly happy when we could blame your mawkish moods and moobs on a good old-fashioned midlife crisis."

Sat, 01 Mar, 2025

Esther McCarthy: My cup runneth over â€” why can’t I buy a solid sports bra that fits?
Esther McCarthy: If you're not watching these TV shows, you're wasting your money
Keep watching until the paintball episode and if you don’t like it by then, there’s something dead inside you. Who hurt you?

Sat, 22 Feb, 2025

Esther McCarthy: My cup runneth over â€” why can’t I buy a solid sports bra that fits?
Esther McCarthy: Valentine's Day is nonsense â€” real love is paying a grand to get the cat's leg chopped off
"...as I matured, I realised love is experienced and expressed every day in a billion tiny different ways not just on a random day in February, and not just in a romantic context..."

Thu, 13 Feb, 2025

Esther McCarthy: My cup runneth over â€” why can’t I buy a solid sports bra that fits?
Esther McCarthy: Two weeks in the clink for no TV licence? Sounds heavenly to me 
“The road to hell is paved with good intentions” is a proverb I don’t say very often, but that particular one is well-known in McCarthy family lore. I gather the boys to tell them the tale of The Silly Man Who Went to Jail Because He Failed to Produce His TV Licence..."

Sat, 08 Feb, 2025

Esther McCarthy: The lessons I've learned and what I’d tell my 20 year old self
Esther McCarthy: The lessons I've learned and what I’d tell my 20 year old self
Spend as much time as you can with Mam and Dad

Sat, 01 Feb, 2025

Hispanic mature woman waking up in bed with coffee mug in hand
Esther McCarthy: We’re all in a club none of us wanted to join â€” a prison more than a club
We zombie gals gotta stick together, am I right?

Sat, 25 Jan, 2025

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