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Louise O’Neill

Mná na hÉireann, I am proud to be one of you

Mná na hÉireann, I am proud to be one of you

International Women’s Day is next Wednesday and I’m already wondering who will be the first person to ask me, ‘Well, when is International Men’s Day?’ 

Sat, 04 Mar, 2017

I believed that if only I was more beautiful, that somehow my life would be easier

I believed that if only I was more beautiful, that somehow my life would be easier

It made me reaffirm, once again, that I am more than my body, and that I deserve to be loved regardless of how attractive society deems me to be.

Sat, 25 Feb, 2017

Statistics suggest some boys are watching porn as young as eight years of age

Statistics suggest some boys are watching porn as young as eight years of age

If you’re not going to engage in those conversations with your son or daughter, are you really in a position to criticise them for turning to pornography for guidance?

Sat, 18 Feb, 2017

Just do the best you can today. You’re good enough just as you are.

Just do the best you can today. You’re good enough just as you are.

I spent my life pretending I was fine when I wasn’t, pretending that I never needed help when I felt utterly hopeless.

Sat, 11 Feb, 2017

We think drugs make us interesting when in fact they make us boring

We think drugs make us interesting when in fact they make us boring

Addiction knows no class, no gender, no race nor religion. All it wants is to feast on us. 

Sat, 04 Feb, 2017

It’s always Caucasian people who say they don’t see race

It’s always Caucasian people who say they don’t see race

A few years ago, I made the decision that I was going to primarily read fiction that was written by women.

Sat, 28 Jan, 2017

It is impossible for women to be sexist towards men

It is impossible for women to be sexist towards men

Louise O’Neill talks about the notion of 'reverse sexism' and how it is impossible for women to be sexist towards men.

Sat, 21 Jan, 2017

Louise O'Neill: Maybe our outrage is the attention trolls so desperately crave

Louise O'Neill: Maybe our outrage is the attention trolls so desperately crave

I was recently asked by The Economist to be part of their Generation Prophet and write about the future of feminism. 

Sat, 14 Jan, 2017

My writing process is sitting in front of my laptop and trying not to cry

My writing process is sitting in front of my laptop and trying not to cry

Ever wanted to get inside a writer’s mind and take a look at their creative process? Well, this week Louise O’Neill shares hers.

Sat, 07 Jan, 2017

In a way, it feels ridiculous to be standing there in the dark, crying over a dog

In a way, it feels ridiculous to be standing there in the dark, crying over a dog

It was August in New York when my mother rang. I was busy but I was always busy when I lived in New York.

Sat, 31 Dec, 2016