Columns - Irish Examiner

Louise O’Neill

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

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

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

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

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

There are more spaces around the table

Christmas marks the passage of time, the end of every year, and Louise O’Neill feels no differently about the season. Here she talks about the changes occurring as the Christmases go by.

Sat, 24 Dec, 2016

They say you know who your true friends are in times of hardship

I was having lunch with a school friend of mine recently and she asked me how I was.

Sat, 17 Dec, 2016

I think of myself at 19, my bones so thick with grief that they feel too heavy to move.

I was at dinner with a group of women recently, all either authors or columnists, and we began to discuss the pressure that writers, female writers in particular, feel under to tell their story.

Sat, 10 Dec, 2016