Columns - Irish Examiner

Louise O’Neill

I no longer want to be famous but I do think about how I would like to be remembered

I try and use my platform to raise awareness for issues I think are important and hopefully I can be part of a movement that will enact real change in social policies and cultural norms.

Sat, 15 Oct, 2016

Amanda Knox committed the 'sin' of openly enjoying her sexuality

Succumbing to peer pressure, I watched the Amanda Knox documentary this week.

Sat, 08 Oct, 2016

I want you to give us a date for a referendum on repealing the eighth amendment Enda

“We are walking in the rain,” my friend Dave tweets, “to support thousands of women who have to face an ocean.”

Sat, 01 Oct, 2016

Virginity has been framed as something a girl must safeguard and hold on to as long as possible

Girls need to understand that sex is normal and natural, not something that needs to be contained to protect their reputation.

Sat, 24 Sep, 2016

Pretence as an art form results in women accepting ill-treatment by others

I refuse to pretend to be different to my true self in a misguided attempt to please others.

Sat, 17 Sep, 2016

Thin or fat, we are so much more than our appearance

Women are constantly encouraged to be thinner, to take up as little physical space in the world as possible.

Sat, 10 Sep, 2016

My name is Louise O’ Neill and I am a social media addict

At the time of writing this column, I have 18 days left until I can reinstall the apps on my phone.

Sat, 03 Sep, 2016

When did trolling become so readily acceptable? And why do we continue to allow it to happen?

I imagine that these trolls are waiting for me to make a mistake, to say or do something stupid that they can use to humiliate me with.

Sat, 27 Aug, 2016

To be a Rose was to have made it in life

Why do they insist on providing male escorts? Why do they think a woman in her twenties would need to be chaperoned?

Sat, 20 Aug, 2016

When someone describes me as ladylike, I am always deeply offended

A few years ago, unable to get a taxi after a concert at the O2 arena in Dublin, my friends and I decided to walk back into town. 

Sat, 13 Aug, 2016