Edel Coffey: A lot of women live life with their keys between their fingers

It’s easy to understand why having to change our routines makes women angry - why should we have to curtail our lives? But most of us just do it because we’d prefer to feel safe than brave 

Picture: Bríd O'Donovan

Have you noticed how dark it is since the clocks have gone back? Most mornings I wake up it feels like the middle of the night. By five o’clock in the evening, it’s dark again. 

I’m not one of those people who gets up at the crack of dawn to get their steps in before work, but I have plenty of friends who do.