Séamas O'Reilly: There's nothing for me on Facebook now - except for all the Memories

"There are photos of nights out which predate the smartphone era by several years, conjuring a dimly remembered, and alarming, recollection that we all used to take photos on digital cameras, plug them into our laptops, and upload them one by one in the manner of dribbling psychopaths."

Séamas O'Reilly. Picture: Orfhlaith Whelan

I got some Facebook notifications recently. 

I’d turned 38 — one of those nothing birthdays that people can’t even pretend means much, but for which I was mildly and pleasantly spoiled.