How this €70 device dramatically cut my screen time and changed how I use my phone

Digital editor Denise O'Donoghue puts the Brick — a physical device designed to curb scrolling — to the test.

Denise O'Donoghue: Trend predictors say 2026 is the year being offline makes a comeback – I couldn’t be happier about it.

Everywhere I look online, trend predictors say 2026 is the year being offline makes a comeback – I couldn’t be happier about it.

The signs are everywhere. Analogue bags filled with physical hobbies are (ironically) going viral. ‘Low dopamine evenings’ are becoming more common. ‘Brain rot’ and ‘doomscrolling’ are everyday lingo and, let’s be honest, we’re sick of it.