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<p> Jane Cowan: "There’s something about having absent siblings when your parents are divorced that’s difficult to describe. In previous years, being passed between two houses throughout the festive season, was something I did with my siblings." Picture: Moya Nolan</p>

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Diary of a Gen-Z Student: All of my siblings have emigrated, I'll miss the Christmas family chaos

I know they’re having a ball, but, selfishly, I’d just like if it could be had a little closer to home

<p>Jane Cowan: "At one point I made the mistake of placing my glass down on the table in front of me. Before I could pull my hand back, he pounced on me, spending the next 10 minutes stroking my hand like it was a dying cat."</p>

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Diary of a Gen Z Student: 'We should all be checking in on our single friends, they’re in the trenches'

<p>National Library of Ireland. Photo: NLI.ie</p>

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Diary of a Gen Z Student: Here's a novel thought — there's so much to love about libraries

Diary of a Gen Z student: Beetroot juice, oversharing, and 'the ick'

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Diary of a Gen Z student: Beetroot juice, oversharing, and 'the ick'

Young woman sitting home in a chair by the window wearing knitted warm sweater, knitting with needles.

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Diary of a Gen Z Student: Knitting, a sleep schedule, and bird-watching... am I a grown-up?

Diary of a Gen Z Student: Wisdom, wit and warmth from a chat with grandad

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Diary of a Gen Z Student: Wisdom, wit and warmth from a chat with grandad

Gen Z Student: Smartphones have replaced cameras, alarms, menus... and real-life conversation

Gen Z Student: Smartphones have replaced cameras, alarms, menus... and real-life conversation

I know I’m probably being dramatic about this. But I understand totally what people mean when they say technology has a tendency to make things worse

Fri, 13 Jun, 2025

Best swimsuits for your summer holiday

Diary of a Gen Z Student: Finding a decent bikini in 2025 is no mean feat

From nip slips to covering those hips there's a lot to be worrying about

Fri, 06 Jun, 2025

Diary of a Gen Z Student: How social media shaped my generation

Diary of a Gen Z Student: How social media shaped my generation

I feel like my adolescence was sacrificed to my phone: friendships were confined to Snapchat. If something wasn’t posted to Instagram, it didn’t really count

Fri, 14 Mar, 2025

It's been a very stressful day at work

Gen Z can handle stress — they’re just brave enough to say it’s unacceptable

Older people disparage them for lacking resilience, but it takes grit to challenge a destructive status quo at work, writes Bruce Daisley

Sat, 15 Oct, 2022

Making their own business

The Gen Z bashing is getting out of hand

Young workers did not invent quiet quitting. It was always here, it just didn't have a name

Wed, 12 Oct, 2022

woman who is surprised to see her bank account while paying her bill

'I think the recession has already begun': Ireland's Gen Zs and millennials consider emigration

The cost-of-living crisis adds fresh woes to young workers already facing a bleak outlook when it comes to owning a home

Tue, 06 Sep, 2022

When working from home isn’t work out

One in four millennials have left their roles this year due to burnout

A survey from Deloitte showed 40% of millennials and 56% of Gen Z workers are planning to quit their jobs and search for new roles within the next two years

Wed, 27 Jul, 2022

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Suzanne Harrington: When the womb raiders become space invaders

There's the overachiever, the social media addict, the drug experimenter, the 24/7 gamer... recognise one of yours?

Sun, 24 Jul, 2022