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<p>Jane Cowan: 'Fennell is practically screaming at us that this is not a transcription from novel to film. But people will still complain about that. This was her imagination running free, how she interpreted the novel as a teenager.' Picture: 2026 Warner Bros. </p>

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Diary of a Gen Z Student: If you want 1847 Wuthering Heights perfectly distilled, stick to the novel

Few people will trudge through the entire, densely packed novel these days. The only reason I finished it was because it was mandatory reading for my degree a few years ago

<p>Jane Cowan: 'Being friends with girls is a full time occupation. We are essentially on call, round the clock, just waiting to jump into action the second our friend’s suitor responds to a text. He doesn’t breathe without our knowing about it.'</p>

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Diary of a Gen Z Student: Let's celebrate the girls who listen to tales of romantic woe

<p> Jane Cowan: 'In a flat shared by eight girls, the incessant lack of hygiene greets me every time I enter the kitchen. The light dusting of instant noodles that coats the floor. The constant dirt of our presses. The remnants of what appears to be a chicken curry splattered across the hob. I tend to close my eyes as I near the sink. To my dismay, it’s never not full of the soggy leftovers of someone’s breakfast.'</p>

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Diary of a Gen Z Student: Learning to simmer down over spills and messes in shared accommodation

Young man reading a book in a coffee shop

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Diary of a Gen Z Student: Why we cannot trust a performative male

Cluttered and dirty bathroom full of clothes and toileteries

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Diary of a Gen Z Student: A sinking feeling about shared bathrooms

Diary of a Gen Z Student: Hot yoga inspires me to keep cool about new year's resolutions

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Diary of a Gen Z Student: Hot yoga inspires me to keep cool about new year's resolutions

Diary of a Gen Z Student: Bad perms and conditions — but let me explain why I can't complain

Diary of a Gen Z Student: Bad perms and conditions — but let me explain why I can't complain

You may be assuming that I quickly complained and asked her to cease burning my open wounds with acetone. You would be wrong. Because, while I may be a nail technician cheater, I am far too Irish to complain about something so minor as excruciating burning of my hands

Fri, 26 Dec, 2025

Diary of a Gen Z Student: What I really learned from group projects... is how to work alone

Diary of a Gen Z Student: What I really learned from group projects... is how to work alone

They're called group assignments but they're always done by just one person

Fri, 19 Dec, 2025

Diary of a Gen Z Student: Sure, what could possibly go wrong at an end-of-exams party?

Diary of a Gen Z Student: Sure, what could possibly go wrong at an end-of-exams party?

This year, my friends and I have rented a house for our post-exams Christmas party... just a bunch of burnt-out students, embracing the fact that we don’t have a job to lose if we do something stupid

Sat, 13 Dec, 2025

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

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

Fri, 05 Dec, 2025

Young woman on a bad blind date

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

I wish I could say that I gained some wisdom from my own wasted Thursday night. Instead, I went home and ate Minstrels in bed to drown my sorrows

Fri, 21 Nov, 2025

Terry Prone: Storied minutiae of my past will be an asset to researchers of the future

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

My appreciation of the calm atmosphere and excellent value for money of libraries is long overdue

Fri, 14 Nov, 2025

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

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

For legal reasons, I do not recommend this lifestyle to anyone. Go to your doctor if you want an official diagnosis. Read on, if you want some insight into my madness

Fri, 07 Nov, 2025

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

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

I used to think there could be nothing more dull than the genre of bird hanging out in the back garden. So, finding myself saying things like 'what type of bird is that?' was jarring. But I really do want to know. It seems important

Fri, 10 Oct, 2025

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

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

I’ll always make time for my grandad — if I could recommend something to people my age that are lucky enough to have grandparents in their life, it would be to prioritise that relationship. I know how much it benefits me to make time to see him regularly

Fri, 18 Jul, 2025

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