memories

90s, nineties

AGENDA

From Spice Girls to The Den: An ode to growing up in 1990s Ireland

A poem dedicated to the wonder and joy of growing up in Ireland during the 1990s, by a…

By Geraldine Carton

SELF

‘Suddenly alive again’: The heartbreaking joy of finding a deceased loved one on Google Maps street view

A viral Twitter thread revealed bittersweet Google Maps images that people revisit, seeing lost parents gardening in a…

By Amanda Cassidy

STYLE

IMAGE Staffers talk beauty memories for Mother’s Day

For many of us, our first memories of anything beauty or make-up related stem from our mothers. We…

By Hannah Hillyer

Irish Christmas

LIVING

Watch: This is what a hilarious, typically Irish Christmas looks like

It may not be the most recent Christmas video, but this makes us laugh every single time and…

By Jennifer McShane

MOTHER DAUGHTER

EDITORIAL

Complex and compassionate: Memories of my mother will stay with me forever

Our relationship with our mother is one of the longest stories we have, one often layered with adoration…

By Fiona Hyde

parents

EDITORIAL

Remembering a different Ireland: why it’s important to ask your parents about their lives

Asking your parents about their lives is like discovering a treasure trove of stories and memories. Here is…

By Edaein OConnell

EDITORIAL

I left New York for Ireland because my old home was stalking me

It wasn't endless packets of Tayto crisps and Irish soda bread that made me miss Ireland so dearly.…

By Ellen Bird

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EDITORIAL

Making Memories: Audrey Hamilton gifts Jack Lowe a Samsung QLED TV for Christmas

https://youtu.be/Y3692CELAuc Audrey Hamilton, a quirky and creative artist from Dublin, is famous for her eye-catching animal paintings. She…

By Grace McGettigan

EDITORIAL

Back to school: Now the summer holidays are mercifully over, we can start looking fondly back at them

The pressure to deliver on magical summer holidays has parents torturing themselves, Sophie White is glad school's back…

By Sophie White

EDITORIAL

‘I’ve less than a year to make memories with my son’

Most cancer memoirs are stories of survivorship. Then there are the smaller collections of the memories written by…

By Amanda Cassidy

EDITORIAL

Five creative ways to make the most out of your memories

  How many photos are stored in your photo album on your phone? 500? Thousands? From your Island-hopping…

By Niamh ODonoghue

EDITORIAL

‘Whatever you do, DON’T be a washing machine’ – My first kiss story

Like many Irish children, my first kiss took place at a disco at Irish college. I was twelve,…

By Geraldine Carton