Niamh O’Reilly: I wish I could get a sleep divorce, but we don’t have the space I often wonder about the person who came up with the expression ‘snoring like a horse’.

In today’s Irish Independent I’m writing about how a sleep divorce could save my sanity, but we don’t have the space 👇🏻

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20 of the best summer camps for kids you can book now – from sport and science to cooking and fashion Summer might still be some months away, but the scramble by Irish parents to try and book camps for their children during the school summer holidays has already begun, with some on the case as early a...

In today’s @independent.ie I’ve put together 20 great summer camps for kids that are now open for booking!

May the odds be ever in your favor 👇🏻

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The Mental Load: The parenting work that no one sees, mostly done by women Even in modern households where both parents work and the chores are shared, the invisible ‘thinking work’ of parenting stubbornly sticks to women, writes Niamh O’Reilly.

The Mental Load: Even in households where chores are shared, the invisible “thinking work” of parenting mostly falls to women, writes Niamh O’Reilly.

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I’ve had the same mobile number for 30 years and I feel like a dinosaur Back in 1996, I thought my Panasonic G350 was the coolest thing on the planet

I’ve had the same mobile number for 30 years and I feel like a dinosaur

I’ve had the same mobile number for 30 years and I feel like a dinosaur Back in 1996, I thought my Panasonic G350 was the coolest thing on the planet

In today’s @irishtimes.com I’m writing about my nostalgia over my first phone and that I’ve had the same mobile number for 30 years! www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

‘I’d be lying if I said I didn’t feel conflicted' - Irish parents on the true costs and savings of taking kids out of school for holidays Is it acceptable for parents to take their kids out of school for holidays?

Do you take your children out of school to avail of a better price for your family holiday or go during school holiday time and pay what feels like punitive rates?

Writing about it in today’s Irish Independent 👇🏻 Out in print and online @independent.ie

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Lessons from a middle-aged thrill-seeker: 'Doing your Kegels is really important' Oh, how I wish I had listened when people were talking about the importance of doing Kegels

The middle age spirit is willing, but the pelvic floor is weak… I’m writing about the importance of doing your kegels in @irishtimes.com 👇🏻

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Parenting a toddler is the ultimate crash course in embarrassment They may appear small and cute, but their complete lack of filter or fear of embarrassment is nothing short of liberating

A little bit of embarrassment every now and then is good for the soul, and nothing has taught me this lesson more than becoming a parent.

Read it over on @irishtimes.com in print and online 👇🏻

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Meet the Irish families taking multigenerational breaks – ‘the kids loved running between the houses to granny and grandad’ “Life moves pretty fast,” as Ferris Bueller said. “If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”

“Life moves pretty fast, if you don’t stop and look around once in a while you could miss it.”

In todays @independent.ie I’m writing about how we should grab life by the present and get away on a multigenerational trip while we can 👇🏻

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Are labels for parenting becoming over the top? Newstalk Breakfast Highlights · Episode

Listen back to me on @NTBreakfast this morning chatting about my piece in the @Independent_ie about whether parenting labels are out of control. 👇🏻

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Great chats on @virginmediaireland.bsky.social Ireland AM this morning discussing sharenting

Hurried child syndrome??Give me a break. Why we need to stop overanalysing everything about parenthood Hands up if you’ve felt personally victimised by the growing number of over-the-top parenting labels casually thrown around these days?

Is it any wonder parents are utterly shattered by the end of the day when there is a new parenting trend or term to digest daily? My latest piece in @independent.ie 👇🏻

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Niamh O’Reilly: How a message in a bottle restored my faith in humanity No one is more full of hope than young children who don’t see the caveats and catastrophes of real life

In today’s @irishtimes.com I’m writing about how a message in a bottle restored my faith in humanity.

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‘Sharenting’: Six Irish parents on whether it’s right or wrong to share pictures and videos of your kids online No one is immune to having a digital footprint these days and this generation of children are the first to grow up under the full glare of the social media spotlight.

Do you share images of your children online? In todays @independent.ie
I chat to 6 parents about their thoughts on ‘sharenting’ 👇🏻

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Self-diagnosis: TikTok has convinced me I have ADHD — why are we so willing to be influenced? ‘Experts’ on social media are telling Niamh O’Reilly she has undiagnosed ADHD, but maybe it’s time to put the phone down?

TikTok convinced me I have ADHD, why are we so willing to be influenced? My latest for @thejournal.ie 👇🏻

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From a spicy city break to a love trip to Tipp, what exactly happens at sexual healing retreats? Velvet-voiced Marvin Gaye may have been crooning about a casual hook-up rather than a committed relationship when he sang Sexual Healing, but his message was spot on.

In todays @independent.ie I’m uncovering the rising trend of sexual wellness retreats in Ireland and why they are such a hot topic globally 👇🏻

In print and online
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Robert DeNiro talks TV and Taxi Driver Screentime with John Fardy · Episode

I review big screen releases Bridget Jones Mad About the Boy and Captain America Brave New World on Screentime on @newstalkfm.bsky.social this week!

Robert DeNiro is on there too, so I’m in good company!! 👇🏻👇🏻

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Irish parents on how they keep the spark alive after having kids: ‘Knowing your partner’s love language is very important’ Having a baby with the one you love is amazing, but it is also the ultimate test of a relationship. In fact, whomever came up with the swell idea of having a baby ‘to save a marriage’, clearly never m...

Having kids is the ultimate test of a relationship, & when you go from flirty texts to ones about the consistency of your baby’s poo (yes, really!) it’s important to find ways to keep your relationship alive- My piece is in todays @independent.ie 👇🏻

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Love this letter in response to my feature in @irishtimes.com yesterday (if you missed it catch up here www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...)

My little boy has stopped calling me ‘mammy’. I’m ‘mum’ now. It’s like a dagger to my heart It had to happen sooner or later, but I couldn’t help wondering how I had let the precious ‘mammy’ years slip by at such speed

In todays @irishtimes.com , I’m writing about the fleeting nature of the mammy years, how motherhood is full of contradictions and how ‘they’ were right all along… it does go by in a flash!

In print and online 👇🏻

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Opinion: 'Why are we giving nine-year-olds smartphones?', she asks, holding her smartphone Niamh O’Reilly asks if we should examine our own usage of these devices, while ensuring that kids aren’t exposed to it too early.

Why are we giving 9 year olds phones, I asked myself, nodding along with the collective outrage, as I read about it on my phone. The irony was not lost on me, it feels hard to take the moral high ground when it is woven into the very fabric of my life @thejournal.ie www.thejournal.ie/readme/smart...

Forget flowers, I think we can agree we all want a big box of baked treats for Valentine’s Day!!! SOS Cookies these look insane…

Armando Iannucci, Edna O'Brien on the Blue Road and Saturday Night Live

I review big screen releases Saturday Night Live and Companion on this weeks Screentime on @newstalkfm.bsky.social 👇🏻

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Looking to speak with parents on how they keep their romance alive while in the parenting young kids phase. For a feature #journorequest

‘My five-year-old son kept asking about the blue boxes I was putting in the trolley – so I sat him down to explain periods’ Little children are curious by nature. My two boys, five and eight years old, are no exception.

Let's normalise telling our young sons about periods. By spinning them a yarn or changing the subject, we only perpetuate the narrative of stigma or shame around a normal bodily function @irishindependent.bsky.social

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Opinion: When it comes to modern motherhood, aren’t we all a little bit of a Nightbitch? Niamh O’Reilly says every woman trying to navigate the relentlessness of modern day parenting will relate to Amy Adams’ character in Nightbitch.

Over on @thejournal.ie I’m writing about how when it comes to modern motherhood, aren’t we all a little bit of a Nightbitch? jrnl.ie/6579898

Looking to refill that cup I keep hearing about, I went in search of silence and checked out some of Ireland’s most serene escapes for 2025 over on @businesspost.bsky.social

Perinatal depression: ‘People said my newborn was the best Christmas present – but I didn’t feel it’ Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year, especially if you’ve just had a baby, right? Not always.

An important topic and a very personal one, I’m writing in @irishindependent.bsky.social about my experience of perinatal depression at Christmas time 👇🏻

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Opinion: Has cinema etiquette gone out the window? Maybe the lack of consideration of others at the cinema a symptom of a broader societal change, writes Niamh O’Reilly.

From taking selfies, to taking shoes off and even bringing in a full cooked roast chicken as a snack, has cinema etiquette gone out the window? In writing about it over on @thejournal.ie 👇🏻

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