Damian Cullen
@damiancullen.bsky.social
Health & Family Editor @IrishTimes
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The centre of the Universe is in Tipperary
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The centre of the Universe is in Tipperary
October 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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My follow-up to Dirty Linen is a collection of interviews with Irish writers spanning 35 years - 1991-2025 - out next year from Lilliput. It includes interviews with Sally Rooney, Colum McCann and PJ Kavanagh, the writer and poet who also played a Nazi priest in Father Ted. Everything connects.
October 15, 2025 at 7:21 AM
My follow-up to Dirty Linen is a collection of interviews with Irish writers spanning 35 years - 1991-2025 - out next year from Lilliput. It includes interviews with Sally Rooney, Colum McCann and PJ Kavanagh, the writer and poet who also played a Nazi priest in Father Ted. Everything connects.
I wrote this piece before getting the train this morning - which was late.
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Life as a rail commuter: my 24 hours per week on trains between Thurles and Dublin
One full day, each week, simply travelling to or from work
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October 14, 2025 at 12:56 PM
I wrote this piece before getting the train this morning - which was late.
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Birthdays are treated very seriously in this house, as Bailey is currently finding out with her dog-friendly cake baked by the youngest.
July 30, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Birthdays are treated very seriously in this house, as Bailey is currently finding out with her dog-friendly cake baked by the youngest.
The emails you get on a Friday . . .
July 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The emails you get on a Friday . . .
What else would you be doing on Monday?
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July 21, 2025 at 9:59 AM
What else would you be doing on Monday?
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June 21, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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A walk down memory lane in front of the TV took a darker turn
A walk down memory lane in front of the TV took a darker turn
Jen Hogan: A family viewing of Housewife of the Year proved to be an eye-opening experience
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June 9, 2025 at 10:20 AM
A walk down memory lane in front of the TV took a darker turn
Every year the @irishtimes.com guide to the best Summer Camps in Ireland gets bigger & bigger.
If anyone wants to send me info for this year's guide, you need to send me details by this evening.
damian.cullen@irishtimes.com
If anyone wants to send me info for this year's guide, you need to send me details by this evening.
damian.cullen@irishtimes.com
a group of puppets are standing around a bag of summer camp snacks
ALT: a group of puppets are standing around a bag of summer camp snacks
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May 12, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Every year the @irishtimes.com guide to the best Summer Camps in Ireland gets bigger & bigger.
If anyone wants to send me info for this year's guide, you need to send me details by this evening.
damian.cullen@irishtimes.com
If anyone wants to send me info for this year's guide, you need to send me details by this evening.
damian.cullen@irishtimes.com
May 10, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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Hyrox, the soaring fitness trend: ‘You meet so many different people, all shapes, all sizes’
Hyrox, the soaring fitness trend: ‘You meet so many different people, all shapes, all sizes’
There is nothing like a bit of self-inflicted suffering to bond strangers
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April 14, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Hyrox, the soaring fitness trend: ‘You meet so many different people, all shapes, all sizes’
Have we mentioned lately what a great tv channel TG4 is?
Some amount of GAA matches on this week. 👏
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Some amount of GAA matches on this week. 👏
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Three sporting events to watch this week: Your handy guide to sport on television
Your guide to sport on television (Monday–Sunday, March 17th–23rd)
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March 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Have we mentioned lately what a great tv channel TG4 is?
Some amount of GAA matches on this week. 👏
@sporttg4.bsky.social
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Some amount of GAA matches on this week. 👏
@sporttg4.bsky.social
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Dessert by the 14-year-old. This is not an orange, it's jelly!
February 16, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Dessert by the 14-year-old. This is not an orange, it's jelly!
Róisín Ingle was laughing the other day when she saw how many small containers I have on shelves. Love a labelled box.
You just can't beat it.
You just can't beat it.
February 3, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Róisín Ingle was laughing the other day when she saw how many small containers I have on shelves. Love a labelled box.
You just can't beat it.
You just can't beat it.
Good to see no one is panicking before #StormEowyn. Here is the bread aisle in the local Dunnes. 🤷♂️
January 23, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Good to see no one is panicking before #StormEowyn. Here is the bread aisle in the local Dunnes. 🤷♂️
Sick of the freezing weather the past week in Tipp so made a break for Denmark.
January 11, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Sick of the freezing weather the past week in Tipp so made a break for Denmark.
Sick as a small hospital with whatever bug is going around, so youngest has baked me cookies. Amazingly, feel way better already.
January 3, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Sick as a small hospital with whatever bug is going around, so youngest has baked me cookies. Amazingly, feel way better already.
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A beautiful column from my brilliant friend Roisin Ingle on a turbulent but life affirming year
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Róisín Ingle: My profound, challenging, surprisingly joyful, life-changing year
I haven’t written a personal column for around a year. There have been difficult days. I’ve also had one of the best day’s of my life
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December 24, 2024 at 11:57 AM
A beautiful column from my brilliant friend Roisin Ingle on a turbulent but life affirming year
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Youngest takes Christmas dinner seriously.
There's even a menu . . .
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There's even a menu . . .
😋🎄🍲
December 24, 2024 at 1:14 PM
Youngest takes Christmas dinner seriously.
There's even a menu . . .
😋🎄🍲
There's even a menu . . .
😋🎄🍲