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Niamh OReilly
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Writer. Journalist. Radio head. Mum. Dog-mum. Movie nerd. Shoe lover. Mermaid. Aspiring author. Not necessarily in that order niamhowrites@gmail.com

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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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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
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May 23, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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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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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
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April 2, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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“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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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.”
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March 15, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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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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Are labels for parenting becoming over the top?
Newstalk Breakfast Highlights · Episode
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March 14, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Great chats on @virginmediaireland.bsky.social Ireland AM this morning discussing sharenting
March 14, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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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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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?
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March 13, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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March 10, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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In today’s @irishtimes.com I’m writing about how a message in a bottle restored my faith in humanity.

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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
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March 5, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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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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‘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.
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February 19, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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TikTok convinced me I have ADHD, why are we so willing to be influenced? My latest for @thejournal.ie 👇🏻

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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?
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February 16, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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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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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.
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February 15, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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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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Robert DeNiro talks TV and Taxi Driver
Screentime with John Fardy · Episode
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February 14, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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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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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...
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February 12, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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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...)
February 6, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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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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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
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February 5, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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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...
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.
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February 1, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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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…
February 1, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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I review big screen releases Saturday Night Live and Companion on this weeks Screentime on @newstalkfm.bsky.social 👇🏻

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Armando Iannucci, Edna O'Brien on the Blue Road and Saturday Night Live
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February 1, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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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
January 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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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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‘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.
m.independent.ie
January 8, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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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
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.
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January 2, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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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
December 28, 2024 at 10:38 AM
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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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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.
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December 18, 2024 at 3:56 PM
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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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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.
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December 11, 2024 at 8:58 PM
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In todays @irishtimes.bsky.social I’m writing about facing my smear test avoidance and how women often put off routine healthcare appointments 👇🏻

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My smear test dilemma: How do I confess that this is my first one, at the age of 41?
It wasn’t a deliberate path of avoidance. It just sort of spiralled
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December 11, 2024 at 9:16 AM