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Brónagh Diamond: Forget engagement rings, this devil wears Claddagh

Brónagh Diamond: Forget engagement rings, this devil wears Claddagh

I HAD to do a double take this week when I read a headline declaring that child marriages are to be banned here, because I never realised we had that...

27.03.2026 4

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Yes, I’m ‘soooo west Belfast’ – and like Lola, I’m angry too

I often say I don’t need to tell lies doing stand-up comedy, because my whole life is a joke. While this may seem gratuitously self-deprecating, it...

14.03.2026 20

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Growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional

My recent 39th birthday found me ruminating on age and how my perspective has changed greatly over the past 10 years. For example, I used to think...

28.02.2026 10

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Romeo and Juliet was a tragedy told long before Shakespeare

Did you know that winter is often spoken about light-heartedly in popular culture as ‘cuffing season’, because it’s the time of year when even...

15.02.2026 60

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The cracks behind the craic where the draught gets in

31.01.2026 10

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The age of hypocrisy and the art of carrying on

17.01.2026 20

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A love letter to Christmas, chaos and the postman

03.01.2026 20

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Another tin of sweets? Sure why not, it’s Christmas...

20.12.2025 20

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Note to self: stop baring your soul to everyone in voice notes

07.12.2025 10

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Brónagh Diamond: Letters to our teenage selves and lessons in life

23.11.2025 20

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Tears and tantrums at homework time – and that’s just me

08.11.2025 20

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Would you like to speak to the man in charge? Or the woman who knows what’s happening?

25.10.2025 10

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Doctor, doctor, why is getting an appointment like auditioning for the Hunger Games?

11.10.2025 20

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Let’s raise a glass to growing old disgracefully

27.09.2025 20

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If you can’t laugh at your own wake, are you even Irish at all?

13.09.2025 30

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Bhangra beats, chilli-chocolate, and hope for humanity at Belfast Mela

30.08.2025 20

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So, what is it about a person that gives you ‘the ick’?

16.08.2025 20

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Who would want to be an American sweetheart anyway?

02.08.2025 20

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It’s a jungle out there during the school holidays

19.07.2025 10

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There was a war here but we don’t need a bonfire to remember it

05.07.2025 20

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Violent riots aren’t to make women and children feel safe

22.06.2025 10

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Stories of hope and humour from the young people of Belfast

08.06.2025 20

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Brónagh Diamond: Stand by your trans

24.05.2025 10

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Chicago’s greatest export meets Peru’s most humble servant 

10.05.2025 10

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There is just one dogma about pets: Be prepared to have your heart broken

27.04.2025 20

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Brónagh Diamond: Silver screen has lost none of its sheen for me and Mine

12.04.2025 10

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Let’s talk about the bedroom – and why one town is the bondage capital of Northern Ireland

30.03.2025 10

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St Patrick’s Day in Belfast is tedious and lacks atmosphere – that’s one thing the Americans get right

15.03.2025 10

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We need to talk about the ‘F’ word

01.03.2025 10

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Man up and flower up: the secret to a happy Valentine’s Day

15.02.2025 10

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Dreaming of riches in the land where cash is king

02.02.2025 20

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Thank you Protestants Against Gaelic Language – you have inspired me

19.01.2025 20

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Want to lose the January blues? It helps to have an attitude of gratitude

11.01.2025 20

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Did ye see yer man’s gettin' a knighthood?

As much as we Irish like to say that we don’t care for the monarchy, I remember the day of the royal wedding when there wasn’t a sinner to be seen...

06.01.2025 20

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