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Rachel O'Dwyer

The Irish Times

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I’m now a lecturer at the college that didn’t offer me a place when I did my Leaving Cert

I’m now a lecturer at the college that didn’t offer me a place when I did my Leaving Cert

Being rejected from NCAD at 17 felt devastating, but more than two decades later Rachel knows one letter did not determine her future

21.08.2026 20

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Rachel O'Dwyer

Twenty years on, Amanda Knox is still in trouble for laughing

Knox was wrongly convicted of the murder of Meredith Kercher before being acquitted in 2011, yet she seems to be the only person not entitled to have...

16.08.2026 20

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Sardine Girl Summer: Now AI is deciding what we wear. Is that so bad?

Taste has never been entirely our own, but it used to be possible to spot the people we borrowed it from

03.08.2026 20

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Rachel O'Dwyer

How did Revolut manage to hook four in five Irish adults? Our attitude to money

Revolut has had more success in Ireland than anywhere else, and it’s no mystery why - it is perfect for a culture full of transactions that pretend...

21.06.2026 40

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Why does this cheery, propulsive love song make me feel so wretched?

It sounds like music, but not like anything that needed to be made

23.05.2026 40

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When you’re in crisis the world is kinder and you’re kinder to yourself

A year on from my son’s leukaemia treatment, I find myself back in a world of expectations I can’t quite meet. The bar feels impossibly high again

03.05.2026 50

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There’s a voyeuristic thrill in snooping on others’ homes, including Vogue William’s pink kitchen

Celebrity Super Spaces: It’s not all in good taste. And maybe because of this, I love every second

26.04.2026 30

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Rachel O'Dwyer