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My love-hate relationship with Ireland

Last update: 13:16 | 29.03.13 | © Metro Éireann

Ireland was not fun for me when I first arrived from the United States.

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Sticking with what we know

Last update: 14:49 | 01.03.12 | © Metro Éireann

New York City is a multicultural mecca – and the Irish have a big share in this. They along with many others in one way or another recreate a home away from home or, in the case of younger generations, forge a fresh connection with a heritage that’s

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Starting a new life in a familiar place

Last update: 22:23 | 01.02.12 | © Metro Éireann

This is the first article I’ve written for Metro Éireann since last November. There are two main reasons for this. First, I had a Master’s dissertation to finish, which ate into my time considerably. Then came my move from Ireland back to

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The secret to good health

Last update: 14:25 | 01.11.11 | © Metro Éireann

Good health is the key to success – that’s a notion increasingly popular the world over in recent years. And it requires curtailing potential health hazards by taking charge of the body and the self. The problem with this, however, is that there’s

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Why do women aspire to the feminine ideal?

Last update: 11:56 | 01.10.11 | © Metro Éireann

In western culture there are two ideologies in operation: a formal one where development and success supposedly come from individual merit, skill and tenacity, and an informal one where development and success come from living life according to specific norms

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The city as a space for play

Last update: 16:23 | 15.05.11 | © Metro Éireann

Cities have long been attractive locations in myth and reality. They are hubs of activity, intersections of diversity and prime locations for creativity, and as a result they can be extreme, unyielding and often unforgiving places. It is the nature of cities

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Céad míle fáilte? Not so much

Last update: 21:07 | 15.04.11 | © Metro Éireann

Shortly after moving to Ireland in late 2003, I visited a friend down in Cork. Over a celebratory drink in a local pub, I shared my excitement about my relocation and the prospect of big things to come.

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Led astray in the age of the experts

Last update: 10:45 | 11.03.10 | © Metro Éireann

We live in a media-driven ‘expert’ age, one in which we’re repeatedly told by those who know better that we must constantly improve out lives. As a result, there’s no limit to the amount of information available to us through which

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Awaking from the American Dream

Last update: 14:32 | 18.02.10 | © Metro Éireann

I have to be honest – hearing the words ‘in the current climate’ really irritates me! I know that times aren’t great. In fact they’re pretty bad – everyone knows it. And I know that the Government could be doing a much better

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Made of the same stuff

Last update: 04:19 | 22.10.09 | © Metro Éireann

While my monthly column is not meant be akin to a journal, I do want to pick up where I left off from last time with regard to my experience at university.

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In the people business

Last update: 15:54 | 10.09.09 | © Metro Éireann

My relocation to Ireland was mostly driven by the idea that I might be able to return to college for free. Anyone who is remotely familiar with how American higher education works knows that unless you’re a natural-born scholar, nothing comes for free.

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My dating disasters

Last update: 12:50 | 27.08.09 | © Metro Éireann

It’s official: dating in Dublin is like dating anywhere else. After being here for six months I thought it was time to try my hand. I’ve never really been any good at dating – the fact that I can count on both hands how many dates I’ve

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Everything changes

Last update: 01:46 | 13.08.09 | © Metro Éireann

Even as mature, confident and experienced grown-ups, do we continue to be the product of our environment? I ask this question because I’ve noticed some changes in myself since living in Dublin. One might say that this is a given – it’s a completely

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A winter of discontent

Last update: 12:56 | 30.07.09 | © Metro Éireann

After successfully surviving my first Christmas alone in a new country, it was time to get stuck into ‘life’ – and it didn’t start well. Following a short stay with distant cousins, I returned to an empty, damp flat with no heat; apparently

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The shock of the new

Last update: 17:48 | 16.07.09 | © Metro Éireann

On 16 December 2003 I spent my very first day in Dublin. I had planned my move for nearly two years – applying for my Irish passport, saving money, circulating my CV, finding a flat, and corresponding with banks, recruiters and all other appropriate agencies.

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