Carla Worked for Years to Set Up Her Spin Studio. Six Months After Opening, the Pandemic Shut It Down
Welcome to The Pulse, your source for wellness and fitness news around Dublin. If you delve back into your memories of the Before Times, you […]
Articles by Larissa Silva McDonnell
Arrivals: Expats Reflect on Being Far From Home During Lockdown
For many of us living far from where we’re from, the choice to move overseas was predicated upon certain assumptions—primary among them, the possibility of […]
Managing Both Emotional and Physical Labour, Irish Women Have Borne the Brunt of Lockdowns’ Effects
Women have lost a half-century of economic progress over the last fourteen months. Between facing increased domestic violence and a larger share of job losses, […]
The Dandelion Appreciation Society
This weekend, a series of coincidences conspired to force me to consider the humble dandelion, that simple yellow flower often degraded as a weed. In […]
The Fosse Challenge Has Hit TikTok, and It’s the Vibe We All Need Right Now
TikTok challenges have lifted spirits and kept us moving throughout lockdown, but the latest one will have you pining for a return to the theatre. […]
Bosses Don’t Like WFH Because It’s a Type of Revolution
The death of the city has been greatly exaggerated. For all the hand-wringing over whether urban centres will become metal carapaces memorialising the slog of […]