Julia Molony

3 weeks ago | independent.ie | Julia Molony

Julia Molony: Benefits of a good father-child bond are huge. So why aren’t more men taking paternity leave? Netflix’s 'Adolescence' has put masculinity under the microscopeI grew up in the 1980s and 1990s, in a home structure as conventional as the cardboard stage set of a cornflakes ad. Mother, father, 2.5 children, suburban cul-de-sac. All that was missing was the Labrador. This ostensibly idyllic vision of regular family life was illusory — as they always are.

4 weeks ago | independent.ie | Julia Molony

Julia Molony: Elon Musk is great at reproducing – but that doesn’t mean he’s always a good fatherUS President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, alongside Musk's 'golden child' son X. Photo: Mandel NGAN / AFPThe anti-Tesla movement is gaining momentum across the world. Less than a year ago, a Tesla was the car of choice for a certain type of swaggery, eco-conscious progressive.

1 month ago | independent.ie | Julia Molony

Julia Molony: It’s a water-cooler drama that triggers parental anxiety, but ‘Adolescence’ doesn’t quite capture the whole truthStephen Graham, right, as Eddie Miller talks to his son Jamie (Owen Cooper) in the police station in Netflix's 'Adolescence'You have to hand it to Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham, creators of Adolescence, the Netflix show everyone is talking about — and not just for the technical and storytelling bravura.

1 month ago | independent.ie | Julia Molony

Julia Molony: ‘Dyslexia doesn’t exist’ is harmful clickbait that diverts attention and resources away from helping childrenPeter Hitchens has written a controversial article on dyslexiaIn the spectator sport that is adversarial commentary, there are a number of reliable (usually liberal-baiting) polemical sallies that can be safely relied on to generate a brawl that will pull in the big crowds. To this end, enter Peter Hitchens, the firebrand columnist of the Daily Mail.

1 month ago | thetimes.com | Julia Molony

Picture the scene: a French country garden in the early evening sunshine in July. Drowsy honey bees dawdle among the lavender plants. A handful of families, all with young children, have gathered for an early evening drink and I, having recently moved to the area, am lucky enough to be among them. Still getting to grips with the language and the local customs, I'm clutching a bottle of wine and have the tentative bearing of the outsider seeking to integrate.