“You need to pull it down, your whole bottom is on show,” she replied. If that was your granny I cussed out on the street, I’m so sorry, but she had it coming. Only when you leave Ireland, you realise it isn’t universalOpens in new window ]The transference of shame, particularly in Ireland, seems to flow from woman to woman. Which breaks my heart given Irish women have shaped, supported and protected me my entire life, but are always so hard on themselves. God knows what that woman on the street went through in her life that made her so angry about my skirt.

Source: The Irish Times October 24, 2025 17:03 UTC