Julie Jay News & Updates

Julie Jay: What’s worse than living with a prankster? Living with three of them

I have never been a fan of practical jokes, and yet somehow I am raising two small people who love n...

Sep 14, 2026 • Irish Examiner

Julie Jay: How Frozen and Girls Aloud announced my perimenopause diagnosis

A geriatric pregnancy will almost certainly result in parenting small children through the perimenop...

Sep 21, 2026 • Irish Examiner

Julie Jay: 'Second week syndrome' is alive and well at the start of new school year

Despite skipping into his new school last week with nothing short of glee, this week my second-born ...

Sep 08, 2026 • Irish Examiner

Julie Jay: Promise of jellies is the only way to field a team of under-8s in West Kerry

Similarly, this was the first year he did the football camp for our local club, and he loved it. Not...

Aug 31, 2026 • Irish Examiner

Julie Jay: I’m trying to be the ‘kind’ of teacher I want my own children to have

I was always a bit of a soft touch, but since having kids I have become a total marshmallow, and I d...

Aug 17, 2026 • Irish Examiner

Julie Jay: I bought a supermarket sponge for my son’s birthday cake

It turns out a treehouse pales in comparison to a tractor duvet and a birthday gift bag, but on the ...

Aug 24, 2026 • Irish Examiner

JULIE JAY: JULIE, MADLY, DEEPLY at The Everyman, Cork

Having once again tricked her husband into another baby, Ireland’s most successful poor comedian J...

Aug 31, 2024 • BroadwayWorld

JULIE JAY: OOPS, THIS IS TOXIC at The Everyman Cork

Fresh from the success of her sell-out Edinburgh Fringe run, Julie Jay brings Oops, This Is Toxic to...

Oct 19, 2022 • BroadwayWorld

Julie Jay: My son has discovered magic — all thoughts and prayers appreciated

Julie Jay is a stand-up comedian and host of the podcast ‘Venting.’ She currently lives in West ...

May 28, 2026 • Irish Examiner

Julie Jay: We survived our first camping trip as a family

After a weekend of glamping I feel I am now ready to channel my inner Bear Grylls and live off grid ...

Jul 26, 2026 • Irish Examiner

Julie Jay: I’m buying Magnums for my children on the daily, like a millionaire

Back in my day holding a magnum was a mugging waiting to happen. Now my kids presume it to be part o...

Jul 20, 2026 • Irish Examiner

Julie Jay: Forget ‘Love Island’ — the real test for any marriage is bunk beds

Julie Jay is a stand-up comedian and host of the podcast ‘Venting.’ She currently lives in West ...

Jul 13, 2026 • Irish Examiner

Julie Jay: Ireland may not have got to the World Cup but we’re still having fun

Hydration breaks, professional rivalries and penalty shoot-outs have all meant we’ve enjoyed the t...

Jul 06, 2026 • Irish Examiner

Julie Jay: We moved house, but I lost the decluttering battle

I am mortified at the amount of sheer stuff we have accumulated over these last three years, most of...

Jun 29, 2026 • Irish Examiner

Julie Jay: My children are ready to move onto the next life stages, but am I?

Though everyone warned me about this year moving faster than the speed of light, I still can’t bel...

Jun 22, 2026 • Irish Examiner

Julie Jay: A weekend of trains, planes, automobiles — and late-night chess lessons

My first trip away with just one child went great, despite my mistake of purchasing a chess set for ...

Jun 15, 2026 • Irish Examiner

Edinburgh 2022: Review: JULIE JAY: OOPS, THIS IS TOXIC, Gilded Balloon

Julie Jay's Oops...This is Toxic - a carefully constructed takedown of nineties/noughties misogyny -...

Aug 22, 2022 • BroadwayWorld

Julie Jay: Seeing my friend with her newborn has left me wishing for a parenting redo

Being a parent is essentially just wishing over and over for a chance to do it all over and do it di...

Jun 08, 2026 • Irish Examiner

Julie Jay: Mammy gets to take over the car playlist during the summer

Julie Jay is a stand-up comedian and host of the podcast ‘Venting.’ She currently lives in West ...

Jun 01, 2026 • Irish Examiner

Julie Jay: Losing my cool over Cúl Camp summer places

When I saw that our local Cúl Camp course had been sold out my soul immediately left my body. As ma...

May 19, 2026 • Irish Examiner

Julie Jay: Saying goodbye to pets is a part of growing up — and being an adult too

This week we said goodbye to our cat, and whilst it is never easy, letting go of pets is an importan...

May 11, 2026 • Irish Examiner

Julie Jay: Reluctant to push potty training as it’s my last roll of the diaper dice

My reticence in potty training my youngest can be somewhat explained away by my refusal to accept my...

May 07, 2026 • Irish Examiner

Julie Jay: Children's invasion of our bed has me missing the fabled pillow talk

After what feels like years of musical beds, I feel it is time to insist on mammy and daddy sharing ...

Apr 27, 2026 • Irish Examiner

Julie Jay: It’s easy to think you know better from the sidelines of parenting

I once imagined a lot of baking in my parental future, but I'm not baking again with the children un...

Apr 20, 2026 • Irish Examiner