Emer McLysaght: I’m not ready to let Bridget Jones go just yet. She has been a constant comfort to me and so many women I know

Is Bridget Jones now a feminist or an epitome of female self-hate? For thirty years she has triumphed as a charming loser. In England she became a national saint.

In the new Bridget Jones movie, the 52-year-old doesn't complain about her body anymore.

What Kierkegaard tells us about Bridget Jones

The scene is a well-appointed drawing room in Copenhagen in September 1840. A fresh-faced girl in her late teens is playing the piano in an attempt to soothe…

Emer McLysaght: I’m not ready to let Bridget Jones go just yet. She has been a constant comfort to me and so many women I know

Watching the fourth instalment of the series required meticulous preparation - and the film didn’t disappoint

My surprise aha moment watching Mad about the Boy

We’re well used to seeing middle-aged men dating younger women in films – but the latest Bridget Jones movie, Mad About the Boy, is thankfully bringing the flipside of that storyline to us again and we’re thrilled. Sarah Catherall found the storylines very familiar at times – with some very accurate portrayals of what it really means to be a single middle-aged woman with kids, and how difficult dating apps can be during this stage. [Warning: Thi…

REVIEW: Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

The change in tone for the film series works beautifully well - as does seeing how Bridget Jones has developed as a character. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZr9lYz12jw With Bridget Jones, we are so used to laughing at her antics and the way that she handles life - that this film cuts surprisingly emotionally deep. There is still the…