The impact of gendered violence on women, in the War of Independence and the Civil War, was, until recently, essentially unacknowledged in Irish history for many decades, despite that fact that ...

From Anna Burns to Suzanne O’Sullivan, writing by Irish women is undergoing a revival. Novelist Jan Carson looks at what’s contributed to recent successes. Recently there’s been much talk of ...

Ireland’s history was shaped by the contributions of many powerful women. As Irish names rise in popularity ... She was the country's most famous rebel woman and was the first to stand out ...

By Patrick McKiernan History-maker Louise Thompson wants to make refereeing in the Irish Premiership the norm for her and the ...

In 2015 the country voted overwhelmingly to legalise ... had made the right decision and it would mean better care for women in Irish hospitals. Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald, whose ...

The women of Ireland who worked so hard over Christmas are celebrated throughout the country on January 6 ... na Mon), which can be translated from Irish (Gaelic) as "Women's Christmas," is ...

Established in the 19th and 20th Centuries, the institutions housed women and ... revealed the country had a "stifling, oppressive and brutally misogynistic culture". Taoiseach (Irish Prime ...

Supporting the Irish rebels from London was not a popular move at the time, especially for a British woman already fighting for voting rights in her country ...

A native Canadian, Tehrani excelled for Team Canada basketball at multiple levels of the country ... Dame women’s basketball debut. She played nearly 4 minutes at the end of the Irish ...