Ireland has always had talent for getting worked up about all the wrong things – particularly, it seems, where women are concerned – and this year was no exception. Ireland finally began to take ...

When I think about the holiday season, I picture it spent relaxing, watching holiday movies, and sipping hot chocolate by a cozy fire. But in reality, it’s nothing like that. Instead, my time gets ...

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For women in Ireland, the auto-enrolment scheme is a big leap forward, but it will only live up to its promise if the reforms are matched by awareness, structural supports and a cultural shift in how ...

The hardest history to trace is that which belongs to people who left no documents behind, no diaries and no records in their names. And so it is with most women – as shown in this enlightening book, ...

The House speaker isn’t just a sexist boss. As a party leader and as a policy maker, he has systematically made life harder and more expensive for all women. Representative Katherine Clark of ...

Nollaig na mBan is an old tradition from the country's south that modern women have turned into a day to celebrate their labor during the holidays. Nollaig na mBan—otherwise known as "Women’s ...

Ireland unveiled a 15-player squad for the upcoming ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Global Qualifier, scheduled to be held in Kathmandu, Nepal, from 18 January to 1 February 2026. Gaby Lewis will lead the ...

In recent months, Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson has faced repeated revolts from some of the most prominent female voices in the House GOP. Republican Reps. Elise Stefanik of New York, Marjorie ...