The 12th Day of Christmas, Epiphany, has special significance in Ireland. It is known as “Little Christmas” — Nollaig Beag — ...

The first monthly prize, in February 2004, went to Azmera Gebrezgi, an 18-year-old runner who led the Irish junior women to team victory in the Celtic Cup cross-country in Scotland. Sonia O ...

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 ...

Figures released by Women for Election suggest 247 women are running for seats across the country - a 53% increase ... It said the last Daíl (Irish parliament) had 37 women TDs (members of ...

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 ...

"I want to live in a country where I feel safe ... How many kilometres do Irish women travel every year? For me 10,000km felt like the least I could do." Her student brother also travelled ...

IRISH superstar Hozier’s hit, Too Sweet, was the most played song on Irish radio in 2024 – but a top music industry ...

In 2012, her memoir "Country Girl" was released to widespread critical ... counting among her rewards the Irish PEN Award, the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award, an Irish Book ...