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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

I find myself a seat in the cinema, containing only a small scattering of people, most of them women over the age of ... Uvula. Join the Irish Independent WhatsApp channel Stay up to date with ...

"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 ...

The members of BIIRD will bring their unique take on traditional Irish music to venues around the country in 2025 ...