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STerry Prone: I get Botox not to look younger but to continue looking like myself 
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SJennifer Horgan: RTÉ’s Housewife of the Year shows us what we still refuse to see
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In Pictures: International Women’s Day marked across the globe
Women around the world have been marking International Women’s Day. March 8 sees rallies and protests take place in major cities as women call for gender equality and reproductive rights, and an end to violence and abuse.

Sat, 08 Mar, 2025

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Taliban insist Afghan women’s rights protected amid bans
The Taliban have issued a message on International Women’s Day, saying Afghan women live in security with their rights protected, even as the UN condemns ongoing employment and education bans.

Sat, 08 Mar, 2025

Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Day Sixteen
World Athletics set to introduce cheek swab test for those in women’s category
The governing body’s president Sebastian Coe wants to ensure ‘a fair and level playing field in the female category’.

Mon, 10 Feb, 2025

Madison Keys shocks Iga Swiatek to set up final clash with Aryna Sabalenka
Madison Keys shocks Iga Swiatek to set up final clash with Aryna Sabalenka
Keys set up an Australian Open final against two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka.

Thu, 23 Jan, 2025

Aryna Sabalenka
Aryna Sabalenka powers her way into another Australian Open final
The world number one dropped her first set at Melbourne Park since the 2023 final against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova last time out but normal service was resumed in a 6-4 6-2 success.

Thu, 23 Jan, 2025

Aryna Sabalenka
Aryna Sabalenka sets up Australian Open semi-final with good friend Paula Badosa
The two-time defending champion recovered from losing her first set of the tournament.

Tue, 21 Jan, 2025

Elina Svitolina
Elina Svitolina’s ‘fighting spirit’ on show with win over Russian at Aus Open
The Ukrainian spoke of her added motivation while Madison Keys upset Elena Rybakina.

Mon, 20 Jan, 2025

Senior Taliban official calls for end of ban on education for women and girls
Senior Taliban official calls for end of ban on education for women and girls
A senior Taliban figure has urged the group’s leader to scrap education bans on Afghan women and girls, saying there is no excuse for them.

Sun, 19 Jan, 2025

Elina Svitolina
Elina Svitolina inspired by husband Gael Monfils as both claim Melbourne upsets
Svitolina staged a brilliant comeback to beat fourth seed Jasmine Paolini.

Sat, 18 Jan, 2025

Coco Gauff
Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek dedicate Australian Open wins to Los Angeles
American Gauff wrote ‘Stay strong LA. Thank you firefighters’ on the camera lens after her 6-3 6-3 victory over Sofia Kenin, while Swiatek put ‘Sending my love to Malibu and LA’.

Mon, 13 Jan, 2025

Jodie Foster
Golden Globe winners Jodie Foster and Demi Moore speak on wisdom of ageing
'I’m excited about what’s left of my life and who I become, the wisdom that I can bring to the table'

Mon, 06 Jan, 2025

140 women and girls killed by partner or relative per day in 2023 – UN
140 women and girls killed by partner or relative per day in 2023 – UN
Globally, an intimate partner or family member was responsible for the deaths of approximately 51,100 women and girls during 2023

Mon, 25 Nov, 2024

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Barclays agrees ‘record multi-year investment’ into top English women’s football
According to Barclays data, the league now attracts 3.2 million followers, with average attendance at matches up 283 per cent since the 2021-22 season.

Mon, 23 Sep, 2024

Caesarean births and autism link
Maternity units help women identify sepsis risk after c-section 
Research into how information is shared with new mothers has resulted in a reduction in infections in Cork, Clonmel, Tralee, and Waterford

Sun, 08 Sep, 2024

Aryna Sabalenka triumphs to make second straight US Open final
Aryna Sabalenka triumphs to make second straight US Open final
The Belarussian, who was runner-up to Coco Gauff last season, is the hot favourite to go one better this yea

Fri, 06 Sep, 2024

Aryna Sabalenka edges even closer to third grand slam win at US Open
Aryna Sabalenka edges even closer to third grand slam win at US Open
The world number two proved to be too much for Olympic champion Qinwen Zheng to handle in a repeat of the Australian Open final in Melbourne.

Wed, 04 Sep, 2024

'Inadequate' HSE response to family's request for information about woman who died at CUMH
'Inadequate' HSE response to family's request for information about woman who died at CUMH
Solicitor says HSE should have provided a more comprehensive answer than generic apologies, a reference to large backlog, and a 'thank you for your patience’

Mon, 02 Sep, 2024

Inside the Nicu: the Cork neonatal unit caring for thousands of tiny patients
Inside the Nicu: the Cork neonatal unit caring for thousands of tiny patients
Parents and staff speak with Irish Examiner Health Correspondent Niamh Griffin during her visit to Cork University Maternity Hospital

Fri, 30 Aug, 2024

Coco Gauff vows to win US Open again after beginning her title defence in style
Coco Gauff vows to win US Open again after beginning her title defence in style
The home favourite dropped just two games in a 6-2 6-0 rout of Varvara Gracheva.

Tue, 27 Aug, 2024

Wimbledon 2024 - Previews - Tuesday June 25th
Aryna Sabalenka admits she should have taken a break after death of ex-boyfriend
Sabalenka was in action at the Miami Open when ex-NHL player Konstantin Koltsov died aged 42 what police described as an apparent suicide.

Fri, 23 Aug, 2024

Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Day 15 - Athletics
Sarah Harte: Edna O’Brien has passed the baton on to other brave, brilliant women of Ireland
On the day Edna O'Brien was buried in Clare, four of our brightest and best stepped onto the track at the Stade de France and did Ireland proud at the highest level

Wed, 14 Aug, 2024

State-funded HRT 'should include menopausal women under 40'
State-funded HRT 'should include menopausal women under 40'
As Department of Health confirms it is costing a proposal to fund hormone replacement therapy, a menopause specialist highlights the many younger women affected

Mon, 12 Aug, 2024

Sarah Harte: Aged 21, I was traumatised by my arrest in the Middle East
Sarah Harte: Aged 21, I was traumatised by my arrest in the Middle East
Not wanting to minimise Tori Towey's nightmare, aspects of her experience have chimed with me. Because I too have run afoul of state/religious authorities in the Middle East

Wed, 17 Jul, 2024

'I want to tear it all down', Natasha O'Brien tells national meeting about gender-based violence
'I want to tear it all down', Natasha O'Brien tells national meeting about gender-based violence
Chaired by Mary Lou McDonald, the Dublin meeting heard that sexism and misogyny have to be addressed from the ground up through education and training

Tue, 16 Jul, 2024

Wimbledon 2024 - Day Thirteen - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Barbora Krejcikova holds off Jasmine Paolini fightback to win Wimbledon title
Krejcikova kept the Venus Rosewater Dish in Czech hands.

Sat, 13 Jul, 2024

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Jennifer Horgan: I hate to say this but I hope my daughters will have small breasts
'I am a feminist, and yet I find myself wanting my daughters to have smaller chests to make their lives easier, to keep them safe'

Fri, 12 Jul, 2024

Letters to the Editor: There are no easy solutions to the scourge of homelessness
Letters to the Editor: There are no easy solutions to the scourge of homelessness
The deaths of two men in the Grand Canal focuses minds on the lives of those who end up homeless

Thu, 11 Jul, 2024

Waterford v Dundalk - SSE Airtricity League Premier Division
FAI to address female players’ abuse claims on Monday
Six former players were interviewed on camera for Sunday's 'RTÉ Investigates' programme, with a further two filmed using pseudonyms

Mon, 08 Jul, 2024

Wimbledon 2024 - Day Six - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
World number one Iga Swiatek out of Wimbledon as 21-match winning streak ends
Swiatek was booed on court during the clash with Yulia Putintseva.

Sat, 06 Jul, 2024

Wimbledon 2024 - Day Three - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Coco Gauff records another rapid victory to breeze through second-round clash
US Open champion Gauff beat qualifier Anca Todoni 6-2 6-1 in 66 minutes on Court One after she also only dropped three games against compatriot Caroline Dolehide on Monday.

Wed, 03 Jul, 2024

Wimbledon 2024 - Day Two - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Marketa Vondrousova joins Steffi Graf in unwanted piece of Wimbledon history
Vondrousova is only the second defending women’s Wimbledon champion to crash out in the first round after Graf did in 1994 to Lori McNeil.

Tue, 02 Jul, 2024

‘Women still face limited options for childbirth’ eight years after maternity strategy launched
‘Women still face limited options for childbirth’ eight years after maternity strategy launched
The Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services comments come after three recent maternal deaths in Cork, Kerry, and Louth 

Mon, 01 Jul, 2024

Wimbledon 2024 - Day One - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Aryna Sabalenka withdraws from Wimbledon due to injury
Third seed Aryna Sabalenka has pulled out of Wimbledon hours before her first round match with Emina Bektas.

Mon, 01 Jul, 2024

Wimbledon 2024 - Previews - Wednesday June 26th
Aryna Sabalenka ‘not 100 per cent ready’ and says Wimbledon involvement in doubt
Two-time Australian Open champion Sabalenka has battled with different fitness issues in recent weeks.

Sat, 29 Jun, 2024

Dozens of families in High Court over prescription of Epilim during pregnancy
Dozens of families in High Court over prescription of Epilim during pregnancy
Cases resolved or pending relate to the prescription of epilepsy medication containing sodium valproate to pregnant women

Thu, 27 Jun, 2024

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Families affected by Epilim want inquiry to tell them when risks were first known
The families welcomed the appointment of Bríd O'Flaherty as chairwoman of the enquiry into the sodium valproate epilepsy drug

Wed, 26 Jun, 2024

Louise O'Neill: The justice system is not built to protect women like Natasha O'Brien
Louise O'Neill: The justice system is not built to protect women like Natasha O'Brien
Irish courts help normalise violence against women by their repeated failure to hand down appropriate consequences for such attacks

Tue, 25 Jun, 2024

Women of Honour group
Women of Honour say Defence Forces' handling of Crotty case 'beggars belief'
'Surely his admission of guilt should have been the moment to act, and not until there was either a sentence or an outcry' 

Mon, 24 Jun, 2024

Letters to the Editor: Ireland has to stop facilitating Israel's war crimes in Gaza
Letters to the Editor: Ireland has to stop facilitating Israel's war crimes in Gaza
Readers respond to issues including conflict in the Middle East, the sentencing of a violent criminal, and funding for cancer services

Mon, 24 Jun, 2024

‘The Taliban flogged my mum’: The Irish-based lawyer from Afghanistan who is fighting for women's rights worldwide
‘The Taliban flogged my mum’: The Irish-based lawyer from Afghanistan who is fighting for women's rights worldwide
Irish-based lawyer Mahbooba Faiz tells Máiréad Sheehy how her family had to flee their home in Afghanistan, and how it inspired her to campaign against ‘gender apartheid’

Mon, 17 Jun, 2024

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S Jennifer Horgan: Trad wife movement exposes the fiction of true gender equality
Just how uninclined we are towards true gender equality is revealed in how we respond to trad wives in general, writes Jennifer Horgan

Fri, 14 Jun, 2024

Mirra Andreeva and Jasmine Paolini reach French Open semis on day of shocks
Mirra Andreeva and Jasmine Paolini reach French Open semis on day of shocks
The 17-year-old Russian edged out world number two Sabalenka 6-7 (5) 6-4 6-4 in two hours and 29 brutal minutes.

Wed, 05 Jun, 2024

Jasmine Paolini stuns Elena Rybakina to reach French Open semi-finals
Jasmine Paolini stuns Elena Rybakina to reach French Open semi-finals
The 28-year-old Italian reached the semi-finals at Roland Garros following a 6-2 4-6 6-4 victory.

Wed, 05 Jun, 2024

Iga Swiatek ready for tough test against improving Coco Gauff
Iga Swiatek ready for tough test against improving Coco Gauff
World number one Swiatek has won 10 of their 11 meetings.

Tue, 04 Jun, 2024

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