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Making scents of it all: Jo Malone on nasal blocks and Brexit

Making scents of it all: Jo Malone on nasal blocks and Brexit

Perfumer cried when Leave side won but she’s determined for it not to affect her business

Sat Oct 15 2016 - 00:00
It’s never okay to grope:  sound of women shouting stop turns into a roar

It’s never okay to grope: sound of women shouting stop turns into a roar

Assaulting women has been going on in plain sight for too long – it has never been okay, and it will never be okay

Wed Oct 12 2016 - 11:40
What do girls really want? Michelle Obama for President!

What do girls really want? Michelle Obama for President!

Teenage girls talk about role models, abortion rights and Kim Kardashian

Tue Oct 11 2016 - 06:00
Advice for girls: ‘Nobody is judging you. Just be yourself’

Advice for girls: ‘Nobody is judging you. Just be yourself’

Three high achievers talk about what motivates them – and why we need a day for girls

Tue Oct 11 2016 - 06:00
Dublin to get 18-year-old female mayor, for ‘Day of the Girl’

Dublin to get 18-year-old female mayor, for ‘Day of the Girl’

The International Day of the Girl aims to change things now – and create a better future

Mon Oct 10 2016 - 06:00
Girls Aloud: ‘We have more choices, we can play with a football or a doll’

Girls Aloud: ‘We have more choices, we can play with a football or a doll’

For International Day of the Girl we asked: what’s good and what’s bad about being a girl

Mon Oct 10 2016 - 06:00
Handbags: smaller and more expensive but are they dying out?

Handbags: smaller and more expensive but are they dying out?

Broadside: Not as long as luxury brand bags come with their own waiting lists

Mon Oct 03 2016 - 10:00
‘Growing up in Ireland I was the only black person’

‘Growing up in Ireland I was the only black person’

A new exhibition in London challenges the perceptions of what Irish people look like

Fri Sept 30 2016 - 06:00
In praise of men

In praise of men

How to be Man: Anthea McTeirnan counts the ways why we love men

Thu Sept 29 2016 - 16:00
Mea culpa: Why I love Latin

Mea culpa: Why I love Latin

Latin is going out of fashion in Irish classrooms. And that is sad

Wed Sept 21 2016 - 06:00
I moved from Britain to Ireland, where  a woman is a second-class citizen

I moved from Britain to Ireland, where a woman is a second-class citizen

The English didn’t break Irish women’s spirit. Ireland does that all by itself, writes Anthea McTeirnan, in our series on the relationship between Ireland and Britain

Thu Sept 15 2016 - 06:00
How do you learn to live after an acquired brain injury?

How do you learn to live after an acquired brain injury?

Shannon Yee had a sinus infection that resulted in brain surgery. Now she’s written a Fringe play about why she’s lucky

Sun Sept 11 2016 - 14:00
Women’s council to  campaign for repeal of Eighth Amendment

Women’s council to campaign for repeal of Eighth Amendment

NWCI says the issue ‘must be top of our feminist agenda’ in new strategic plan

Fri Sept 09 2016 - 01:00
X Factor’s Simon Cowell reunites with Louis Walsh as the pop music games begin

X Factor’s Simon Cowell reunites with Louis Walsh as the pop music games begin

Can familiar faces rejuvenate the ageing pop format?

Fri Aug 26 2016 - 18:17
What is the attraction of ‘Ripper Street’?

What is the attraction of ‘Ripper Street’?

Remember that no one ever stood trial for those brutal serial killings

Mon Aug 22 2016 - 17:26
Last of the navvies: Irishman who dug all-night Tube line

Last of the navvies: Irishman who dug all-night Tube line

Tommy Harvey and his Tunnel Tigers’ pivotal role in opening up the Victoria Line

Fri Aug 19 2016 - 19:19
Why I want to reclaim the C-word for myself

Why I want to reclaim the C-word for myself

Judge under fire for using the C-word in court in response to swearing defendant

Thu Aug 18 2016 - 01:05
More Irish women to watch at Rio 2016 this evening

More Irish women to watch at Rio 2016 this evening

It has been a manic Monday for Ireland’s women at the Rio Olympics

Mon Aug 15 2016 - 16:03
Bob Geldof attacks festival crowd for wearing Primark

Bob Geldof attacks festival crowd for wearing Primark

Many left family event in Essex after singer launched expletive-laden outburst

Thu Jul 21 2016 - 18:33
Swelter belters - 10 hot tunes to soundtrack the meltdown

Swelter belters - 10 hot tunes to soundtrack the meltdown

On the hottest day of the summer, here’s a hot countdown of 10 sultry classics

Tue Jul 19 2016 - 06:39
Say Merci to France on Bastille Day

Say Merci to France on Bastille Day

French kissing, good bread and protesting are just some of the things we can thank them for

Thu Jul 14 2016 - 12:30
Exit  Andrea Leadsom: should she have kept mum?

Exit Andrea Leadsom: should she have kept mum?

If you have to be a mother to lead a country, the playing field might as well be razed

Mon Jul 11 2016 - 13:02
Watching women parade across a stage in bikinis can feel outdated

Watching women parade across a stage in bikinis can feel outdated

Heralding the end of women strutting their stuff with their baps out may take more time

Tue Jul 05 2016 - 13:43
‘I’ve had  25 social workers. It’s a terrible system’

‘I’ve had 25 social workers. It’s a terrible system’

Young adults with experience of Irish residential care came together with children still in the system for an ‘agenda day’ of pizza and chat, to hear what they think needs to change

Sat Jul 02 2016 - 05:45
Brexit: British needed more Kerry Katona and less Keira Knightley

Brexit: British needed more Kerry Katona and less Keira Knightley

One can’t help feeling that a letter signed by the cast of Geordie Shore might have had more effect than Cumberbatch and Elba's attempts

Tue Jun 28 2016 - 15:54
Brexit: The Songs for Europe playlist

Brexit: The Songs for Europe playlist

With Britain turning its back on a Euro-Vision, here is our (almost-definitive) soundtrack

Fri Jun 24 2016 - 20:00
Man hugs and tears: Robbie Brady and the Republic of Ireland’s   gift to all  men

Man hugs and tears: Robbie Brady and the Republic of Ireland’s gift to all men

‘If Keane’s enthusiastic cuddle with manager Martin O’Neill showed us anything, it is that absolutely any man can embrace his feelings’

Thu Jun 23 2016 - 16:04
Diversity of opinion on Brexit manifest on Birmingham’s streets

Diversity of opinion on Brexit manifest on Birmingham’s streets

With just a few days until vote, all seem to be accommodating each other’s differences

Tue Jun 21 2016 - 01:00
It’s big. It’s Gaelic. It’s the Best Sports Club in Ireland

It’s big. It’s Gaelic. It’s the Best Sports Club in Ireland

‘The Irish Times’ has picked the winner of its Best Sports Club in Ireland competition: Cuala GAA, an urban club with a parish feel that is ‘sublimely good’ at what it does

Sat Jun 18 2016 - 05:45
Anthea McTeirnan: A feminist does not desire or seek to alienate men

Anthea McTeirnan: A feminist does not desire or seek to alienate men

Yet if men are serious about stopping other men beating, raping and killing women they must speak out

Fri Jun 17 2016 - 12:59
Frances Fitzgerald pledges more funds for domestic violence services

Frances Fitzgerald pledges more funds for domestic violence services

Women’s Aid helpline received 12,041 calls about domestic violence during 2015

Thu Jun 16 2016 - 01:00
‘46%  of women  killed by bare hands,’ Women’s Aid warns

‘46% of women killed by bare hands,’ Women’s Aid warns

Domestic violence agency says women more at risk from current or ex- partners than strangers

Wed Jun 15 2016 - 08:41
Cocks of the walk: ode to Grayson Perry’s  urn for bankers

Cocks of the walk: ode to Grayson Perry’s urn for bankers

“It is stating the bleeding obvious,” said Perry. “But that’s kind of what needs stating.

Fri May 20 2016 - 17:42
Bangfit: sexercise that helps you score fitness points in the bedroom

Bangfit: sexercise that helps you score fitness points in the bedroom

Pornhub’s interactive game is the ‘fitness method gyms don’t want you to know about’

Fri May 20 2016 - 17:30
Best Sports Club: the brightest, the bravest, the briefest

Best Sports Club: the brightest, the bravest, the briefest

Hurry if you still want to enter the ‘Irish Times’ Best Sports Club in Ireland competition

Sat May 14 2016 - 05:45
Best Sports Club: Dubs lead field

Best Sports Club: Dubs lead field

The ‘Irish Times’ Best Sports Club in Ireland competition has almost 1,000 entries so far, from 31 counties. Enter and you could win up to €5,000 for your club

Sat May 07 2016 - 05:45
Anthea McTeirnan: Still waiting after 30 years for a Census that includes me

Anthea McTeirnan: Still waiting after 30 years for a Census that includes me

Not giving people who organise their lives outside of marriage a box to tick on the Census form is not really acceptable.

Wed Apr 20 2016 - 13:08
A uniquely Irish approach to First Dates

A uniquely Irish approach to First Dates

Excitement, hope and hairspray fill the air as Coco Television films Ireland’s own version of the reality TV show. Among the innovations: ‘the craic date’

Mon Apr 18 2016 - 06:00
LS Hilton: I wish my sex life was half as exciting ... I really do

LS Hilton: I wish my sex life was half as exciting ... I really do

The author of Maestra talks to The Women’s Podcast about novel sex and being touted as the new EL James

Mon Apr 11 2016 - 11:25
Trinity students take ‘privilege walk’ to highlight access issues

Trinity students take ‘privilege walk’ to highlight access issues

Need for ‘levelling playing fields’ emphasised at university event

Tue Apr 05 2016 - 18:14
Give me a crash course in . . . Donald Trump’s attitude to women

Give me a crash course in . . . Donald Trump’s attitude to women

Can the Republican presidential candidate do women any more wrong?

Sat Apr 02 2016 - 01:00
Woman who sought asylum in Ireland to advise Somali PM

Woman who sought asylum in Ireland to advise Somali PM

Ifrah Ahmed to advise prime minister on gender issues such as female genital mutilation

Wed Mar 30 2016 - 13:53
Sing Street and  1980s: If you remember them, you were here

Sing Street and 1980s: If you remember them, you were here

‘Sing Street’ recreates 1980s Dublin. What else was going on at the time?

Fri Mar 25 2016 - 12:15
Anthea McTeirnan: Empty nest syndrome?  Chance would be a fine thing

Anthea McTeirnan: Empty nest syndrome? Chance would be a fine thing

Broadside: These days, an empty nest by the time many parents reach the current age of Madonna is probably just a pipe dream

Mon Mar 21 2016 - 06:00
Irish Women of the World: Going the distance with Sonia O’Sullivan

Irish Women of the World: Going the distance with Sonia O’Sullivan

To celebrate International Women's Day, we've found an outstanding bunch of Irish women whose influence is felt around the world. Top figures in sport include a striker and a CEO, a golfer and a goalie

Tue Mar 08 2016 - 05:45
Women of many political hues form one-day coalition

Women of many political hues form one-day coalition

New TDs share their election experiences before International Women’s Day

Tue Mar 08 2016 - 01:00
How to make a revolutionary quilt

How to make a revolutionary quilt

A group of 77 female activists have sewn a commemorative quilt marking 77 remarkable women who were involved in the 1916 Rising

Fri Mar 04 2016 - 06:00
Former USI president Laura Harmon to run for Seanad

Former USI president Laura Harmon to run for Seanad

Contender played prominent role in campaign for Yes vote in marriage referendum

Wed Mar 02 2016 - 18:23
Down the rabbit hole of maternity, who knows what can happen?

Down the rabbit hole of maternity, who knows what can happen?

“If you were asking someone to speak at your funeral, it would be someone you know”

Wed Mar 02 2016 - 14:30
Life and death: the Rotunda and the Rising

Life and death: the Rotunda and the Rising

Women dodged bullets during Easter week 1916 to walk to the Rotunda to give birth. An exhibition tells the remarkable stories of five women linked to the hospital

Mon Feb 29 2016 - 06:00
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