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The   Guinness Book of World Records is 60 and - it all started in Ireland

The Guinness Book of World Records is 60 and - it all started in Ireland

Home to the world’s best, worst and weirdest, the hugely popular book started life on a grouse shoot in Wexford

Thu Aug 27 2015 - 14:19
Are women-only train carriages just dungaree feminism?

Are women-only train carriages just dungaree feminism?

British Labour leader candidate Jeremy Corbyn made some suggestions about women, safety and public transport. His opponents had a lot to say about it

Wed Aug 26 2015 - 17:23
Lady in bread: why Rosanna Davison has the pastry police up in arms

Lady in bread: why Rosanna Davison has the pastry police up in arms

It's all the fault of gluten, says former Miss World Rosanna Davison, as she sets out to put our diets to right

Tue Aug 25 2015 - 17:30
Football authorities must do more to rid game of   sexism

Football authorities must do more to rid game of sexism

Leading academic points to increasing trend of disrespect to female healthcare professionals working in sport

Fri Aug 21 2015 - 16:33
Is 50 too old to become a mother?

Is 50 too old to become a mother?

M&S did not comment on whether Ms Wade-Gery was pregnant, adopting or using a surrogate. There was to be no rummaging around in her knicker drawer.

Fri Aug 21 2015 - 14:28
Affordable  childcare vital if women to play full part in society

Affordable childcare vital if women to play full part in society

Paid leave essential for any move to reconcile work and family life, says women’s council

Thu Aug 20 2015 - 15:09
Is getting up to pee at night ruining your relationship?

Is getting up to pee at night ruining your relationship?

Almost one in five people who have to visit the toilet a lot during the night have to sleep in a separate bedroom to their partner, the survey found.

Wed Aug 19 2015 - 13:00
Rose of Tralee: occupying a weird place in our psyche

Rose of Tralee: occupying a weird place in our psyche

We decided to kill 32 birds with one stone by supping at the teat of Irish culture

Tue Aug 18 2015 - 16:46
Pro-choice group stage ‘Rogue Rose of Tralee Pageant’

Pro-choice group stage ‘Rogue Rose of Tralee Pageant’

Contestants ‘judged on reproductive rights available to them in their home countries’

Mon Aug 17 2015 - 11:44
Fianna Fáil bottom of league on women candidate quotas

Fianna Fáil bottom of league on women candidate quotas

Parties must select 30 per cent women to run in upcoming election, or face funding cut

Wed Aug 12 2015 - 11:06
Booze and the Leaving: Five tips for parents, five tips for teens

Booze and the Leaving: Five tips for parents, five tips for teens

Child may end up in situations in which they feel unwell, uncomfortable, scared

Tue Aug 11 2015 - 15:52
Should Harper Beckham be using a dummy at the age of four?

Should Harper Beckham be using a dummy at the age of four?

Photographs of the Beckhams’ daughter with a pacifier have prompted a debate

Tue Aug 11 2015 - 09:20
Give Me a Crash Course in . . . Ted Heath

Give Me a Crash Course in . . . Ted Heath

The former prime minister, who died in 2005, is one of 76 British politicians being investigated for possible child abuse

Sat Aug 08 2015 - 05:16
The Irish couple who are  cycling  home from Japan

The Irish couple who are cycling home from Japan

Laura McMorrow and Ciarán Hussey set out to travel 10,000km from Kanazawa by bike

Sat Aug 08 2015 - 01:00
Breasts are everywhere these days. Here are seven reasons not to put them away...

Breasts are everywhere these days. Here are seven reasons not to put them away...

From Trump to Farage, Beyonce to Kim, the palaver over breastfeeding never lets up. It’s the most natural thing in the world. So what’s all the fuss about?

Thu Aug 06 2015 - 15:10
Women’s Museum of Ireland  plans new  Dublin   map

Women’s Museum of Ireland plans new Dublin map

Museum is asking for public’s help in highlighting sites related to women’s history

Wed Aug 05 2015 - 01:00
Is your office air conditioning sexist?

Is your office air conditioning sexist?

Tue Aug 04 2015 - 17:00
Abortion poll provides an interesting snapshot of Ireland’s attitudes

Abortion poll provides an interesting snapshot of Ireland’s attitudes

Older people more likely to find 14-year prison sentence unreasonable

Sat Jul 11 2015 - 01:00
Boys’ own goals put women’s sport centre court

Boys’ own goals put women’s sport centre court

It’s been a funny old week: Wimbledon, World Cup and Cork GAA calendar clashes

Tue Jul 07 2015 - 19:59
Your serve: the reader replies to The Irish Times Women’s Power List

Your serve: the reader replies to The Irish Times Women’s Power List

Readers’ nominations include Micheline Sheehy-Skeffington, Moninne Griffith, Louise Bayliss, Maria Walsh, Emily O’Reilly, Emily Logan, Joanne O’Riordan, Catherine Murphy

Mon Jul 06 2015 - 16:00
The Irish Times Women’s Power List 2015

The Irish Times Women’s Power List 2015

Woman’s Hour has been publishing a power list of movers and shakers for three years and The Irish Times thought it was high time it did the same.

Thu Jul 02 2015 - 15:58
What not to wear to work – are the Irish coping with the hot weather?

What not to wear to work – are the Irish coping with the hot weather?

When are shorts too short for the office and can a man ditch the suit in hot weather?

Wed Jul 01 2015 - 07:00
Students’ union calls for youth vote to be taken seriously

Students’ union calls for youth vote to be taken seriously

USI seeks automatic registration after young vote ‘mobilised’ by marriage referendum

Mon Jun 29 2015 - 16:50
10 things we love about Taylor Swift

10 things we love about Taylor Swift

The progressive, feminist, nice singer is one of the good guys – and not just because she stood up to Apple on behalf of her fellow artists

Mon Jun 29 2015 - 08:00
Are Irish people ‘filthy’ or is David Norris talking rubbish?

Are Irish people ‘filthy’ or is David Norris talking rubbish?

Senator said we are all to blame for O’Connell Street’s ‘decrepitude’ earlier this week

Sat Jun 27 2015 - 01:00
Is having a child really better than winning an Olympic gold medal?

Is having a child really better than winning an Olympic gold medal?

Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington says having a baby is her greatest feat but is motherhood that big an achievement, asks Anthea McTeirnan?

Tue Jun 23 2015 - 17:33
With Homer Simpson and  Darth Vader as role models what could possibly go wrong? Happy Father’s Day

With Homer Simpson and Darth Vader as role models what could possibly go wrong? Happy Father’s Day

This year, don’t drive dad down with stereotypes – he probably has no interest in lawn games

Fri Jun 19 2015 - 12:18
Listen wins Irish Council for Civil Liberties film award

Listen wins Irish Council for Civil Liberties film award

Short film depicts a foreign woman trying to communicate with police in Copenhagen

Fri Jun 19 2015 - 01:00
Say it with flowers: putting housework on a pedestal

Say it with flowers: putting housework on a pedestal

Women are saying it with flowers, but will the glorification of housework keep women in their kitchens?

Thu Jun 18 2015 - 13:00
Calls to Women’s Aid about abuse rises to more than 16,000

Calls to Women’s Aid about abuse rises to more than 16,000

Tusla funding reduction of 20% feels like ‘new recession’, warns agency’s director

Thu Jun 18 2015 - 08:55
Kate: ‘He came into my life when I needed somebody’

Kate: ‘He came into my life when I needed somebody’

Kate is a single parent living in Dublin who was ‘lost’ – then she met a man

Thu Jun 18 2015 - 01:00
Amy: ‘My father had died the previous year and this guy looked after me’

Amy: ‘My father had died the previous year and this guy looked after me’

Amy emerged from a dark period two years ago, she was 25 when the relationship began

Thu Jun 18 2015 - 01:00
Can chocolate really reduce wrinkles and help the heart?

Can chocolate really reduce wrinkles and help the heart?

Our favourite treat is being hyped as being much better for you than we thought

Wed Jun 17 2015 - 11:59
Fitzgerald  tells ‘Feminist Futures’ women helped her get ‘where I am’

Fitzgerald tells ‘Feminist Futures’ women helped her get ‘where I am’

Experience of women critical for economics success, Frances Fitzgerald tells conference

Thu Jun 11 2015 - 17:48
’Very brave or very foolish?’ Prince Philip celebrates his 94th birthday

’Very brave or very foolish?’ Prince Philip celebrates his 94th birthday

To celebrate the Duke of Edinburgh’s 90th birthday, his wife appointed him Lord High Admiral of Britain’s Royal Navy. Now that he is 94, who knows what he might get?

Wed Jun 10 2015 - 12:00
England fans warned about ‘insulting’ songs at Aviva

England fans warned about ‘insulting’ songs at Aviva

English FA say songs from ‘ religious or political perspective’ will be frowned upon

Fri Jun 05 2015 - 19:50
Lager, lager: Race on for England fans to get the pints in

Lager, lager: Race on for England fans to get the pints in

Soccer fans discuss options before England vs Republic of Ireland international in Dublin

Wed Jun 03 2015 - 17:06
Haters gonna hate as young women tackle body image at Dublin workshops

Haters gonna hate as young women tackle body image at Dublin workshops

Leadership and body image discussed at Through the Looking Glass workshops

Sun May 31 2015 - 15:25
Fantasy football: Ireland’s women politicians line out

Fantasy football: Ireland’s women politicians line out

We have Stephanie Roche managing our fantasy football politician team

Thu May 28 2015 - 22:06
How the Yes vote can help the campaign for abortion rights

How the Yes vote can help the campaign for abortion rights

Comment: If we love equality, Eighth Amendment is first obstacle that needs to go

Wed May 27 2015 - 15:59
Yes Equality party celebrates successfully rocking the boat

Yes Equality party celebrates successfully rocking the boat

Tears of joy were everywhere at a party so good even the Eurovision was ignored

Sun May 24 2015 - 15:25
Timeline: Gay rights in Ireland from 1861

Timeline: Gay rights in Ireland from 1861

Looking at gay rights in Ireland from 1861 to May 22nd, 2015

Sun May 24 2015 - 13:09
Same-sex marriage rights not enough on their own, survey finds

Same-sex marriage rights not enough on their own, survey finds

‘Couples will wake up after the referendum and homophobia will not have been eradicated’

Thu May 21 2015 - 11:26
On the road to somewhere: the bus driver’s tale

On the road to somewhere: the bus driver’s tale

Andy Wilkinson’s new job driving the Marriage Equality bus has changed his life

Wed May 20 2015 - 21:56
Wheelchair access blog  Legless in Dublin gets new website

Wheelchair access blog Legless in Dublin gets new website

Louise Bruton continues to review cafés, bars, venues, festivals in Ireland and abroad

Thu May 14 2015 - 16:06
21 Presidential reasons to be cheerful in Ireland

21 Presidential reasons to be cheerful in Ireland

You know what you have to do on May 22nd – vote Taylor Swift

Thu May 14 2015 - 13:01
Students set for  plane, train and automobile scramble to vote

Students set for plane, train and automobile scramble to vote

‘Every vote will count’ say students as they prepare for May 22nd trip home

Tue May 12 2015 - 20:02
Review: Pro: Reclaiming Abortion Rights, by Katha Pollitt

Review: Pro: Reclaiming Abortion Rights, by Katha Pollitt

Book argues the pro-choice movement needs to stop being apologetic and put abortion at the centre of women’s lives

Sat May 09 2015 - 01:34
Royal birth means babies born on May 2nd will get lucky penny

Royal birth means babies born on May 2nd will get lucky penny

Baby’s status as fourth in line to the British throne should give her an extra 11 years on her peers

Sun May 03 2015 - 12:28
Get inside the heads of our best theatre and dance makers

Get inside the heads of our best theatre and dance makers

Sat May 02 2015 - 15:13
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