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Connemara Hay-Making
Remembering Ireland's forgotten farming women
Men of Ireland, I challenge you to do one small thing to make sure the farm women of your ancestry are properly celebrated

Wed, 08 Mar, 2023

IWD event hears about the 'unmet needs for women' in health, homelessness and work
IWD event hears about the 'unmet needs for women' in health, homelessness and work
The Irish Examiner's International Women's Day breakfast event heard from three inspiring women about areas including homelessness, healthcare and sexism

Wed, 08 Mar, 2023

Limerick woman to become 39th Macra na Feirme president 
Limerick woman to become 39th Macra na Feirme president 
Limerick woman Elaine Houlihan has been announced as the 39th Macra na Feirme president.  At the close of nominations on March 1, Macra received one nomination for the role of president for the term 2023-2025.

Wed, 08 Mar, 2023

Richard Hogan: Young women like Georgina Wilkinson are an inspiration on International Women's Day 
Richard Hogan: Young women like Georgina Wilkinson are an inspiration on International Women's Day 
"Sitting with Georgie is an incredible experience. Her energy and zest for life is infectious. She is the kind of girl who inspires people."

Wed, 08 Mar, 2023

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Embrace Equity: The story of flexible work and the bright and brilliant girl
Karen O'Reilly, founder of Employflex and Employmum, shares an all-too-familiar tale for International Women's Day

Wed, 08 Mar, 2023

International Women’s Day: What it means to be a woman in Ireland in 2023
International Women’s Day: What it means to be a woman in Ireland in 2023
On March 8 the Irish Examiner celebrates International Women's Day with an event that sees Annmarie O'Connor, Deborah Somorin and Julie Jay discuss what it means for them to be a woman in Ireland in 2023. Here they write about how far we've come — and what needs to change

Wed, 08 Mar, 2023

From medicine to maritime, we speak to the women who are breaking boundaries
From medicine to maritime, we speak to the women who are breaking boundaries
Meet four women working in primarily male-dominated careers about their experience and advice for younger women

Tue, 07 Mar, 2023

Crowning glory: The Northwest's African women reclaiming the narrative around Black hair
Crowning glory: The Northwest's African women reclaiming the narrative around Black hair
Their ‘crowning glories’ were straightened and ‘Westernised’ by colonisers, but a new exhibition, Crowned, is giving full flow to the voices of immigrant and ethnic women, says Geraldine Walsh

Tue, 07 Mar, 2023

Podcast Corner: Four shows presented by women 
Podcast Corner: Four shows presented by women 
In honour of International Women's Day, we select three Irish podcasts and one American show where females are very much front and centre 

Tue, 07 Mar, 2023

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Dr Clíona Saidléar: Digital opportunities for women start with online safety
The for-profit global corporations of our online lives must learn that there is no profit in tolerating child exploitation, grooming, misogyny and sexual exploitation, writes Dr Clíona Saidléar.

Mon, 06 Mar, 2023

University presidents hail 'incredible' new 'women-only' scheme
University presidents hail 'incredible' new 'women-only' scheme
Ireland's six female presidents thanked former higher education minister Mary Mitchell O'Connor for introducing the Senior Academic Leadership Initiative in 2019, which has led to 30 female-only professorships in Ireland

Mon, 06 Mar, 2023

Suzanne Harrington: Hag hate and the stubborn belief that age only happens to other people 
Suzanne Harrington: Hag hate and the stubborn belief that age only happens to other people 
We are all hags — if not now, then sooner than you think and mid-life is frankly joyous — the most liberating and zero-fucks era of all

Mon, 06 Mar, 2023

Meet three female radio presenters who have 50 years of experience between them
Meet three female radio presenters who have 50 years of experience between them
C103's Patricia Messinger, Newstalk's Andrea Gilligan and RTÉ's Louise Duffy have clocked up more than 50 years broadcasting between them and are keen to hear more women on the radio

Mon, 06 Mar, 2023

Athletics - Day 6 - European Championships Munich 2022
Rhasidat Adeleke is fast becoming an icon for modern Ireland
"Adeleke is a triple threat: she is the reigning U20 European champion at both 100m and 200m, and has stretched herself to become a 400m specialist as well."

Sun, 05 Mar, 2023

How Paula Hynes is working to make farming life sustainable
How Paula Hynes is working to make farming life sustainable
"Paula is a co-founder of Ag Mental Health Week, which began in 2020 as a global awareness campaign for mental health in Agriculture and has also achieved a certification in suicide crisis response."

Sun, 05 Mar, 2023

Dr Sarah Fitzgibbon is lighting up the dark with a medical network for women
Dr Sarah Fitzgibbon is lighting up the dark with a medical network for women
"Fitzgibbon posted a Tweet asking if women doctors here were interested in setting up an association and got an enthusiastic response - it was the first step towards establishing the Women in Medicine in Ireland Network (WiMIN)."

Sun, 05 Mar, 2023

Edel Coffey: The imbalances at the heart of the 'stay at home girlfriend' trend on TikTok
Edel Coffey: The imbalances at the heart of the 'stay at home girlfriend' trend on TikTok
In a world where paying your own way and owning your own home gets more and more difficult, swapping your independence for wealth might sound like a fair deal. But there’s a dangerous precedent involved in setting yourself up as a commodity.

Sat, 04 Mar, 2023

Mary Butler has had a year of challenge and change, but is seen to get the work done
Mary Butler has had a year of challenge and change, but is seen to get the work done
"In revealing her family’s personal experience, the Fianna Fáil TD highlighted the “very poor” services for children who are transgender in this country."

Sat, 04 Mar, 2023

Anne O'Leary is leading businesses to a digital transformation
Anne O'Leary is leading businesses to a digital transformation
"In her time with Vodafone, she oversaw the rollout of 4G and 5G services across the country and saw the commencement of fibre broadband services which have proved transformative for the country."

Sat, 04 Mar, 2023

Overseas doctors on rewards and challenges of studying and working in Ireland
Overseas doctors on rewards and challenges of studying and working in Ireland
We ask three overseas female doctors and a medical student about studying and working in Ireland and to highlight the difference between our medical system and that of their home country  

Fri, 03 Mar, 2023

Delegates to First International Congress of Working Women
Joyce Fegan: Meaningful actions matter far more than temporary tokenism
'Rights are rarely freely given, but instead requested, demanded and then fought for until finally won — and feminism, to which International Women's Day currently belongs, is often the vehicle'

Fri, 03 Mar, 2023

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Cast your vote here for the Irish Examiner 100 Irish Women of 2023
Change-makers, powerbrokers, bias breakers and champions of humankind, let us know what Irish women are changing the world in 2023

Mon, 13 Feb, 2023

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