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Government report on period poverty to be launched next month
The report comes as two senators have put forward proposed legislation on the issue.
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Jan 31st 2021, 6:30 AM
'I tell people: girls and women in patriarchal societies, they die as if they were never born'
Ziauddin Yousafzai, father of Malala, has written a moving memoir.
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Nov 19th 2018, 6:30 AM
Rita Ora has apologised for unintentionally upsetting LGBTQ people with her new song 'Girls'
The singer was unfairly forced to come out after criticism.
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May 15th 2018, 9:05 AM
Rita Ora is getting some criticism from LGBT artists over her new song 'Girls'
The song’s lyrics have come into question.
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May 12th 2018, 11:11 AM
Jamie Dornan has kept his Nordie accent for new movie Untogether, thank God
He stars alongside Girls’ star Jemima Kirke.
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Apr 23rd 2018, 5:50 PM
'A gender equality paradox': Countries with more gender equality have fewer female STEM grads
The researchers believe this might be because countries with less gender equality often have little welfare support.
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Feb 18th 2018, 10:30 AM
'Whenever you talk about female genital mutilation there's a backlash'
About 2,700 girls living in Ireland may be at risk of undergoing the practice.
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Feb 6th 2018, 6:15 AM
Government aims to boost the number of girls doing maths and science in the Leaving Cert
The government wants the number of females taking up science, maths and engineering to increase by 40%.
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Nov 27th 2017, 10:53 AM
Lena Dunham is facing backlash for defending a Girls writer accused of sexual assault
Dunham has previously been vocal in her support of women speaking out on sexual misconduct.
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Nov 18th 2017, 11:43 AM
Young girls playing football are breaking cultural barriers in Palestine
Women’s football has grown since the first female Palestinian team was formed in 2009.
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Sep 17th 2017, 4:00 PM
'The right to do any job they like': New book sets out a declaration for the rights of boys and girls
Irish publisher Siobhan Parkinson of Little Island tells us why they decided to publish the book.
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Sep 9th 2017, 11:45 AM
Lena Dunham gave away her "aggressive" dog and the internet is having none of it
Caught rotten, Lena?
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Jul 7th 2017, 12:30 PM
'It was like landing on the moon': Finding the fate of Irish Famine orphans sent to Australia
A woman researching their fate tells us their story.
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Jun 18th 2017, 6:00 PM
Lena Dunham absolutely shot down a magazine claiming to know her 'weight loss tips'
She lists anxiety disorder and it’s resultant nausea as the key to her new look.
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May 8th 2017, 4:10 PM
Lena Dunham shared a lovely handwritten note on the night Girls aired its last ever episode
“Give any woman 6 years to create uninterrupted and she will soar.”
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Apr 18th 2017, 7:49 AM
13 things that would happen if Girls was set in Dublin
Young Wans.
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Feb 12th 2017, 9:30 PM
Lena Dunham managed to totally fluster a presenter by simply saying the word 'penis'
“I wasn’t brought up talking like that!”
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Feb 10th 2017, 10:00 PM
Irish teenage boys are 42% fitter than girls
The study measured aerobic fitness by testing students with a beep test – the results of which they then entered into a competition.
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Jan 30th 2017, 9:26 AM
'I am not anti-vaccine, but 14-year girls don't lie en masse': Senator pushes for debate on HPV vaccine
Gerard Craughwell said he would like medical experts as well as parents concerned about their daughters to attend.
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Dec 10th 2016, 8:15 AM
11 everyday items that women are FINALLY able to buy
Lucky us!
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Dec 6th 2016, 6:11 PM
15 things you'll know if you've lived with a bunch of gals
Knickers on the rads, fatman pants, Sex and the City boxsets.
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Jun 23rd 2016, 9:30 PM
Two arrests after 12-year-olds take ecstasy and are hospitalised
The girls are in a stable condition.
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Jun 20th 2016, 9:07 AM
'Families hire 'cutters' to remove any sensation for the girl and it's called a rite of passage'
Extreme forms of mutilation can lead to difficulties in menstruation, painful intercourse, incontinence and infertility.
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Mar 24th 2016, 4:00 PM
Lena Dunham called out a magazine for Photoshopping her on its front cover
But they came right back at her.
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Mar 1st 2016, 2:17 PM
53-year-old Swiss billionaire pregnant with twins
She only plans to take a few weeks off work.
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Jan 4th 2016, 2:45 PM
Are sexy Halloween outfits empowering or degrading? That all depends on your sense of self
“You are a fat, worthless pig.” Words women say to themselves everyday, writes Lorraine Courtney, who questions whether hypersexualised Halloween outfits are empowering or degrading?
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Oct 25th 2015, 6:30 PM
16 things Irish girls will never tell you
Well, until now.
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Jul 18th 2015, 8:15 PM
Helicopter rescue of teenage Girls Brigade stranded on mountain
The group were hiking in the Mourne Mountains and had their call cut off before getting through to
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Jul 6th 2015, 10:02 PM
Pretty much everything can stress you out when you're doing the Leaving Cert
New research from the ERSI has found that students are under a lot of pressure during their examinations.
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May 28th 2015, 6:04 AM
Lego published beauty tips for girls and parents are not one bit happy
*sighs*
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Mar 18th 2015, 6:03 PM
This young boy is trapped in his own personal hell at a girl's birthday party
No escape. No mercy.
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Mar 2nd 2015, 7:46 AM
Lena Dunham deletes Twitter over death threats
But she’s still ON Twitter.
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Jan 12th 2015, 8:06 AM
The 11 most popular DailyEdge.ie lists of 2014
Yes, a list of lists. *head explodes*
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Dec 26th 2014, 3:30 PM
Is your child safe online? New laws on the way to combat grooming
An RTÉ Investigations Unit programme showed the dangers posed to young teens online.
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Dec 5th 2014, 9:10 AM
Outrage as student dies after confronting men who were harassing teens
The 23-year-old is said to have been attacked in a McDonald’s car park.
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Dec 1st 2014, 8:34 AM
This four-year-old boy just had his first heartbreak, and his reaction is adorable
GIRLS, eh? Girls.
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Sep 25th 2014, 9:41 AM
Here is what people are saying about Lena Dunham's memoir
The first reviews have been published.
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Sep 24th 2014, 5:20 PM
Gardaí investigate fire at derelict nursing home
Two girls were said to have been on the roof of the building, but no one was injured.
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Aug 30th 2014, 3:10 PM
Teenage girls hospitalised with burns after aerosol can explosion
The girls aged between 12-14 have been transferred from hospital in Drogheda to Dublin.
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Aug 3rd 2014, 8:25 PM
Opinion: My son is a little boy who happens to like pink... isn’t that allowed?
“It’s not fair Mama, why do only girls get sparkly things?”
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Jul 22nd 2014, 8:00 AM
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