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Who is Anne-Marie Tomchak? The Irish woman who's just been named British Vogue's new Digital Director
The Longford native is about to make waves in Condé Nast.
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Mar 21st 2019, 6:07 PM
'Irish sports women are leading the way and there's no longer this dominant sense of tokenism'
It’s an outstanding time for Irish sports that needs to be recognised and relished, writes Emma Duffy.
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Aug 11th 2018, 9:00 AM
Which Inspirational Irish Woman Are You?
Fancy yourself as a St. Brigid or a Mary Robinson?
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Mar 8th 2018, 8:00 PM
50 Irish women who absolutely killed it in 2017
(Might be slightly more than 50.)
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Dec 27th 2017, 7:00 PM
"They'll do" - This 1967 RTÉ report on what Irish women think about Irish men is sassy as hell
“By the time they reach the age where they feel inclined to get married, they’re all old and bald”.
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Nov 1st 2017, 3:18 PM
The Irish Constitution still makes reference to woman's place in the home
Dublin Rathdown deputy Josepha Madigan wants a referendum on Article 41.2.1 of Bunreacht na hÉireann.
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Mar 8th 2017, 6:07 AM
9 questions every woman has asked herself when she's on her period
It’s a troubling time.
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Feb 17th 2017, 9:00 PM
17 little moments that make every Irish woman feel like they've got their shit together
So glorious.
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Feb 5th 2017, 8:15 PM
17 funny and true tweets that sum up being an Irish woman
*walks outside with face covered in Sudocrem*
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Jan 28th 2017, 9:30 AM
9 feelings every Irish woman has about Jamie Dornan
Do the funny walk again, Jamie.
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Sep 26th 2016, 1:17 PM
Irish women have the fourth largest boobs in the world
We’re just behind America and Canada.
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Jul 1st 2016, 6:09 PM
17 truths all Irish girls know about going to weddings
Your poor, poor feet.
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Mar 19th 2016, 9:30 AM
20 little things that every Irish woman finds mildly thrilling
It doesn’t take much.
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Mar 4th 2016, 9:30 PM
9 questions women need answered right this second
Well? We’re waiting.
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Feb 18th 2016, 1:30 PM
12 deadly songs by Irish gals to listen to this Galentine's Day
Go on.
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Feb 13th 2016, 2:35 PM
Here's what happened when two Irish girls got full Kardashian makeovers
Fake tan + lip liner – good warm clothes = the Kardashian look.
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Jan 17th 2016, 4:30 PM
6 inventions that Irish women would love to see become a reality
Get on it, inventors.
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Jan 15th 2016, 1:18 PM
It's Women's Christmas, so what's it all about?
Times have changed, but the tradition lives on.
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Jan 6th 2016, 5:50 PM
8 easy ways to celebrate the wonderful Irish women in your life today
Happy Little Christmas everyone!
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Jan 6th 2016, 1:19 PM
Irish women are crying out for dresses with sleeves in 2016
Please, cover our oxters.
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Jan 5th 2016, 1:46 PM
Irish women have an aversion to compliments. They rebuff them with: ‘Thanks, Penneys’ best’
Irish women find flattery abhorrent, writes Emma Comerford, who says this is why they are advised against dating French men.
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Oct 25th 2015, 8:00 AM
9 reasons why being an Irish woman is great
Give yourselves a big bualadh bos.
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Sep 30th 2015, 1:31 PM
What You Can Tell About An Irish Girl By Looking At Her Shoes
A LOT.
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Aug 29th 2015, 9:30 AM
10 things you'll find in every Irish woman's handbag
It’s a jungle in there.
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Aug 17th 2015, 6:15 PM
8 messages from women to the penis owners of Ireland
“Wash your d**ks*.
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Aug 5th 2015, 2:16 PM
16 questions Irish girls need to answer immediately
Eh, DO they have such big foreheads?
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Aug 4th 2015, 6:03 PM
Was 'Typhoid Mary' the victim of an unjust system or a menace to public health?
Irishwoman Mary Mallon (better known as ‘Typhoid Mary’) was an infamous asymptomatic typhoid carrier who has been blamed for the deaths of several people.
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Jul 16th 2015, 3:15 PM
The incredible story of an Irish woman who lived as a man – and fought as an American soldier
Soldier Albert Cashier, who fought notably bravely in the American Civil War, was born Jennie Hodgers in Co Louth in 1843.
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Jun 23rd 2015, 7:50 PM
Alice Perry:  The first female Engineering graduate in Ireland
The Galway woman was “the first lady to obtain the degree of Bachelor of Engineering in the UK”, graduating with first class honours in 1906.
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May 8th 2015, 8:00 AM
The Tipperary anthropologist nicknamed 'grandmother' by Indigenous Australians
Today considered quite a controversial figure in anthropology, Daisy May Bates dedicated her life’s work to observing the native people of Australia.
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Apr 24th 2015, 5:00 PM
9 questions all Irish women in their twenties desperately need an answer to
*slams fist on the table* We MUST find out.
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Apr 19th 2015, 9:30 AM
This Galway woman became the first accredited female war correspondent
Galway woman Kit Coleman managed to be both a traditional domestic wife and mother and the first accredited female war correspondent.
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Apr 9th 2015, 4:45 PM
Meet Nellie Cashman – Irishwoman, philanthropist and prospector in Alaska's gold rush
Nellie Cashman was an extraordinary woman from Cork who made her way to the US west coast in search of a lucky strike.
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Mar 25th 2015, 11:20 PM
13 Irish women who are completely kicking ass
Here come the girls, girls, girls, girls-girls…
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Mar 8th 2015, 9:30 AM
Irish lad attempts to explain the popularity of Ugg boots in Ireland
Baffling.
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Mar 3rd 2015, 4:56 PM
D-Day for trailblazing Roche finally on the horizon as she takes fame in her stride
“Above all, the whole thing has showed women’s football is not crap because I’ve heard that said a few times.”
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Jan 2nd 2015, 7:55 PM
Trimble and Briggs pick up Player of the Year gongs at rugby writers' awards
Ireland Women were also recognised through awards handed to Philip Doyle and Fiona Coghlan.
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Nov 11th 2014, 8:00 PM
12 things Irish women would like Irish men to know
Jeans, beards, farts, feelings.
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Aug 23rd 2014, 8:15 PM
10 things Irish men would like Irish women to know
Sports, tan, friends, feelings.
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Aug 16th 2014, 8:15 PM
Two thirds of Irish women want you to shave off your beard
Blasphemy, we say!
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Feb 12th 2014, 3:14 PM
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