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# period-poverty - Monday 7 October, 2019
Minister sets up period poverty committee: 'Menstruation is not a choice'
The health minister said women are facing significant costs paying for sanitary products.
# period-poverty - Tuesday 23 July, 2019
'Girls are forced to have sex in exchange for sanitary pads or 50 cents'
Young female activists are working to improve people’s lives in the largest urban slum in Africa, Kibera.
# period-poverty - Wednesday 17 July, 2019
First scientific review of menstrual cups finds they're safe - and leak the same as other sanitary products
Results from 13 studies suggest that 70% of women wanted to continue using menstrual cups once they knew how to use them.
# period-poverty - Wednesday 27 March, 2019
Minister commits to taking action on free sanitary products in public buildings
The Seanad heard that in many public buildings, such as Leinster House, tampons and sanitary pads cost €2 each.
# period-poverty - Thursday 14 March, 2019
Poll: Should sanitary products be provided for free in public buildings?
A motion calling for this has received unanimous support in the Dáil.
# period-poverty - Sunday 3 February, 2019
You can now get reusable tampons applicators, but how the hell do they work?
We’re through the looking glass here.
# period-poverty - Friday 25 January, 2019
Opinion: Let's eradicate period poverty by providing free sanitary products across the country
Some women simply don’t have enough money to buy sanitary products so councils are piloting a scheme to distribute them in public buildings, writes Rebecca Moynihan.
# period-poverty - Thursday 20 September, 2018
Free sanitary products to be provided in DCC community centres and libraries
Despite being essential, sanitary products are often priced as if they are luxury goods.
# period-poverty - Saturday 1 September, 2018
Do we need a programme to increase access to sanitary products for girls?
Around half of girls in Scotland had used socks and newspaper during their periods because they could not afford to buy sanitary products.
# period-poverty - Thursday 21 June, 2018
We need to get rid of the shame and embarrassment around periods
61% of Irish teenage girls are embarrassed about their period.
# period-poverty - Wednesday 27 December, 2017
'It makes them feel like they're not forgotten about': The group tackling period poverty in Dublin
The Homeless Period Dublin is ensuring that women who are homeless or in direct provision don’t go without sanitary products.
# period-poverty - Tuesday 8 August, 2017
Everything you need to know about 'period poverty' and the organisation helping to tackle it in Dublin
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Poll: Have you attempted a barbecue so far this year?
WELL, THE SUN is shining yet again as we begin the first day of June.
Met Éireann has said temperatures could reach as high as 27 degrees today.
With Covid-19 restrictions still in place, and with the warm weather set to stay, many people may be making more use of their back gardens than usual, be it for a bit of gardening, some sunbathing, or some barbecuing.
Today we want to know: Have you attempted a barbecue so far this year?
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