Tralee native Clodagh Finn reflects on the contradictions, criticisms and quiet joys of Ireland’s most divisive cultural celebration

Maeve Kyle broke rules, records, and expectations — blazing a trail from Kilkenny to Tokyo across five decades of Irish sport

One straight-talking woman has given a voice to many who have felt silenced in a world that minimised the impact of menopause

As one of the world’s most famous tournaments draws to a close today, meet this one-time finalist and greatly overlooked tennis great

Her vision was an immediate success. She took over Harper’s Bazaar in 1935, quickly tripling the magzine's circulation

A book of essays on what happened after the famous contraceptive train from Dublin to Belfast in 1971 shows the need to keep an eye on the history books to see the progress that has been made

As a much older woman, I still aspire to be like Dr Daphne, writes Clodagh Finn who flicks through the archives to find a true Renaissance woman who instilled a sense of wonder

Evictions over a two-week period in June 1887 generated international headlines, and widespread sympathy for tenants

Lizzie O’Neill’s murder shocked the State, and her reputation was left in shreds

Jennifer Sleeman believes the width of life is much more important than its length, yet in her 95 years she has succeeded in achieving both, writes Clodagh Finn