News
Monthly cycle: Let's not normalise being doubled up in pain
6+ hour, 43+ min ago (177+ words) Monthly cycle: Let's not normalise being doubled up in pain'Irish Examiner Monthly cycle: Let's not normalise being doubled up in pain Menstruation deserves the same spotlight as the menopause, and putting the focus on periods will "direct research, the doctors,…...
Surge in rate of new mothers dying from suicide
3+ week, 2+ day ago (343+ words) There has been a surge in the rate of new mothers dying from suicide, according to a briefing paper from Mental Health Reform. The report said eight of the 24 deaths of new mothers between 2019 to 2021 were at their own hands…...
Green Party deputy leader vows to tackle discrimination after completing cancer treatment
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (103+ words) Hazel Chu was elected the Green Party's deputy leader in late January. The new deputy leader of the Green Party says her decision to run just weeks after finishing treatment for cancer was "tough", but came from a desire for…...
Late Late Show talking points, including Beverley Callard’s breast cancer news
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (133+ words) Late Late Show talking points, including Beverley Callard's breast cancer news'Irish Examiner Try from "1.50 / week Late Late Show talking points, including Beverley Callard's breast cancer news Patrick Kielty and Beverley Callard, who revealed her breast cancer diagnosis on The Late…...
Limerick survivors call on counselling notes to be fully withdrawn from gender-based violence trials
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (94+ words) Friday's demonstration in front of the office of Kieran O'Donnell TD was organised by Rosa Socialist Feminist Movement." A group rallied on Friday in Limerick City to call for counselling notes of victims to be fully withdrawn from gender-based violence…...
Honor Magic 8 Pro review: A refined flagship that doubles down on camera smarts and battery life
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (208+ words) Honor Magic 8 Pro review: A refined flagship that doubles down on camera smarts and battery life'Irish Examiner Try from "1.50 / week Honor Magic 8 Pro review: A refined flagship that doubles down on camera smarts and battery life The Honor Magic 8 Pro…...
Brigitte Macron faces backlash for using slur against feminist protesters
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (441+ words) The office for France's first lady said "in no way was she attacking a cause' (Thomas Padilla/AP) Brigitte Macron has faced criticism after video emerged of her using a slur to denounce feminist protesters. The scene filmed on Sunday…...
Suzanne Harrington: Witches, 'sluts' and feminists — and why we need them
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (656+ words) "In 1486, a fun-sounding German Catholic, Heinrich Kramer, published his witch-hunter manual, Malleus Maleficarum " which sounds a lot like an Angelina Jolie role " in which he declared "all witchcraft comes from carnal lust which in women is insatiable. Well, yes." It's…...
'Cancer doesn’t discriminate': 31-year-old says breast cancer is not just an older woman's disease
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (761+ words) Niamh Noonan and Dave Barry at the preview screening in the Mayson Hotel of 'Breast Cancer KNOW MORE', Ireland's first survivor-led breast cancer awareness campaign. Picture: Marc O'Sullivan At 29, Niamh Noonan's life seemed rosy, she had just moved in with…...
Chelsea players wear stained shorts to destimgatise periods
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (257+ words) Chelsea beat Manchester City 2-1 in the WSL on Friday night. Pic: John Walton/PA Wire. Chelsea players wore stained shorts as they warmed up for the club's Women's Super League clash with Manchester City on Friday night. It was part…...