I wonder how many are familiar with the name Alicia Needham, the world-renowned Irish composer and one of the first women to conduct at the Royal Albert Hall in London more than a century ago?I thought of her taking the baton in 1914 at the St ...

He was an ambulance driver and International Brigades volunteer from Co Tipperary.

Sarah Purser, artist and founder of An Túr Gloine (the Tower of Glass), the stained-glass cooperative which opened its doors 120 years ago on New Year’s Day, still has the power to inspire — and distract.

Capturing a fascinating slice of social history before the trail goes cold

All the talk of reminded me of the remarkable travels of an Irish mummy who set out for Egypt in 1846 with three of her children in tow, including her youngest son Arthur who was born without limbs.

THE story of how Constance O’Mara, of the Limerick bacon-factory family, came to marry an uncle of the real singing von Trapps — made famous by The Sound of Music — is worthy of a film in itself.

Here we are again with a return to the catwalk waif and the fallout in terms of body image that is certain to follow

Our track record on putting survivors first is appalling — this needs to change

Vicky Phelan used her voice not just to challenge, but to rock the system, and she left behind a considerable legacy

When Customs officials seized the spermicidal jelly mother-of-four May McGee had ordered from the UK on the advice of a doctor, she was livid and took action that led to lasting change, writes Clodagh Finn