In the real world, older people lead full and enriching lives but that hasn’t quite translated into fiction yet

The handbag of Maria Steen, who didn't manage to get enough nominations to run for the presidency, reminds Clodagh Finn of the controversial term 'handbagging' that had been used to insult other women in politics

Phyllis Ryan qualified as the only woman with a master’s degree in science from UCD in 1917. She was just the fifth female science graduate since the National University of Ireland was founded in 1908

O’Brien Press has finally published a non-fiction version of he lives of 10 women overshadowed by their famous husbands

Strange as it may sound, there is something very uplifting about coming together to celebrate a life well lived

The indefatigable Grizelda Steevens managed to get Ireland’s first public hospital up and running in 1733

If a visiting monkey has a place in the streetscape, Mary Jane Irwin, as she was when she lived in Clonakilty, certainly deserves ones too

Now’s your chance to speak up for the culture-makers before a September 5 deadline

Agnes Hurley also reportedly was in possession of Michael Collins's blood-stained shirt collar from the ambush

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