The Irish-born soldier won commendation when he scrambled up a tree to reattach the company flag in the Battle of Vicksburg

It is important to recall a time, not that long ago, when a woman turning up to report on a GAA match was a rare occurrence

It's impossible to avoid those programmes which make a viewer feel distinctly below par, writes Clodagh Finn

In the same year that ‘supermum’ entered the vernacular, ‘wake-up call’ also became a popular phrase — that is what we need right now

I’ll be dedicating our double bank holiday to those courageous women who struck out, often because of starvation and poverty, to forge new lives in an often hostile land

Looking around the world right now, you'd wonder if more women in power would provide a better alternative to the self-aggrandising egotism that has us in the state we're in

The Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022 erects rather than removes barriers

Very late in the day but still reason to celebrate the achievements of an overlooked woman

We can admire those who have the storage space and discipline to keep their homes in a state of detritus-free living but we should embrace the things that mean something to us, and rehabilitate the word ‘clutter'

Amid racist incidents, we must interrogate prejudice itself