Winners of a new bursary scheme for artists, which was announced to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Constance Markievicz's appointment as Minister for Labour in the First Dáil, have been revealed.

Young women seeking role models could do worse than look at the life of Constance Markievicz.

From the Belfast rape trial to the historic referendum to repeal the Eighth Amendment, to the shocking CervicalCheck scandal and concerted interventions to address the gender pay gap, 2018 has been quite the roller coaster when it comes to women’s advancement, writes Political Correspondent Elaine Loughlin

Ellen O’Malley Dunlop asks what Constance Markievicz or Dr Kathleen Lynn would make of the position of women in the republic they helped win, and says we’ve lots of work to do yet