The Government shouts loudly about helping working mothers, closing the gender pay gap and supporting the career progression of women but in reality it is blocking simple measures that could make a real difference.

Ireland has come some way in tackling inequality in the past 40 years but still has a long way to go towards gender equality at the top of organisations, says Kyran Fitzgerald

Removing the gender pay gap will be the next big issue that must be tackled in society, a Fianna Fáil senator has claimed.

A leading international expert has told an event on gender equality in Cork today that organisations are experiencing ‘gender fatigue’ when it comes to implementing gender diversity.

Companies will face fines, or potential court-compliance orders, unless they publish gender pay-gap salary details at least once a year, under strict new laws set to be announced by the Government.

Broadcaster Bryan Dobson appeared on The Late Late Show last night, and discussed some of his most memorable moments helming the Six One news during his 21-year tenure.

Women earn around a quarter of a million euro less than men over the course of a lifetime, according to new research in the UK.

There are renewed calls for stricter legislation to address the gender pay gap.

The average hourly pay for women at companies such as Virgin Money and easyJet is more than 33% lower than for male staff, new figures show.

The gender pay gap is leaving women short when it comes to retirement.

The pay gap between college graduates and others is far wider in Ireland than in most European and other developed countries.

The Government has been urged to do more to close the gap between pay levels in the public and private sectors, which is widening according to latest CSO data.

There should be no pay gap between men and women, according to broadcaster and leading race horse trainer Ted Walsh.

Labour wants companies to publish wage transparency surveys to tackle the gender pay gap.

Figures from the European Commission show that men are paid an average 14% more an hour than women in Ireland.