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<p>Máirín de Burca set about founding the Irish Women’s Liberation Movement (IWLM). Pretty much every reform in women’s favour in Ireland has flowed from that decision.</p>
Máirín de Burca at 87: 'Maybe neglect stood to me'
Neglected as a child, radicalised as a young woman, Máirín de Burca founded the Irish Women's Liberation Movement, leading to huge social change 

Sat, 29 Mar, 2025

<p>Graham Daly, 39, was jailed for eight-and-a-half years in 2022 after he was convicted of seven counts of the rape and sexual abuse of his brother.</p>
Limerick man jailed for raping his younger brother has appeal over conviction dismissed
Abuse took place in family home on dates between January 1998 and December 2002 and started when victim was 10 years' old, court heard

Fri, 03 Nov, 2023

<p>'He’ll get a mobile phone. He’ll go to work somewhere around Shelton Abbey from 9am to 5pm. So essentially he’ll have temporary release for the day.' said an Irish Prison Service source. File picture</p>
Ex-superintendent jailed for drug crime is moved to open prison 
Former senior garda, jailed for having a quarter of a million euro worth of cannabis, is now in 'a much more relaxed regime that is seen as a reward'

Wed, 11 Sep, 2024

Two of the resident from the Skellig Star Direct Provision Centre in Cahersiveen on Saturday after the announcement that there were further cases of Covid-19 in the Centre holding a sign outside the building. Picture: Alan Landers.
Special Report: How accommodating asylum seekers turned into a billion-euro industry
The lucrative business of direct provision has been mired in controversy and criticised by human rights groups, Political Correspondents Aoife Moore and Paul Hosford investigate

Mon, 27 Apr, 2020

Abortion bill ‘won’t lead to surge in demand’

Transport Minister Leo Varadkar has said the abortion bill will not lead to a surge in demand for terminations and that the proposed bill is more pro-life than current arrangements for abortions.

Fri, 28 Jun, 2013

<p>Karina Molloy, Honor Murphy, Yvonne O'Rourke and Diane Byrne arrive for a meeting with Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence Simon Coveney TD at Iveagh House, Dublin. Picture: Chaney/Collins Photos</p>
Women of Honour group rejects ‘shameful’ Defence Forces review
Allegations of sexism, bullying, sexual assault and rape in the Defence Forces were uncovered in an RTÉ documentary last year

Tue, 25 Jan, 2022

Catch-up with what you've missed so far today with our lunchtime briefing
Catch-up with what you've missed so far today with our lunchtime briefing
Good afternoon. Here&rsquo;s all the news you need to know this lunchtime.

Tue, 20 Sep, 2016

Catch-up with what you've missed so far today with our lunchtime briefing
Catch-up with what you've missed so far today with our lunchtime briefing
Good afternoon. Here&rsquo;s all the news you need to know this lunchtime.

Wed, 11 May, 2016

<p>Louise Heaney of Killinarden Heights, Tallaght, Dublin, pleaded guilty last year to publishing photos of Boy A and Boy B on Facebook in contravention of the Children's Act 2001. File picture: Collins Courts</p>
Woman who posted photo of Ana Kriégel killers on social media avoids jail
Murder trial had brought back the memory of the murder of the son of a friend of hers and she posted the picture in 'a momentary lapse of judgement', court heard

Wed, 09 Mar, 2022

<p>Niamh Ni Dhomhnaill: 'I am one of a growing minority who have accessed an outcome through the criminal justice system. I received, perhaps in some people’s eyes, justice via a custodial sentence, albeit through waiving anonymity, public outrage, and an appeal.' File picture: Collins Courts</p>
Niamh Ní Dhomhnaill: Rape survivors' counselling notes should not be weaponised
The potential roll back of proposals to ban the use of sexual assault victims’ counselling notes in court is of major concern to survivors and activists

Fri, 21 Feb, 2025

<p>Demonstrators during a protest in Dublin organised in remembrance of murdered Sarah Everard and in protest of continued violence against women.  Picture: PA</p>
'Reclaim the streets' protest in Dublin following Sarah Everard death
Activists had their names taken by gardaí and were warned they could face fines under the Covid-19 regulations if they did not disperse

Tue, 16 Mar, 2021

<p>'[W]hile crimes of one kind or another can flare up at various times and places without apparent rhyme or reason, it is possible to see certain patterns in criminal behaviour over the years.' says ‘Irish Examiner’ court reporter Liam Heylin at the Criminal Courts of Justice on Anglesea St in Cork. <span class="contextmenu emphasis CaptionCredit">Picture: Dan Linehan</span> </p>
S Cork crime: 'To get a sense of the place you live, it is worthwhile going to your local courthouse for a day'
Liam Heylin introduces our three-day series with a long view on the hard realities — and hope — he sees every day in our courts

Mon, 23 Jun, 2025

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Irish Examiner View: Benefits of rent-a-room scheme should not be underestimated
The Government yesterday launched a campaign urging homeowners to consider renting a room to students for the new academic year.

Tue, 25 Aug, 2026

Call for laws to tackle revenge porn and cyber bullying
Call for laws to tackle revenge porn and cyber bullying

Hugely popular platforms for teenagers and pre-teens, such as Snapchat and TikTok, need to be included along with the major social media giants in State efforts to address online harms, a youth organisation has said.

Wed, 23 Oct, 2019

<p>Elaine Loughlin On the Plinth</p>
Elaine Loughlin: Long history of empty promises in response to violence against women
Two years before Ashling Murphy was born, a comprehsive government taskforce report on violence against women was published

Tue, 18 Jan, 2022

<p>Savida Marga Leopard Puff Sleeve Dress, €35</p>
Desire Lines: The €35 Dunnes dress that's a hidden style gem
Plus: pre-Coldplay barbecue, Irish-made bodycare, and family days out

Sat, 24 Aug, 2024

Biodiversity benefits from the Covid-19 crisis
Biodiversity benefits from the Covid-19 crisis
As we seek to build back better from the crisis, we must work together to preserve biodiversity so we can achieve our sustainable development goals, writes Ray Ryan.

Mon, 25 May, 2020

Special Report: &rsquo;He started to beat me hard. He told me I will break your face&rsquo;
Special Report: ’He started to beat me hard. He told me I will break your face’

Anna Bubula came to Ireland to start a new life but claims she was raped and sexually assaulted while being held against her will. A Garda investigation has been launched into a failure to properly investigate the matter, writes Michael Clifford. Here is Anna's story.

Mon, 26 Jan, 2015

<p>Joe Brolly conjured up a virtual Longford Rose to illustrate a point about Jim Gavin being too much of a shrinking violet for the presidential election, or the ‘Nasty Rose of Tralee’, as Brolly and podcast co-host Dion Fanning called it. File picture: Shane O'Neill</p>
Joe Brolly fallout: The slippery slope that leads to pornification of society
We like to think the days of reducing women to sexual objects are behind us, but recent stories are proof they are not

Tue, 14 Oct, 2025

Citizens’ Assembly finally gets around to discussing abortion
Citizens’ Assembly finally gets around to discussing abortion

Poorer women accept the pregnancy because they can&rsquo;t raise &euro;1,000 to fund a termination abroad, writes Alison O&rsquo;Connor

Fri, 02 Dec, 2016

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