Eimear Ryan: 2017 - A year when women made themselves heard

It was the year of The Handmaid’s Tale and Wonder Woman. Of Hillary’s composure as the Misogynist-in-Chief was sworn in. Of 46,000 spectators in Croker for the ladies football final.
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It was the year of The Handmaid’s Tale and Wonder Woman. Of Hillary’s composure as the Misogynist-in-Chief was sworn in. Of 46,000 spectators in Croker for the ladies football final.
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