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Public meeting on gender equality takes place in Kilkenny this evening

A public meeting will take place this evening at Butler House in Kilkenny to discuss gender equality. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, as part of the Fine Gael's Women's Network will host the meeting along with Deputy John Paul Phelan. All are ...

21 Mar 2022 at 12:33

Scotland

Committee launches consultation on gender reform Bill

A Holyrood committee has launched a consultation on controversial gender reform legislation. The Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill was introduced earlier this month, and will shorten the existing time period a trans person will have to ...

21 Mar 2022 at 10:55

Scotland

Footballer launches race discrimination case against Airdrie FC

Footballer Rico Quitongo has launched a racial discrimination case against his former club Airdrie and one of its directors. The 22-year-old claimed he was racially abused by a fan during a game last year, but the club dropped an ...

30 Mar 2022 at 17:25

‘Biological males’ should not compete in women’s sports – Boris Johnson

“Biological males” should not compete in women’s sports, while women should have access to single-sex spaces in places such as hospitals and prisons, the Prime Minister has said. Boris Johnson said it seems to him to be ...

06 Apr 2022 at 15:55

Millions from LGBT community ‘thrown under the bus’ by Johnson

Millions of people from the LGBT community have been “betrayed” and “thrown under the bus” by Boris Johnson after he U-turned on a pledge to ban so-called conversion therapy, campaigners have said. Jayne Ozanne, an ...

31 Mar 2022 at 22:25

Ex-cricketer hails women’s sport as being at ‘highest point’ as she collects MBE

Women’s sport in the UK is “at the highest point it has ever been”, according to former cricketer Ebony-Jewel Rainford-Brent as she collected her MBE at Windsor Castle. Rainford-Brent, now a commentator, was ...

03 May 2022 at 17:25

Personal Finance

Nearly one in five ‘have no disposable income left after paying for essentials’

Nearly one in five (18%) people say they have no disposable income left to spend after their essential outgoings have been paid for, a survey has found. This is up from 13% who had no leftover discretionary ...

27 Apr 2022 at 13:25

Scotland

Sturgeon praises ‘courageous’ broadcaster Barbour for awards ceremony walkout

Nicola Sturgeon has praised a sports broadcaster who walked out of an awards ceremony in protest at “unacceptable” comments in a speech. Eilidh Barbour left the Scottish Football Writers’ Awards part way ...

12 May 2022 at 17:25

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International Women's Day in Cashel Library

Cashel Library celebrates International Women’s Day on March 8th at 7pm with a celebration of Ceol, Craic, Coffee and Cake. This free event embracing the International Women’s Day campaign theme: ...

24 Feb 2022 at 15:33

Headteachers call for action over gender pay gap on International Women’s Day

School leaders have warned that action must be taken to stop the pay gap between male and female headteachers from widening. On Tuesday, International Women’s Day (IWD), Paul Whiteman, general ...

08 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Camilla meets actress who played her in The Crown

The Duchess of Cornwall came face to face with her younger self when she met the actress who played her in the acclaimed TV series The Crown. Camilla welcomed Emerald Fennell and other ...

08 Mar 2022 at 16:25

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Donegal constituents taking up positions in Dublin based companies

A Donegal TD is convinced that flexible, remote work will revitalise rural areas and also give equal opportunity to all. And he said that many of his Donegal constituents are being ...

10 Mar 2022 at 13:33

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