Alongside Patrick and Columba, Brigid is one of the most important Irish saints. Yet you would be hard-pressed to know it ...

St Brigid was the feminist, peacemaker and environmentalist who went on to become the female patron saint of Ireland ...

Take a look at just some of Ireland's fiercest females this International Women's Day. In 1976, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich wrote, "Well-behaved women seldom make history…" and this could not be truer for ...

Sweat darkened the white "dohyo" ring mat as Ireland's first female sumo wrestler shoved and strained, learning a freshly-discovered sport. "Until then I think I was the only female sumo wrestler on ...

Cassidy McNeeley In the ring, Katie Taylor is a beast, but beyond the final bell, she is more than a boxer; she’s an ...

TG4 has renewed its deal to cover the Women’s League of Ireland — with 17 games to be broadcast throughout the season. From ...

A new study to mark International Women’s Day has revealed the counties in Ireland with the highest number of female entrepreneurs. The research, carried out by business energy provider Procure.ie, ...

July 23 (Reuters) - Maeve Kyle, Ireland's first female track-and-field Olympian, has died at the age of 96, the Olympic Federation of Ireland said on Wednesday. Kyle, who also earned more than 50 caps ...