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Irish rugby player Leah Tarpey on the highs and lows of elite sport

We sit down with Leinster, Ireland, and Railway Union RFC player Leah Tarpey to discuss how she got…

By Megan Burns

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The Budget contraception scheme still holds women in Ireland responsible for safe sex

Excluding girls under 17 and women over 25, the new government contraception proposal perpetuates the age-old female stereotypes…

By Kate Demolder

women's rugby

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The treatment of the women’s rugby Interpros is sadly indicative of all women’s sports in Ireland

If one more person says, “but men’s sports are just better to watch than women’s sports”...Last weekend, the…

By Lauren Heskin

women in sport

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‘Comparing women and men’s sport goes against the spirit of, well, sport’

Ahead of the 2020 Olympics, we look back on this interview with Elaine Buckley, the woman behind coverage…

By Edaein OConnell

World Rugby

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World Rugby drops gender titles for World Cup in its aim for gender equality

In its aim to lessen gender bias in the sport, the World Rugby organisation will no longer use…

By Edaein OConnell

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Tonight’s Late Late Show guests have been revealed

It isn't an Irish Friday night without The Late Late Show and tonight's episode is one not to…

By Edaein OConnell

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‘When you invest in women’s sports, good things happen’: Jenny Murphy’s road back to rugby

Jenny Murphy is a tough Irish woman. She's played rugby for her country and cites it as one…

By Erin Lindsay