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Fig O’Reilly, NASA datanaut and beauty queen: ‘When are we going to stop minimising women to just one thing?’

NASA Datanaut, former Miss Universe Ireland, CBS correspondent; Fig O’Reilly talks to Liadán Hynes about why women leave…

By Lia Hynes

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Meet the Irish astrophysicist aiming for the stars

Dubliner Cillian Murphy is an Irish astrophysicist working towards becoming an astronaut with the European Space Agency "I’ve…

By Amanda Cassidy

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‘Reality check’: What it’s like being a woman in the construction industry

Engineer Mary Cate Smith talks of her career in the construction industry; how it varies from place to…

By IMAGE

EDITORIAL

50 years on, the incredible story of how we touched the moon

It is 50 years since the astronauts of Apollo 11 made their historic voyage to the Sea of…

By Amanda Cassidy

EDITORIAL

It’s World Bee Day – meet the Irishwoman using tech to protect bees

We meet Cork-based entrepreneur Dr Fiona Edwards Murphy, co-founder and CEO of ApisProtect, which uses monitors placed inside…

By Meg Walker

EDITORIAL

Meet the 12-year-old who wants all girls to be inspired by STEM

Aoibheann Mangan is a student at Mount Saint Michael Secondary School and an advocate for getting young girls…

By Meg Walker

STEM

EDITORIAL

These Irish Girl Guides invented sustainable water solutions with Lego

Science, technology, engineering and maths have been traditionally male-dominated sectors. But things are changing. Irish women are becoming…

By Grace McGettigan

EDITORIAL

Inspirefest’s Ann O’Dea on being an introvert and a good leader

Ann O’Dea’s career took various twists and turns before she became CEO of Silicon Republic. She tells Meg…

By Meg Walker

EDITORIAL

The right role model means higher self-esteem and higher grades

Colette Sexton, news correspondent at The Sunday Business Post, on why role models can inspire little girls to…

By Colette Sexton

EDITORIAL

Five Irish women in STEM you should be tuned into

The STEM fields (that’s Science Technology Engineering and Maths, to you) are notoriously male-dominated careers. It’s impossible to…

By Brenna O'Donnell