On Wednesday, spare a thought for Kathleen O'Connell from Ballydehob on the 79th anniversary of her death, one of the ordinary, extraordinary women rebels whose legacy has been forgotten, until now

Here's a brief introduction to 24 women from the ancient to recent past who will inspire you

The memory of Nuala O’Donel has been resurrected thanks to writers Isadore Ryan and Brendan Lynch

It’s rare — and incredibly moving — to see so many women come together with the sole aim of helping other women

We have been given a woman-focused history that illuminates the ordinary people who did the grunt work of 'keeping the lights on' in the world of revolution before it all went terribly wrong

The pardoning of so-called witches burned at the stake in the 15th to 18th centuries reminds us that some kind of retrospective justice for people wronged by Irish State institutions is possible

Dublin City Taskforce report includes plans to redevelop the GPO as a major public building with a new museum. If it goes ahead, it should include the stories of all the other forgotten women of O’Connell Street and environs

New legislation makes it a criminal offence to destroy, alter or remove records of survivors of institutional abuse. It also focuses on the importance of such documents — and the need to preserve them

Aideen O'Connor was happy to present the stage version of the sweet Irish girl, but she embraced all that the experience could offer her

Known as the ‘bhean ghlúine’ (literally woman of the knee) or ‘handy woman', she went out at all hours, in all weather, to support women through the precarious business of childbirth