Maybe it’s because Irish mythology, for all its glamour and glory, is full of women whose lives are shaped by violence, coercion and the whims of men. Women who have largely been written out over the ...
People at home in Ireland have a long weekend on the horizon. Saint Brigid’s Day, 1 February, will be celebrated by the now-annual national holiday, which falls this year on Monday, 3 February. The ...
Growing up as an Irish woman, I often wondered why a Romano-British man became Ireland’s enduring global icon, eclipsing nearly every Irish woman in history. Yet every March, millions worldwide ...