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Women's Health
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Camille O’Sullivan on her cancer: ‘You have to go further than a smear test’
After cancer, a hysterectomy, menopause and years of stage fright, O’Sullivan talks about fear, ageing, performance and why she is determined to keep finding joy in the chaos
Just as in Sharon Horgan’s comedy Youth, getting older is less fun than promised
Life and parenthood look different from what we imagined in our own youth
DPP appeals former priest’s ‘unduly lenient’ sentence for sexual abuse of his three sisters
Paula Fay, Catherine Wrightstone and Yvonne Crist voiced concern over term imposed on Richard Brennan
Hard Mouth Show & Tell at Dublin Fringe: A world looking past women with endometriosis
Dublin Fringe Festival 2026: In this unsettling work, a male critic only sees what he wants to see
Loneliness in early motherhood: ‘I can’t keep calling my mum up here every day’
Irish Times readers on their experience of loneliness – and of finding community – in their first months as a mum
The question changed – from whether I want a child to if I can have one
Measuring ovarian reserve: ‘As far as egg quality goes, age is the best indicator and that forms the best indicator of fertility’
‘I was right all along’: Woman diagnosed after years of severe and wide-ranging symptoms
Survey finds half of women who experience menopause say it impacts attendance
Career U-turns: ‘I’m exactly where I am supposed to be’
Two mothers turn to ‘life-changing’ creative craft to find inner peace – and themselves
‘Heart disease is a woman’s disease’: Here are the risk factors to look out for
One reason for the increase in heart disease in younger women is that some of the drivers have become increasingly common at younger ages
‘I used to fear middle age, that I’d become invisible, unripe, unattractive, overlooked. But so far it’s fabulous’
I used to fear middle age, that I’d become invisible, unattractive, overlooked. But the rulebook has been rewritten for Millennial women like me, writes Vicki Notaro
I work in a hospital. How could I not know I was having a heart attack?
Symptoms show up differently in women – here’s what more women should know
Why must women leave the country for essential surgery? ‘I’m 43, 10 years into this journey’
Why is the HSE funding a procedure abroad that it does not permit in Ireland?
Dr Muiris Houston: Name change could be game changer for women who live with PMOS
Dr Muiris Houston: ‘Polycystic ovary syndrome’ implied issue was solely gynaecological but it is a complex hormonal and metabolic disorder
Migraines: What causes them and how to find relief
Our understanding of what causes these neurological disorders has progressed enormously, alongside the options for treating them
HRT, testosterone, melatonin and more: Everything you need to know about hormones
Experts have their say on common horomone myths, from testosterone making people aggressive to HRT being harmful
Study finds little evidence that ‘add-ons’ boost IVF odds
Some patients pay thousands for these extra procedures on top of the high costs of IVF
Singer Lucy Rose: ‘Almost every doctor I saw was like, Oh, I’ve never treated anyone with this’
The singer on being a present parent, refusing to work the room, and coming to accept being diagnosed with a rare life-changing illness
If Jennifer Carroll MacNeill means what she says about women’s choice, she needs to fund it
It’s very difficult to have a conversation which begins with a threat to the hospital’s funding
I had no choice but to seek private care at the Rotunda after years of misdiagnosis
I owe my life and my son’s to the Rotunda
Woman (48) with cerebral palsy settles oldest-ever birth case of its kind before courts for €6.25m
Legal action relating to 1978 birth is the oldest negligence case of its kind before courts
‘Free births’ in Ireland: Within three hours Naomi (38) died, leaving behind four kids
Doctors and midwives are concerned about a ‘notable rise’ in medically unassisted home births in the State. Do expectant mothers know the risks?
From PCOS to PMOS: How renaming a prevalent women’s disorder will improve countless women’s lives
Renaming common female hormonal disorder should lead to earlier diagnosis and better management of the condition
‘ADHD girls learn from an early age to mask, but it carries a cost’
Masking is exhausting and often leads to people-pleasing tendencies, low-self esteem and a loss of identity
Women in Ireland are half as likely as men to cycle. A new report explores why
Most women can cycle, but don’t feel safe doing so: ‘I think the majority of Irish drivers do not know what it’s like to be a cyclist in Ireland’
Bill introduced to abolish ‘patronising and paternalistic’ three-day abortion wait period
Social Democrats say ‘cooling off period’ lacks scientific basis
Katriona O’Sullivan: I live in the grip of the fat-girl algorithm
In an extract from her new book Hungry, the bestselling author of Poor explores how class shapes how women see their own bodies
Hiqa to review operation of screening services to ensure improvements made following CervicalCheck controversy
Watchdog to interview key personnel, review documentation and carry out targeted risk-based inspections where needed
How women’s concussions differ biologically from men’s
Neck muscles, brain microarchitecture and the menstrual cycle are factors in why the genders suffer and recover from concussion differently
Jenny Keane: ‘Sex education gave me the most empowerment I’ve ever experienced’
The Irish educator and entrepreneur on her work helping to change attitudes, create community, grow knowledge and break down taboos
Why the failure of Noël Browne’s mother and child scheme still matters 75 years later
Proposals for free, universal healthcare were successfully blocked by the medical profession with support from the Catholic Church
Staffing issues at State agency led to delay in carrying out parts of plan to end sexual violence
Majority of 95 actions in Government’s own Zero Tolerance strategy were not completed by the end of 2025
RTÉ’s Tracy Clifford: ‘When IVF fails, you’re back on the treadmill again. Age is not on your side’
The 2FM radio presenter on candour, IVF and careers for women only beginning in their 40s
Evolution’s gift of fierce, wise and generous grandmothers
Menopause allows for post-reproductive productivity in a select few mammals
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