Simone Biles
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Caitlin Moran: ‘This is still the best time in history to be a woman’
- Books
- September 5, 2020, 06:15
Bestselling author and all-round media ace brings her trademark wit and searing insights to a new book, More Than A Woman Caitlin Moran is (...)

Joanne O’Riordan: Why doesn’t streaming bonanza extend to women’s sport?
- Other Sports
- August 6, 2020, 06:00
In all my 24 years of existence, I have never seen such a welcoming for streaming games. Here’s the thing about technology, when it’s used to generall(...)

Sanita Puspure takes top award after another brilliant year for women’s sport
- Sport
- December 20, 2019, 20:01
It’s another familiar sign of the times when an end-of-year sportswoman awards end up being less about the women and all about the awards and what the(...)

From Katie Taylor to Megan Rapinoe – the 20 best moments of the year in women’s sport
- Sport
- December 14, 2019, 06:14
It has been a remarkable year for women’s sport, domestically and internationally. Here we recount 20 highlights from 2019. March 15th, (...)

‘No Marvel movie will compete with an actual human being flying through the air’
- Stage
- November 22, 2019, 06:00
It’s a Saturday afternoon and the Birmingham Hippodrome is a hive of activity. The theatre is celebrating its 120th birthday and locals are dropping i(...)

Rhys McClenaghan ‘cried like a baby’ after sealing Olympic spot
- Other Sports
- October 16, 2019, 06:30
Eight days after the biggest achievement of his career and Rhys McClenaghan’s face is still flush with emotion. Even recounting the tearful call home(...)

Simone Biles breezes her way to fifth all-around world title
- Other Sports
- October 10, 2019, 21:30
Even Simone Biles has trouble wrapping her head around just how good she has become. On Thursday night, just after she secured her fifth all-around wo(...)

What happened when Fleabag and, briefly, the Hot Priest came to a Dublin cinema?
- Stage
- September 13, 2019, 12:29
On Thursday evening, a long queue had formed outside Cinema 1 in the foyer of the Irish Film Institute. People weren’t lining up to attend a film prem(...)

Four-time gold medallist Simone Biles to retire after Tokyo 2020
- Other Sports
- March 21, 2019, 14:53
Simone Biles has revealed the painful cost of gymnastics greatness will contribute towards making next year’s Tokyo Olympics her last. The 22-year-ol(...)

Kellie Harrington’s gold caps stunning year for Irish women
- Sport
- November 29, 2018, 05:59
The momentous sporting achievements of the past 12 months ensured that 2018 really did become ‘that year’. There really are no words to describe it. (...)