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Olympic medallist Annalise Murphy on going back to training after childbirth
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (1351+ words) Try from €0.25 / day. Annalise Murphy has returned to sailing and she trains for two hours a day in Dublin Bay. Olympic medallists are just built different, right? We mere mortals accept they have entirely different physical gifts from us — as…...
Joyce Fegan: Why women are still being judged for their reproductive choices and careers
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (1030+ words) Hayden Panettiere, Karoline Leavitt and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have all made headlines over their decisions on motherhood. This week, 36-year-old American actor Hayden Panettiere, of Heroes and Nashville fame, was found dead in an apartment in South Carolina. She was in…...
Joyce Fegan: Motherhood framed as a private issue, but everyone wants a say in how the work is done
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (1030+ words) Hayden Panettiere, Karoline Leavitt and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have all made headlines over their decisions on motherhood. This week, 36-year-old American actor Hayden Panettiere, of Heroes and Nashville fame, was found dead in an apartment in South Carolina. She was in…...
More than half of young female athletes report pelvic floor symptoms, study finds
2+ week, 1+ day ago (522+ words) More than half of young female athletes have reported experiencing symptoms of pelvic floor dysfunction, according to a newly released study from the Technological University of the Shannon (TUS). The research highlights the need to better support girls in sport…...
Leading human rights lawyer joins calls for Government to purchase Bessborough lands
2+ week, 4+ day ago (656+ words) A demonstration in Cork City last month, where some 1,000 people gathered to protest against the planned development of part of the former Bessborough Mother and Baby Home site. Picture: Chani Anderson A leading human rights lawyer has joined calls for…...
Aoife Hearne: My three-year old won't give up his bottle
3+ week, 4+ day ago (665+ words) Digital Bundle Plus Clubber TV Aoife Hearne is a CORU-registered dietitian and the founder of Nutrition Solutions. She is a lecturer and course leader for the Nutrition & Exercise Science degree programme at South East Technological University (SETU). My three-year-old doesn’t…...
I'm an obstetrician-gynaecologist — here are six tips worth knowing
4+ week, 15+ hour ago (1435+ words) Digital Bundle Plus Clubber TV Dr Breffini Anglim O’Regan says women are less shy now to talk and ask about their gynaecological health. Picture: Moya Nolan I’m from Wexford. I had a very healthy lifestyle growing up; my mom gave…...
Working Life: Patients send us photos of the babies born after treatment — that is very rewarding
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (302+ words) Sarah Pace, laboratory manager and senior clinical embryologist, SIMS IVF Cork Clinic. “During my final year studying biochemistry at a British university, I completed a research project on sperm and sperm motility, and it introduced me to the world of…...
Government hoping to bring in laws to help women who suffer pregnancy loss in first 23 weeks
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (286+ words) One in four pregnancies end in miscarriage, with the Government arguing that they do not get the time to grieve and recover. File picture: iStock/PA Women who suffer a pregnancy loss in the first 23 weeks will be entitled to…...
Modern mothers face more judgment, doubt and guilt than previous generations — here's why
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1297+ words) Lucy Wolfe Headshot 2026 These days, there’s no escaping optimisation culture and its judgy influence. Apps, tech, and social media constantly feed us information, advice, tips, hacks, and hot takes on how to exercise better, eat better, sleep better, do life…...