Francesca McGhie's late snatches a dramatic 26-19 victory for Scotland against Ireland in the Women's Six Nations.

Ennis native Aoife Corey is in line to receive her first Ireland cap against Scotland in the Women’s Six Nations this weekend. She’s one of two Clare women named to start by Head Coach Scott Bemand ...

Head Coach Scott Bemand has named his Irish side for their final Guinness Women’s Six Nations fixture against Scotland at ...

Award-winning Limerick accordion player Derek Hickey from Adare will take centre stage at the Triskel Arts Centre in Cork during a special concert celebrating this year’s TG4 Gradam Ceoil award ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — LSU women's basketball is back in the Elite Eight. Kim Mulkey and the Tigers (31-5) took NC State's best shot in the Sweet 16 inside Spokane Arena but from down four points with ...

Sharon Shannon has music at her fingertips... literally. One of the biggest names in Irish traditional music, Jenny Lee chats to the world-renowned accordionist about her musical roots, Shane MacGowan ...

You can check out at any time. More info Irish women are giving the Defence Forces the cold shoulder, new figures have revealed. Out of 708 new recruits hired last year, just 40 were female as the ...

Ireland’s reserve hooker Clíodhna Moloney has first-hand knowledge of the basement level issues that undermined Irish women’s rugby over the years and also the current trajectory that has ...

Ireland suffered a 38-run defeat at the hands of Pakistan in the opening match of their Women’s Cricket World Cup qualifying campaign in Lahore. Jane Maguire took three for 33 as Ireland bowled ...

revealed that women across the country may be less informed about the risks and symptoms compared to men. Join the Irish Independent WhatsApp channel Stay up to date with all the latest news ...

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said he understood that one in 10 Irish women could develop endometriosis, and Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill was hoping to make progress on the matter.

Irish musicologist Jason O’Rourke is in Zimbabwe ... “I am here to play a concertino and it is a very special type of accordion where one uses both hands to play a melody.