This weekend was a big one in Ireland. Following weeks, months and years of demand, discussion and very heated debate, the 8th amendment to our constitution was repealed. Record numbers turned out all over Ireland, many of whom were voting for the first time and history was made with a landslide win for the Yes
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Every day, all across Ireland, people are struggling to make ends meet. “Period Poverty” is a huge issue for women and girls, who sometimes have to make a choice between buying a meal, or buying sanitary products. So many of us take these items for granted, but in the UK, 137,700 girls missed school in
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Yesterday, on Ryan Tubridy’s radio show, Ryan read the sweetest letter, written by a teacher to her students ahead of year end exams. The students were due to sit a Maths test, and Miss Lynch wanted them to realise that there is more to life than exams and education, there’s also kindness, friendship and laughter.
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Has anyone noticed a huge change in women’s music over the last few years? Gone are the days where songs were featured broken hearted girls, or lost and lonely princesses waiting for their prince to arrive and rescue them. These days female music is all about empowering ourselves and each other, setting standards for ourselves,
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We all remember our first job. Whether it was working down at your local chipper on the weekends, helping out at your uncle’s farm, or delivering milk (remember when that was a thing?!) the sense of independence was incredible. No more asking your Ma for a couple of pence to get the latest cassette or
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If you’re ever stuck for a little inspiration and a good pep talk, make a cup of tea and google “commencement speech”. At this time every year, American colleges invite the worlds most over achieving over-achievers to inspire those who are about to enter the big bad world, degree and CV in hand. In Vanderbilt
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If you’ve ever been rejected in any way, you know how much it sucks. The boy you like says “its not you its me”, they give the job to someone else, a friend turns their back on you, we’ve all been there. But why does it hurt so bad? According to Psychologists, rejection is felt
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This is a pretty powerful image when you consider what these women represent. At the Cannes Film Festival, over the weekend, 82 women marched up the red carpet to protest against the gender inequality that exists, not just at Cannes, but within the film industry and, lets call a spade a spade, many other industries
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Whether its a beautifully controlled rendition of Swan Lake in front of an audience or a good old twerk to a bit of Nikki Minaj in your bedroom, there are so many reasons why Dance is good for you. You don’t have to be good at it to reap the benefits. You just have to
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The International Anti-Poaching Federation (IAPF) is an amazing organisation that has found new, progressive ways to protect endangered species from poachers in many areas across the world. They recently launched a project called “Akashanga” which means “the brave ones”. The project equips and empowers women to protect the wilderness areas, instead of relying on trophy
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Dear 18 Year Old Kat, Everything got better. You’ll discover many things in your final year of secondary school. You’ll drink for the first time, kiss people, go to house parties and spend Saturdays wandering around the city. You’ll also fight with people, and fail class tests and feel low, but I promise it get’s
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The world is full of self help books, meditation, hypnosis and other big ideas which are supposed to help you remain calm, deal with stress or handle anxiety. But there’s one super simple trick that you can do anywhere at any time which will make a difference when your head is spinning and its all
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Let’s be honest, there aren’t many of us who haven’t had a love/ hate relationship with our bodies. As women, we’re taught that the skinnier we become, the greater our worth. We feel guilty for eating cake and embarrassed to ask for a second helping. Our relationships with food and our weight are built on
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What a stoopid question. How many times were you asked this question before you could tie your own shoelaces? And what was your answer? As little girls our options were pretty limited; a nurse, a teacher, a vet… Hands up if you ever answered, “Well Auntie Bridín, my interest in the erosion of the polar
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What people say about you is none of your business Sometimes we can get very upset about what someone has said about us or called us. But we don’t need to. If someone calls you a name behind your back or on social media this should always be taken with a pinch of salt as it
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Yesterday, it was revealed that over 150,000 young people are not registered to vote in Ireland. This was shocking to us as in just over 3 weeks, Ireland will be holding one of the most highly anticipated votes in years. As young people we often feel unheard, ignored and invisible when it comes to the
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In 18th January 2018, 21 year old Nicole ‘Coco’ Fox Fenlon took her own life after years of horrendous bullying. The bullying started when Nicole turned 18, with her bullies allegedly burning her with cigarettes, pulling her hair, pushing her, and spreading vicious rumours about her online. Now Coco’s mother, Jackie Fox, is leading a
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Phones, technology and social media are everywhere around us these days. We are all guilty of spending too much time scrolling through the latest posts, texting into our group chats to find out the tea or checking how many likes our recent selfie has gotten. We think we can all agree that social media, phone
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