Each week on The Women’s Podcast, we hear from women from all walks of life who come on to talk about their lived experiences, their life stories, their passions and their challenges. This week, it’s the turn of podcast presenter Róisín Ingle, who in Octo

For many people, alcohol and the festive season go hand in hand. Its the season of excess when normal rules around eating and drinking seem to go completely out the window and a mimosa for breakfast becomes perfectly normal. But now, more and more people

The Housewife of the Year competition ran for almost three decades, from 1969 to 1995. Thousands of women from all around Ireland entered, hoping to win a cash prize along with some home appliances, such as a luxury gas cooker. In later years, the competi

If youre looking for a new book to curl up with over the festive period or to give as a Christmas gift, The Irish Times Womens Podcast is here to help.Weve gathered our book clubbers Niamh Towey, Bernice Harrison, Risn and Ann Ingle in studio to shar

When the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August 2021, following the withdrawal of US troops, the lives of women and girls across the country changed almost overnight. Under Taliban rule, women and girls are removed from almost every aspect of daily

With the General Election campaign in full swing and just over a week to go until polling day, political parties are making all sorts of promises to garner votes and ensure they make it into the next Government. On the campaign trail, the focus has been p

In todays episode, Chelsey Goodan aka the teenage whisperer joins Risn Ingle to talk about her new book Underestimated: The Power and Wisdom of Teenage Girls. Its an empowering guide to better understand our teen daughters, stemming from Goodan's 16

Yesterday, in what for many of us is an utterly depressing turn of events, the American people voted for Donald Trump to become the next President of the United States. Its an historic development, as he becomes the first-ever convicted felon to be elect

With the US election just days away, Irish Times columnist and co-presenter of The Womens Podcast Kathy Sheridan joins Risn Ingle to talk about how the election has become a battle of the sexes, with Donald Trump pulling strong support from male voters

Simone Gannon is a content creator, digital marketing expert and the new beauty writer at the Irish Times. Since the beginning of the new year, shes been entertaining us with her weekly beauty column, where she experiments with the latest trends, imparts