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If time travel was possible, here’s what I’d tell my younger self. Never say any of the following: I can’t, I mustn’t, I’d never succeed, what will people think? Sometimes, we doubt ourselves and impose our own limits. But it’s not just lack of confidence which can deter us – the absence of role models also holds us back. Visibility is key. So it is always inspirational to see other women topple barriers, leading by example. No one can underestimate the impact of Kamala Harris’s presence on the world stage as the first female vice-president of the US. However, the Biden-Harri...

All hail the groundbreaking women in architecture All hail the groundbreaking women in architecture International Women’s Day is upon us and publisher Hatje Cantz prepares to launch a new book –  Women in Architecture – celebrating just that: the amazing female architects of past, present and future Escola Massana, Art and Design Center by Estudio Carme Pinós.  Photography: Duccio Malagamba German publisher Hatje Cantz’s latest book follows up on the much-needed current debate about the role of women in architecture. Coming at a critical time, with reports of women being...

Eileen Gray portrait from 1926 Born Kathleen Eileen Moray Smith on August 9, 1878, the Brownswood native would not only defy convention, not only overcome those obstacles, she would become a world leader in her field, an iconic figure who continues to be celebrated decades after her death. Eileen's father, James McLaren Smith (1832-1900), was a painter, her mother, Eveleen (1841-1918) an Anglo-Irish aristocrat whose lineage could be traced back to King James V. Clearly these were not your average Enniscorthy family. While the young Eileen undoubtedly had a better start to life than most,...

The Sydney Opera House will join Tourism Ireland’s Global Greening once again this year, to mark St Patrick’s Day. The Global Greening initiative first began 11 years ago in Australia, when the iconic opera house was illuminated in green on 17 March 2010.

Celebrating the creativity of Irish women News 28 February 2021 This month we have been celebrating the creativity of Irish women, including sharing the stories of Irish women who have created history. We have remembered the designer and architect Eileen Gray; computer programming pioneer Kay McNulty; tennis champion Mabel Cahill; the first woman recognised as a veterinary surgeon in the UK and Ireland, Aleen Cust; the Irish born woman who founded the company that became the Royal Ballet, Dame Ninette de Valois and Countess Constance Markiewicz, whom the journal Świat once...