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Co Antrim woman graduates from Queen’s and makes historic hockey breakthrough for the university
A Queen’s University graduate has completed her Dentistry degree while achieving a landmark sporting feat in Irish university hockey....
Jun 30, 2025


PSNI and Mid & East Antrim Council launch campaign to make gyms safer for women and girls
MEA Power to Change - Project partners, including ONUS and PSNI The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has joined forces with Mid...
Jun 27, 2025


Construction begins on £5.7m Alongside Midwifery-Led Unit at Antrim Area Hospital
Members of the design and construction team of a new Alongside Midwifery-Led Unit joined Northern Trust Chief Executive Jennifer Welsh,...
Jun 14, 2025


Minister applauds Women’s Aid ABCLN practitioners for earning highest domestic abuse qualification
Women’s Aid ABCLN Domestic Abuse Specialists have completed NOCN Qualification Level Three Certificate in Preventing & Tackling Domestic...
Jun 12, 2025


MHRA warns women on weight loss and diabetes ‘skinny jabs’ to use effective contraception
The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued new guidance urging women using popular GLP-1...
Jun 5, 2025


First, fear. Now, first female Mayor: Leah Kirkpatrick’s inspiring journey
Mayor of Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough, Councillor Leah Kirkpatrick From a teenager gripped by anxiety and self-doubt to making history...
Jun 3, 2025


Councillor Leah Kirkpatrick becomes first female Mayor of Antrim and Newtownabbey
Mayor of Antrim and Newtownabbey, Councillor Leah Kirkpatrick with Deputy Mayor, Councillor Julie Gilmour In a historic appointment,...
Jun 2, 2025


From Ballymena to Buckingham Palace: County Antrim women honoured at Royal Garden Party
HRH the Princess of Wales speaks to guests, including Franci and Allison. Two remarkable women from County Antrim had the honour of...
May 21, 2025


NI introduces regional breast cancer assessment system to tackle waiting time disparities
In a landmark reform to improve patient care, Health Minister Mike Nesbitt has announced the launch of a regional approach to breast...
May 13, 2025


Rejection of balanced amendment undermines opportunity to protect rights – Beattie
Ulster Unionist Party MLA Doug Beattie MC has criticised the decision by Alliance, Sinn Féin and the SDLP to reject a proposed amendment...
May 13, 2025


TUV raises alarm over Stormont’s ‘extreme’ transgender policy on female-only spaces
Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) MLA for North Antrim Timothy Gaston has strongly criticised the Northern Ireland Assembly’s transgender...
May 3, 2025


Doug Beattie urges swift action on Equality Laws After Supreme Court Gender Ruling
Doug Beattie MC MLA A landmark Supreme Court ruling on Wednesday (16 April) defining a woman as an “adult biological female” identified...
Apr 20, 2025


Blue Plaque unveiled in Co Antrim for Dame Louise McIlroy, UK’s first female Professor of Medicine
Image: Anne Kelly On Friday, 28th March, the Ulster History Circle unveiled a blue plaque at Ballycastle Presbyterian Church to...
Apr 19, 2025


Ending Violence Against Women and Girls Fund launched in Mid and East Antrim
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council is supporting the NI Executive to roll out the Ending Violence Against Women and Girls (EVAWG)...
Apr 10, 2025


Justice and Health Ministers visit the Women’s Aid Family First project in Ballymena
The Ministers of Justice and Health have seen at first hand the transformative work being done by a domestic abuse charity in Northern...
Apr 3, 2025


ITV Daytime hosts share heart-warming Mothering Sunday memories in a celebration of maternal love
As Mothering Sunday dawns on 30th March 2025, ITV’s cherished Daytime presenters have taken a moment to reflect on the profound impact of...
Mar 30, 2025


Lidl’s new hair and skincare line is ‘better quality and value than premium big brands’
Singer and songwriter Una Healey has backed Lidl’s brand new range Ahead of its brand-new line of luxury-inspired beauty, hair and...
Mar 25, 2025


Northern Trust and Bann Maine West celebrate rural women at Glarryford Farmers’ Hall
Organisers of the Celebrating Rural Women event, Leah Glass, Northern Trust Locality Lead, Joanne Brown Kerr, Bann Maine West Development...
Mar 21, 2025


Ballymena businesswoman celebrated at 2025 Women in Business Awards
Pictured (L-R) are Lauren Burns from award sponsor Wilson Nesbitt, Mabel Higgins and The WiB Group Chair Nichola Robinson. Northern...
Mar 14, 2025


Women’s Aid ABCLN launches new online quiz identifying red flags
On International Women’s Day Women's Aid ABCLN, the lead organisation dedicated to ending domestic abuse, has announced the launch of a...
Mar 7, 2025
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