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# Groundbreaking
'The debris was just around me...it was targeted at me as I was a woman on the pitch'
In 2001, a handful of Irish women made history by becoming the first to attend a football match in Iran in more than 20 years. They tell their story to The42.
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Mar 29th 2020, 8:00 AM
# World First
New Zealand to grant paid leave for domestic violence victims
New Zealand has a track record of being progressive on women’s issues – in 1893 it became the first country to give women the right to vote.
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Jul 26th 2018, 7:19 AM
# Groundbreaking
BBC just revealed Jodie Whittaker as the new Doctor Who - the first woman to take on the iconic role
The wait is over.
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Jul 16th 2017, 5:01 PM
# Research
Groundbreaking technology allows completely paralysed 'locked-in' patients to communicate
The interface is a cap that sits on people’s heads and uses infrared light to detect variations in blood flow to different regions of the brain.
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Feb 1st 2017, 10:10 PM
# History
Amy Perrett to make history as Super Rugby's first-ever female match official
Perrett is a product of the ARU’s Referee Pathways program
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Jun 29th 2016, 5:11 PM
# Rotunda Hospital
Over 100 twins saved by laser surgery while still in the womb
The procedure involves placing a tiny camera through the mother’s abdomen and into the womb.
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Oct 6th 2015, 11:28 AM
# Groundbreaking
Arizona Cardinals hire first female coach in NFL history
Jen Welter is believed to be the first woman appointed to a coaching role at an NFL franchise.
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Jul 28th 2015, 7:23 AM
# Groundbreaking
Potent drug brings us closer than ever to a HIV vaccine
The drug candidate has been shows to stop every strain of HIV.
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Feb 19th 2015, 12:15 PM
# Groundbreaking
Biggest payout in the history of Ireland made to Cork boy brain damaged at birth
Gill Russell was awarded €13.5 million at the High Court today.
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Dec 18th 2014, 7:45 PM
# Groundbreaking
Fifteen years on, how States of Fear changed Irish society
An event is being held to mark the anniversary of the programme which shed a light on a dark part of Irish society.
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May 3rd 2014, 8:45 AM
# Groundbreaking
Pakistan tries to smash taboos with its own version of Glee
Gay romance, Islamic extremism, and classic love songs – Pakistan’s answer to Glee has got a lot to live up to.
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Jun 2nd 2013, 12:00 PM
# Pride
Puerto Rican boxer: I came out so I could feel better about myself
Orlando Cruz became the first active fighter to reveal his homosexuality last week.
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Oct 19th 2012, 11:51 AM
# Groundbreaking
Can't get harder than this: Sudoku puzzles must have 17 clues
It was a Dublin mathematician who finally solved this quandary. Yay!
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Jan 10th 2012, 2:39 PM
# Groundbreaking
Meet your Euro 2012 ball: the Tango 12
“Etched into the Tango design are three bespoke graphics which celebrate the decorative art of paper cutting, a tradition in the rural areas of both host countries and link to the key characteristics of football– unity, rivalry and passion.” Nice.
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Dec 2nd 2011, 9:07 PM