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# Menstruation

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# period poverty
'Negotiations ongoing' on zero VAT rate for newer period products like menstrual cups
A report launched today found that extensive research is required to examine the impact of period poverty in Ireland.
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Feb 8th 2021, 3:19 PM
Voices
Opinion: 'Revolution Period' is here - so why are the authorities banning tampon ads?
Menstrual Cycle Awareness facilitator Kitty Maguire says the recent banning of an ad for tampons missed the point entirely.
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Aug 7th 2020, 7:00 AM
# Women's Health
Minister sets up period poverty committee: 'Menstruation is not a choice'
The health minister said women are facing significant costs paying for sanitary products.
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Oct 7th 2019, 6:10 AM
# Menstruation
What your period may be telling you about your overall health
We asked the experts.
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Mar 17th 2019, 3:00 PM
# periods
Mary Queen of Scots director Josie Rourke explained the menstruation scene Saoirse Ronan was praising last week
“It was probably the most straightforward scene that we shot.”
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Jan 14th 2019, 6:55 PM
# periods
What's it really like to use a menstrual cup? We asked four Irish people who have tried them
How much money could you save from investing in one? A lot, tbh.
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Aug 6th 2017, 7:00 PM
# period party
This mam threw her daughter a 'period party' because she was worried about starting her period
There was a cake that said ‘Congrats on your period’. YES.
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Jan 18th 2017, 8:21 AM
# Hinduism
15-year-old Nepali girl banished for menstruating dies in a cowshed
Some Hindus view menstruating women as impure. The girls are sometimes forced to remain in a hut or cowshed for days,
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Dec 21st 2016, 4:39 PM
# period drama
Irish women are sharing their messiest, most honest period stories
Cork author Louise O’Neill has opened the floodgates, so to speak.
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Feb 1st 2016, 10:00 PM
# periods are not an insult
After controversial comments, Trump faces onslaught of tweets from women describing their periods
“Hey Donald Trump, I just got my period.”
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Aug 10th 2015, 9:21 PM
# gal pals
Can girls' periods really sync over a Whatsapp group?
Spoooooky.
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Aug 4th 2015, 11:00 PM
# aunt flo
10 facts about periods everyone should know
Class is in session.
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Jun 1st 2015, 9:30 AM
# menstrual mistake
Instagram says it "accidentally" removed woman's period stain photo twice
The poet said that she was fully clothed and the photo was not unacceptable.
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Mar 27th 2015, 3:10 PM
# NUIG
10 of the snarkiest responses to NUIG's 'menstrual cycle' health quiz
Prospective employees are asked about their periods – and Twitter is not impressed.
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Feb 27th 2015, 11:14 AM
# rag week
11 things every woman on her period knows to be true
Sleep. Eat. Cry. Repeat.
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Feb 22nd 2015, 8:15 PM
# period pains
This is the funniest tampon advert you'll see this year
“Your grandpa is bobbing for ovaries like a champ.”
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Jun 19th 2014, 10:17 AM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Good morning! Here are nine things to know before you start your day.
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May 14th 2013, 8:46 AM
# Time of the month
PMS 'like having man flu every month', according to survey of women
77 per cent of women say they’d expect a man flu-like response from men if they also suffered from pre-menstrual syndrome.
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May 14th 2013, 6:50 AM
# Innocence Lost
VIDEO: Walt Disney's animated guide to the menstrual cycle
This ten-minute 1946 cartoon, commissioned by a hygiene products company, was shown to over 100 million people.
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Aug 21st 2012, 6:00 PM