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A map of Ireland showing the locations where some of the women went missing from 1993 to 1998.. Ireland's Vanishing Triangle [1] [2] [3] is a term commonly used in the Irish media when referring to a number of high-profile disappearances of Irish women from the late 1980s to the late 1990s.
It was run by the Church of Ireland and accepted only Protestant women. It was founded in 1765 by Lady Arabella Denny. [6] In 1959 it moved to Eglinton Road, Donnybrook and in 1980 changed its name to Denny House. It closed in 1994 and was "Ireland's longest serving Mother and Baby Home." [7]
The pioneer of the women's movement on Ireland was Anna Haslam, who in 1876 founded the pioneering Dublin Women's Suffrage Association (DSWA), which campaigned for a greater role for women in local government and public affairs, aside from being the first women's suffrage society (after the Irish Women's Suffrage Society by Isabella Tod in 1872 ...
In 1973 the Women's Football Association of Ireland was established [1] and the national team made their debut with a 3–2 win in an away game against Wales in the same year. The national team made their competitive debut on 19 September 1982 in a 1984 European Competition for Women's Football qualifier , also against Scotland.
1980 in Northern Ireland Other events of 1980 ... 6 October – Justice Mella Carroll was the first woman to reach the position of High Court Judge. 27 October ...
Ireland was rocked by the book "Small Things Like These," now a Cillian Murphy movie about women who were hidden away by the Catholic Church. ... "Small Things" is set in 1980s Ireland at a time ...
The Irish Women's Liberation Movement held their meetings in Gaj's restaurant on Baggot Street every Monday. Gaj's restaurant was owned by Margaret Gaj who was a feminist socialist activist. [6] [7] It was initially started with twelve women, most of whom were journalists. [8] One of the co-founders was June Levine. [citation needed]
In Ireland's second appearance in archery competition at the Olympics, the nation was represented by two men and one woman. The men included Ireland's only veteran from 1976, James Conroy. It was Hazel Greene, however, who posted the nation's best results. Women's Individual Competition: Hazel Greene — 2229 points (→ 19th place)