Niamh McCollum
Niamh McCollum is Features Assistant at Marie Claire UK, and specialises in entertainment, female empowerment, mental health, social development and careers. Tackling both news and features, she's covered everything from the rise of feminist audio porn platforms to the latest campaigns protecting human rights.
Niamh has also contributed to our Women Who Win series by interviewing ridiculously inspiring females, including forensic scientist Ruth Morgan, Labour MP Stella Creasy and ITV’s former Home Affairs Editor Jennifer Nadel.
Niamh studied Law in Trinity College Dublin. It was after enrolling in a Law & Literature class on her year abroad in Toronto that her love of writing was reignited. In no particular order, her big likes are Caleb Followill, hoops, red wine, sea swimming, shakshuka and long train journeys.
Latest articles by Niamh McCollum
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Irish women call for over-the-internet abortions amidst coronavirus travel ban
With the EU’s 30-day travel ban set to limit access to abortion, activists are fighting for the legalisation of abortion telemedicine
By Niamh McCollum
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Experience the girls getaway of dreams at The Palm Beaches in Florida
By Niamh McCollum
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Meet the sisters fighting to end sexual harassment on Britain's streets
Inspired by the passing of a new law to make street harassment illegal in France, Maya and Gemma Tutton founded the Our Streets Now campaign to collect stories from the women who have been degraded in public
By Niamh McCollum
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The internet 'is not working for women and girls', says inventor of the web
Did you know the internet is 32 years old this year? But even its inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee is calling for urgent action to make it a safer place for women and girls
By Niamh McCollum
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Pop-up postboxes are allowing us to send heartwarming letters to new mums across the UK
The post boxes are part of a national campaign to raise awareness of perinatal mental health
By Niamh McCollum
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The eight women we're celebrating on International Women's Day 2020
Last year's Marie Claire Future Shapers Awards saw us recognise the work of some of the UK's most innovative female game changers, so we decided to ask them what women they'll be lifting up in 2020
By Niamh McCollum
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Five weird and wonderful charity fitness challenges to sign up for this year
Why raise just your heart rate when you can raise money for a great cause, too?
By Niamh McCollum
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It's 50 years since the Women's Liberation Movement, so what's changed?
Half a century ago today, hundreds of fed-up, badass women united to write down their seven basic demands for gender equality. So in the lead up to International Women's Day, we're taking a look at how far we've come
By Niamh McCollum
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Five things you need to know about the new Audi e-tron
Available in two models, Audi's first fully electric car is an effortless blend of luxury and sustainability - making it the perfect ride for A-listers' arrival to the 2020 Brit Awards
By Niamh McCollum
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'There are so many outstanding women in science not getting the recognition they deserve'
On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we place a spotlight on Physicist Dr Jess Wade, 30, who takes time out of her day job to edit the Wikipedia profiles of unknown female scientists for all to see
By Niamh McCollum
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First ever same-sex wedding takes place in Northern Ireland
'We didn't set out to make history - we just fell in love'
By Niamh McCollum
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Why are we still so fixated on what powerful women are wearing?
Niamh McCollum is so over this
By Niamh McCollum
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#KoalaComeback is the powerful bushfire campaign you need to get behind
Photographer David Yarrow has launched a gripping new initiative to save koalas impacted by the Australian wildfires
By Niamh McCollum
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Irish charity opens world's first shop to stock products made only by cancer survivors
The initiative hopes to attract much-needed funding for cancer research
By Niamh McCollum
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Here's why male allies are key to the fight for gender equality in the workplace
Marie Claire's live panel discussion on gender equality, in association with Salesforce and UN Women UK, was truly inspiring
By Niamh McCollum
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Jess Phillips has dropped out of the Labour leadership race
The MP broke the news in a video message to supporters today
By Niamh McCollum
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As resistance protests sweep through India, it’s women leading the charge
Thousands of activists are braving one of India’s coldest winters to fight against new citizenship law that discriminates against Muslims
By Niamh McCollum
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I completed a 12-week weightlifting programme - this is how it changed my body
Niamh McCollum pushed herself to the limit with Evolve’s intense Warrior Woman Workout challenge – and the results were incredible
By Niamh McCollum
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Finally, an ad that shows what it actually looks like when a woman works out
We want more sweat and cellulite, and we want it now
By Niamh McCollum
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Iran's only female Olympic medallist has officially defected
Kimia Alizadeh's announcement comes as a wave of anti-government protests erupt across the country
By Niamh McCollum
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Saturday jobs are an essential rite of passage, so why are they dying out?
Less than 1 in 4 teens are now willing to get their hands dirty in the world of part-time work
By Niamh McCollum
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Typhoons are forcing these women into the Philippines' sex trade
In the Philippines, women and girls are increasingly falling victim to trafficking amidst displacement due to the effects of climate change
By Niamh McCollum