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How do female friendships change over time? 

All across movies, books and television, we see the importance of and love in female friendships....

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17.35 24 Mar 2026


How do female friendships change over time? 


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17.35 24 Mar 2026


All across movies, books and television, we see the importance of and love in female friendships. These friendships are absolutely central in most women’s lives but they also change drastically over time. It’s very different making and maintaining friendships in school or college to as an adult once work and families start becoming busier.  

Joining Shane and Ciara to discuss the wonderful, stressful and occasionally embarrassing things about female friendships is Features Writer with the Irish Independent, Saoirse Hanley and Lifestyle Editor at the Irish Examiner Esther McCarthy  


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