Catherine O’Keeffe, known as ‘The Wellness Warrior’, will host her first Peri-Menopause Presentation in Butler House on March 7 ( the eve of International Women’s Day). This is an important women’s health talk of interest to women in their early forties and fifties on a topic which has come to prominence in recent years.

Many women find it difficult to talk about the perimenopause, but coach Catherine O’Keeffe is here to help, writes Margaret Jennings

Why don’t we talk openly about menopause? Is it taboo? Or mere embarrassment? Áilín Quinlan investigates.