The eight full-time WNTS Pathways staff will operate out of five new Women's Centre of Excellence hubs at Dublin City University and SETU Carlow (Leinster), University of Galway (Connacht), University of Limerick (Munster) and Queen's University (Ulster).
The Ireland women s rugby team changes their traditional white shorts to navy for the Six Nations because of concerns over playing during their periods.
The Ireland women's rugby team will swap their traditional white shorts and make a permanent switch to navy shorts after players voiced concerns about period anxieties.
BBC Sport NI explores the growing trend of Irish women s sports teams switching to darker shorts to make players more comfortable during their periods.