Women won’t be equal as long as they continue to ‘live in fear’ - Minister Josepha Madigan
Violence against women was recurring theme at events marking International Women’s Day
Eileen Flynn becomes first Traveller to address the Dáil
Independent Senator calls for national Traveller accommodation authority
Coalition not to oppose Bill seeking to remove ‘child pornography’ term from legislation
Minister warns there are ‘significant legal and technical issues that do need to be addressed’
Just like that, Brexit is back on top of the agenda
Inside Politics: Poots upped the ante with an order to halt post-Brexit checks at NI ports
Eileen Flynn: ‘I really hope that 2022 will be kinder to people’
Christmas in My House: ‘Billie is getting to know about Santa and she wants his sack full of toys’
Maternity leave pairing arrangement agreed between Senators
Lorraine Clifford-Lee, Eileen Flynn agreement follows Helen McEntee’s Dáil leave deal
Report on Traveller homelessness ‘suppressed’, says its author
Pavee Point rejects claim report went unpublished after intervention from HSE
Legalising drugs: ‘Drug use should be treated as normal adult behaviour’
Irish youth workers have banded together to seek an end to drug prohibition to remove criminal risk from users
Shared Island meeting to hear calls for more diverse representation
Need for quotas among ideas to give greater voice to women, minorities and LGBT+
Pregnant Senator calls for partners to be allowed attend maternity appointments
Eileen Flynn says same rules should apply in all hospitals amid variations in access
Top Green Party figures break ranks to back Hazel Chu’s Seanad hopes
Party indicates Lord Mayor of Dublin ‘not contesting election as Green Party candidate’
Travellers ‘are treated like dirt’, Seanad is told by Senator
Department asked to take action to deal with Hepatitis A outbreak at halting site
Target to have all adults vaccinated by September ‘contingent on deliveries’
Adjustments to March plans may be needed following delays with AstraZeneca, says Minister
Eileen Flynn to chair committee on issues affecting Travellers
Independent Senator becomes first from her community to lead Oireachtas group
Government not ‘kicking can down the road’ on Seanad reform, says Minister
Malcolm Noonan urged to honour pledges as 2020 Seanad Bill delayed for another year
Eileen Flynn: ‘Travellers are anything but stupid’
The Senator and Traveller was speaking at the Women’s Podcast ‘Big Night In’ live event
Eileen Flynn: ‘As a Traveller woman, I was undermined in the maternity hospital’
Parenting in my shoes: The Senator hopes her daughter will be part of a more positive, inclusive Ireland
Call for solidarity against growing threat from far right activity in Ireland
Senator warns that if movement not dealt with ‘we will live to regret it’
‘It gave me the opportunity to break down barriers’ - Eileen Flynn
Further Education: Newly appointed senator says a piece of paper is no proof of anyone’s ability to make a success of themselves
‘Settled women talk of glass ceilings, Traveller women are still outside looking through the window’
Dr Rosaleen McDonagh on the emergence of Traveller feminism: The O’Reilly sisters created a ‘watershed moment in Traveller women’s history’
Coronavirus threat to schools ‘overstated’ , Seanad told
Pandemic has exposed ‘crumbling’ state of many school buildings, debate hears
Hazel Chu: ‘The Green Party needs new leadership and a system overhaul’
Dublin’s new Lord Mayor wants a new party leader, and to ‘make a difference’ for the city
‘Feeling that rejection in society, it’s horrible,’ says first Traveller woman in Oireachtas
‘I know I can’t speak for other marginalised communities, but I want to speak with them,’ says Eileen Flynn
The Irish Times view on anti-Traveller discrimination: a voice in the Seanad
The powerful symbolism of Eileen Flynn’s appointment should not obscure the problems faced by Travellers in Ireland
‘Huge insult’ not to be told about Seanad snub, says Marshall
Former senator claims entire unionist community feels let down by lack of representation
Travellers have fought for ’over 30 years to be around political table’ new Seanad told
Activist Eileen Flynn applauded as FF Senator Mark Daly elected Seanad chair after surprise internal party win
Nine women among Taoiseach’s 11 appointees to Seanad
Traveller rights activist Eileen Flynn the only non-party figure among the nominations
Seanad nominees welcomed by National Women’s Council
Campaigners highlight ‘missed opportunity’ to nominate woman of colour as senator
Seanad hopeful would be first female Traveller in Oireachtas
‘It’s important to bring a Traveller voice to the table,’ says activist Eileen Flynn
‘Paltry’ increase in women in the Dáil ‘quite a blow’, conference told
NWCI hears Ireland now ranked 99th in the world for female representation
State must consider reparations for Travelling community, committee hears
Oireachtas given detailed breakdown of Travellers’ experiences in education system
Ireland, 1984: A year of fierce debates and ‘mounting evils’
From the Archives: Ann Lovett, Joanne Hayes, Majella Moynihan – all victims of the highly conservative society of 1984
The Irish Times view on Majella Moynihan
The sexism – some might say misogyny – that underlay her treatment went far beyond the Garda
A new map of Ireland: Honouring some of our outstanding women
We propose sites for new street names, sculptures for International Women’s Day
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