Eavan Boland Poem
Our future will become the past of other women
Our future will become the past of other women
A closer look at the women mentioned in the poem
The long road to how women won the right to vote in December 1918
Female TDs endure sexist remarks, comments on their dress and macho culture
Constance Markievicz swapped privilege for a life of rebellion, revolution and politics
It's the first time Edward Carson and Michael Collins will go head to head with Corrie
Vote 100: Family pressures, sexism and gender stereotyping still pose challenges
Vote 100: Confusion over whether women could stand for election resulted in just two female candidates in Ireland
Irish women’s history is often underrepresented in our museums
As we remember the milestones of 1918, let us redouble our efforts towards more inclusive electoral and political participation
My first vote: Kate L Ryan
Women’s rights were marginalised in Free State, with implications to present day
Markievicz devoted herself to fighting for Irish freedom, women’s rights and the poor
Vote 100: Much has improved for women in Ireland in a century, but there is also much still to do
After Constance Markievicz, Ireland had no woman at cabinet for 60 years. In the past century, there have been just 19 female ministers - and two female presidents
Vote 100: A signatory of the 1866 suffrage petition that kickstarted a movement
The ending of the ban on women voting and standing for election is being celebrated across the country
Vote 100: The life-long trade unionist advocated for improved conditions and representation for women
Vote 100: She and her husband took each other’s surnames as a show of equality
Vote 100: Founder of St Ultan’s children’s hospital looked for political and pragmatic solutions to deprivation
Vote 100: The suffragette activist campaigned throughout her life for equality and peace
Vote 100: Women’s Freedom League president steered path of ‘constitutional militancy’
Vote 100: Galway supporter of education and nursing left Ireland after father’s death
Vote 100: A leading voice for women and family in the suffragette and nationalist movements
Vote 100: Activist and organiser attributed her belief in equality to her Quaker upbringing
Vote 100: Nice-born teacher who was at GPO during 1916 Easter Rising also founded Scoil Bhríde on St Stephen’s Green
Vote 100: Irish Women Workers’ Union executive also campaigned for nuclear disarmament
Vote 100: Progressive teacher and fervent separatist became one of the leading women in Irish politics
After decades of campaigning by the suffragettes, a 1918 Act gave a limited cohort of women the right to vote in parliamentary elections
Vote 100: The Dubliner was among a small cohort of working-class suffragettes
Vote 100: An advocate for women’s voices in politics, and fair working conditions
Vote 100: Countess was an unrelenting suffragette and first woman member of parliament at Westminster
Vote 100: The Lissadell sister helped pit-brow workers, women acrobats, barmaids and Oxford Circus flower sellers, among others
Of the 4,575 Dáil seats available over 30 elections since 1922, women held just 274 of them
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Full general election coverage including analysis and results for all 43 constituencies
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