A Miscellany of Women's Voice to mark International Women's Day 2024 in Leitrim

A Miscellany of Women's Voices will feature four women speaking about their experiences of the world through the prism of womanhood on Friday, March 08, with Caron McCaffrey, Maura McNally, Carmel McMahon and Margot Slattery at The Dock, Carrick-on-Shannon.

Caron McCaffrey is the first female Director General of the Irish Prison Service. The Director General of the Irish Prison Service is responsible for the leadership and management of the Service and implementing Government policies and strategies.

Maura McNally, a native of Dromod, was called to the Bar in 1992 and appointed to the Inner Bar in 2017. Ms McNally was elected chair of the Council of The Bar of Ireland in 2020 and is the second female to hold this prestigious position. In February 2022, she was appointed Chair of the Governing Body of the Atlantic Technological University (ATU).

Carmel McMahon emigrated to the US at the age of 20. She holds an MA in Liberal Arts (Biography and Memoir) from the CUNY Graduate Center. Her essays have appeared in The Irish Times, The Roanoke Review, the Humanities Review and Longreads. In Ordinary Time is her first book. She now lives in County Mayo with her partner and their dogs.

Born to dairy farmers in Limerick County, Ireland, Margot Slattery started her career as a chef. She subsequently moved into management, becoming CEO and then Country President of Sodexo Ireland. In June 2017, for her work in supporting diversity and inclusion and women in business, she was made a Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Mérite by the then French Ambassador to Ireland. Margot joined ISS World Services in May 2021 as Global Group Head of Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging.

The event celebrates International Women's Day and will be moderated by Orlagh Kelly. Admissions are €15, and tickets are available at https://www.thedock.ie/whats-on/a-miscellany-of-womens-voices.