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Women ‘leaving political life’ over rise in online abuse

Women are leaving politics or refusing to enter political life over the rise in online abuse targeted at women, it has been claimed. Claire McGing, from the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWC), said women are making the decision to drop out of ...

28 Apr 2022 at 14:25

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Tipperary women are being encouraged to get more involved in local politics

With only nine women elected to Tipperary County Council out of 40 councillors, Women for Election has launched its new training calendar to help attract and support more women to enter and succeed into local politics in advance of the next local ...

25 Oct 2022 at 21:33

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Tipperary women are being encouraged to get more involved in local politics

25 Oct 2022 at 21:33

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Govt allocates €8k funding to tackle diversity imbalance in Waterford elections

Almost €200,000 in funding has been announced to help remedy Ireland's "significant underrepresentation of women and people of diversity in local government". That's according to the Minister for Planning and Local Government, Peter Burke, ...

30 Nov 2022 at 21:33

South Donegal

'We were able to get a woman to outer space before we could get one elected'

Former Tánaiste Mary Coughlan has spoken about the difficulties facing women in politics by saying “we were able to get a woman to outer space before we could get a woman elected to the county councils in the North West”. Ms Coughlan was ...

25 Feb 2023 at 19:33

Local News

Tipperary Women and Local Politics seminar aims to attract more women into politics

Pictured above at the very well attended Tipperary Women and Local Politics’ seminar in the Source Arts Centre in Thurles are (l to r) Dr. Michelle Maher, Programme Manager at see Her Elected; Cllr Máirín McGrath, Cllr Annemarie Ryan, ...

24 May 2023 at 11:33

Rachel Reeves commits to improving women’s lives by closing gender pay gap

Rachel Reeves has said she intends to use her position as the first female Chancellor to “improve life for women”, as she set out plans to support women in business. Ms Reeves said it is a “huge responsibility” to head the Treasury ...

18 Sept 2024 at 11:34

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Govt allocates almost €12k funding to tackle diversity imbalance in Carlow elections

30 Nov 2022 at 18:33

Jacinda Ardern hopes to ‘spread a little kindness’ in next stage of her career

New Zealand’s former prime minister Jacinda Ardern said she hopes to “spread a little kindness” in the next stage of her career, as she was made a dame at Windsor Castle. Dame Jacinda, who was elected in 2017 at the age of 37,...

16 Oct 2024 at 15:32

National News

Minister allocates over 170k to campaign to get more rural women involved in local politics

Minister for Planning and Local Government, Alan Dillon TD has today announced funding of €171,162 for the Longford-based See Her Elected (SHE) campaign, in support of their work in supporting and encouraging the ...

10 Oct 2024 at 08:44

Scotland

Sturgeon tells of ‘sexual bullying’ by male MSP during first term at Holyrood

Nicola Sturgeon told how she cried in a toilet at Holyrood after suffering what she now describes as “sexual bullying” from an unnamed male MSP. The former first minister told in her memoir how in her first term ...

12 Aug 2025 at 15:51

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'Community is everything' - Cllr Niamh Kennedy on women in local politics

Cathaoirleach of the Municipal District (MD) of Donegal, Cllr Niamh Kennedy has stressed the importance of keeping focused on community when involved in local politics. The Killybegs-based councillor was one of ...

24 Feb 2023 at 15:33

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