5 years ago
New mayor of Donegal hopes to inspire greater gender balance in council
Buncrana Councillor Rena Donaghey has shared her hopes that her election as Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council will set an example to more women with an interest in politics.
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6 years ago
Is four out of 37 councillors enough to represent Donegal women?
The dust is settled on the 2019 Local Elections and Donegal has a new council.
There are a few new faces and change-ups among councillors. But as focus turns more …
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6 years ago
Shining a spotlight on 100 years of trailblazing women
Donegal County Museum has today opened an innovative pop-up exhibition charting ‘100 Years of Women in Politics and Public Life 1918-2018’.
The exhibition is sure to intrigue, shock and inspire …
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6 years ago
Meet the four Donegal women aiming to bring new voices to local council
Eimer Friel, Bernie Moran, Evelyn Sweeney and Michelle McKenna have all been confirmed as candidates across four electoral areas in the local elections this May.
The four dynamic women, who …
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6 years ago
Donegal women invited to join local networking programme for public life
The first meeting of the ten Next Chapter hubs, the new civic empowerment initiative for women, will take place next week in Donegal.
The first of the chapter meetings will …
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6 years ago
Local women invited to new cross-border project for politics and public life
The Next Chapter is an exciting new project targeting women to develop their ideas, build communities and support the transition out of conflict.
The Next Chapter is a project for women in …
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7 years ago
MacGill adds more female panellists and topics for better equality
Changes will be made to the 2018 programme of the MacGill Summer School in Glenties following this week’s controversy over gender imbalance.
The annual forum in Donegal came under fire …
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7 years ago
Local Leaders: What needs to change to get women to the top
Leading women from the political, business and education sectors of Donegal joined a panel discussion at the Donegal County Museum ‘Vote for Change’ event on Thursday. The event examined women’s …
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7 years ago
Abortion Referendum: How Donegal’s TDs plan to vote
Two national surveys have taken place this week asking Ireland’s TDs and Senators about how they plan to vote in the abortion referendum.
The Irish Times asked the clear question …
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7 years ago
Jenny Pearson-Millar’s new journey into politics
Jennifer Pearson-Millar is about the begin a new adventure after being voted in as a Councillor of Lac-Supérieur, an idyllic ski resort in Quebec.
The St. Johnston native has called …
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7 years ago
One week until deadline for Electoral Register
Being registered to vote means that you can participate in deciding who represents you at local government level, national government level and European government level.
If you have not yet …
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8 years ago
It’s time we had #MoreWomen in Irish politics
New Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has faced criticism for his male-dominated government. Since becoming Taoiseach, Varadkar had thirty four positions to fill. Only seven of these were filled by women.
At …
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8 years ago
Citizens’ Assembly recommend that termination should be allowed in the case of rape
99% of the assembly believing that a real and substantial risk to the life of the woman is a valid reason to have a termination.
Moreover 89% of members voted …
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8 years ago
Update: Citizens’ Assembly vote to change Ireland’s abortion laws
The Citizens’ Assembly have today announced that they have reached the overwhelming consensus that Ireland’s abortion laws should be changed.
The votes will form the recommendation that will go to …
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8 years ago
Wanted: Nominees for Outstanding Young Person of the Year
The local branch of Junior Chamber International (JCI) is currently seeking nominations for ‘The Outstanding Young People’ (TOYP) of the year competition before the Friday, March 10 deadline.
JCI Donegal …
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8 years ago
Inspirational Niamh encourages young women to get involved in politics
Nineteen year old Niamh Walsh from Inishowen has taken on the role as Women’s Officer for Donegal Sinn Féin Republican Youth.
Niamh is currently in her second year at UCD, …
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8 years ago
Michelle O’Neill is the new leader of Sinn Féin NI
Ms O’Neill will act as the successor to Martin McGuinness, who stepped down last week due to health problems. The Co. Tyrone native is the outgoing Health Minister in Stormont and has been …
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