In this first episode of Season 3, Naomi O’Leary and Tim Mc Inerney explore the fascinating story of Irish women in politics from 1916 to the present day. We ask why women – integral to the foundation of the state – almost disappeared from the country’s political landscape until relatively recently, and why 2019 could represent a new era of revolutionary change. Historians Mary McAuliffe and Emma O’Toole explain why radical feminist politics was so central to the Irish Revolution, while journalist Martina Fitzgerald outlines the challenges faced by female politicians during the 20th century. Naomi speaks to Hazel Chu, who is vying to become the country’s first Irish-Chinese political representative, and Union of Student of Ireland representative Aisling Cusack tells us why things are changing, and changing fast …
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A transcript of this episode is available here: https://www.theirishpassport.com/transcripts/transcript-women-in-politics/
This St Patrick’s Day weekend we’re bringing you a bonus live show! Tim Mc Inerney comes to you from the Museum London, where he speaks to journalist Séamas O’Reilly and historian Danielle Thom about the London-Irish Diaspora, past and present. We’ll also hear about how London’s historic Irish community was formed, with a few words from the Museum of London’s Director of Content, Finbarr Whooley. Special thanks to the organisers of this Young Ambassadors event, William McQuillan, and the staff and crew of the Museum of London.
An error-ridden Remain campaign, a centralised news industry, a political system where no one cares about policy, and the longtime invisibility and indifference that surrounds Northern Ireland, are all part of the reason why the border hardly came up in the Brexit campaign, and why we find ourselves on the brink of catastrophe now. Naomi sums it up from her perspective of working as a journalist in London during the campaign, and speaks to Matthew O’Toole, the Brexit spokesman from Northern Ireland who experienced the campaign from the other side: from inside 10 Downing Street.
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