@BrianSheeh

Work w/ @women4election for full participation by women in Irish politics. Previously @SocDems, GLEN, @yesequality2015 & co-Chair @ILGAEurope Tweets personal

 Dublin, Ireland
Joined April 2012
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Congratulations President-Elect @catherinegalway !! We hope her election serves as an encouragement and inspiration for more women all across Ireland to enter politics Press release: womenforelection.ie/welcome-… #MoreWomen #MoreMna
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Sun & smiles aplenty today in Podgorica, where I joined diplomatic counterparts & friends in marking Montenegro Pride. Honoured to be accompanied from Ireland by Brian Sheehan, co-chair of the historic Marriage Equality campaign a decade ago.
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Today @aosnodaigh and the combined opposition represented by @PadraigRice, @rodericogorman, @ConorSheehan93, @paulmurphy_TD & @catherinegalway introduced a Bill in #Dail to expedite #Disregard of men convicted under Ireland's anti-gay laws. Media release: shorturl.at/ftNgC
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Thrilled to have Frances Fitzgerald, former Tánaiste and MEP launch ‘What a Difference a Day Made!’ 🌈📸 Curated by Luke Dodd, the exhibition showcases Paul Sharp's powerful images of the Yes Equality campaign. Until July 4th at #EuropaExperience Dublin. europa.eu/!7K3Pd9
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Our David Carroll participating in a panel here at #MarRef10 “Community is Resistance: Building Networks for Change”. Along with Niamh @hope_courage_ie Bernardine @OutcomersLGBT under the watchful eye of @ailbhes
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#Iceland - ✅A woman president ✅A coalition Government led by 3 women ✅Women Prime Minister ✅Women Minister for Foreign Affairs ✅7 women in 11-member cabinet (64%) ✅29 women in 63-member parliament (46%) With #MoreWomen our politics would be better independent.ie/irish-news/wh…

What can Ireland learn from Icelandic women’s joyful, disobedient streak that led to its female-led...

With just three women in the new cabinet, we are poorly represented in our new government. Iceland, however, has a new three-party coalition led by three female politicians with seven female cabinet...

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With Ireland 99th in the world for the number of women in parliament what next for #morewomen Listen to WfE chair, Aldagh McDonogh, @Jennifer_Bray & @hlinehan dicuss the challenges & some solutions to having a better politics with a balance of men and women involved #MoreWomen
Irish Times Politics@IrishTimesPol19 Feb 2025
Why are there still so few women in Irish politics? irishtimes.com/podcasts/insi… via @IrishTimesPol

Why are there still so few women in Irish politics?

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

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Delighted to see @Love1solidarity continue to pave the way for Traveller women in the Oireachtas! 🗳️👏
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New Govt failed second test on gender equality by not increasing no. of women Ministers of State. Serious questions for Govt to answer on rationale of continuing to exclude women’s voices,expertise & lived experience from Govt decision-making levels. womenforelection.ie/no-gende…
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So Ireland joins Samoa, Indonesia & DRC in the club of countries where only 20% of Cabinet members are women (UNwomen.org). Meanwhile, our neighbours in Finland, Belgium, Portugal, Norway, Iceland, Netherlands & Spain, all have gender balanced Cabinets (at least 50%).
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Our response to the shocking decision by this Government to reduce the number of women in the Cabinet How long will Ireland have to wait for women to have an equal say in the governing of Ireland? When will we resolve our ‘unfinished democracy' womenforelection.ie/cabinet-…
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Great to hear the issue of gender balance in Cabinet raised on @morningireland today with @CarrollJennifer Can you put the question to Party Leaders and to men from Government Parties also? Gender balance is not just a woman's issue. rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22…
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Another record breaking number of women candidates in #Seanad2025 🙌 An upward trend that underscores the growing enthusiasm and determination of women to enter politics, despite the challenges. 🗳️ Research the women candidates that are running ⤵️ womenforelection.ie
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You can find information on the women running for #Seanad2025 on our website! 🗳️ Seanad election is an opportunity to elect more women & we know with a balance of men and women our democracy works better! #VoteMoreWomen Check out our website here womenforelection.ie
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📣 Calling all NUI voters With your vote you can bring more women and women of diverse backgrounds to the Seanad 🗳️ That's why we're asking you to research the women candidates and #VoteMoreWomen! ⤵️ #Seanad2025 #SE25 womenforelection.ie
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📣 Calling all Trinity voters With your vote you can bring more women and women of diverse backgrounds to the Seanad 🗳️ That's why we're asking you to research the women candidates and #VoteMoreWomen! ⤵️ #Seanad2025 #SE25 womenforelection.ie
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Today an historic number of women will walk through the gates of Leinster House to join the 34th Dáil. Congratulations to the women who have taken their seats in Dáil Éireann ! 🎉
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A historic number of women will walk through the gates of Leinster House to join the 34th Dáil. Congratulations to the women elected! 🎉🗳️
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And the counting is complete in #GE24! All 174 seats filled. 44 women have been elected. That’s 25.3% of TDs in the incoming #Dail The most women ever elected. But slow progress towards a gender balanced parliament. 🗳️ You can find out more here ⤵️ womenforelection.ie
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Good Morning! ☀️ Back today with all things gender updates! Of the 162 seats filled 39 are women so far, this means we're on 12.4% of the incoming Dáil are women 🗳️ You can follow our updates here ⤵️ womenforelection.ie
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