Ireland's ambassador to the United Nations , the first woman to head up the Scouts in this country and the first Traveller woman to sit in the Oireachtas are just some of the women
who will speak at a webinar aimed at encouraging more women into politics...
The event has been organised by Cork City Council in conjunction with its Women's Caucus and supported by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.
The keynote address will be given by Geraldine Byrne Nason, Ireland's ambassador to the United Nations, who drew global acclaim for her passionate speech on women's rights in Afghanistan
at the time of the US exit from the country.
Joining her on November 17 will be Jill Pitcher Farrell, the first female Chief Scout, Senator Eileen Flynn, the first Traveller woman to serve in the Oireachtas and Cllr Uruemu Adejinmi, (Oo-ray-mu A-day-jey-me) the first African woman to be elected Mayor in Ireland.
The webinar will take place on Wednesday November 17 from 12:00pm to 1.30pm and will be hosted on www.corkcity.ie
