Programme
26th May 2023
Cork City Concert Hall
Mobilising for equality for women for election in 2024
| 9.30am | Registration |
| 10.15am | Welcome |
| 10.20am | Lord Mayor Deirdre Forde Welcome from Alison Cowzer & A message from the President of Ireland and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar Minister Kieran O’Donnell Opening Performance Senator Eileen Flynn Gráinne Condron European Youth Parliament Holly Cairns T.D. Ivana Bacik T.D. Building a More Inclusive Democracy: Ciara Phelan in conversation Maria Joyce, Cllr Mary Rose Desmond, Senator Eileen Flynn and Eric Ehigie Caitríona Gleeson CEO Women for Election Women in Irish Politics National Datahub presented by Justin Gleeson All Ireland Research Observatory Assessing Ireland’s Progress to 50/50: New research presented by Dr Fiona Buckley and Dr Lisa Keenan Counting Women In Irish politics: Caitríona Gleeson in conversation with Prof Yvonne Galligan, Dr Fiona Buckley, Dr Lisa Keenan and Dr Claire Mc Ging |
| 1pm-1.45pm | LUNCH and NETWORKING |
| 1.45pm | Live performance by Michelle Fitzgerald & Karen Underwood Ann Doherty Chief Executive Cork City Council Message from Tánaiste Micheál Martin Mary Lou Mc Donald T.D. Akshita Gupta Comhairle na nÓg Senator Pauline O’Reilly Bríd Smith T.D. Senator Mary Fitzpatrick Realising 50/50 in Irish Politics: Flor MacCarthy in conversation with Amb Trevor Mallard, Amb Raili Lahnalampi, Dr Salome Mbuga, Billy Kelleher MEP |
| 3.30pm |
Final Performance Closing by Cllr Yemi Adenuga |
