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Another chance for gender balance in Oireachtas squandered with Commitee Chair appointments
Women make up just 25% of the Chairs of Oireachtas Committees – a long way short of gender balance.
Political Parties have announced their picks for…

New Funding to Support #MoreWomen in Irish Politics.
Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage James Browne TD, and Minister of State for Local Government and Planning, John Cummins TD, today announced…

IWD 2025: More women than ever before in the Houses of the Oireachtas, but still a long way to go
Taoiseach has a historic chance to create a gender-balanced Seanad for the first time.

Progress in Oireachtas Gender Balance with Taoiseach’s Nominees to Seanad, but slow.
Taoiseach has a historic chance to create a gender-balanced Seanad for the first time.

Taoiseach has a historic chance to create a gender-balanced Seanad for the first time.
Taoiseach has a historic chance to create a gender-balanced Seanad for the first time.

Goverment fails to address gender balance in appointment of Ministers of State
Call for Gender Balance in Minister of State Appointments to mitigate Reduction of women in Cabinet

Call for Gender Balance in Minister of State Appointments
Call for Gender Balance in Minister of State Appointments to mitigate Reduction of women in Cabinet

Shockingly, the number of women in Cabinet decreases
Shockingly, the number of women in Cabinet decreases

Record-Breaking Number of Women Running in Seanad Election
Record-Breaking Number of Women Running in Seanad Election

Missed Opportunity: Council Co-Options show net gain of just six women on County Councils
Missed Opportunity: Council Co-Options show net gain of just six women on County Councils.

A historic day for women in Irish politics: 44 women TDs
A historic day for women in Irish politics: 44 women TDs

Political Parties can even up Oireachtas Gender Balance through Seanad Candidate Nominations
Political Parties can even up Oireachtas Gender Balance through Seanad Candidate Nominations