role models – Deshocks

Someone to look up to

On Monday evening I was in Dublin to attend RTÉ's The Frontline as a participant from the audience. The show was about the Presidency and my contribution was about the absurdity of the political hoops prospective candidates must jump through, before they ever get to our ballot papers. Our only directly elected national representative [...]

2011-06-16T16:23:30+00:00 June 16th, 2011|Categories: Opinion|Tags: aspirations, Brian Lenihan, heroes, Ireland, life, morality, public service, Raidió Teilifís Éireann, role models, society|

International Women's Day

This is the speech I gave last night at a great event run by Cork Feminista to celebrate the 100th International Women's Day Introduction Good evening everyone, and happy 100th International Women’s Day! When I was sitting down to write this speech, I began to think about the recent election; the role of women in Irish [...]

2011-03-09T10:54:41+00:00 March 9th, 2011|Categories: Opinion|Tags: Eleanor Roosevelt, feminism, International Women's Day, Kathleen Lynch, role models, Twitter|