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Cake, Song and Chat With Women Candidates For Local Elections 2014

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Last Saturday 5th April from 10.30am to 12pm in the Four Seasons Hotel Monaghan, Monaghan 5050 Group and Monaghan Women’s Group fed, entertained and hopefully, informed all those present. 

In advance of the local and European elections they held an informal meeting with refreshments and entertainment laid on. 

They gave:

  • the opportunity to meet the female candidates for the local elections
  • a handy manifesto list of questions that can be asked of candidates that come to canvass. (NCCWN manifesto bookmark)
  • and the opportunity to network, have your voice heard on issues that concern you.

 Women need to have their voices heard . . . . . 

The Monaghan Women’s Group and Monaghan 5050

Question to Enda Kenny

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Louise Riordan Chairwoman of Dublin 5050 got to ask Enda Kenny a question in Saturday’s Irish Times (01/03/2014). Her question was:

“Why do you believe we haven’t had a female Taoiseach since the foundation of the State?”

“There’s no reason why not. Since the early days we’ve had Countess Markievicz, we’ve had the first woman to serve as a cabinet minister, we have the first woman to serve as a senior Government Minister dealing with children, we’ve had two women presidents, the Attorney General is a woman, our Chief Justice is a woman. There’s absolutely no reason why we shouldn’t have a female taoiseach. Its a matter for the people to decide that choice when they get the chance. We’ve set targets for all the major parties for the next general election, and they’ll be fined heavily if they don’t measure up. I don’t particularly like gender quotas, but I do like to see more and more women involved in politics. After all, they make up half the population of our country”

…..Did he sidestep the question?