Maire Geoghegan Quinn

After Constance Markievicz, Ireland had no woman at cabinet for 60 years. In the past century, there have been just 19 female ministers - and two female presidents

Government to back roles in third level institutions at cost of €6 million

Two Aosdána poets calling for artists to take over cultural capital project’s creative leadership

The trailblazing women who breached the male-dominated world of Irish politics encountered sexism and prejudice – from both sexes, writes Martina Fitzgerald, in this edited extract from her new book

‘We didn’t come out dancing, but we didn’t come out crying,’ says spokeswoman

Organisation said former EU Commissioner left due to unavailablity for board meetings

Government issues formal apology to men criminalised prior to legal change in 1993

Attack ad the latest bout in sparring match between two south Dublin private schoolboys

Taoiseach plans ‘to recognise wrongs done’ on 25th anniversary of decriminalisation

Josepha Madigan said the idealism of revolutionary generation was not fulfilled

‘Nationalist to her fingertips’ was proud of legacy of late father, former taoiseach Séan Lemass

From ‘Dress suitably, and buy a revolver’ and 'A terrible beauty' to 'We all partied'

Former minister urges people to give information to mother and baby homes commission

He first stood for FF at the age of 25 in 1977

Former Fianna Fáil and PD politician served as TD from 1965 until 2002

Senators maintain collective amnesia over ‘stand-up row’ in the Leinster House pub