This week on the podcast, I chat to Lord Mayor of Dublin, Hazel Chu. Hazel made history last June when she became the first Irish born person of Chinese descent elected to political office in Ireland. In addition to her duties as Lord Mayor she is also Chair of the Green Party as well as a Dublin City Councillor. The Dubliner has had a varied and interesting career path, first training and qualifying as a barrister, then spending a number of years both at home and abroad working in the charitable and corporate sectors before turning her hand to politics.

In this episode she tells me that it was it was like growing up in Dublin as a young Irishwoman of Chinese descent, what inspired her to run for public office, why we need to do more to tackle online hate speech and so much more. I hope you enjoy listening to her story!

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