Feminist Hilda Tweedy founded the Irish Housewives Association in 1942. In this piece, from RTE Radio 1's History Show with Diarmuid Ferriter, her life is recollected by Sylvia Meehan, Aisling Farrell and her children Jean and Bob.
Anne O'Connor, who lives in Southhill, Limerick, on the issue of obesity and food poverty. Southhill is one of the most disadvantaged areas in Ireland.
Anne Connor of Southhill in Limerick explains the difficulty of accessing healthy food in her community, which is one of the most disadvantaged in Ireland.
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