The Glass Ceiling is back, as Ciara Phelan meets some of the most influential women on the Irish political scene.

Ciara is the political correspondent for the Irish Mirror, and in series two she will find out what makes some of Ireland's most recognisable women tick.

We look at the triumphs and the setbacks, as well as the issues that are uniquely experienced by women in politics.

In episode one, we meet Fine Gael Minister of State at the Department of Education, Josepha Madigan. She tells Ciara about the life-changing decision to speak out about surviving sexual assault, as well as her unique experience of life in Irish politics.

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