The Women's Podcast

We had some cracking episodes in 2016 so we are sharing the best of the year with you here. Remember Caitlin Moran being hilarious with Una Mullally pre-Brexit? And Carina Fitzpatrick telling host Kathy Sheridan why she took her top off at Knockanstockan music festival? The podcast also features Claire Woods, the young woman who came in with baby Alexandra to talk about an unexpected pregnancy and her decision - after booking flights to the UK for an abortion - to have her baby. What a year it's been. Enjoy this Trump-free episode. Thanks for listening and we look forward to bringing you many more highlights in 2017.

We had some cracking episodes in 2016 so we are sharing the best of the year with you here. Remember Caitlin Moran being hilarious with Una Mullally pre-Brexit? And Carina Fitzpatrick telling host Kathy Sheridan why she took her top off at Knockanstockan music festival? The podcast also features Claire Woods, the young woman who came in with baby Alexandra to talk about an unexpected pregnancy and her decision - after booking flights to the UK for an abortion - to have her baby. What a year it's been. Enjoy this Trump-free episode. Thanks for listening and we look forward to bringing you many more highlights in 2017.

Wrapping your presents? We've got a stunning soundtrack to make your seasonal tasks more enjoyable: The cast of Dubliners Women - which goes on tour around the country in 2017 - came in to perform an extract from their production which hones in on the rich female characters in Joyce's masterpiece. And Sorcha Pollak meets female students from Marino in Dublin who travelled to Zambia for a project on gender.

Wrapping your presents? We've got a stunning soundtrack to make your seasonal tasks more enjoyable: The cast of Dubliners Women - which goes on tour around the country in 2017 - came in to perform an extract from their production which hones in on the rich female characters in Joyce's masterpiece. And Sorcha Pollak meets female students from Marino in Dublin who travelled to Zambia for a project on gender.

Marian Keyes interviewed beauty writer Sali Hughes about her book Pretty Iconic recently, at an event hosted by the Irish Times Magazine at House of Fraser in Dundrum Shopping Centre. The Women’s Podcast went along and we’ve got that chat in this episode for you. Kathy Sheridan also speaks to Women’s Aid Director Margaret Martin about their report on twenty years of ‘femicide’ and on what can be done about domestic violence services in this country.

Marian Keyes interviewed beauty writer Sali Hughes about her book Pretty Iconic recently, at an event hosted by the Irish Times Magazine at House of Fraser in Dundrum Shopping Centre. The Women’s Podcast went along and we’ve got that chat in this episode for you. Kathy Sheridan also speaks to Women’s Aid Director Margaret Martin about their report on twenty years of ‘femicide’ and on what can be done about domestic violence services in this country.

Emergency contraception is a reality for most women and yet new research shows there is still a stigma around accessing the morning after pill. Journalist Tanya Sweeney and Pharmacist Joanne Kissane talk to Róisín Ingle about the past, present and future of this important little pill. And in a post-Trump future, what is the role of feminists? Ailbhe Smyth , Brid Smith TD and more address young women at the National Women's Council FemFest event.

Emergency contraception is a reality for most women and yet new research shows there is still a stigma around accessing the morning after pill. Journalist Tanya Sweeney and Pharmacist Joanne Kissane talk to Róisín Ingle about the past, present and future of this important little pill. And in a post-Trump future, what is the role of feminists? Ailbhe Smyth , Brid Smith TD and more address young women at the National Women's Council FemFest event.

Eve Ensler is the Tony award winning writer and performer of The Vagina Monologues, which has been performed all over the world. The play inspired Ensler to launch V-Day, a global grassroots movement to stop violence against women and girls which to date has raised over 100m dollars. In a rousing address to the Safe Ireland Summit, she talks about why Donald Trump is not her president and outlines the positive effect on society of activism against domestic violence. Also in the podcast, Michelle Casey from Co Mayo tells Róisín Ingle about a new treatment for urinary incontinence, an issue many women struggle with. And our Herstory this week is Co Tyrone's Margaret Elizabeth Noble, later known as Sister Nivedita, who was the first western woman to be initiated into an Indian monastic order.

Eve Ensler is the Tony award winning writer and performer of The Vagina Monologues, which has been performed all over the world. The play inspired Ensler to launch V-Day, a global grassroots movement to stop violence against women and girls which to date has raised over 100m dollars. In a rousing address to the Safe Ireland Summit, she talks about why Donald Trump is not her president and outlines the positive effect on society of activism against domestic violence. Also in the podcast, Michelle Casey from Co Mayo tells Róisín Ingle about a new treatment for urinary incontinence, an issue many women struggle with. And our Herstory this week is Co Tyrone's Margaret Elizabeth Noble, later known as Sister Nivedita, who was the first western woman to be initiated into an Indian monastic order.