Holly Cairns is a TD for Cork South-West and Leader of the Social Democrats. Elected to Dáil Eireann in February 2020, Holly is the youngest leader of a political party in Ireland. In this episode we talked to Holly about institutional resistance to change, why we need more women in politics, gendered language and more. We also talked to Holly about maternity leave for elected representatives or lack thereof…It’s a great episode. 

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This series was produced by Esther O'Moore Donohoe.