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Women in Media 2018
In association with Kilcooly's Country House Hotel, Ballybunion
Celebrating Inspirational Irish Women
2018 Programme. We are pleased to announce our 2018 programme of events. Booking is essential as places are limited. You can also download a copy of our programme here.
FRIDAY 20th
Joan O'Connor, founder Women in Media
Miriam O'Callaghan, Broadcaster, RTÉ
Anne O'Leary, CEO of Vodafone Ireland
OPENING ADDRESS
7:30pm Friday 20th April 2018
8pm Friday 20th April 2018
WOMEN IN COMEDY
TITLE: Women in Comedy
Chair : Barbara Scully, Presenter/Journalist
Panellists:
Fiona Looney, Comedian
Katherine Lynch, Actress, TV Personality and Entertainer
Aoife Dooley, Comedian
SATURDAY 21st
10 am Saturday 21st April 2018
WOMEN IN MEDIA
TITLE: Lies, Damned Lies & Statistics : Can Trust Be Rebuilt in the 'Post Truth' Era ?
Introduction : Mandy Johnson, Managing Director Blue Yard Media
Chair : Katie Hannon, RTÉ
Panellists :
Caitriona Perry, RTÉ
Susan Daly, Editor, The Journal.ie
Deirdre O'Shaughnessy, Broadcaster
Mary Aiken, Cyberpsychologist & Author
Ellen Coyne, Journalist, The Times.ie
12 pm Saturday 21st April 2018
THE POLITICAL SYMPOSIUM
TITLE: Celebrating 100 years of the vote for Irish women: Would the Irish suffragettes be happy with the progress to date in securing equality ?
Chair : Mary Dundon, Head of Journalism at University of Limerick
Panellists :
Mary O'Rourke, Former Tánaiste, Minister and Leader of Seanad Éireann
Dr Rhona Mahony, Master National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street
Mary Minihan, Irish Times
Alice Mary Higgins, Independent Senator
Nell McCafferty, Journalist & Civil Rights Campaigner
2 pm Saturday 21st April 2018
AN AFTERNOON WITH RACHAEL ENGLISH, Broadcaster & Presenter
Principal Guest Speaker :
Denis Naughten, Minister for Communications, Climate Action & the Environment
MC : Miriam O'Callaghan, Broadcaster, RTÉ
7:30 pm Saturday 21st April 2018
GALA DINNER
Presentation of the Mary Cummins Award for Women of Outstanding Achievement in the Media 2018
Presentation of the Joan Kennelly Special Merit Award
SUNDAY 22nd
11:30 am Sunday 22nd April 2018
A PANEL DISCUSSION
TITLE: Growing up in the 21st century: the challenges it brings to today’s adolescents and young people.
Chair : Síobhan Creaton, Head of Public Affairs at Royal College of Physicians
Introduction : Bríannagh O’ Connor, Student St. Josephs Secondary School
Panellists :
Grainia Long, CEO of the ISPCC
Sinead Burke, aka Minnie Melange
James Kavanagh, Social Media Influencer
Dr. Mairéad Foody, Research Scholar at the National Anti-Bullying Research & Resource Centre, Dublin City University.
13:30 am Sunday 22nd April 2018
CLOSING ADDRESS
TITLE: Closing Address to Women in Media 2018
Stephen Rae, Editor in Chief, Independent News & Media
Vodafone, Representative of Vodafone
Women in Media
2022
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