Mary Robinson

Mothers of Invention: Essential Listening I have to admit, before listening to Mothers of Invention I suspected it might be a podcast that I'd feel I should listen to, rather than one I'd really want to listen to. It would be, well, Mary…

The National Women’s Council of Ireland recently called for the introduction of gender quotas in Irish local elections due to the fact that only 21% of the country’s 949 local councillors are female. In this argument, they pointed out that…

There's a whole world out there that you might just miss if you don't stop and read the papers. So with this in mind, let's take a look back at some of the week's biggest global stories. Hope for humanity It’s often hard to think that as…

In this week’s episode of Up To 90, Emma and Julie look back at infamous Russian ruler Boris Yeltsin and his messy trips to Shannon and America. But sure look it, we’ve all been there. One minute you’re visiting Bill Clinton and the next…

April 22nd, is Earth Day. It is not just another Hallmark Holiday as the idea of killing trees to tell someone to do their bit for the environment is, unsurprisingly, against the whole ethos. Earth Day sprung from the 1970s environmental…