Conversations with Grace: Is Pride Political?
The essence of pride is both personal and political, attendees heard at this event during the week of Cork Pride. A packed room in MEP...
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Jul 31, 20232 min read
PRIDE IS POLITICAL: MEP Grace O’Sullivan
Grace O’SULLIVAN in the EP in Strasbourg After a difficult month for the LGBTIQ* community in Cork City, MEP O’Sullivan is keen to hold...
Jul 31, 20232 min read
Girls Can’t Surf? Lahinch Begs to Disagree as Screening of Docu-Film and Discussion Explore Gender E
A screening of the 2021 film “Girls Can’t Surf” took place in Lahinch Leisure Centre last week, organised by the Green Party’s MEP Grace...
Jul 30, 20233 min read
BLOG with MEP Ciarán Cuffe: Happy Pride!
Our small country has made transformative changes in its approach to LGBTIQ+ inclusion over the last number of years, both through...
Jul 19, 20231 min read
O’Sullivan to Host “Girls Can’t Surf” Screening in Lahinch
As the Irish Women’s Football team make history playing in their first World Cup, the story of of the struggle for equality in...
Apr 14, 20232 min read
The Shona Project: Waterford organisation for young women and girls nominated for top EU prize
Waterford-based organisation for young women and girls The Shona Project has been nominated for the European Citizens’ Prize, which is...
Mar 30, 20232 min read
Ireland and Europe celebrate 25 years of Good Friday Agreement
The European Parliament celebrated the historic signing of the Good Friday Agreement this week with a ceremony organised by a cross-party...
Oct 1, 20221 min read
MEP Grace O’Sullivan Welcomes Members of Clare Leader Forum to European Parliament in Brussels
Members Trish McNamara and Padraic Hayes were attending the European Network for Independent Living (ENIL)’s “Freedom Drive” Grace...
Feb 24, 20223 min read
The Story of my Retrofit
When news of the new Retrofitting scheme was announced by the government recently, I was probably one of the few Greens in the country...
Aug 27, 20214 min read
The Personal Tragedy of Afghanistan Cannot be Underestimated
I found it hard to sleep last night with the thoughts going around my head. I was thinking, as I lay there in my bed, of the many women,...
May 28, 20213 min read
Ireland Stands up for Palestine
It has been a week to be proud of for Ireland, who have shown support and anger at the plight of the Palestinian people. I’m proud of the...
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