The time has finally come to say goodbye to 2020. But before we bid adieu to the longest year on record, we want to take you on a journey back through the last twelve months of The Women’s Podcast. The year 2020 will not just be remembered for the pandemic, it will also be remembered for the global Black Lives Matter movement, the historic US election result and the scandal around the sealing of the Irish Mother and Baby Home records. Róisín Ingle brings you a selection of these highlights including a conversation with Sinead O’Connor who spoke to us from her cabin in the garden, a touching interview with Dr Catherine Motherway, Intensive Care Consultant at University Hospital Limerick and a snippet from our lockdown inspired series, The Big Night In with playwright and actor Olwen Fouéré. And of course, amongst all of that, there’s not one, but two highlights from our Summer episodes on Normal People. Here’s a link to each episode mentioned in today’s podcast:Ep 387 Sinead O’Connor https://soundcloud.com/irishtimes-women/ep-386-sinead-oconnor-rosemary-smithEp 392 Catherine Motherwayhttps://soundcloud.com/irishtimes-women/ep-392-frontline-women-domestic-abuse-pandemicEp 392 Domestic Abuse Pandemichttps://soundcloud.com/irishtimes-women/ep-392-frontline-women-domestic-abuse-pandemicEp 395 Mary Lou McDonaldhttps://soundcloud.com/irishtimes-women/ep-395-mary-lou-mcdonaldEp 397 Normal People https://soundcloud.com/irishtimes-women/ep-397-normal-peopleEp 405 Normal People’s Ita O’Brienhttps://soundcloud.com/irishtimes-women/ep-405-normal-peoples-ita-obrien-on-how-to-make-great-tv-sexEp 406 How to be anti- racist (Black Lives Matter)https://soundcloud.com/irishtimes-women/ep-406-black-lives-matter-racism-in-ireland-and-beyondEp 411 Big Night In - Olwen Fouéréhttps://soundcloud.com/irishtimes-women/ep-411-big-night-in-with-olwen-fouereEp 423 Fat Cow, Fat Chance - Jenni Murrayhttps://soundcloud.com/irishtimes-women/ep-423-fat-cow-fat-chanceEp 441 Sealing the Records https://soundcloud.com/irishtimes-women/ep-441-releasing-the-records-maeve-orourke-mary-harneyEp 446 US Election 2020https://soundcloud.com/irishtimes-women/ep-446-us-election-2020-is-it-really-time-to-celebrate Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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