Seanad Éireann
Gender composition
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The first women to hold a leadership position in either House of the Oireachtas came in the [[16th Seanad]] in May 1982 when Senator [[Tras Honan]] was elected [[Cathaoirleach]] of the Seanad.{{Cite journal |last=Kane |first=Conor |date=2023-11-26 |title=Former Seanad Cathaoirleach Tras Honan dies aged 93 |url=https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2023/1126/1418574-tras-honan/ |language=en}} She subsequently held the same position in the [[18th Seanad]] from 1987 to 1989, and had served as [[Leas-Chathaoirleach]] in the period in between in the [[17th Seanad]] (1983–1987). When her sister [[Carrie Acheson]] was elected to the [[22nd Dáil]] in [[1981 Irish general election|June 1981]], they became the first sisters to serve in the Oireachtas at the same time. |
The first women to hold a leadership position in either House of the Oireachtas came in the [[16th Seanad]] in May 1982 when Senator [[Tras Honan]] was elected [[Cathaoirleach]] of the Seanad.{{Cite journal |last=Kane |first=Conor |date=2023-11-26 |title=Former Seanad Cathaoirleach Tras Honan dies aged 93 |url=https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2023/1126/1418574-tras-honan/ |language=en}} She subsequently held the same position in the [[18th Seanad]] from 1987 to 1989, and had served as [[Leas-Chathaoirleach]] in the period in between in the [[17th Seanad]] (1983–1987). When her sister [[Carrie Acheson]] was elected to the [[22nd Dáil]] in [[1981 Irish general election|June 1981]], they became the first sisters to serve in the Oireachtas at the same time. |
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The Seanad was the first House of the Oireachtas to have a woman elected as a deputy chairperson when Senator [[Evelyn Owens]] was elected Leas-Chathaoirleach of the 13th Seanad from 1973 to 1977.{{Cite web |title=Ex-Labour senator scored many firsts for women |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/ex-labour-senator-scored-many-firsts-for-women-1.658750 |access-date=2026-03-31 |website=The Irish Times |language=en}} |
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==Referendum on abolition== |
==Referendum on abolition== |
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