Congratulations to our Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee!!

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Tweet made by political correspondent Hugh O'Connell,

https://twitter.com/oconnellhugh/status/1335188725593231360

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/last-christmas-as-a-duo-helen-mcentee-announces-she-is-pregnant-39828894.html

A great day for women in leadership and women's rights.

Simon Harris is doing good work to encourage more female leadership in Irish parliament also.

Lawd knows it needs it.

Fann Linn

Woman is pregnant.
Makes news.

Str8outtaWuhan

Considering she is not entitled to full pay maternity leave as a serving minister , hope she has deep pockets. Will she will pull the auld "sick cert" routine like the previous pregnant TD's?

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Fann Linn wrote: »

Woman is pregnant.
Makes news.

First female to ever hold a ministerial position and be pregnant at the same time.

JustAThought

As though the criminal ‘justice’ system wasn’t already dysfunctional enough - now we will have an absentee justice minister or at best when she returns and entirely distracted and sleep deprived one clockwatching to get home to her newborn.

Congrats to the happy couple but this is entirely why senior posts should not be given to women of childbearing age or with young families or planning to start one.

Fann Linn

Allan Ambitious Underclass wrote: »

First female to ever hold a ministerial position and be pregnant at the same time.

Tabloid journalism at its worst.

Kivaro

A great day for women in leadership and women's rights.

Congratulations to the couple, but women's rights?
Jesus wept.

Trouser Snake

Whats the story when she goes on maternity? Who steps in as it were?

I'm sure Neale Richmond will personally deliver her limited edition baby box.

Str8outtaWuhan

Allan Ambitious Underclass wrote: »

First female to ever hold a ministerial position and be pregnant at the same time.

Máire Geoghegan-Quinn??

Fann Linn

Trouser Snake wrote: »

Whats the story when she goes on maternity? Who steps in as it were?

Probably a man.

JustAThought

JustAThought wrote: »

As though the criminal ‘justice’ system wasn’t already dysfunctional enough - now we will have an absentee justice minister or at best when she returns and entirely distracted and sleep deprived one clockwatching to get home to her newborn.

Congrats to the happy couple but this is entirely why senior posts should not be given to women of childbearing age or with young families or planning to start one.

I honestly didn't think people like you still existed in Ireland today!
Would you say that about a male minister?

frag420

Breaking news - Irish women works while pregnant!!!

Women around the world reply with...meh!?

cee_jay

JustAThought wrote: »

As though the criminal ‘justice’ system wasn’t already dysfunctional enough - now we will have an absentee justice minister or at best when she returns and entirely distracted and sleep deprived one clockwatching to get home to her newborn.

Congrats to the happy couple but this is entirely why senior posts should not be given to women of childbearing age or with young families or planning to start one.

Exactly like any man who has just become a father too.

McMurphy

That baby will make a great judge in the supreme court some day Helen.

Fr_Dougal

2/10 I’ve seen some of the other threads you’ve started about women, OP. Women’s rights...yeah...

meeeeh

It would be so easy to ignore this news... but why would you when it's a perfect opportunity for some to make a dig at woman for becoming pregnant.

JustAThought

JustAThought wrote: »

As though the criminal ‘justice’ system wasn’t already dysfunctional enough - now we will have an absentee justice minister or at best when she returns and entirely distracted and sleep deprived one clockwatching to get home to her newborn.

Congrats to the happy couple but this is entirely why senior posts should not be given to women of childbearing age or with young families or planning to start one.

Dear lord, did you run that one past your brain before typing?

Bonniedog

She better delay that citizenship bill until afterwards or she might be sitting on a trolley in the corridor :-)

On other note: So what?

banie01

McMurphy wrote: »

That baby will make a great judge in the supreme court some day Helen.

Post of the day to be fair!

vriesmays

Ireland needs a first female minister to extend the rail line to Donegal.

McGinniesta

Allan Ambitious Underclass wrote: »

Tweet made by political correspondent Hugh O'Connell,

https://twitter.com/oconnellhugh/status/1335188725593231360

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/last-christmas-as-a-duo-helen-mcentee-announces-she-is-pregnant-39828894.html

A great day for women in leadership and women's rights.

Simon Harris is doing good work to encourage more female leadership in Irish parliament also.

Lawd knows it needs it.

I'm interested to know why getting pregnant is a great thing for women in leadership positions and what it does to further women's rights.

McGinniesta

vriesmays wrote: »

Ireland needs a first female minister to extend the rail line to Donegal.

Good luck with that.

sabat

How does he know she's the first pregnant minister? Did he call around all the others to check whether they had miscarriages or abortions?

sabat

sabat wrote: »

How does he know she's the first pregnant minister? Did he call around all the others to check whether they had miscarriages or abortions?

Jaysus wept

Bubbaclaus

Absolute state of these two posts.

JustAThought wrote: »

As though the criminal ‘justice’ system wasn’t already dysfunctional enough - now we will have an absentee justice minister or at best when she returns and entirely distracted and sleep deprived one clockwatching to get home to her newborn.

Congrats to the happy couple but this is entirely why senior posts should not be given to women of childbearing age or with young families or planning to start one.

sabat wrote: »

How does he know she's the first pregnant minister? Did he call around all the others to check whether they had miscarriages or abortions?

sabat

Deleted User wrote: »

Jaysus wept

Bubbaclaus wrote: »

Absolute state of these two posts.

She will be the first Cabinet minister in the history of the State to be pregnant while in office

I know you don't like "the sound" of my post; it's still true though.

cannotlogin

JustAThought wrote: »

but this is entirely why senior posts should not be given to women of childbearing age or with young families or planning to start one.

Are you genuinely serious? Sure this has to be an attempt at trolling?

Billy Mays

Boards incels out in force today :cool:

Fann Linn

Solutionking wrote: »

The bitterness is strong

Nope SK.
Just pointing out the normality of the story. Working mother gets pregs.

No bitterness at all.

Fann Linn

Ran and deleted your post SK?

Solutionking

Fann Linn wrote: »

Nope SK.
Just pointing out the normality of the story. Working mother gets pregs.

No bitterness at all.

It's a good news story, are the press not allowed report that anymore?

If you have no interest in it then why bother posting?

Solutionking

Fann Linn wrote: »

Ran and deleted your post SK?

Hardly running, as it is good news didn't want to bother.

But continue on complaining because a news paper had the cheek to write a story about a female TD

Fann Linn

Solutionking wrote: »

It's a good news story, are the press not allowed report that anymore?

If you have no interest in it then why bother posting?

You're deciding now what people post?

mickuhaha

No body gives a toss about her personal life. Do the job you have, take your leave when you choose to and then come back and do your job.

Solutionking

Fann Linn wrote: »

You're deciding now what people post?

No.
Congrats Helen.....best of luck

Bubbaclaus

mickuhaha wrote: »

No body gives a toss about her personal life. Do the job you have, take your leave when you choose to and then come back and do your job.

She's perfectly entitled to announce that she's pregnant on social media, just like any other woman would do.

Necro

JustAThought wrote: »

As though the criminal ‘justice’ system wasn’t already dysfunctional enough - now we will have an absentee justice minister or at best when she returns and entirely distracted and sleep deprived one clockwatching to get home to her newborn.

Congrats to the happy couple but this is entirely why senior posts should not be given to women of childbearing age or with young families or planning to start one.

sabat wrote: »

How does he know she's the first pregnant minister? Did he call around all the others to check whether they had miscarriages or abortions?

Mod:

Don't post in this thread again - this is not acceptable

JP Liz V1

Hope it all goes well for her

blanch152

Fann Linn wrote: »

Woman is pregnant.
Makes news.

McMurphy wrote: »

That baby will make a great judge in the supreme court some day Helen.

Well, well, well, can’t say I am surprised by these responses, fits the profile.

McGinniesta wrote: »

I'm interested to know why getting pregnant is a great thing for women in leadership positions and what it does to further women's rights.

The fact that it is the first time a woman holding ministerial office has become pregnant is important to show young women that it is possible to have a career at the very top and build a family at the same time. That is a really important example.

punisher5112

Wow.


This makes news

Fann Linn

blanch152 wrote: »

Well, well, well, can’t say I am surprised by these responses, fits the profile.




The fact that it is the first time a woman holding ministerial office has become pregnant is important to show young women that it is possible to have a career at the very top and build a family at the same time. That is a really important example.

We have had two women presidents.

mickuhaha

Bubbaclaus wrote: »

She's perfectly entitled to announce that she's pregnant on social media, just like any other woman would do.

I never said she is not entitled to do so. She can if she wants. I said no body gives a toss. Just do your job. But to note, the independent is linked as well. So not just on social media.

Jimbob1977

We should be ok for maternity cover.

I assume the junior minister will step up

Solutionking

blanch152 wrote: »

Well, well, well, can’t say I am surprised by these responses, fits the profile.




The fact that it is the first time a woman holding ministerial office has become pregnant is important to show young women that it is possible to have a career at the very top and build a family at the same time. That is a really important example.

Couple of trolls already on the Twitter announcement.

One person saying too many women shouldn't be in government together because they could all get pregnant together :rolleyes:
I seriously do think we need a review of the education system in Ireland. It just ain't working

blanch152

Fann Linn wrote: »

We have had two women presidents.

Not the issue, in both those cases, they had their family before attaining senior public office.

This is actually a big deal for the pursuit of gender equality showing young women that it isn’t family first or family later only, it can be family at the same time. The demonstrative effect could be huge, so long as misogynistic dismissal of it is minimised.

Not sure of the dates , but Marie Geoghsn Quin had a child around 1979/1980. She was a junior minister in 79, senior minister in 80?

blanch152

Solutionking wrote: »

Couple of trolls already on the Twitter announcement.

One person saying too many women shouldn't be in government together because they could all get pregnant together :rolleyes:
I seriously do think we need a review of the education system in Ireland. It just ain't working

At one level I am astonished at the ignorant misogyny being displayed about this because it really is big news, at the same time I am not surprised, given where it is coming from.

It is bad enough that it has taken 100 years of the state for this to happen, without those type of responses to it.

V8 Interceptor

How long is she going to go AWOL for?

drunkmonkey

V8 Interceptor wrote: »

How long is she going to go AWOL for?

I'd guess 18mts, she should go now, I wouldn't take the risk hanging around chin strap Leo & Co with flowers in the window.

V8 Interceptor

Hardly 18 months. But seriously, even if its a few months, how can someone be appointed to such an office if they're going to leave it for prolonged periods of time?