Lovely piece on TG4 about my grandmother Hanna's close friend & suffrage colleague Meg Knight Connery. Thnx to Mícheál Casey & Meg's US family esp Vincent & Sister LaVerne King there is now a very fitting headstone to Meg & husband Con in Mt Jerome cemetery

A wonderful and very moving event. It was a privilege to speak on the suffrage campaign and Meg Connery’s fearless campaigning. Her headstone is an important addition to our feminist history. Thanks to Mícheál Casey and Micheline Sheehy Skeffington.

Spring is here! Canoeing on Coole turlough, the hawthorns are radiant green, willow warblers and chiffchaff are back, brimstone butterflies everywhere & spring flowers abundant: common dog-violet Viola riviniana & wood anemone Anemone nemorosa here

The Choir really lifted the evening yesterday 8th March & made it special. They've singing here in front of my 1st slide! And here's my fave one of the U oG Galway Academic Council demo 😂

Exciting evening today for #InternationalWomensDay at Desmond Complex Newcastle West - Limerick. A first for me to appear with a fabulous choir!!! I'm giving a short illustrated talk about the background to our book, which will also be for sale. Be there! 😊

Yes indeed, good to see a high profile of female scientists in the #BotanicalUniversityChallenge Not just today - much celebrated - but every day!!!

'We can change article...keeping the obligation so that no parent will be obliged to work outside the home and separately insert an article that really gives rights to carers...'
Part 1 of Catherine's speech / Cuid 1 d'óráid Catherine.

Yes, long interview! But I'll talk w slides on details of our book abt my case & campaign this Friday in Desmond Centre, Newcastle West... First time with a choir!! 😊And after voting of course! I'll have big supply of books & will be signing after the event!

Yes well done everyone who made it through to the top 8! You were super impressive!!

Yes well done Plantaholics Anonymous! You were doing really well, ahead of lots of teams, at the start, but like me found the other rounds much tougher (and yes, not about field botany mostly!). But you're in with the best and enjoy Oxford!

Yes, great review by Dara Bradley! 🙏 The book's in all good bookshops! Plus - very good thoughtful review by equality advocate Niall Crowley just out in Village Magazine

Yep, I will only ask the questions, but it is quite a challenge. I'm learning a lot of botany!!

Thoughtful sobering article that government shd read. Far more proactive work needed in policy & on the ground thejournal.ie/readme/biodive… Then we learn Bord Bia scrapped support for excellent Farming for Nature scheme! Appalling independent.ie/farming/news/b… Charlie McConalogue Pippa Hackett

Yikes indeed! This is in <10 recent years. Is it economic to do this? 🤑 It's certainly not sustainable agriculture from a conservation perspective 👎

Outside Sheelagh Na Gig bookshop, Cloughjordan, where we're selling the book & I'll be signing after my talk in MacDonagh Museum this evening. Happy St Brigid's Day!! 😊

A few days in the life of a botanist (me)!!

I'm speaking in Cloughjordan on St Brigids Day, Thurs 1st Feb. Free event in Thomas MacDonagh Museum. Spaces limited, so book now! l1nq.com/NZ1Oz
The MacDonaghs were friends of my grandparents - and my grandmother Hanna grew up in Loughmore in Tipp! See u there.

Calling #plantscience undergrads, academics & amateur researchers across Britain & Ireland: the window to apply for a BSBI grant for plant study or scientific research closes at midnight on 31 Jan.
Visit our Grants page bsbi.org/grants to check the criteria & apply asap!

Govt Amendment-Care Article 42.B-Gives Constitutional Expression to Patriarchal Paternalistic View that Care is Exclusive Responsibility of Family. Wording Excludes Community or State Supports to Carers & #Disabled . The word ‘Strive’ is Opt-Out for ⁦HSE Ireland⁩ RATIFY #UNCRPD

'We are an independent sovereign State. We call out when something is wrong and this is wrong.'

Catherine speaking on the Motion on Gaza and the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.