LAUNCH: Supporting more women for Local Election in Offaly

Offaly ranks as the lowest County in Ireland for female representation at Local Government level, with just one female Councillor out of 19. In the 2019 Local Elections, only 8 women ran out of a total of 36 candidates across the three Local Electoral areas in Offaly, that’s just 22% of candidates.

This programme aims to change this.

The Supporting more women for Local Election in Offaly programme is a comprehensive training and awareness programme that will aim to engage, encourage and inspire women and women of diversity from all across the county to consider getting involved in politics. We know there are wonderful female leaders all across the county, and now is the time to step forward and step up to represent the community as the Local Elections in 2024 draw closer.

Everyone has a role to play in this project. Whether you are a woman looking to get involved in politics, or would like to encourage a woman to run for election, we hope you will join us on the 18th of October in the Tullamore Court Hotel for the official launch of this programme, which will be opened by Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Peter Burke.

The launch will also include a panel discussion, speaker announcements to follow shortly.

This event is supported by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.