The Coordinators
The Irish Feminist Network is coordinated by volunteers based in Dublin. If you are interested in getting involved please see our Volunteer page.
Clara Fischer holds a Ph.D. in feminist theory and political philosophy from Trinity College Dublin. Besides lecturing and researching in academia, she has also worked as a gender specialist in the NGO sector, with a particular focus on gender and development. She is a musician, and loves singing nearly as much as she loves her tabby cat. As a coordinator of the Irish Feminist Network, she is primarily concerned with policy development, research and advocacy work. Joined September 2011
Emma Regan has always been a feminist but has done very little about it until now. While studying English and Maths at Trinity College Dublin, she enjoyed debating women’s issues in her beloved Phil. Then she taught English in Japan for a year. She is excited to work with the IFN to promote debate about feminism on a societal level, particularly in the areas of language, the arts and involving young people. Joined September 2011
Colette Fahy works as a technician who provides IT supports to third level students with disabilities and learning difficulties. While working towards a degree in fine art she co-founded the on-campus gender discussion group and created artwork dealing with women’s relationship to shopping and public spaces in Ireland. She has always had an interest in feminist issues, in particular those related to the media and women in public life. Through her work with the IFN she hopes to engage with a wide range of people on feminist issues. Joined August 2012
Osaro Azams is a queer black Nigerian woman living in Ireland since 2002, she currently studies Community Development in the Institute of Technology Blanchardstown. Osaro has a massive interest in intersectionality, especially when it comes to anti-racism, women's and lgbt work in Irish society. As she has experienced racism, sexism and homophobia in spaces that are meant to be safe for her, she finds it vital that from the grassroots, women's spaces should always recognize, support and include the experiences of all types of women, not just a select few. Joined August 2012
Jessica Connor has always been involved in activism and feels passionately about feminism and issues of inequality around the world and in Ireland. Jessica became involved in the IFN after becoming overwhelmingly frustrated with the state of affairs in Ireland and decided to challenge the status quo. Jessica's main areas of responsibility with the IFN, though not limited to, are maintenance of the site, our online presence, and involvement with event coordination and activism. Coordinator Sept 2011 - Sept 2012, site coordinator only Sept 2012 - present.
Past Coordinators:
Madeline Hawke established the Irish Feminist Network in May 2010, while completing her M.Phil in Gender and Women’s Studies at Trinity College. The IFN was created with the aim of making feminism accessible to young women and men in Ireland, both feminist and feminist-curious. Madeline is passionate about feminism’s relevance to young women and feels strongly about the need to promote women’s rights in Ireland and abroad. In 2011 she returned to her home country of Australia, to continue her work in feminist activism and youth empowerment. Coordinator May 2010-Sept 2011
Erin Gell is currently working towards an M.Phil in European Studies at Trinity College Dublin. Originally from the United States, Erin studied journalism at the University of Florida and worked as a writer and reporter in New York City before relocating to Dublin in 2010. She is looking forward to working with the IFN to help change the stigma around feminism and hopes to become involved with women's issues in areas including the media, advertising, the arts, and sport. Coordinator Sept 2011 - Sept 2012
Alison Spillane is a reproductive rights activist and works as a political researcher in the Oireachtas. During her time with the IFN she focussed predominately on reproductive rights and gendered economic inequality. She authored IFN submissions to the Department of Children & Youth Affairs, the Oireachtas Committee on Health & Children, and the Irish Human Rights Commission. She also represented the IFN on the Irish Women Workers' Union Commemorative Committee. Coordinator September 2011 – January 2013.
Emma Regan has always been a feminist but has done very little about it until now. While studying English and Maths at Trinity College Dublin, she enjoyed debating women’s issues in her beloved Phil. Then she taught English in Japan for a year. She is excited to work with the IFN to promote debate about feminism on a societal level, particularly in the areas of language, the arts and involving young people. Joined September 2011
Colette Fahy works as a technician who provides IT supports to third level students with disabilities and learning difficulties. While working towards a degree in fine art she co-founded the on-campus gender discussion group and created artwork dealing with women’s relationship to shopping and public spaces in Ireland. She has always had an interest in feminist issues, in particular those related to the media and women in public life. Through her work with the IFN she hopes to engage with a wide range of people on feminist issues. Joined August 2012
Osaro Azams is a queer black Nigerian woman living in Ireland since 2002, she currently studies Community Development in the Institute of Technology Blanchardstown. Osaro has a massive interest in intersectionality, especially when it comes to anti-racism, women's and lgbt work in Irish society. As she has experienced racism, sexism and homophobia in spaces that are meant to be safe for her, she finds it vital that from the grassroots, women's spaces should always recognize, support and include the experiences of all types of women, not just a select few. Joined August 2012
Jessica Connor has always been involved in activism and feels passionately about feminism and issues of inequality around the world and in Ireland. Jessica became involved in the IFN after becoming overwhelmingly frustrated with the state of affairs in Ireland and decided to challenge the status quo. Jessica's main areas of responsibility with the IFN, though not limited to, are maintenance of the site, our online presence, and involvement with event coordination and activism. Coordinator Sept 2011 - Sept 2012, site coordinator only Sept 2012 - present.
Past Coordinators:
Madeline Hawke established the Irish Feminist Network in May 2010, while completing her M.Phil in Gender and Women’s Studies at Trinity College. The IFN was created with the aim of making feminism accessible to young women and men in Ireland, both feminist and feminist-curious. Madeline is passionate about feminism’s relevance to young women and feels strongly about the need to promote women’s rights in Ireland and abroad. In 2011 she returned to her home country of Australia, to continue her work in feminist activism and youth empowerment. Coordinator May 2010-Sept 2011
Erin Gell is currently working towards an M.Phil in European Studies at Trinity College Dublin. Originally from the United States, Erin studied journalism at the University of Florida and worked as a writer and reporter in New York City before relocating to Dublin in 2010. She is looking forward to working with the IFN to help change the stigma around feminism and hopes to become involved with women's issues in areas including the media, advertising, the arts, and sport. Coordinator Sept 2011 - Sept 2012
Alison Spillane is a reproductive rights activist and works as a political researcher in the Oireachtas. During her time with the IFN she focussed predominately on reproductive rights and gendered economic inequality. She authored IFN submissions to the Department of Children & Youth Affairs, the Oireachtas Committee on Health & Children, and the Irish Human Rights Commission. She also represented the IFN on the Irish Women Workers' Union Commemorative Committee. Coordinator September 2011 – January 2013.
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