The Coordinators
The Irish Feminist Network is currently coordinated by Rona Curtis and Emma Regan. Rona has been a coordinator of the IFN since 2017. She had just completed an MA in Gender Studies and is interested in the areas of lone parents' rights and gender-based violence. Emma first became involved with the IFN in 2011. She works in education and is interested in LGBT+ rights and analysis of popular culture.
The coordinators are supported by a wide range of volunteers!
The coordinators are supported by a wide range of volunteers!
Past Coordinators
Janet Horner was a coordinator of the IFN between 2014 and 2018. She is passionate about inclusion and equality. She has previously worked and studied in international development and is very interested in connecting her local feminism with international social justice.
Jodie was a coordinator of the IFN between 2014 and 2018 currently works in Irish politics and is passionate about changing systems of decision making.
Amanda was a coordinator of the IFN between 2012 and 2014. She brought her strong interest in intersectionality, especially in terms of anti-racism, women's and lgbt work in Irish society.
Emer Delaney was a coordinator of the IFN between 2013 and 2015. She wrote her Ph.D. on the Italian women’s suffrage movement and brought a particular interest in gender education for young people. She founded the Edgeways Project which developed workshops for school students on the media, body image, and consent.
Jennifer Wilson was a coordinator between 2013 and 2014. She researched transgender activism, deconstructing gender, and analysing hierarchies within social justice movements.
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 (not much has changed). 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.
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
Clara Fischer holds a Ph.D. in feminist theory and political philosophy from Trinity College Dublin. She is a research fellow at London School of Economics and Political Science, and has also worked as a researcher in the Oireachtas and in the NGO sector. During her time with the Irish Feminist Network, she was primarily concerned with advocacy work, research, and policy development. She co-ordinated the Equality Budgeting Campaign, and focused largely on economic inequality, political representation, and reproductive rights. Several IFN policy documents, including the IFN Strategic Plan, policy brief on Political Representation, and the Equality Budgeting Information Booklet were authored by her. Co-ordinator, July 2011 - October 2013.
Colette Fahy is studying for an M.Phil in Gender and Women's Studies at Trinity College Dublin. She also 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. During her time with the IFN she was involved in events organising, designing training programmes, website design and management, social media content management, PR, and liaison with other campaigns. Co-ordinator August 2012 - April 2014
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.
Claire O'Carroll is currently coordinating a project on the promotion of the Millennium Development Goals within the formal post primary sector. She is particularly interested in gender education and the development of teaching resources at a post primary level. Feeling overwhelmingly restricted by the current inequalities in Ireland and around the world Claire joined the IFN in June 2013.
Jodie was a coordinator of the IFN between 2014 and 2018 currently works in Irish politics and is passionate about changing systems of decision making.
Amanda was a coordinator of the IFN between 2012 and 2014. She brought her strong interest in intersectionality, especially in terms of anti-racism, women's and lgbt work in Irish society.
Emer Delaney was a coordinator of the IFN between 2013 and 2015. She wrote her Ph.D. on the Italian women’s suffrage movement and brought a particular interest in gender education for young people. She founded the Edgeways Project which developed workshops for school students on the media, body image, and consent.
Jennifer Wilson was a coordinator between 2013 and 2014. She researched transgender activism, deconstructing gender, and analysing hierarchies within social justice movements.
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 (not much has changed). 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.
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
Clara Fischer holds a Ph.D. in feminist theory and political philosophy from Trinity College Dublin. She is a research fellow at London School of Economics and Political Science, and has also worked as a researcher in the Oireachtas and in the NGO sector. During her time with the Irish Feminist Network, she was primarily concerned with advocacy work, research, and policy development. She co-ordinated the Equality Budgeting Campaign, and focused largely on economic inequality, political representation, and reproductive rights. Several IFN policy documents, including the IFN Strategic Plan, policy brief on Political Representation, and the Equality Budgeting Information Booklet were authored by her. Co-ordinator, July 2011 - October 2013.
Colette Fahy is studying for an M.Phil in Gender and Women's Studies at Trinity College Dublin. She also 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. During her time with the IFN she was involved in events organising, designing training programmes, website design and management, social media content management, PR, and liaison with other campaigns. Co-ordinator August 2012 - April 2014
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.
Claire O'Carroll is currently coordinating a project on the promotion of the Millennium Development Goals within the formal post primary sector. She is particularly interested in gender education and the development of teaching resources at a post primary level. Feeling overwhelmingly restricted by the current inequalities in Ireland and around the world Claire joined the IFN in June 2013.
