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?