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Eyebrows were raised among political correspondents this week when it emerged that the leader of the nameless political party, Lucinda Creighton, had invited only female journalists to a briefing this Friday.
Creighton emailed several female journalists – including three from TheJournal.ie – on Monday, inviting them to attend an off the record breakfast briefing on her plans for a new party at a Dublin city centre venue this Friday.
Creighton maintains there is “nothing Machiavellian” about the invitation, but did note to the Irish Times that Leinster House is a pretty male-dominated environment, both in media and politics. While that is certainly the case just what exactly will a briefing for women journalists, at the expense of their male colleagues, achieve?
The agenda
Inside Leinster House
It was almost sinister how positive Fine Gael TDs and Senators were after the party’s four-hour parliamentary party meeting in Dublin yesterday. Everyone was quick to spin that it had been a hugely productive day with absolutely no dissent in the ranks. “It was better than sex,” joked one over-excited deputy.
Meanwhile if you haven’t seen Enda Kenny’s jaywalking yesterday then you really should:
Video: Newstalk.com
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