Senator Eileen Flynn said women recovering from addiction 'are giving it their all and gain f**k all'. Photograph: Alan BetsonAn Independent Senator has hit out at the celebration of International Women’s Day (IWD) as “all talk and no action” and said it has done nothing for women who are poor, homeless or in addiction. God help us.”She spoke of the women recovering from addiction who had their children taken from them by child and family services. We are very hypocritical.”Flynn told colleagues she worked with the National Traveller Women’s Forum before becoming a Senator and was “a token and a poster woman for all these women’s organisations. “It got me a platform here today, but I am sick to death of us talking about strategies and inclusion, inclusion, inclusion.

Source: The Irish Times March 06, 2026 21:42 UTC