Former Tánaiste Joan Burton has branded the government a disgrace for not having more female representation in Stormont yesterday for talks on forming a Government in Northern Ireland. Former Tánaiste Joan Burton has branded the government a disgrace for not having more female representation in Stormont yesterday for talks on forming a Government in Northern Ireland. Varadkar under fire over lack of women in Irish delegation at 'historic' Stormont talksMs Burton raised the issue in the Dáil today after seeing a photograph of the Irish delegation who visited Belfast yesterday. UK prime minister Theresa May led a British delegation with Northern Ireland secretary Karen Bradley at Stormont yesterday. They sat opposite an Irish delegation of six men during discussions.

Source: Irish Independent February 13, 2018 16:18 UTC