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Mná na hÉireann

Ciara Riordan

Society & Culture

Frequency: 1 episode/7d. Total Eps: 18

Mná na hÉireann - Women of Ireland. Celebrating Irish women at home and abroad. Journalist and Presenter Ciara Riordan interviews one Irish woman per episode on the Mná na hÉireann podcast. Each guest will talk about three defining moments, what they learned from them, and what being an Irish woman means to them. You will hear Irish women from every walk of life, living across the globe. And there is a bit of fun at the end with the rapid fire question round - Taytos or King crisps, Lyons or Barrys tea... which one do you prefer?! www.mnanaheireann.ie www.ciarariordan.com

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Mná na hÉireann - Aishling Ennis

Episode 17

Tuesday, July 7, 2026 • Duration 49:11

Women of Ireland. This podcast celebrates Irish women at home and abroad. Journalist Ciara Riordan interviews one inspiring Irish woman per episode and finds out their three defining moments. This Irish woman is a force to be reckoned with! Aishling Ennis leads ‘Slack’ across the UK & Ireland at Salesforce, helping organisations rethink how work gets donein the age of AI. What is slack you may ask – it is a cloud-based communication and collaboration platform designed for workplaces.

Aishling is from Dublin, lives in London. She holds a degree from DCU(Dublin city university) in Communication and Media studies and has a master’sin business management from UCD’s Michael Smurfit Graduate Business school.

She previously volunteered in several orgaisations including the Irish Redcross, Junior Achievement Ireland and 100 minds social enterprise.

Over nearly a decade at Salesforce, she’s built a reputation for combining commercial leadership with a people-first mindset. She is passionate about women in sales, leadership and business.

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Mná na hÉireann - Janet Newenham

Season 1 · Episode 16

Tuesday, June 30, 2026 • Duration 47:19

Celebrating Irish women at home and abroad. Women of Ireland. Journalist Ciara Riordan interviewing one inspiring Irish woman about their three defining moments and more!

Janet Newenham is an award-winning travel journalist, content creator and entrepreneur.

From Cork, based in Bali, Indonesia for the last 10 years, Janet hastravelled to more than 140 countries including North Korea in March 2025 andIraq in 2023. She is the founder of “Janet’s Journeys” - a travel company thatbrings women to the far-flung corners of the earth, from Afghanistan toAntarctica. This Irish woman has built up a huge following on social media too!

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Mná na hÉireann - Dr. Jan Cosgrave

Episode 15

Tuesday, June 23, 2026 • Duration 32:08

Mná na hÉireann Podcast with Journalist Ciara Riordan. Women of Ireland. Celebrating Irish women at home and abroad. Three defining moments and more.

This week's guest is Dr Jan Cosgrave. Born in Dublin, grew up in Maynooth, based in London, Jan is clinical psychologist and the CEO and co-founder of Neurotype, a venture-backed AI platform that helps clinicians cut the time it takes to write autism and ADHD diagnostic reports from several hours to under 45 minutes.

Jan's mission is rooted in the frontline. Having worked in NHS neurodevelopmental assessment services, she saw first-hand the human cost of diagnostic waiting lists.

She holds a PhD from Oxford and a Clinical Doctorate from UCL, and was a Fulbright Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania.

Jan was recently invited to speak as one of three Irish founders on the "Building the Future" panel at the Embassy of Ireland in London, hosted by Digital Irish.

She is a venture partner with The Tech Bros, the world's first all-female, all-technical accelerator, where she champions the next generation of women building in deep tech.

She is also a regular voice on the ethics of AI in healthcare, having recently appeared at London Tech Week, and is passionate about what responsible, clinician-led technology can do for people who have waited too long to be understood.

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Mná na hÉireann - Hilary McGann

Episode 14

Wednesday, June 17, 2026 • Duration 49:50

Mná na hÉireann podcast with Journalist Ciara Riordan. Women of Ireland. Celebrating Irish women at home and abroad. This week’s guest Hilary McGann is from Limerick and now based in Boston. Hilary is a journalist, content creator and fellow podcaster who has built a loyal audience through her Instagram platform NewsbyHil, where she breaks down complex news stories and global events in a clear and engaging way. (She is also on TikTok!).

After studying Journalism and New Media at the University of Limerick, Hilary worked in media in Ireland before spending several years as a producer at CNN in London.

She is also the host of the podcast Booked In, where she interviews bestselling non-fiction authors.

On this week’s episode of Mná na hÉireann, Hilary shares her three defining moments, reflects on her journey from Limerick to Boston, and talks about building a career in journalism in a rapidly changing media landscape.

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Mná na hÉireann - Imelda Phillips

Episode 13

Tuesday, June 9, 2026 • Duration 41:59

Mná na hÉireann podcast with Journalist Ciara Riordan. Women of Ireland. Celebrating Irish women at home and abroad. This week’s guest is former Irish international long jumper Imelda Phillips.

Originally from Cork and now living in Swansea, Wales, Imelda has spent more than 15 years working in high-performance sport, supporting athletes through some of the most significant moments of their careers from balancing dual careers and overcoming injury to preparing for retirement and life beyond elite competition.

Drawing on her own experience as an international athlete, Imelda founded Arete Sport, a consultancy dedicated to helping athletes, teams and organisations thrive.

She also serves as Athlete Engagement Manager at Switch the Play Foundation, the UK’s only charity dedicated to supporting elite athletes as they transition out of sport.

Imelda holds both a BSc and MSc in Sport & Exercise Science, is a qualified Performance Lifestyle Advisor, and has specialist training in safeguarding and mental health.

She is currently taking part in the Fearless Women in Sport Leadership Programme, run by the Women’s Sport Collective — a global community supporting women across all levels of sport.

A proud Irish woman, wife, mother and dog lover, Imelda is happiest outdoors, watching sport, or being thoroughly outnumbered by her two golden retrievers.

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Mná na hÉireann - Sasha Hamrogue

Episode 12

Tuesday, June 2, 2026 • Duration 36:46

Mná na hÉireann podcast with Journalist Ciara Riordan. Women of Ireland. Celebrating Irish women at home and abroad.

This week’s guest Sasha Hamrogue was born in America to Irish parents and lives in Kildare. Sasha is an accomplished digital director and powerhouse in the Irish media landscape.

She serves as the Digital Director at Onic, overseeing digital strategy and growth for seven Onic radio stations, the Onic Originals podcast network and talkSPORT Ireland. The seven primary radio stations within the Onic network that she oversees as digital director are: FM104 in Dublin, Dublin's Q102, Cork's 96FM, C103, Live95 in Limerick, Louth and Meath’s LMFM, and U105 based in Belfast and serves Northern Ireland.

Not only that she is also an accomplished writer, having written for The Guardian, the Irish Independent, Rolling Stone and more. Passionate about building digital communities, Sasha is also founder of the 'Mamas Working 9-5 and Beyond' an online group supporting women balancing work and home life.

And she’s also the former co-host of the Grief Encounters podcast.

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Mná na hÉireann - Carina Roseingrave

Tuesday, May 26, 2026 • Duration 37:16

Mná na hÉireann - Celebrating Irish women at home and abroad.

Journalist Ciara Riordan interviews one Irish woman per episode.

Three defining moments, what being an Irish woman means to them, Irish women they look up to, best advice they got from an Irish woman, their favourite Irish saying, and a quick-fire at the end Taytos or King crisps, Lyons or Barrys tea.

Carina Roseingrave is a full-time farmer, entrepreneur, who was recently named the Department of Agriculture’s WomanFarmer Ambassador for the International Year of the Woman Farmer.

Carina farms at the foothills of the Burren, alongside her brother Gerry, where they run a thriving mixed farm with dairy, beef and pedigree suckler cattle.

When Covid and the pandemic hit, she ventured into growing an egg business - Burren View Farm eggs.

She credits the ACORNS programme which helps early-stage female entrepreneurs living in rural Ireland for supporting her and providing her with the assistance she needed to start running her farm like a business.

Carina also stars in the new film ‘Voices of IrishFarmers: A love story’.

She was a member of the Clare team that won the All-Ireland Junior Camogie Championship in 2008, scoring a goal in the final. She was a Camogie All Stars "Young Player of the Year" award winner in the same year.

She is from Co. Clare and lives in Co. Clare.

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Mná na hÉireann - Donna Gartland

Episode 10

Tuesday, May 19, 2026 • Duration 38:14

Mná na hÉireann - Women of Ireland: This podcast celebrates Irish women at home and abroad.

Journalist Ciara Riordan interviews one Irish woman per episode.

This week's guest is Donna Gartland, CEO of Dublin's Energy Agency – Codema. Codema is a not-for-profit social enterprise and was established in 1997. Its mission is to accelerate the low-carbon transition in an innovative and inclusive way. Her journey to CEO was not a straight line - she tried art college first, then did an Arts Degree at UCD, then qualified as an electricianbefore returning to college to study engineering at TU Dublin. She then moved to Denmark to complete a master’sdegree in Energy planning and management. She returned to Dublin and started as an intern at Codema before working her way up to CEO. She has won several awards for her leadership and is currently shortlisted for the EU Women in Energy Award 2026, with the winner decided by public vote in June. She is from Dublin, and lives in Dublin.

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Mná na hÉireann - Kiera Dignam

Episode 9

Tuesday, May 12, 2026 • Duration 33:56

Mná na hÉireann - Celebrating Irish women at home and abroad.

Journalist Ciara Riordan interviews one Irish woman per episode.

This week's guest Kiera Dignam is a female vocalist and songwriter who has performed on stages since the age of 13. She has performed in Ireland’s top musical venues and accompanied some of the biggest names in the Irish music industry such as Christy Dignam (her dad), Imelda May, Paul Casey and Damian Dempsey.

Her debut album “Nepo baby” which was released in late2023 went straight to number 2 in the charts and led to sell out shows. Kiera is from Dublin and lives in Dublin.

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Mná na hÉireann - Kathy McLoughlin

Episode 8

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 • Duration 45:07

Mna na hEireann - Women of Ireland. Celebrating Irish women at home and abroad.

Journalist Ciara Riordan interviews one Irish woman per episode.

Three defining moments, what being an Irish woman means to them, Irish women they look up to, best advice they got from an Irish woman, their favourite Irish saying, and a quickfire at the end Taytos or King crisps, Lyons or Barrys tea.

This week's guest Kathy McLoughlin is an Irish educator who career has been defined by resilience, international experience, and a deep commitment to literacy.

She taught English and religion at secondary school level in Ireland before spending two years in the UK, and then moving to Sudan where she lived for twelve years working across primary and secondary school settings before the war broke out in April 2023 and she and her family had to escape.

She is from Mayo and lives in Mayo.

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