Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/leading-the-change Welcome to Leading the Change — a podcast mini series brought to you by Fine Gael all about encouraging more women and people from diverse backgrounds to get involved in politics. Hosted by Maria Walsh, MEP for Midlands-North West, we will bring you discussions with Fine Gael politicians and activists about why they got involved in politics. This is all part of Fine Gael's awareness campaign aimed at fostering greater diversity and inclusion in our party and in Irish politics. The campaign will contribute to empowering all people to see a role for themselves in politics and responds to Fine Gael's broader policy efforts to strengthen our commitment to gender-balanced and more diverse politics. Fine Gael is committed to fostering greater diversity and inclusion in our party and in Irish politics. Our goal is to enable politics to become culturally rich and vibrant and in tune with the diversity of our society. By portraying the commitment of our leaders and role models from across our organisation, the campaign aims to: - Spotlight the different ways we can all participate in politics; - Encourage women from all walks of life and experiences, migrants, people with disabilities, and others, to get involved by showing them that there is support and that they can succeed in these roles; - Highlight the power and achievements of different people across our organisation with a focus on possibilities and opportunities rather than impediments. If you would like to learn more about how you could lead the change and discover how you could get involved in politics, visit finegael.ie/getinvolved. There you will find insights from some of our representatives about why they got involved plus lots of useful information about how Fine Gael can support you. © 2025 Fine Gael 0b395291-a9d8-542f-b289-c7b300efe381 no en Wed, 23 Jul 2025 15:35:49 +0100 Wed, 03 Dec 2025 01:51:25 +0000 https://www.finegael.ie/ https://img.transistor.fm/74ZIfGXYN-TVhCPfgDJgXxxkdxMlSYHY4TpLA7VfRt8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQwOTg0LzE2ODM5/MDM3NDgtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg https://www.finegael.ie/ episodic Fine Gael Welcome to Leading the Change — a podcast mini series brought to you by Fine Gael all about encouraging more women and people from diverse backgrounds to get involved in politics. Hosted by Maria Walsh, MEP for Midlands-North West, we will bring you discussions with Fine Gael politicians and activists about why they got involved in politics. This is all part of Fine Gael's awareness campaign aimed at fostering greater diversity and inclusion in our party and in Irish politics. The campaign will contribute to empowering all people to see a role for themselves in politics and responds to Fine Gael's broader policy efforts to strengthen our commitment to gender-balanced and more diverse politics. Fine Gael is committed to fostering greater diversity and inclusion in our party and in Irish politics. Our goal is to enable politics to become culturally rich and vibrant and in tune with the diversity of our society. By portraying the commitment of our leaders and role models from across our organisation, the campaign aims to: - Spotlight the different ways we can all participate in politics; - Encourage women from all walks of life and experiences, migrants, people with disabilities, and others, to get involved by showing them that there is support and that they can succeed in these roles; - Highlight the power and achievements of different people across our organisation with a focus on possibilities and opportunities rather than impediments. If you would like to learn more about how you could lead the change and discover how you could get involved in politics, visit finegael.ie/getinvolved. There you will find insights from some of our representatives about why they got involved plus lots of useful information about how Fine Gael can support you. Welcome to Leading the Change — a podcast mini series brought to you by Fine Gael all about encouraging more women and people from diverse backgrounds to get involved in politics. Politics, Fine Gael Fine Gael No No 6 6 Young Fine Gael and Fine Gael’s Women's Network full 3b5aa5ef-3ab6-4854-908c-04fa2715a789 https://share.transistor.fm/s/1379b5b0 In this two-part episode of Leading The Change, Maria Walsh MEP speaks with members of Fine Gael’s youth wing, Young Fine Gael, and to  members of Fine Gael’s Women's Network.

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]]> Politics, Fine Gael No 5 5 Kathleen Fahy and Deirdre Campbell full bc0afb3b-dbe2-43aa-a6fa-f4b63266db12 https://share.transistor.fm/s/68de3aea In this episode of Leading The Change, Fine Gael staffers Kathleen Fahy and Deirdre Campbell, talk with Maria Walsh MEP about their roles within the organisation and offer advice for those interested in getting involved.

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]]> Politics, Fine Gael No 4 4 Frances Fitzgerald and Catherine Callaghan full eebc22e6-e3c9-49ef-8bb5-d6b4026ee7bf https://share.transistor.fm/s/11595f8e In this episode of Leading The Change, Frances Fitzgerald MEP and Catherine Callaghan, a newly selected Fine Gael candidate for the Local Elections, talk with Maria Walsh MEP about their path into politics, the challenges they have overcome and offer advice for those interested in getting involved in politics.

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]]> Fri, 01 Sep 2023 10:56:28 +0100 Fine Gael Fine Gael 2317 In this episode of Leading The Change, Frances Fitzgerald MEP and Catherine Callaghan, a newly selected Fine Gael candidate for the Local Elections, talk with Maria Walsh MEP about their path into politics, the challenges they have overcome and offer advice for those interested in getting involved in politics.

]]> Politics, Fine Gael No 3 3 Regina Doherty and Deirdre Clune full b68e28f4-d4d4-4eff-a8d9-5d5283962e0c https://share.transistor.fm/s/838ab6fc In this episode of Leading The Change, Senator Regina Doherty and Deirdre Clune MEP talk with Maria Walsh MEP about their path into politics, the challenges they have overcome and offer advice for those interested in getting involved in politics.

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]]> Fri, 21 Jul 2023 11:19:36 +0100 Fine Gael Fine Gael 3558 In this episode of Leading The Change, Senator Regina Doherty and Deirdre Clune MEP talk with Maria Walsh MEP about their path into politics, the challenges they have overcome and offer advice for those interested in getting involved in politics.

]]> Politics, Fine Gael No 2 2 Jennifer Carroll MacNeill and Thomasina Connell full ae0982a5-7b9e-4dcb-91a4-a376299eebbe https://share.transistor.fm/s/065e5b14 In this episode of Leading The Change, Minister of State Jennifer Carroll MacNeill and Councillor Thomasina Connell talk with Maria Walsh MEP about their path into politics and offer advice for those interested in getting involved.

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]]> Mon, 03 Jul 2023 11:29:49 +0100 Fine Gael Fine Gael 2957 In this episode of Leading The Change, Minister of State Jennifer Carroll MacNeill and Councillor Thomasina Connell talk with Maria Walsh MEP about their path into politics and offer advice for those interested in getting involved.

]]> Politics, Fine Gael No 1 1 Leo Varadkar full d718a594-435f-4f46-a7cd-8c92c3e6eb39 https://share.transistor.fm/s/0ee4c99b In this episode of Leading The Change, Taoiseach and Leader of Fine Gael, Leo Varadkar, talks with Maria Walsh MEP about his path to politics and offers advice for those interested in getting involved.

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]]> Mon, 08 May 2023 09:00:00 +0100 Fine Gael Fine Gael 1924 In this episode of Leading The Change, Taoiseach and Leader of Fine Gael, Leo Varadkar, talks with Maria Walsh MEP about his path to politics and offers advice for those interested in getting involved.

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