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It’s a wrap - but the message these constructive women put forward continues to grow. Women from politics, media, law+activism offered solutions to everything from climate shock to low political rep’n ⁦@YesDerry2024⁩ #NoOrdinaryWomen. My column e-pages.dk/irishindepende…

🎥 The First Minister Michelle O’Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly were in Derry/Londonderry yesterday at the opening of the international all-women ‘Yes’ festival.

The international all-women ‘Yes’ festival opened in Derry/Londonderry yesterday with the First Minister Michelle O’Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly in conversation with renowned local writer Martina Devlin. They discussed a range of issues including their roles as senior leaders in government.

@DevlinMartina @YesDerry2024 @moneillsf @little_pengelly @LouiseMCullen @caoilfhionnanna @SusanMcKay15 @ailbhes @AoifeMooreIRE @MiriamOCal @OrlaGuerin @jude_webber Same here, and you did it! A brilliant festival, with excellent discussions on important topics, hope it becomes a fixture on the Derry calendar!

Still pinching myself @YesDerry2024 #NoOrdinaryWomen stellar cast: @moneillsf @little_pengelly; MaryRobinson @LouiseMCullen; @caoilfhionnanna @SusanMcKay15 ShamiChakrabarti; BernadetteMcAliskey @ailbhes @florNEWS @AoifeMooreIRE; @MiriamOCal @OrlaGuerin @jude_webber MarionMcKeone

An honour to stand with these iconic women under the plaques ✊ Adding to the list of empowering & inspiring authors,journalists & activists, who have spoken in this historic building #BernadetteMcAlliskey @DevlinMartina @florNEWS @ailbhes #AilbheSmyth @AoifeMooreIRE #herstory

"Every life is in many days, day after day. We walk through ourselves, meeting robbers, ghosts, giants, old men, young men, wives, widows, brothers-in-love, but always meeting ourselves...Love loves to love love...yes I said yes I will Yes" #MollyBloom #Bloomsday #Ulysses🌷📚💚

2. And what an unexpected treat to spy this lady in the window of @LittleAcornsBks. It felt as if Edith Somerville #TheIrishRM was sitting back watching #Derry street life #Edith @LilliputPress @YesDerry2024

What a thrill to share the bill with these inspiring women! Thanks @DevlinMartina & @YesDerry2024 for a superb festival with great discussions on women & media, climate justice, politics, leadership, & resistance. Brilliant Derry audiences & great fun too!

Film 1 – Fiona Shaw – Sentence 1  Film 2 – Eve Hewson – Sentence 3  Film 3 – Adjoa Andoh – Sentence 4  Film 4 – Dame Harriet Walter – Sentence 5  Film 5 – Siobhan McSweeney – Sentence 7

The Molly Films are newly commissioned short films (7-25mins) by YES, with actors each performing a reading of one of the sections (long sentences) from the final Episode XVIII (Penelope) of James Joyce’s Ulysses.

Don’t miss the world premiere live streaming of The Molly Films, directed by Sophie Muzychenko. They’ll be available from 3am on Monday the 17th of June 2024 on the YesDerry website.

A brilliant panel discussion on women in media with @MiriamOCal @OrlaGuerin @jude_webber @marionmckeone in Derry's beautiful St Columb's Hall today. Congratulations @YesDerry2024 @DevlinMartina

You don’t have to be a #Derrygirl to be a Derrygirl. #WomenandMedia panel from @YesDerry2024 awarded honorary Derrygirl status today #NoOrdinaryWomen #NOW @MiriamOCal @jude_webber @OrlaGuerin @marionmckeone

Fascinating, furious, brave & brilliant discussion with some of the most reverent & relevant Irish Journos in #WomenandMedia today at @YesDerry2024 with @MiriamOCal @marionmckeone @jude_webber& @OrlaGuerin curated by @DevlinMartina Certainly #NoOrdinaryWomen #Derry 💚📚📻📺🗞️🎤

Brilliant day in Derry just now interviewing some exceptional journalists about Women and Media. Honoured to be in the same company as ⁦@DevlinMartina⁩ ⁦@OrlaGuerin⁩ ⁦@jude_webber⁩ ⁦@marionmckeone⁩ ⁦@florNEWS⁩ ⁦@kathydjourno⁩ .Mighty craic too

Rocking a henparty vibe ⁦@StColumbsHall⁩ before #WomenandMedia ⁦@YesDerry2024⁩ with ⁦@marionmckeone⁩ ⁦@MiriamOCal⁩ ⁦@OrlaGuerin⁩ and ⁦@jude_webber⁩ #NoOrdinaryWomen #NOW