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Does Ireland need a national women’s museum? And should we put it in the GPO?

Politicians are fighting over the future of the GPO on Dublin’s O’Connell Street, now that An Post has moved its headquarters to a new site. But while TDs bicker over whether or not a revitalised GPO should contain commercial units and cafes, they all agree that a major museum or cultural space is essential to the iconic building’s future. Here at Newstalk Daily, we wondered: might the GPO make a suitable home for the proposed Irish women’s museum? An expert committee set up to examine the idea is expected to send its report to Minister for Culture Patrick O’Donovan shortly. However not everyone agrees that Ireland needs such an institution, so today Ciara Doherty speaks to two women with differing views on a national women’s museum. Ciara’s guests are Dr Georgina Laragy, assistant professor in Public History and Cultural Heritage at Trinity College Dublin, and Finn McRedmond, columnist with the Irish Times and New Statesman. Email the podcast at any time on [email protected]. see more